Question 19027 — water and sanitation

Summary

Mr. Jean-Pierre Cubertafon draws the attention of the Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition, to the revision of the draft instruction of June 4, 2015 (NOR TREL1904750J). This instruction defines in particular the notion of “territorial project”, an important notion because it is prerequisite to the financing by water agencies of water storage projects. While the country is hit by episodes of drought and heatwaves more recurrent, better management of water resources appears to be the best guarantee of farm resilience in the face of the consequences of climate change. However, France has fallen significantly behind in this area. Thus, between 2003 and 2013, the surface area equipped for irrigation stagnated while the European average increased by 13.4%. With only 6% of the useful agricultural area irrigated, France ranks now ranked 9th in Europe, behind northern countries such as Denmark and the Netherlands but also the Mediterranean countries. Faced with this delay, the Government recently undertook to revise the instruction of June 4, 2015, which defines the notion of “territorial project”, prior to the financing by water agencies of water storage projects. Considering the expectations of farmers and the collective capacity to guarantee sustainability of the French agricultural model, He would like to know the ministry's position on this educational project and in particular whether it will give water agencies the possibility of financing reserve creation beyond substitution. Finally, he would like to know whether the modification of the method of calculating withdrawals will be based on the authorized volumes or at least on the maximum volumes withdrawn.

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