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Groundwater Management in France
Author(s) -
RISLER J. J
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1995.tb00939.x
Subject(s) - groundwater , water resource management , water quality , aquifer , legislation , water resources , christian ministry , environmental science , environmental planning , surface water , resource (disambiguation) , business , environmental protection , environmental resource management , environmental engineering , engineering , political science , computer science , law , ecology , computer network , geotechnical engineering , biology
Since 1935, France has experienced an evolution ‐ from legislation aimed at groundwater protection to regulations concerning water‐management incentives for increased use, in selected parts of acquifers, without causing over‐abstraction. During the 1960s, the protection of users became the main priority, and the water agencies have now become powerful bodies in the combat against water pollution and towards aquifer rehabilitation. The 1992 Water Act provided a balanced management of water resources (a) taking into account the water resource, surface‐water and groundwater, and (b) establishing a Water Directorate within the Ministry of the Environment. Reference is made to major achievements in the field of groundwater management and protection in terms of quantity and quality.