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Seine Normandie Water AgencyForty years of
sustainable developement
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Water Management in France
Delineated water management roles
The French state
The Municipalities
The water agencies system
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6 river catchmentterritories
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River basin Committee
Executive body
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Polluter pay principle
Water Price in Paris area 3/m3
Polluters have to pay
Purifiers are financed
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Financing water works

• Pollution tax 500 M
• A five year financing and planning program
• Grants and soft loans to finance

• - Studies (50 M/year)
• - Waste water treatment plants (400 M/y)
• Sewer systems (400 M/y)
• Drinking water treatment plants (140 M/y)

• Average financing ratio 50

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Demography
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Results and benefits
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Oxygen in the river Seine downstream Paris
1981
2000
2005
Oxygen Concentration (mg/l)
FISH MORTALITY LIMIT
2006
1960