Water pricing structures in France: state of the art, and changes since 2006 French Water Act

Structure tarifaire de l'Eau potable et de l'assainissement en France: état des lieux et évolution depuis la LEMA de 2006

M. Montginoul ()
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M. Montginoul: UMR G-EAU - Gestion de l'Eau, Acteurs, Usages - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - AgroParisTech - IRSTEA - Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier

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Abstract: Water price is highly debated in France. Often only its level is the object of analysis. Sometimes the debate goes deeper, concerning the weight represented by the fixed part in water bill. But water pricing structure is not limited to this aspect, it is much more complex and can take various forms, following the type of assigned objectives: to balance budget, to incite saving water, to allow access to water for all. This article presents these structures, the main French legislative elements, the current French practices and their recent evolution, from an in-depth reading of the French legislation and based on two surveys done in France in 2003 and 2013.

Keywords: water price; urban wastewater; surveys; LEGISLATION; PRIX DE L'EAU; EAU USEE URBAINE; ENQUETE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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Published in TSM. Techniques Sciences Méthodes – Génie urbain, génie rural, 2018, 2018 (1-2), pp.23-32. ⟨10.1051/tsm/201812023⟩

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DOI: 10.1051/tsm/201812023

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