From the decision of some enlightened spirits in the middle of the 19^th century in Europe to the goals of the UN's Millennium Declaration, via the technologies of ultra and nanofiltration, Veolia Water has more than a 150 years' history of helping to safeguard public health by ensuring a clean water supply and thereby improving the quality of life.

Read on to discover the highlights in a century and a half of advances and innovations from the time of Napoleon III to the present day.