Siaepa

What Siaepa does

SIAEPA Les 3 Sources Cailly-Varenne-Béthune is a French public intercommunal syndicate (Syndicat Intercommunal d'Adduction d'Eau Potable et d'Assainissement) formed on January 1, 2014 through the merger of SIAEPA du Haut-Cailly and SIAEPA des Sources de la Varenne et de la Béthune. Headquartered in Saint-Martin-Osmonville, Seine-Maritime, it manages drinking water supply, collective sanitation, and individual sanitation control (SPANC) across 33 communes, serving approximately 14,305 inhabitants. The underlying infrastructure consists of 5 boreholes, 9 wastewater treatment plants, 34 pumping stations, 372.6 km of potable water network, and 60.5 km of collective sanitation network.

The syndicate's core technology is physical water and wastewater infrastructure: 931,199 m³ of potable water was produced in 2018 and 148,802 m³ of wastewater was treated in the same year, with 100% microbiological compliance. Operations are not run in-house but delegated through public service contracts: SAUR is the sole drinking water delegate across the entire territory (since July 1, 2022), while VEOLIA handles collective sanitation. SIAEPA holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications from AFNOR and is governed by a Comité Syndical of 66 elected delegates under the presidency of Georges Molmy.

The business model is non-profit public utility funding: recurring subscription-style water distribution fees and sanitation participation charges paid by residential subscribers, supplemented by infrastructure subsidies from Agence de l'Eau Seine-Normandie (AESN) and the Conseil Départemental de Seine-Maritime. ANC inspection services generate fee-for-service revenue (€84-€150 per control depending on type) for property owners. Customer service is delivered through the SIAEPA office by appointment and via the delegated operators' customer reception desks. There is no private equity, parent company, or commercial ownership structure; the syndicate is a public administrative entity.

Name

Siaepa

Legal name

SIAEPA LES 3 SOURCES

Website

https://3sourcescvb.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SIAEPA Les 3 Sources is a French public intercommunal syndicate managing drinking water, collective sanitation, and individual sanitation inspections (SPANC) for approximately 14,305 residents across 33 communes in Seine-Maritime, Normandy, with operations delegated to SAUR and VEOLIA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Sanitation Utilities

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAG

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYEUANAAAG

Water Quality Monitoring, Compliance & Reporting (Sampling, Lab, Regulatory)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Water & Wastewater Utilities/Drinking Water Supply & Distribution

SECONDARYEUAHABAB

Water & Wastewater Compliance (NPDES/Stormwater, Pretreatment, Drinking Water/SDWA)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Regulatory Compliance & Auditing (Air, Water, Waste)

SECONDARYBPAIAJAE

Environmental Public Health (Food Safety, Water Quality, Sanitation)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Public Health Administration & Regulation

Keywords

• Public water utility
• Drinking water supply
• Wastewater treatment services
• Collective sanitation services
• Intercommunal water syndicate

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Martin Osmonville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Water distribution fees: Revenue generated from selling water to subscribers, with separate billing for drinking water and sanitation services.
2. Sanitation participation fees: Collected sanitation charges from subscribers connected to collective sanitation network.
3. Government subsidies: Funding received from Agence de l'Eau Seine-Normandie (AESN) and Conseil Départemental for infrastructure investments and improvements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SIAEPA Les 3 Sources is a public intercommunal syndicate that manages drinking water supply and sanitation services across 33 communes in the Seine-Maritime department of Normandy, France. It delivers three core services: potable water distribution (sourced from 5 boreholes across a 372.6 km pipeline network), collective wastewater treatment (via 9 treatment plants and a 60.5 km network serving 13 communes), and non-collective (individual) sanitation inspections and certification through its SPANC service.

Product overview

SIAEPA Les 3 Sources is a public intercommunal water and sanitation syndicate providing three core services: (1) Eau Potable - drinking water supply from 5 boreholes across 33 communes, (2) Assainissement Collectif - centralized sanitation for 13 communes via 9 treatment plants, and (3) Assainissement Non Collectif - individual sanitation inspections via SPANC for properties off the main network. The organization, formed in 2014 from merger of two previous syndicates, operates under two delegataires: VEOLIA (ex-Cailly territory) and SAUR (ex-Varenne-Béthune territory).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eau Potable (Drinking Water Service)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% microbiological compliance for drinking water
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SAURcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSAUR is the delegated service provider for drinking water on the Varenne-Béthune territory. Since July 1, 2022, SAUR is the sole water service delegataire for the entire SIAEPA territory. SAUR handles customer service, water distribution, and network maintenance for Varenne-Béthune subscribers.
• VEOLIAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVEOLIA is the delegated service provider for drinking water (Haut-Cailly) and collective sanitation services. VEOLIA manages customer service, water distribution, and sanitation network operations on its assigned territories.
• SIDESAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIDESA (Syndicat interdépartemental De l'Eau Seine Aval) is an interd departmental water syndicate partner providing technical expertise and cooperation on water management issues.
• AFNORminorOthersAFNOR is the French standardization organization that issued ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications to SIAEPA following audit assessments.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Others

• AFNOR Certification: AFNOR is the French standards body that issued SIAEPA's ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications. As the certification authority and standards partner, it is an adjacent ecosystem participant relevant to SIAEPA's quality-management positioning.
• Agence de l'Eau Seine-Normandie: AESN is the public basin agency that funds and regulates water and sanitation investments in SIAEPA's territory, including direct subsidies. As the principal institutional counterparty for capex financing, it is an enabling peer shaping SIAEPA's investment pipeline.

Broad incumbents

• SAUR: SAUR is one of France's largest private water and sanitation operators and serves as SIAEPA's sole drinking-water delegataire across the entire territory since July 2022. It is directly comparable as the operational backbone for SIAEPA's distribution and customer service.
• Suez Eau France: Suez is the third major French private water-and-wastewater operator, regularly competing with SAUR and Veolia for délégations de service public. Its municipal contracts and SPANC activities make it a structural peer to the operator model SIAEPA relies on.
• Veolia Eau France: Veolia operates collective-sanitation services and historically drinking-water services for parts of SIAEPA's territory. As one of France's two dominant water-and-wastewater majors, it is a direct operational and contractual peer.

Direct peers

• Eau du Grand Lyon: Eau du Grand Lyon is the régie that manages drinking water for the Métropole de Lyon under public governance. It is comparable as a French municipal water entity providing both drinking water and sanitation services to a defined metropolitan territory.
• Eau de Paris: Eau de Paris is the municipal water operator for the City of Paris, operating as a régie publique. It is comparable as a French public-sector water-services entity, providing benchmark performance and tariff-construction methodologies relevant to SIAEPA.
• SEDIF (Syndicat des Eaux d'Île-de-France): SEDIF is France's largest intercommunal drinking-water syndicate, serving ~4 million inhabitants across Île-de-France via a delegated-operators model. It is the most directly comparable governance structure (public syndicate, private operator delegation) to SIAEPA, just at vastly greater scale.
• SIDESA (Syndicat Interdépartemental de l'Eau Seine Aval): SIDESA is an interdépartemental water syndicate in the Seine basin and a documented technical-cooperation partner of SIAEPA. It is directly comparable as an intercommunal water-management syndicate in Normandy/Seine basin operating adjacent to SIAEPA's footprint.

Regional players

• Régie de l'eau de Bordeaux Métropole: Bordeaux Métropole's public water régie operates water and sanitation services for a defined metropolitan perimeter. Comparable to SIAEPA as a French public-sector utility, though operating in a different region (Nouvelle-Aquitaine vs. Normandy).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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