A press release from François Sauvadet on the departmental water plan on March 22, a letter from François Rebsamen on March 16 on the price of water in the Metropolis: water is again at the center of the debate three months from departmental elections.
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The opposition files an appeal with the administrative court
Water causes a stir at the Departmental Council of Côte-d’Or: on the occasion of World Water Day on March 22, François Sauvadet questioned the opposition, which attacked the Schéma last February. department of water.
An approach that he judges ” inconsistent », This diagram having according to him “Only one objective: to allow access to water for all, in quality and quantity, at a bearable price, which no union or the State is able to do on its own in the department. “
In question, a deliberation of December 2020, aimed at financing the study and the creation of a water treatment unit at the Grosbois reservoir. Believing that water is not a competence of the Departmental Council, the Forces de Progress group therefore filed an appeal in February with the administrative court of Dijon, to request the annulment of this deliberation.
Opposition to #CD21 referred to the TA of #Dijon our Departmental Water Scheme: an inconsistent approach!
However, this plan has only one objective: to provide access to a #water of quality, for everyone and at a bearable price everywhere in #CôtedOr. https://t.co/ZkpbzYI0tc
– François Sauvadet (@Sauvadet) March 22, 2021
The NOTRe law provides for a compulsory transfer of water and sanitation skills to urban communities on January 1, 2020 and to communities of municipalities by January 1, 2026 at the latest.
François Sauvadet claims on the contrary ” have long been pursuing a strong intervention policy in the water sector, both in technical and financial support and in own project management. »
And he deplores that ” on such a crucial subject, the departmental opposition asks the Departmental Council to stay out of the match! “
A match whose next rounds could well take place in the coming weeks and fuel the campaign for the departmental elections.
Dijon Métropole creates a semi-public company to manage drinking water and sanitation
« Involve the community on the subject of water as a common good »Is also the approach claimed by François Rebsamen, in the letter he sent to the Dijonnais on March 16. To do this, he announces the creation of a semi-public company, Odivea, « who will be in charge, from April 2021, of drinking water and wastewater treatment in Dijon. » Dijon Métropole is a 49% shareholder and Suez at 51%.
François Rebsamen also announces a drop in the price of water.
????World Water Day. The opportunity to remember that #Dijon the price of water will drop by almost 16% from April. A commitment made by the municipality which materializes with the establishment of a new semi-public company: Odivéa#ecology #innovation pic.twitter.com/w0MJdQVlZX
– City of Dijon (@dijon) March 22, 2021
The trend of a return to public management
The Dijon metropolis is therefore following the trend observed in France for several years, that of taking over water services, sometimes delegated for decades to private companies. Today, 40% of drinking water distribution is provided by public authorities and 60% of sanitation (source: France Public Water)
With one observation: water management remains an eminently political issue which escapes beyond the right-left divide, but the issue of which resurfaces at each election date.
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