COMENIUS PROJECT LYCEE SAVARY DE MAULEON LES SABLES D’OLONNE

1. COMENIUS PROJECT LYCEE SAVARY DE MAULEON LES SABLES D’OLONNE • Presentation of VENDÉE EAU Strategic directions and operational decisions to fight water scarcity

2. CONTENTS • A few key figures • Presentation of Vendée Eau • Strategic direction : • Water safety plan • Operational decisions : • Raise people’s awareness of water scarcity • The fight against water waste program

3. A few key figuresDid you know that ? The average daily water comsumption per person : • In France : 151 litres on average • In the Pays de la Loire region : around 138 litres • In Cyprus : around 85 litres (figures for 2005 to 2007)

4. A few key figures Did you know that ? The water footprint concept or « virtual water » Litres of water required to produce : • 1 kg of lettuce → 25 litres • 1 kg of wheat → 1 500 litres • 1 hamburger → 2 400 litres • 1 glass of orange juice → 170 litres • 1 ton of steel → 20,000 litres • 1 ton of plastic → 2 million litres • A car → 35,000 litres • 1 ton of medecine → 5 billion litres • A pair of shoes → 8 000 litres

5. A few key figures Did you know that ? How is water consumption distributed (in France) Drinking Cooking Car/Garden Washing-up Laundry Toilets Baths/Showers Miscellaneous

6. A few key figures Did you know that ? Water consumption at Savary de Mauléon High School • 2007 : 3,906 m3 • 2008 : 4,186 m3 • 2009 : 4,507 m3 • 2010 : 4,479 m3 NB : A large swimming-pool holds about 500 m3 of water. A year’s water consumption in Savary de Mauléon would fill about 9 swimming-pools.

7. Presentation of Vendée Eau General code for territorial groupings Art.L2224-7-1 « The communes have jurisdiction over the matter of drinking water distribution. Within this framework, they settle upon a drinking water distribution scheme defining the areas served by the water distribution network. They can also provide drinking water production as well as its transportation and storage. »

8. Presentation of Vendée Eau Jurisdiction : Drinking water distribution to 276 communes in Vendée 20 inter-communal syndicates and 2 communes 1961 : Amalgamation into a single departmental service Jurisdiction : Drinking water production 1936 – 1955 : Amalgamation into inter-communal syndicates 276 communes in Vendée out of 282

9. Presentation of Vendée Eau The missions of Vendée Eau • Operate and maintain the public service of water distribution on behalf of communes, that is to say supply drinking water in sufficient quantity. • Satisfy people’s needs and activities while respecting present quality standards. • Offer subscribers a quality service in accordance with their requirements and at the cheapest price possible.

10. Presentation of Vendée Eau Communes which adhere to Vendée Eau Independent communes Inter-communal syndicates boundaries

11. Presentation of Vendée Eau Budget :€ 105 million • Investment : € 25 million • Operating coasts : € 80 million

12. Presentation of Vendée Eau Water distribution by private contractors • Subcontractors are selected after a competitive tendering procedure, in accordance with the French Code of Public Markets, and for a limited period of time • Subcontractors are responsible for the daily overseeing of water works potabilisation plants, water towers, pipes • They are responsible for taking metre readings and invoicing on behalf of Vendée Eau→ Vendée Eau supervises their work and retains total control over subscribers’ terms and conditions of service

13. Presentation of Vendée Eau Private contractors’operating zones for the distribution of potable water

14. Presentation of Vendée Eau Origin of the water supply • 45 200 000 m3 of water produced in 2009 • 90 % surface water • 12 water dams and 10 water production plants • 5 % groundwater • 12 groundwater abstractions and drillings • 5 % water imports, mainly from Loire Atlantique

15. Presentation of Vendée Eau Where water requirements are higher in summer Dam Dam Water production plant Water catchment Surface water collection Where the most important resources are located

16. Presentation of Vendée Eau

17. Presentation of Vendée Eau Public drinking water networks • 14,000 km of water pipes, from 60 to 600 mm in diameter (steel, cast-iron, PVC, HDPE, asbestos cement) • 331,000 water subscribers • 56 water towers, 25 reservoirs • 30 high pressure and chlorine stations

18. Presentation of Vendée Eau Pipe Laying worksite

19. Présentation de Vendée Eau Painted water tower in Saint Révérend

20. Presentation of Vendée Eau Water resources : Surface water – around 90 % Ground water – around 10 % Population served : 520 000 Subscribers : 336 000 in 2009 Total water consumption : 34 275 000 m3

21. Strategic direction of water safety plan • Increased needs in summertime →33 % of the water is consumed during summer months (June, July, August), half of which in the coastal areas • Growing needs in the coastal areas and in the North East of the Vendée departement. →

22. Strategic direction of Water safety plan • INSEE study (December 2010) : Population growth forecast →840 000 inhabitants en 2040 • Critical years, close to water shutdown ( 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2009) • Water supply safety plan (Vendée Eau – Novembre 2004) →Water waste reduction programme

23. Strategic direction of Water safety plan ZONE NORD EST -2,1 Mm3 ZONE COTIERE NORD -7,5 Mm3 +0,9 Mm3 Coastal zones LA ROCHE SUR YON -8,8 Mm3 ZONE MERVENT ZONE CENTRE LAY +2,0 Mm3 FONTENAY LE COMTE +2,0 Mm3 ZONE COTIERE SUD +0,25 Mm3 -1,3 Mm3 Structural assessment and transfer in 2005

24. Strategic direction of Water safety plan PPreliminary and voluntary actions • Development of groundwater use • Future use of specific quarries • Furthering localized seawater desalination • Development of water quality recovery programs • Overall plan for water conservation and the fight against water wasting

25. Strategic direction of Water safety plan Groundwater research campaign

26. Strategic direction of Water safety plan A few structuring scenarios to study : • Building of an impounding reservoir (reservoir on the Auzance river) • Desalination of seawater • Water transfer from the South of the Vendée (Mervent) to coastal areas (Apremont) • Transfer of treated water from Nantes (water plant in La Roche) to the North West of Vendée • Re-use of water from wastewater treatment plants

27. Strategic direction of Water safety plan Water framework directive of October 22, 2000 • Ensure the ecological stability of waterways • 1964 and 1992 laws on water / 2006 laws on water and on aquatic environments • SDAGE Loire-Bretagne Water orientation and planification documents for the Loire-Brittany area • SAGE (Auzance Vertonne / Vie et Jaunay, Lay, the Vendée …) Orientation documents for the catchment area → The dam reservoir on the Auzance river is subject to necessary derogation

28. Operational Decisions Fight water waste A communication adapted to all Regional communities Subscribers and the general public Pupils

29. Operational DecisionsFight water waste Programme (2008-2012) : Targeting communities • Goals • Carry on the programme initiated with specific diagnoses • Encourage the use of hydro-saving devices • Encourage people to watch their water consumption • Actions • Diagnosis survey results, thoughts on the continuation of the survey, updating database records • Advice and technical support from communities Editing guides, providing IT tools, advice for installing hydro-saving devices, AEU/HQE project monitoring (HQE = High Environmental Quality)

30. Operational DecisionsFight water waste Programme (2008-2012) : Targeting private individuals • Goals • Carry on water information campaigns to promote water conservation • Incite people to install hydro-saving devices • Start new and more concrete test actions

31. Operational DecisionsFight water waste Programme (2008-2012) : Targeting private individuals • Actions • Carry on parntnerships and find new ones • Develop pilot actions Install water-saving devices in show houses • Improve our knowledge on water consumption ratios • Promote water-saving appliances • Carry on marketing communication Release new documents Partnership with media Gardening charter

32. Operational DecisionsFight water waste Programme (2008-2012) : Targeting students • Goals • Initiate a teaching programme for the fight against water waste • Meet schools’ requests • Actions • Setting-up an educational programme • Intervention in schools • Water consumption assessments in schools and installation support for water-saving appliances (Eco-school)

33. This slide show was realized by the students of Management Literacy class (first year, 1ère STG) at Savary de Mauléon High School, following a conference by our partner « Vendée Eau ».