Conseil des bassins versants des Mille-Îles (COBAMIL)

What Conseil des bassins versants des Mille-Îles (COBAMIL) does

COBAMIL (Conseil des bassins versants des Mille-Îles) is a non-profit watershed organization established in 2010 and headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Québec, mandated by the Québec government to coordinate integrated water management by watershed across the Mille-Îles river basin. Its territory covers approximately 1,109 km² across 24 municipalities in the north crown of Montréal, serving a population of roughly 676,670 citizens. The organization convenes a table de concertation of 25 representatives drawn from municipal, economic, community, and Indigenous sectors, providing the governance backbone for watershed-scale decision-making and reporting accountability to the Québec Ministry of Environment.

Its core offerings center on the Plan directeur de l'eau (PDE), a 10-year strategic water-planning document that consolidates scientific data and stakeholder consultation into priority issues, orientations, and objectives, and on the SUPER-2MI program, which conducts permanent water-quality monitoring of the basin's northern tributaries (rivières du Chêne, du Chicot, aux Chiens, Mascouche) and Lac des Deux Montagnes. Supporting services include free publications and practical tools for public education, awareness campaigns such as the La Douche Froide environmental art installation on microplastics, and community engagement events including the annual Gala Flamb'eau. The organization also initiated the "Disponibilité de l'eau en milieu agricole" project in 2021, extending its mandate into the agricultural sector.

COBAMIL operates as a non-profit funded through membership contributions and government environmental-project funding rather than commercial sales. The organization employs approximately 7 people, led by Director General Raphaël Goulet, with a small communications function. Publications, tools, and educational resources are provided free to the public, and membership is a voluntary support mechanism rather than a transactional channel. Revenue scale is undisclosed.

Name

Conseil des bassins versants des Mille-Îles (COBAMIL)

Legal name

Conseil des bassins versants des Mille-Îles

Website

https://cobamil.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Non-profit watershed organization established in 2010 and mandated by the Québec government to coordinate integrated water management across the 1,109 km² Mille-Îles river basin, serving 24 municipalities and approximately 676,670 citizens in the north crown of Montréal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Watershed Management

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

Keywords

• Watershed management
• Integrated water management
• Water quality monitoring
• Environmental stewardship
• Aquatic ecosystem protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Eustache

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and environmental project funding: COBAMIL operates as a non-profit organization (OBNL) that coordinates integrated water management by watershed. Revenue is derived from membership contributions and potentially government funding for environmental initiatives.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

COBAMIL coordinates integrated water management by watershed (gestion intégrée de l'eau par bassin versant) for the Mille-Îles river basin in Quebec's north crown of Montreal. Its core deliverables include the Plan directeur de l'eau (PDE), a 10-year strategic planning document, and the SUPER-2MI continuous water quality monitoring program, supported by awareness tools, events, and a multi-stakeholder table de concertation.

Product overview

COBAMIL is a non-profit watershed organization (organisme de bassin versant - OBV) that coordinates integrated water management by watershed for the Mille-Îles river basin on Quebec's north shore of Montreal. The organization operates as a unified environmental stewardship initiative rather than a technology platform. Its core offerings consist of the Plan directeur de l'eau (PDE), a 10-year strategic water planning document that guides watershed interventions, combined with the SUPER-2MI water quality monitoring project that conducts continuous surveillance of tributaries. Supporting services include tools and documentation for public education, awareness campaigns such as La Douche Froide art installation, and events like the annual Gala Flamb'eau.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plan directeur de l'eau (PDE) A 10-year strategic water planning document that establishes COBAMIL's basin-wide integrated water management framework for the Mille-Îles river basin. It is intended for municipalities, agricultural stakeholders, community partners, and the general public benefiting from coordinated watershed stewardship.
• SUPER-2MI (Suivi Permanent des Utilisateurs de l'Eau de la Rivière des Mille-Îles) A continuous water quality monitoring program covering the Mille-Îles river basin, delivering ongoing data on basin water conditions to support COBAMIL's stewardship mandate and inform municipalities, agricultural users, and the public.
• Outils et documentation A collection of awareness, reference, and educational tools and documentation made available through COBAMIL's website to municipalities, agricultural stakeholders, community partners, and the general public engaged in Mille-Îles basin stewardship.

Quantifiable outcome

• Permanent water quality monitoring through SUPER-2MI project covering northern tributaries of the Mille-Îles river and Lac des Deux Montagnes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Québec Ministry of Environment (Ministère de l'Environnement du Québec)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOBAMIL collaborates with the Québec Ministry of Environment for the implementation of the Plan directeur de l'eau (PDE), submitting progress reports and accountability to the ministry. The ministry oversees the 40 integrated water management zones in Québec.
• Table de concertation members (25 stakeholders)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe table de concertation includes 25 people from municipal, economic, community, and Indigenous sectors of the integrated water management zone of Mille-Îles (north crown of Montréal). These representatives decide on major water management orientations for the territory.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Organisme de bassin versant de la Yamaska (OBV Yamaska): Another designated Québec OBV covering the Yamaska watershed. Operates with the same planning document (PDE), stakeholder table, and provincial ministry oversight model as COBAMIL, making it a near-perfect functional peer.
• Bassin versant Saint-Maurice: Québec OBV mandated for the Saint-Maurice watershed, performing integrated water management, stakeholder coordination, and water quality monitoring under the same provincial framework as COBAMIL.
• Organisme de bassin versant de la Côte-du-Sud: Québec OBV covering the Côte-du-Sud territory with the same watershed coordination mandate, including water quality monitoring, PDE planning, and stakeholder engagement. Comparable structurally and operationally to COBAMIL.
• COVABAR (Comité de concertation et de valorisation du bassin de la rivière Richelieu): Québec OBV (watershed organization) with the same statutory mandate under Québec's integrated water management framework, coordinating stakeholders across a multi-municipality watershed. Highly comparable in mission, governance (table de concertation), and service mix to COBAMIL.
• Organisme de bassin versant de la rivière du Loup (OBVRL): Québec OBV for the rivière du Loup watershed, operating under the same provincial integrated water management framework as COBAMIL with a comparable PDE, monitoring, and concertation model.
• Conseil des bassins versants de la rivière Saint-François (CBVR SF): Québec OBV responsible for the Saint-François watershed, with parallel mandate, PDE-style strategic plan, and table de concertation governance structure. Directly comparable in scope and operating model to COBAMIL.

Others

• Fondation Rivières: Québec-based non-profit focused on protecting rivers and water quality through advocacy, litigation, and public mobilization. Operates in the same water-policy ecosystem as COBAMIL but with a different mandate (advocacy rather than coordination).
• ROBVQ (Regroupement des organismes de bassins versants du Québec): Umbrella network representing all 40 Québec OBVs including COBAMIL. Functions as the collective voice and coordinating body for OBVs at the provincial level, directly connected to COBAMIL's policy and funding environment.

Broad incumbents

• Alliance for the Great Lakes: Established non-profit dedicated to watershed protection, water quality, and policy advocacy around the Great Lakes basin. Comparable in mission (watershed stewardship, public education, science-based advocacy) but operates on a much larger geographic and budgetary scale than COBAMIL.
• Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Major non-profit focused on restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay watershed through science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground restoration. Comparable in the integrated watershed-stewardship model COBAMIL operates at a much smaller, multi-state scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBT81ZncM-T1l2hWgCWHDgg
• Facebookfacebook.com/100079489911391
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cobamil
• Instagraminstagram.com/cobamil/?hl=fr

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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