# Veolia Water > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Veolia_Water > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Veolia_Water.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veolia_Water > Source revision: 1357098166 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Water supply and treatment division of French company Veolia Environnement}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox company | name = Veolia Water | logo = | type = [Division](/source/Division_(business)) | slogan = | foundation = {{start date and age|1853}} | location = [Paris](/source/Paris), [France](/source/France) | key_people = Jean-Michel Herrewyn (Chief Executive Officer){{cite web |url=http://www.veoliawater.com/veolia-water/organization/management/ |title= Veolia Water | Executive board|website=www.veoliawater.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822160349/http://www.veoliawater.com/veolia-water/organization/management/ |archive-date=August 22, 2009}} | num_employees = 95,789 | industry = [Water supply](/source/Water_supply), [water treatment](/source/water_treatment) and [sewage treatment](/source/sewage_treatment) | revenue = {{increase}}€12.5 billion | parent = [Veolia Environnement](/source/Veolia_Environnement) | subsid = Proxiserve
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Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies | homepage = {{URL|http://www.veolia.com}} }} '''Veolia Water''' (formerly '''Vivendi Water''', originally [Compagnie Générale des Eaux](/source/Compagnie_G%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale_des_Eaux)) is the [water division](/source/water_industry) of the French company [Veolia Environnement](/source/Veolia_Environnement) and a major supplier of [water services](/source/water_services).{{cite book|last1=Prud'homme|first1=Alex|title=The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Fresh Water in the Twenty-First Century.|date=2011|publisher=Simon & Schuster|location=New York|isbn=9781416535454|page=[https://archive.org/details/rippleeffectfate00prud_0/page/269 269]|edition=1st|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/rippleeffectfate00prud_0/page/269}} == History == On December 14, 1853, the creation of the Compagnie Générale des Eaux was authorized by imperial decree as a public limited company with a capital of 20 million.{{Cite web |date=December 14, 1994 |title=la Générale des Eaux |url=https://www.liberation.fr/libe-3-metro/1994/12/14/la-generale-des-eaux_115465/ |access-date=February 3, 2026 |website=Libération |language=fr}} In 1889, its first research laboratory was established at 52, rue d’Anjou in Paris, France. Veolia Water’s headquarters are still located at this site. 1918 saw the creation of the SADE (Société Auxiliaire des Distributions d'Eau),{{Cite web |title=La Sade, orpheline de sa maison-mère |url=https://www.environnement-magazine.fr/eau/article/2023/12/05/146904/sade-orpheline-maisonmere |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240616181846/https://www.environnement-magazine.fr/eau/article/2023/12/05/146904/sade-orpheline-maisonmere |archive-date=2024-06-16 |access-date=2026-05-29 |website=www.environnement-magazine.fr |language=fr}} specializing in water networks and the delivery of [drinking water](/source/drinking_water). In 1953, construction began on a CGE water treatment facility at Clay Lane, near London; by 2001, it was one of the world’s largest [ultrafiltration](/source/ultrafiltration) plants, supplying water to 750,000 people in the city. Veolia Water established the Waterforce emergency response team in 1998, prompted by [Hurricane Mitch](/source/Hurricane_Mitch) in Nicaragua and the flooding of the [Yangtze River](/source/Yangtze_River) in China. In 1980, CGE expanded into other businesses such as [transport](/source/Veolia_Transport) and [energy](/source/Dalkia) services by acquiring other companies. The original CGE water industry remained as the water division of CGE. In 1998, CGE was renamed [Vivendi](/source/Vivendi), and in 1999, the environmental divisions of CGE was consolidated under [Vivendi Environnement](/source/Veolia), with the water division renamed Vivendi Water in 1999.{{cite web|url=https://www.veolia.com/en/veolia-group/profile/history/1950-2000|title=The history of Veolia : 1950 - 2000|publisher=Veolia|access-date=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129081710/https://www.veolia.com/en/veolia-group/profile/history/1950-2000|archive-date=29 January 2018|url-status=live}} In 2003, Vivendi Environnement was renamed Veolia Environnement.{{cite web|url=https://www.veolia.com/en/veolia-group/profile/history/2000-2010|title=The history of Veolia : 2000 - 2010|publisher=Veolia|access-date=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129080552/https://www.veolia.com/en/veolia-group/profile/history/2000-2010|archive-date=29 January 2018|url-status=live}} Two years later in 2005, Veolia Environnement united its four global divisions ([Environmental Services](/source/Veolia_Environmental_Services), [Energy](/source/Veolia_Energy-Dalkia), [Transport](/source/Veolia_Transport) and Water) under the Veolia brand. Vivendi Water thus was renamed Veolia Water.{{cite web|url=http://www.veoliawater.com/about/history/ |title=History |publisher=Veolia Water |access-date=2013-09-15}} In 2002, Vivendi Water began providing municipal water services in 2002 to major cities such as [Indianapolis](/source/Indianapolis) (USA), [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest) (Romania), [Berlin](/source/Berlin) (Germany) and [Shanghai](/source/Shanghai) (China). The UK water supply businesses branded as Veolia Water were sold by Veolia Environnement for £1.2 billion on 28 June 2012 to Rift Acquisitions, an entity established by [Morgan Stanley](/source/Morgan_Stanley) and [M&G Investments](/source/M%26G_Investments). Veolia Environnement is using the proceeds of the disposal to reduce its debt, as part of a 5bn-euro debt-reduction programme announced in December 2011 and will retain a 10% stake in the new business [Affinity Water](/source/Affinity_Water) for at least five years.{{cite news |title=Veolia sells UK water business for £1.2bn |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18621952 |newspaper=BBC News Online |date=28 June 2012 |access-date=21 September 2012}}{{cite press release |title=Veolia cède son activité Eau Régulée au Royaume-Uni |url=http://www.finance.veolia.com/docs/VE-CP-28-juin-12_2.pdf |publisher=Veolia Environnement |language=fr |date=28 June 2012 |access-date=30 September 2012}} Affinity Water began operations on 1 October 2012. == Subsidiaries == Veolia Water’s subsidiaries include: * SADE, which to builds and maintains water mains and water networks for delivering and distributing drinking water, and processing waste water, subsequently [divested](/source/Divestment) to NGE in 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-04 |title=Veolia Closes the Sale of Its Subsidiary SADE-CGTH to NGE |url=https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/veolia-closes-the-sale-of-its-subsidiary-sade-cgth-to-nge-2024-03-04 |access-date=2026-05-29 |website=Nasdaq}} * Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies. In 2025 Veolia acquired a 30% stake owned by CDPX, giving Veolia full ownership of the subsidiary.{{Cite web |last=Pillai |first=Rajiv |title=Veolia to acquire full ownership of Water Technologies and Solutions from CDPQ |url=https://gulfbusiness.com/en/2025/utilities/veolia-to-acquire-full-ownership-of-water-technologies-and-solutions/ |access-date=2026-05-29 |website=gulfbusiness.com |language=en}} * Krüger A/S, [Denmark](/source/Denmark) (Annual revenue €177,000,000 (2008)){{cite web|url=http://www.kruger.dk/da/omos/ |title=Krüger A/S | Om os |publisher=Kruger.dk |access-date=2013-09-15}}{{cite web | title=About us | website=Krüger A/S | url=https://www.kruger.dk/english/about-us | access-date=2021-10-27}} Veolia Water also has joint subsidiaries with other Veolia divisions. With [Dalkia](/source/Dalkia), it has Proxiserve. This subsidiary provides home-based services related to heating and water distribution systems. With [Veolia Environmental Services](/source/Veolia_Environmental_Services), it has SEDE Environnement (management of waste sludge) and SIDEF (Services to Industry for the Treatment of [Effluent](/source/Effluent)).{{cite web |url=http://www.veoliawater.com/about/organization/primary-subsidiaries/ |title=Subsidiaries |publisher=Veolia Water |access-date=2013-09-15 |archive-date=2011-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806045741/http://www.veoliawater.com/about/organization/primary-subsidiaries/ |url-status=dead }} === In the media === {{Further|Flint water crisis}} == References == {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== * {{official website|http://www.veoliawater.com|name='''Veolia Water''' website}} {{Authority control}} Water Category:Water companies of France Category:Food and drink companies established in 1853 Category:French companies established in 1853 Category:Water privatization --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Veolia Water](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veolia_Water) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veolia_Water?action=history)). 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