The Prefect, after obtaining the opinion of the hydrogéologue agréé en matière d’hygiène publique under the conditions provided for in article R. 1321-14, specially appointed for this purpose, submits a summary report drawn up by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and a reasoned draft order to the Conseil départemental de l’environnement et des risques sanitaires et technologiques for its opinion.
The Prefect sends the draft order to the holder of the authorisation to operate the source and informs him of the date and place of the meeting of the departmental council, in accordance with the procedure laid down in article R. 1322-6. It does the same for the owner of the land for which occupation is requested under article L. 1322-10.
If the Prefect remains silent on the request for more than two months, this constitutes a decision to reject the request. This period is suspended for the time allowed for the production of missing documents requested by the Prefect and extended to six months if the Prefect requests the expertise of a competent body at national level.