L'ingénieur hydraulicien et les métiers de l'eau potable

The hydraulic engineer and drinking water activities

Compagnie générale des Eaux, Paris

Abstract

Almost thirty years ago, as a result of a strong growth in the demand for water and the need to take measures against an increasing rate of pollution due to industrial and urban development, it became necessary to plan water resources management upon economic grounds. In 1964, this resulted in the French Water Act and the creation of Financial Water Authorities. Since then, with the merging of advanced technologies, drinking water activities have experienced tremendous changes. In this demanding context, the job of the hydraulics engineer has also drastically changed.