Eau de Paris' first summer honey harvest
On 26 September 2019, Eau de Paris announced the first summer harvest of honey from the apiary set up at the Montsouris drinking water reservoir, in collaboration with the France Société Centrale d'Apiculture (Central Beekeeping Society). Four hives were installed on a dedicated surface of 140 m². The action is
Eau de Paris launches the zero plastic waste water movement
On 29 May 2019, the operator from Paris, Eau de Paris launched a new initiative to tackle single-use plastic pollution and make Paris the first city with plastic waste-free water through a change of habits and citizen mobilisation. Noting that, each year, in France, 8,7 billion litres of water are
Eau de Paris - Street art exhibition putting water in focus
On 5 September, Eau de Paris (France) launched street art exhibition in Paris. This year's street art competition took place throughout the summer with the theme ‘ Water in the City ’. Four hundred and thirty candidates participated and three winners were announced at the opening of the exhibition. The
New Water Erasmus: Scottish Water exchanges on public fountains with Eau de Paris
In the framework of the APE Water Erasmus programme , members of Scottish Water’s personnel travelled to Paris in August to exchange on the supply of water in public spaces . As Paris is currently deploying forty new water fountains in the city, Scotland is also planning on proposing the
SMART.MET Project: Request for tenders in water smart metering now open
On 27 June 2018, the SMART.MET project launched its request for tenders , a chance for innovative companies in Europe to submit their offers for the development of cutting-edge technology for water smart metering . Funded under the Horizon 2020 programme, with a budget of €3,240,000 , the SMART.MET project
First Water Erasmus a success!
At the end of November last year, two staff members from Gruppo CAP (Milan, Italy) spent one week with Eau de Paris (Paris, France) to exchange practices about, amongst others, leak detection, drinking water treatment and energy recovery. Following this first experience, staff from Eau de Paris visited Gruppo CAP
Eau de Paris receives the UN Public Service Award
On the 23rd of June, on the occasion of the Public Services day, the Paris’ drinking water operator and member of APE Eau de Paris was awarded the United Nations Public Service Award. This award, which aims at rewarding excellence in the public sector, was given to Eau de Paris
Eau de Paris signs the Paris Climate Action Charter
The Paris water operator has signed the Paris Climate Action Charter , during an official ceremony which took place at Paris City Hall on the 16 October in the presence of Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, and of Celia Blauel, Paris deputy Mayor for environment and President of Eau de