Exhibit 23.03


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

      We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of United States Filter
Corporation for the  registration of 5,815,450 shares of its common stock and to
the incorporation by reference herein of our report dated January 16, 1998, with
respect to the financial  statements of The Kinetics Group, Inc. included in the
Current  Report on Form 8-K/A  dated  February 6, 1998 of United  States  Filter
Corporation, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Walnut Creek, California
February 4, 1998