Exhibit 23.04


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectus
constituting  part of this  Registration  Statement on Form S-3 of United States
Filter  Corporation  of our report  dated  September  25,  1997  relating to the
consolidated  balance sheets of Memtec Limited at June 30, 1997 and 1996 and the
related  consolidated  statements  of income,  cash  flows and of  shareholder's
equity for each of the three  years in the period  ended  June 30,  1997,  which
appears on page F-2 of the Form 8-K/A of United States Filter  Corporation dated
February  6, 1998.  We also  consent to the  reference  to us under the  heading
"Experts" in such Prospectus.


/s/ Price Waterhouse

Price Waterhouse
Sydney
February 9, 1998