French General Code of Local Authorities
In forceIn application of 2° of article L. 2224-7-3, the solutions implemented by municipalities or their public cooperative bodies to improve access to water intended for human consumption may be permanent or temporary depending on the situation and may involve fixed or mobile equipment. They may not have the effect of creating risks for the health and safety of the population. Depending on the nature of the shortcomings in access to water identified by the territorial diagnosis provided for in article R. 2224-5-5, in:
1° A connection of the area without access to water to a water network intended for human consumption;
2° The provision of facilities such as public drinking water fountains, water ramps or standpipes ;
3° The implementation of corrective action on fountains and other drinking water distribution equipment, when malfunctions of the latter are at the root of situations of insufficient access to water intended for human consumption;
4° The mobilisation of social water policy measures, such as social water pricing or the flat-rate aid provided for in Article L. 2224-12-1-1, when inadequate access to water is linked to difficulties in paying water bills;
5° Support for people with inadequate access to water to use alternative resources such as water from wells or boreholes, when the home or place of residence of these people is far from the public water distribution network intended for human consumption. This support consists, at the very least, of appropriate information. In the absence of alternative resources, mobile water supply systems may be implemented.
