Charente Eaux

What Charente Eaux does

Charente Eaux is a French syndicat mixte (public mixed union) whose statutory role is to provide technical, administrative and regulatory assistance to local public authorities on water management across the Charente department. Its members are communes, communautés de communes and syndicats operating drinking-water supply, sanitation, GEMAPI (flood and aquatic-environment management), and related competences. Core activities include implementing water-protection measures on catchment areas, quantitative and qualitative monitoring of water resources, running observatories, supporting operators of public water services, and contributing to local urban planning. The organisation's tooling rests on a proprietary GIS platform (OCARHY) that provides members with hydrological and resource mapping, alongside water-quality observatories and standard technical-assistance deliverables.

The business model is public-sector: revenue derives from statutory member contributions and multi-year Re-Sources contracts co-financed principally by Agence de l'Eau Adour-Garonne and regional/territorial partners. The seven Re-Sources contracts signed for 2019–2023 mobilised approximately €20 million of programme funding, and these were renewed as a portfolio for the 2025–2030 cycle. As of the input period the organisation employs roughly 23 staff and operates from the Domaine de la Combe following a 2019 relocation. In 2020 it broadened its internal service catalogue (GEMAPI, Pôle AMO, Gestion Services Publics, Service Assistance Exploitation) and more recently has begun extending into adjacent land-use activities, notably a hemp sector initiative targeting approximately 45 hectares by 2026.

Name

Charente Eaux

Legal name

Syndicat mixte departmental d'assistance aux collectivites dans le domaine de l'eau - Charente Eaux

Website

https://charente-eaux.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Charente Eaux is a French public mixed union providing technical and administrative assistance on water management to communes, intercommunalités and syndicats in the Charente department, funded by member contributions and multi-year Agence de l'Eau contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership contributions (cotisations): Charente Eaux is funded through membership contributions (contributions statutaires) from its member local authorities. The organization also receives financial support from water agencies and institutional partners.
2. Government subsidies and financing: Financial support from Agence de l'eau Adour-Garonne, Département de la Charente, and Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine. These partners provide aid for projects contributing to water management objectives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Charente Eaux is a public departmental mixed syndicate (syndicat mixte) that delivers technical and administrative engineering assistance to local authorities in the Charente department across the full water cycle. It groups nearly all territorial collectivities exercising drinking water (eau potable), collective/non-collective sanitation (assainissement), or GEMAPI competencies, mutualizing tools and expertise such as the OCARHY GIS, interactive mapping, and annual thematic observatories.

Product overview

Charente Eaux operates as a unified engineering center providing integrated water management services to local authorities in the Charente department. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected services: technical and administrative assistance for drinking water (Eau Potable), collective sanitation (Assainissement Collectif), non-collective sanitation (Assainissement Non Collectif), and aquatic environments/GEMAPI (Milieux Aquatiques). Supporting these core services are specialized modules including the OCARHY geographic information system tool for GEMAPI data management, an interactive mapping portal (Carte Interactive), thematic observatories for reporting on water resources, sanitation, and aquatic environments, and a password-protected member space (Espace Membres) for document access and tool sharing. The Actions Re-Sources program complements these offerings with voluntary water quality restoration initiatives for agricultural catchment areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assistance Technique et Administrative
• Eau Potable (Drinking Water)
• Assainissement Collectif
• Assainissement Non Collectif
• Milieux Aquatiques (GEMAPI)
• Actions Re-Sources

Quantifiable outcome

• 40 IFT reduction target (30-60% reduction) for participating farms on AACs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• CUMA (Coopérative d'Utilisation de Matériel Agricole)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural cooperatives providing mechanical weed control equipment and services as part of Re-Sources programs on AACs. Partner in the mechanical weeding accompaniment scheme for farms.
• ETA (Entreprises de Travaux Agricoles)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural work companies providing mechanical weed control interventions as part of the Re-Sources accompaniment scheme for farms, fully covering costs of equipment and advice.
• Chambre d'Agriculture de la Charente (CA16)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical agricultural partner collaborating on Re-Sources programs, pedological rallies, and agricultural practice change. Co-organizes technical days on cover crops in vineyards and soil management.
• EPTB CharentemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerÉtablissement Public Territorial de Bassin for the Charente river. Partner in the second Re-Sources program for AAC Coulonge and Saint-Hippolyte (2022-2026), and collaborator on flooding perception survey.
• SIAEP Nord-Est CharentecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWater utility syndicate covering 4 AACs in North Charente. Co-produces the AGR'Ô bulletin and partners with Charente Eaux on Re-Sources implementation, including visits to drinking water facilities.
• Association Chanvre Nouvelle-AquitainemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional hemp association providing technical support for the development of the hemp sector in Charente, in partnership with Charente Eaux and the Departmental Council.
• OdeysminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical partner in the hemp sector development project, collaborating with Charente Eaux and Chanvre Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• Les Jardins RespectueuxminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociation carrying out educational animations on water themes in schools located on AAC territories, under the 'Mon Territoire au Fil de l'Eau' program, with contribution from Charente Eaux.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• EPTB Vienne: Public territorial basin establishment for the Vienne river covering Nouvelle-Aquitaine and surrounding regions. Comparable EPTB structure operating within the same broader region as Charente Eaux, with similar competencies in river continuity, flood prevention, and aquatic environment management.

Direct peers

• EPTB Charente: Établissement Public Territorial de Bassin focused on the Charente river. Direct strategic partner of Charente Eaux, collaborating on Re-Sources (AAC Coulonge/Saint-Hippolyte) and the PAPI flooding perception survey. Closely comparable public body operating in the same geographic and functional space on river basin and flood management.
• SIAEP Nord-Est Charente: Member water-utility syndicate covering four Grenelle Captage Areas in Northeast Charente. Direct counterpart and partner that co-produces the AGR'Ô bulletin with Charente Eaux; together they illustrate the underlying water-syndicate layer that Charente Eaux provides technical and administrative assistance to.

Broad incumbents

• Agence de l'eau Loire-Bretagne: Bassin water agency operating in a different French geographic basin with similar mandate: program financing, policy coordination, and oversight of water-resource and aquatic-environment initiatives. Comparable institutional role to the agencies that fund and partner with Charente Eaux.
• Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB): National public operator under the Ministry of Ecological Transition responsible for biodiversity, water, and food-safety enforcement. Comparable national-level public entity that awarded Charente Eaux's member commune the 2021 Grand Prix, and operates in the same environmental-policy domain.
• Agence de l'eau Adour-Garonne: One of six French water basin agencies that finances and coordinates water resource policy across the Adour-Garonne basin. Directly comparable to Charente Eaux as the primary financial partner for Re-Sources contracts and operates the equivalent oversight/mission over Charente-area water quality and aquatic environments.
• Agence de l'eau Seine-Normandie: Bassin water agency for the Seine-Normandie basin performing equivalent financial, programming, and policy-coordination roles in water management. Operates the same type of basin-level public water mission as the agencies partnering with Charente Eaux.

Others

• FNCCR (Fédération Nationale des Collectivités Concédantes et Régies): French national federation representing public water and energy utility authorities (collectivités concédantes et régies). Comparable membership-based public-interest organization supporting local authorities on water services; aligns structurally with Charente Eaux's role as a membership-funded engineering pole for territorial collectivities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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