Drought. A deputy from Toulouse challenges the government on the provision of hydro-efficient kits
By Alexandra Frenkel
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Faced with the heat and the drought that France and particularly Toulouse are experiencing in this summer of 2022, the government is encouraging local authorities to distribute the hydro-saving kits to the administrators. Following this, the North Toulouse deputy, Jean-Francois Portarrieuwished to relay the questions of the mayors regarding the provision of these kits by questioning Bérangère Couillard, Secretary of State for Ecology.
“In this period of worrying drought, the reminder of good reflexes for individuals and professionals takes on its full meaning…”
Hydro-saving kits?
This kit, consisting of energy-saving showerheadsof foamers for taps or even flow reducersone for the purpose of 20% discount household water consumption. In Gironde, last March, the mayor of the town of Langon had already distributed these kits to his constituents.
A solution to water restrictions?
In Haute-Garonne, restrictions on the use of water have been in place since Tuesday, August 9, 2022 because of the drought. It is even intensified on this Monday, August 22. In this context, the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion invites local authorities to provide homes with these water-saving devices. Problem, the terms of application of this initiative are not specified.
This is where the deputy from the north of Toulouse, Jean-Francois Portarrieu intervenes. Indeed, the deputy of Haute-Garonne asks to know “the actions proposed by the State to facilitate the provision of water-saving kits, as well as the communication measures carried out for the communities who would prefer to distribute it. »
MP committed to communities
Deputy Jean-François Portarrieu is assimilated to the Horizons group, the political party of Edouard Philippe. He is committed to solving the problems of local authorities. ” There is no small gesture to save water… From the moment the State proposes an action and our town halls or our communities of municipalities wish to be the relay in an interest and ecological collective, there are every reason to want to speed up the provision of such equipment! »
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