Eau de Paris (Paris Water) is the publicly owned company responsible for the public water supply and waste water collection for the city of Paris.
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| Company type | Municipally owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Water industry |
| Founded | 1 February 2009  |
| Headquarters | Paris |
Area served | Paris |
Key people | Célia Blauel (chair) |
| Products | Drinking water |
| Parent | City of Paris |
| Website | www |
History
editIn 1985, Jacques Chirac, then Mayor of Paris decided to transfer the municipal water service into the hands of three private entities with a direct contract and without a public procurement procedure.[1] The property of water wasn't formally transferred and was kept as a public common good. Eau et Force and Compagnie des Eaux de Paris had a 25-year concession for the distribution and customer services respectively related to the right and left banks of the River Seine. In 1987, the water production and transport were delegated for a 25-years period to SAGEP, a semi-public company owned by Ville de Paris (70%) and Suez & Veolia (28%).[2]
Eau de Paris was created in 2008 after a ballot initiative from then Mayor Bertrand Delanoë. The city's water was then substantially managed by two private companies (Veolia and Suez) which the municipal government bought out.[3]
Operations
editThe company distributes 563,000 m³ of drinking water a day.[4] In 2010 the company began installing drinking fountains dispensing fizzy water in the city.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Le Strat, Anne. "Paris: local authorities regain control of water management". Transnational Institute. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Anne Le Strat. "The remunicipalisation of Paris' water supply service" (PDF). p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2020.Google Cache
- ^ O'Brien, Hettie. "Our privatised water system has failed - it's time to look for alternatives". Open Democracy. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Homepage". Eau de Paris. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Fenwick Elliott, Annabel. "Paris is installing free fizzy water fountains across the city". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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