Water and sanitation skills: end valve for compulsory transfer

It is a series in several episodes, the first of which had been introduced by the NOTRE Act (New Territorial Organization of the Republic) on 7 August 2015. It required the transfer of water and sanitation management powers to communities of communes on 1 January 2026. In 2018, parliamentarians were divided on the issue, MPs being in favour of it while senators, representatives of local elected representatives, wanted the municipalities to retai…

The bill to stop the compulsory transfer of water and sanitation skills was finally adopted by the Senate at second reading. A review of the measures and the range of tools available to communities.