National Water Committee

Advisory organization which reports to the Minister for the Environment, the National Water Committee's mission is to give its opinion on the geographical districts of basins or group of basins, on all development and water distribution projects having a national scope as well as major regional developments; on draft decrees on the protection of fish populations, on the water price billed to users and the quality of Public water supply and sanitation services (proposed by an advisory committee established within). The National Water Committee especially gives an opinion on the draft river basin management plans (SDAGEs) and programmes of measures. It is made up of: representatives of the State and its public institutions (including two basin coordinator prefects and two water agencies' directors), two members of the Parliament and two senators, two members of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, presidents of basin committees, representatives of local authorities, representatives of users, two Presidents of local water commissions (CLE) and qualified persons (whose number may not exceed eight).