Syribt

What Syribt does

Syribt (legal name: Syndicat de rivières Brévenne Turdine) is a French public inter-municipal water management syndicate (syndicat mixte) founded in 2006, headquartered in L'Arbresle, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It exercises the GEMAPI competence (Gestion des Milieux Aquatiques et Prévention des Inondations) on behalf of its member EPCI communities — principally CC Pays de l'Arbresle, CA Ouest Rhodanien, CC Monts du Lyonnais, and CC Beaujolais Pierres Dorées — managing 160 km of watercourses across 43 municipalities in the Brévenne Turdine watershed. Operations are delivered through three statutory planning instruments: the river contract (Contrat de rivières), the flood prevention action programme (PAPI), and the water resource management plan (PGRE). The organization runs ecological restoration works, two flood-detention dams (Saint-Romain-de-Popey, €2.9M HT; L'Arbresle, €2.45M HT), a flood alert network of 6 automated stations supplemented by volunteer sentinels, water-quality monitoring, and citizen engagement programs (annual school animations, the "Guinguette de l'eau" event, the "Ricochets" publication series, and a citizens' sentinel network).

The business model is that of a public administrative entity, not a commercial venture. There is no pricing, no commercial revenue, and no equity ownership. Syribt is funded through member EPCI contributions, subsidies from the Agence de l'Eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse, French State funding (notably 50% co-financing of flood-detention dams), EU/FEDER regional development funds, and departmental (Rhône) and regional (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) grants. Operations are governed by a Comité Syndical of 19 elected delegates representing the member communautés de communes, with the current mandate running 2020–2026. The team comprises 6 staff led by Director Mathias Louis, including two operations managers for river restoration, a river technician, a quantitative water management officer, a flood management officer, and an administrative/finance/HR manager. There are no subsidiaries, no parent company, and no commercial ownership interests.

Syribt is currently preparing PAPI 3, which will extend its flood mandate into runoff flooding from soil imperviousness — a meaningful expansion of scope aligned with climate-adaptation funding streams. Documented outcomes include a 7.5× increase in trout population density following ecological restoration at the Seuil de la Patte, the upstream Turdine being classified "River in good condition" (Rivi\u00e8re en bon \u00e9tat), and the completion of multiple flood prevention infrastructure projects between 2009 and 2022. The organization is institutionally embedded in a multi-tier partnership network (Agence de l'Eau, French State, EU, OFB, Département du Rhône, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, neighboring watershed syndicates, agricultural chamber, and fishing federation), which provides long-term funding visibility and operational resilience.

Name

Syribt

Legal name

Syndicat de rivières Brévenne Turdine

Website

https://syribt.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Syribt is a French public inter-municipal water management syndicate founded in 2006, managing 160 km of watercourses across 43 municipalities in the Brévenne Turdine watershed. It delivers flood prevention, ecological restoration, and water resource planning funded by member contributions and public grants under the statutory GEMAPI competence.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Watershed Management Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Remediation Services (56291)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Resources & Watershed Protection (BPAGAGAK), Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) & Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Assessments (EUAHAFAL)

Keywords

• Watershed management services
• Flood prevention programs
• River restoration services
• Water resource governance
• Public environmental authority

Headquarters

HQ city

L'Arbresle

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding and member contributions: Syribt operates as a public mixed union (syndicat mixte) funded through contributions from member public institutions (EPCI), government grants, and European funding for environmental programs. Revenue comes from contractual programs with Agence de l'Eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse, government subsidies, and local authority contributions. No direct revenue from customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Syribt is a public mixed syndicate (syndicat mixte) that manages the Brévenne and Turdine river basins on behalf of member Établissements Publics de Coopération Intercommunale. Its services span flood prevention infrastructure (including two flood-detention dams), ecological restoration of 160 km of watercourses, water resource sharing during droughts, and citizen engagement programs across 43 municipalities in the Rhône department of France. Operations are executed through three statutory planning tools: river contracts, the PAPI (Programme d'Actions de Prévention des Inondations), and the PGRE (Plan de Gestion de la Ressource en Eau).

Product overview

Syribt (Syndicat de rivières Brévenne Turdine) is a public water management syndicate established in 2006 that manages the Brévenne and Turdine river basins in the Rhône department of France. The organization does not operate as a commercial software product company; rather, it provides public services including flood prevention programs (PAPI), river basin management contracts, water resource management plans (PGRE), and ecological restoration initiatives. Supporting offerings include the Ricochets annual publication series documenting activities, a citizen sentinel monitoring network, and a video library showcasing restoration projects and flood management infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flood Prevention Program (PAPI) Programme d'Actions de Prévention des Inondations that coordinates flood risk management, early warning systems, and infrastructure projects across the Brévenne-Turdine basin. Funded 50% by the French State for flood-detention dams.
• Water Contract (Contrat de Bassin) River basin management contract coordinated with the Rhône-Méditerranée-Corse Water Agency for ecological rehabilitation and water resource management. Co-financed with the Agence de l'Eau providing the major portion of funding.
• Water Resource Management Plan (PGRE) Plan de Gestion de la Ressource en Eau establishing rules for sharing water between aquatic environments and human uses during drought periods. Implemented by the quantitative water management officer in coordination with all water users on the territory.
• Ecological Restoration Services Ecological restoration of the 160 km watercourse network including vegetation management, fish population restoration (with Fédération de pêche du Rhône), plantings, eco-grazing, and bank developments. Outcomes include a 7.5x trout population density increase at Seuil de la Patte and 'Rivière en bon état' classification for the upstream Turdine.
• Flood Risk Management Services Flood risk management including two completed flood-detention dams (Saint-Romain-de-Popey at €2.9M and L'Arbresle at €2.45M), automated water level measurement at 6 stations, and a volunteer sentinel alert network for flood warnings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trout population density multiplied by 7.5 following ecological restoration at Seuil de la Patte
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Fédération de pêche du RhôneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal fishing federation partner involved in fish population restoration and piscatorial interest operations within the river contract program.
• Chambre d'Agriculture du RhôneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural chamber providing technical partnership for water resource management and agricultural water usage optimization.
• Neighboring watershed syndicates (Azergues, Yzeron, Coise)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdjacent watershed management organizations for coordination on water management issues that cross territorial boundaries.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EPTB Seine Grands Lacs: Large French public territorial basin establishment managing Seine flood-control lakes and ecological restoration; comparable as a public river-basin authority with infrastructure (dams/reservoirs), water-quality, and GEMAPI-type missions, though at significantly larger scale than Syribt.
• EPTB Loire: Public territorial basin establishment coordinating Loire river management including flood prevention (Plan Loire) and ecological continuity; directly comparable as a French public water-governance authority operating across a multi-region watershed.
• EPTB Saône-Doubs: Public territorial basin establishment managing the Saône-Doubs river basins; comparable to Syribt as a French public water-governance authority operating at a multi-departmental watershed scale with similar flood-prevention and ecological-restoration missions.
• EPTB Vilaine: Public territorial basin establishment managing the Vilaine watershed in western France with comparable flood-prevention, ecological-restoration, and water-allocation missions; peer to Syribt as a French public watershed authority.

Direct peers

• Syndicat de rivière Azergues: Neighboring French river syndicate coordinating watercourse and flood management on the Azergues basin — explicitly named by Syribt as a coordination partner. Closely comparable scale, mandate, and operating model (small syndicat mixte managing a tributary watershed in the Rhône department).
• Syndicat de rivière Yzeron: Neighboring French river syndicate on the Yzeron basin, named by Syribt as a coordination partner; comparable as a same-scale public watershed authority in the Lyon metropolitan periphery facing similar flood and ecological-restoration challenges.

Others

• Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB): French national biodiversity agency providing technical expertise and regulatory oversight for Syribt's aquatic-environment protection work; comparable as a public-sector stakeholder in French freshwater biodiversity policy and ecological-restoration execution.
• Agence de l'Eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse: French water agency that co-funds Syribt's river-contract and ecological-restoration programs; comparable as a public water-governance actor in the same geographic basin and ecosystem, though functioning as a funder/regulator rather than an operational watershed manager.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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