In recent years increasing demand and decreasing raw water quality have plagued the treatment plants serving the Paris suburbs. These problems have been partly offset by improvements implemented gradually at all stages of the treatment train, relying as much as possible on the facilities already in place. Thanks to planned structural flexibility, future modifications can be incorporated into the treatment scheme to satisfy increasingly strict water quality standards. Also covered are chlorine dioxide, ozone, activated carbon, chlorination, and powdered activated carbon. Includes tables, figures.