Question 13481 — water and sanitation

Summary

Mr. Jean-Pierre Cubertafon draws the attention of the Minister of Agriculture and Food to the idea of ​​initiating a national plan in favor of the creation of water reservoirs for irrigation with State support. Today, irrigation is of public utility, because it is essential for agriculture to regulate the quality and quality of French food production. Irrigation is virtuous because it increases the humidity of the air and helps to reduce the temperature during heatwaves. It fights doubly against the greenhouse effect, because it also allows a large quantity of CO2 to be fixed. Finally, this approach also contributes to the preservation of groundwater, because irrigation consumes much less water than it receives in the form of rain: it returns a lot of water to the subsoil, thus replenishing the groundwater. But, despite a abundant water resource, storage in France is underdeveloped. Today, of the 200 billion cubic meters of effective water that falls on average per year in France, 60% infiltrates into the ground and 40% flows onto the surface while storage for irrigation represents on average 4 billion cubic meters per year. It therefore appears necessary to encourage the creation and improvement of water retention structures such as the suggests the June 2018 report by MP Adrien Morenas. Hill reservoirs allow irrigation using rainwater collected in winter in summer. Also, he questions him on the advisability of putting in place a national plan in favor of the creation of water reservoirs, with technical, administrative and financial support from the State.

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