for flushing and firefighting. According to a 2002 study by the Association of French Departments, non-revenue water was actually slightly higher and stood at 28%. See also EU water policy Sandre References External links Public water supply and sanitation in France (pdf), a publication by BIPE and F2PE, 2012 Observatoire national des services publics d'eau et d'assainissement Centre d'Information sur l'Eau, a not-for-profit organization set up by the major private water companies in France to provide better information to consumers on water Fédération professionnelle des entreprises de l'eau (FP2E), the association of the French private water companies Fédération Nationale des Collectivités Concédantes et en Régie (FNCCR), the association of the French municipalities partenariat français pour l'eau, a partnership of French public entities, private companies and NGOs working internationally Office national de l’eau et des milieux aquatiques, the French water resources agency Urban Waste Water Treatment in France – Système d'information géographique du ministère sur l'asssainissement collectif, 2010 Du poison dans l'eau du robinet - France 3 - emission du vendredi 2 mars 2012 à 23h15 - YouTube (1:29:49) (Poison in the water tap - France 3 - program of Friday, 2 March 2012) (in French) (with emphasis on aluminium and Alzheimer's disease) French private water companies Veolia Environnement(ex-Compagnie Générale des Eaux) SUEZ Environnement (ex-Compagnie Lyonnaise des Eaux ) SAUR Alteau, a regional operator with its main areas of operation in the Rhône-Alpes and Centre-Auvergne Water in France