Wastewater Discharge to the Arcachon Basin: Justice Suspends Prefectural Orders

Bordeaux, 20 May 2025 (AFP) – On Tuesday, the Administrative Court of Bordeaux suspended the prefectural decrees authorizing the inter-municipal union managing the remediation of the Arcachon basin (SIBA), to discharge wastewater into the natural environment during exceptional weather conditions. In two orders consulted by the AFP, the judge of the interlocutors considered that "the gross charge [...]

The Bordeaux Administrative Court suspended the prefectural decrees which allowed the discharge of waste water into the Arcachon basin in the event of bad weather. A decision welcomed by oyster farmers and environmental defenders, in the midst of a crisis of confidence around the local sanitation system. The post Wastewater Releases in the Arcachon Basin: Justice cuts the tap at SIBA appeared first on Rue89Bordeaux.

The Administrative Court of Bordeaux has just given reason to the environmental association Sepanso. It asked for the suspension of decrees which allow, in circumstances