en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Syndicat des eaux d’Île-de-France (Sedif) has elected its leadership for the 2026-2032 term and approved a plan encompassing €2.9 billion in investments and €1 billion in dedicated technology funding. At a recent meeting held at the Choisy-le-Roi production facility, 133 delegates elected Thiais Mayor Richard Dell'Agnola as the new president, while his opponent, Boulogne-Billancourt Mayor Pierre-Christophe Baguet, was not elected. The new president outlined a six-year strategy centered on four pillars: investment, reliability and health innovation, user services, and the promotion of cooperative models.
According to the plan, the syndicate will implement an active investment strategy of €2.9 billion over ten years. Additionally, €1 billion in dedicated funding will be allocated for deploying high-performance membrane technology, primarily sourced from the French territorial bank. This technology project aims to enable the Méry-sur-Oise water treatment plant to supply pure water starting in 2028, with treated water free of limestone and chlorine, and capable of maximizing the removal of micropollutants, pesticide metabolites, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Richard Dell'Agnola stated that by deploying membrane technology, the syndicate is choosing to proactively anticipate risks and commits to advancing the investment strategy with responsibility, courage, pragmatism, and solidarity, providing pure water while maintaining reasonable and controllable prices. In terms of user services, this term aims to reduce water loss, targeting an increase in water supply efficiency to 93% by 2029, while strengthening the implementation of the "Water Solidarity Plan," which provides water assistance to households in need. The syndicate also plans to promote its intermunicipal cooperation and innovation model domestically and internationally.
The committee also granted the title of Honorary President to André Santini, Mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux, who had led the syndicate since 1983. There are 14 vice-president positions for this term, with the 15th vice-president position reserved for Kristell Niasme, Mayor of Villeneuve-le-Roi, who will join the syndicate on January 1, 2027. The new executive board consists of 14 vice-presidents: Zartoshte Bakhtiari, Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine (First Vice-President); Anne Pelletier Le Barbier, Mayor of Bièvres (Second Vice-President); Tonino Panetta, Mayor of Choisy-le-Roi (Third Vice-President); Luc Carvounas, Mayor of Alfortville (Fourth Vice-President); Pierre-Christophe Baguet (Fifth Vice-President); Georges Siffredi, President of the Hauts-de-Seine Departmental Council (Sixth Vice-President); Pierre-Édouard Eon, Mayor of Méry-sur-Oise (Seventh Vice-President); Nadège Azzaz, Mayor of Châtillon (Eighth Vice-President); Patrick Donath, Mayor of Bourg-la-Reine (Ninth Vice-President); Inès Merbah, Mayor of Vaujours (Tenth Vice-President); Jean-Christophe Lagarde, Mayor of Drancy (Eleventh Vice-President); Julien Weil, Mayor of Saint-Mandé (Twelfth Vice-President); Grégoire de Lasteyrie, Mayor of Palaiseau (Thirteenth Vice-President); and Sylvie Jacquin, Mayor of Montigny-lès-Cormeilles (Fourteenth Vice-President).
On June 1, 2026, the syndicate announced the death of former President André Santini at the age of 85. Santini had served as president of the syndicate for 43 years, driving key projects such as the Marne-Seine connection project, the installation of nanofiltration technology at the Méry-sur-Oise plant, and the "Water Solidarity" program. Since the program's inception, the syndicate has implemented over 300 aid projects worldwide, totaling €50 million, benefiting 5 million people.
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