The director of the Société des eaux de Volvic (SEV), Jérôme Gros, and the prefect of Puy de Dôme, Philippe Chopin, made a commitment this Thursday. They signed a Pure: a Rational Water Use Plan.
Reduce your water withdrawals
Volvic commits to withdraw 10% less water compared to the volume authorized annually by the State, which is equivalent to 280 million liters less per year. The company even plans to achieve a 20% reduction by 2025.
Another commitment: the SEV plans to reduce its withdrawals in the event of drought. 5% less per month in the event of a drought alert, and 10% in the event of an enhanced drought alert. Figures that should also double by 2025. The Pure will indeed allow the prefect to impose restrictions on water withdrawals in situations of water stress.
In addition to Volvic, 27 companies from Puy-de-Dôme such as Limagrin or Sanofi will be affected. To establish this Rational Water Use Plan with the factories that consume the most water in the department, a prefectural decree should be taken in early October.
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For several years, associations and individuals living in the Volvic aquifer zone have accused the company of drying up the water tables in this environment. Even in times of drought, the factory continued to source, without restriction.. Behavior contrary to 2006 law on water and aquifers, which indicates that inhabitants and ecosystems have priority over water use in the event of water stress.
Since 2019, the Eau Bien Commun association has sounded the alarm. For Laurent Campos-Hugueney, the spokesperson, the commitment of Volvic “goes in the right direction“. He wonders, however”will this be enough to restore flow to downstream sources? “
He recalls that the SEV is accused of having dried up the fish farm of Saint-Genès l’Enfant, and other water tables in the aquifer zone. Since the 1980s, the water table in Volvic has decreased by 30%.
