SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 6-K


                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                      PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                February 13, 2003


                              VIVENDI ENVIRONNEMENT
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                              36-38, avenue Kleber
                               75116 Paris, France
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


          (Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
          annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

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          in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)):____

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          Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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          registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_______________.



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                                  PRESS RELEASE

         Louis Schweitzer joins Vivendi Environnement Supervisory Board


February 11, 2003 - Louis Schweitzer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Renault, was co-opted by the Vivendi Environnement Supervisory Board on February
5, 2003.

Louis Schweitzer started his career as a civil servant. From 1981 until 1986, he
served as chief of staff of Laurent Fabius in various Government Ministries and
at Matignon (during the period when Mr. Fabius was the French Prime Minister).
In 1986, he joined Renault, where in 1988 he became Chief Financial Officer and
Head of Strategic Planning. In 1989, he was appointed Executive Vice President
and Deputy Chief Operating Officer and then President and Chief Operating
Officer in December 1990. He became Chairman and CEO of Renault Group in May
1992.




                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  February 13, 2003

                                      VIVENDI ENVIRONNEMENT


                                      By: /s/ Jerome Contamine
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                                          Name: Jerome Contamine
                                          Title: Chief Financial Officer