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For Eau de Paris, the leading public water company in France. Water is the most precious common good. We preserve this resource to offer the best to users today and to future generations. We capture it in the Seine, the Marne and in a hundred sources up to 150 km from Paris. With our local partners we protect it in the heart of the territories then we transport it via century-old aqueducts to the gates of Paris. To guarantee impeccable quality, we process it in six factories equipped with state-of-the-art technology. We continuously monitor it throughout its journey from source to consumer. We then store it in five tanks before distributing it to our 3 million users through two thousand kilometers of pipes. Our 1 public fountains offer everyone free access to drinking water. An integrated and innovative public company, we put our know-how at the service of the sustainable city. We manage the non-drinking water network intended for urban use as well as all the fire hydrants in the capital. We innovate and take advantage of our heritage to preserve biodiversity and produce the energies of the future. Because water is essential to everyone's life, Eau de Paris distributes it at the fairest price by being close to you and always listening to you. because we 200 professions control the whole of the sector. Eau de Paris embodies the innovative and sustainable public service model because in Paris, water is essential.
The public water service in Paris
First public water company in France, Eau de Paris is in charge of the production, transport and distribution of water in the capital. Every day, it delivers drinking water of excellent quality, 100% compliant, at the fairest price (€0,0034 per liter on January 1, 2023).
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3 million
of users
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500 000 m3
of drinking water produced each day
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1 200
fountains and water points
Born in 2009 from the political will of the City of Paris for integrated, direct and public management of water, united and responsible, Eau de Paris guarantees access to water for all.
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Our values
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Our organization
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An innovative and agile company
Biologist, hydrologist, agronomist, fountain worker: from source to tap, Eau de Paris integrates more than 60 professions. Its expertise is recognized in France and abroad. Its innovative equipment, its mastery of treatments and its unique hydraulic heritage, combined with the rigor of its management method, guarantee its performance.
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900
collaborator
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7
drinking water treatment plants
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100 %
microbiological compliance
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2 000 km
pipes
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1
non-drinking water network
An operator of the ecological transition
Committed to the preservation of resources, the protection of the environment, organic agriculture, Eau de Paris acts for the sustainable management of water and natural heritage as well as for ecological transition. It reduces the environmental impact of its activities and puts its facilities at the service of the city and sustainable territories. Present in 5 regions and 12 departments, it mobilizes with local actors.
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Download the document The ecological transition at the heart of the 2021-2026 corporate strategy
The ecological transition at the heart of the 2021-2026 corporate strategy
Eau de Paris places the ecological transition at the heart of its mission of general interest and of its corporate strategy throughout its scope of intervention, from source territories to Paris.
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