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Article L2224-7 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I.-Any service providing all or part of the production, transport, storage and distribution of water intended for human consumption is a drinking water service. The production of water intended for human consumption includes all or part of the abstraction, protection of the point of abstraction as well as the treatment of the raw water. II.-.Any service providing all or part of the tasks defined in article L. 2224-8 is a…

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Article L2224-7-2 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

In order to implement the responsibilities set out in article L. 1321-1 B of the Public Health Code aimed at meeting people’s essential needs for water intended for human consumption, the municipalities or their public cooperation establishments identify the people in their territory who have no access, or insufficient access, to drinking water and the reasons for this situation. This territorial diagnosis covers the entire population present in their territory….

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Article L2224-7-3 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

In the light of the territorial diagnosis drawn up in application of article L. 2224-7-2, the municipalities or their public cooperation establishments proceed to: 1° Identifying and assessing the possibilities for improving access to water intended for human consumption for people and groups of people who do not have access or who have inadequate access; 2° The implementation, no later than three years after the territorial diagnosis has been carried…

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Article L2224-7-4 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The provisions of articles L. 2224-7-2 and L. 2224-7-3 apply without prejudice to the provisions of article 2 of law no. 2000-614 of 5 July 2000 relating to the reception and housing of travellers for the persons mentioned in article 1 of the same law whose traditional habitat is made up of mobile homes installed in reception areas or on land set aside for this purpose. The obligations specified in…

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Article L2224-7-5 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Any public person responsible for the production of water who provides all or part of the abstraction may contribute to the management and preservation of water resources. This contribution is compulsory when all or part of the water is produced from a sensitive abstraction point, as defined in article L. 211-11-1 of the Environment Code.

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Article L2224-7-6 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The public person mentioned in article L. 2224-7-5 who contributes to the management and preservation of water resources draws up and implements an action plan to help maintain or improve the quality of the part of this resource used for the production of water intended for human consumption. This plan applies to all or part of the catchment area for the period it determines. This plan applies to all or…

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Article L2224-7-7 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The measures provided for in the action plan mentioned in article L. 2224-7-6 are intended to avoid, reduce or eliminate pollution of any kind or to limit its transfer to water resources, without prejudice to the requirements laid down by the Prefect in the areas defined in article L. 1321-2 of the Public Health Code and the rules adopted in application of the provisions of Chapters I and II of…

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Article L2224-8 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – Communes are responsible for wastewater treatment. In this context, they draw up a collective wastewater treatment plan including, before the end of 2013, a detailed description of wastewater collection and transport works. This description is updated at intervals set by decree in order to take into account any work carried out on these facilities. II. – The municipalities are responsible for monitoring connections to the public collection network,…

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Article L2224-9 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – Any abstraction, well or borehole drilled for domestic water use must be declared to the mayor of the municipality concerned. Companies must keep a register of water wells they drill, whatever their use, and must declare them on behalf of their customer to the mayor of the commune concerned within three months of their completion. The information relating to this declaration is made available to the representative of…

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