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1964 Law : - 6 River Basins - 6 Agencies - 6 River Basin committees

IWRM IN FRANCE: A WAY TO FINANCE WATER INVESTMENTS. 1964 Law : - 6 River Basins - 6 Agencies - 6 River Basin committees. The Seine-Normandy basin. 100 000 km 2 8 regions, 25 counties, 8700 municipalities 17 million inhabitants in 2% of the basin area

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1964 Law : - 6 River Basins - 6 Agencies - 6 River Basin committees

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  1. IWRM IN FRANCE: A WAY TO FINANCE WATER INVESTMENTS 1964 Law : - 6 River Basins - 6 Agencies - 6 River Basin committees

  2. The Seine-Normandy basin 100 000 km2 8 regions, 25 counties, 8700 municipalities 17 million inhabitants in 2% of the basin area 40 % of national industrial activity 60 % of the basin area cultivated

  3. Basin funds:Who decides ? Who is concerned has to be part of the decision process Basin Committee = Stakeholders are the decision makers

  4. FRENCH WATER AGENCIES • Financing water by water • At watershed level • Users are payers and decision-makers • each drop of water used/polluted is billed • Each bill is taxed to feed a basin facility • Water agencies operate the facility

  5. IWRM allows water to pay for water: a selfhelped sector • Capital investments are decided and carried by the municipal owners, supported by water agencies: 40% grants & 20% soft loans • No state (central governement) support • States charges V.A.T on every bill .

  6. Where does the money go ? Who invests is supported From 1991 to 2001, 56% of SN water investments were disbursed by AESN (€ 5.6 billions/10 billions total)

  7. BASIN SOLIDARITY • Pollution tax of each utility is modulated according to their population scale: large agglomerations (PARIS) pay 2.8 times more than low populated municipalities • Municip. less than 400 inhabitants do not pay • All get the same level of aids from agencies.

  8. 1964 Datas Paris dry weather treatment 23% Bathing areas conforms: 43% Concentration NH3 Seine: 10 Concentration Cd shellfishs: 5 Fish species: 3 Child mortality: 25 Hepatitis A: 55% Number of tourists: 8 Ms 2005 Datas 100% 95% 1 1 29 3,5 5% 40 Ms BENEFITS FOR THE BASIN

  9. Capital investments costs(in 2003 €) • € 32 000 millions invested in 37 years • € 865 millions per year (average) • AESN contributed 55% • Paid by 17 millions water pollutors • € 51 per inhabitant per year • Rural dwellers paid less than €15/year

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