Question 15851 — water and sanitation

Summary

Mr. Christophe Naegelen draws the attention of the Minister of the Interior to the future of the functions of the presidents and vice-presidents of intermunicipal unions which manage water or sanitation competence, for small communities of municipalities. The NOTRe law provides that only the presidents and vice-presidents of intermunicipal unions and closed mixed unions whose scope is greater than that of an EPCI with its own taxation can benefit from official allowances. This provision was corrected by Law No. 2016-341 which postpones its application to January 1, 2020, the date planned for the transfer of water and sanitation skills to the communities of municipalities. However, Law No. 2018-702 of August 3, 2018 introduces certain relaxations in terms of transfer of water and sanitation skills (possible postponements until 2026), but nothing is planned regarding office allowances for the presidents of the unions which would remain beyond January 1, 2020. The situation will therefore be as follows: either the municipalities accept the transfer of competence to the communities and in this case, the small unions disappear; either the municipalities oppose the transfer, and these unions persist but by making their presidents volunteers despite the commitment and responsibilities that this represents. In rural areas where the perimeters of communities have been increased, many water or sanitation unions which act in more restricted geographical sectors are concerned. The elected officials at the head of these structures once again feel discredited and helpless: they wonder why they have provided for relaxations if the conditions for exercising them are not permitted. This is why he asks us to kindly indicate what the Government intends to do to remedy this shortcoming and to enable theoretical relaxation to be combined with practical flexibility in terms of water or sanitation jurisdiction.

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