Question 19029 — water and sanitation

Summary

Mr. Christophe Naegelen draws the attention of the Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition, to the consequences of climate change for the future of French agriculture and the need for anticipation that this implies on the part of the State, particularly in terms of irrigation. More precisely, the Government is currently revising the instruction of June 4, 2015 which defines the notion of “territorial project” (PTGE), prior to the financing by water agencies of water storage projects. The objective of this revision is to try to catch up with the delay that France has fallen in terms of irrigation. According to farmers' unions, between 2003 and 2013, the area equipped for irrigation in the country stagnated while the European average increased by 13.4%. With only 6% of the useful agricultural area irrigated, France is now ranks ninth in Europe, behind the Mediterranean countries, but also northern countries such as Denmark and the Netherlands. However, faced with the recurring episodes of drought and heat waves affecting the country, the resilience of farms to the consequences of climate change will inevitably require better management of water resources. The State must take its part in the effort to improve irrigation and mobilization of water resources. This is why he asks if, during the revision of the PTGE instruction, the current obstacles to project development will be lifted, in particular by giving water agencies the possibility of financing reserve creation beyond substitution. Also, he wishes to know if the modification of the method of calculating water withdrawals will be based on the volumes authorized or at least on the maximum volumes taken.

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