Environment and habitat | Glossaire eau, milieu marin et biodiversité

Domestic use of water

Sens commun

Water abstraction and discharge exclusively intended for meeting the needs of individuals, owners or tenants of facilities, and of the persons ordinarily living in the same household, within the limits of the water quantities needed for human consumption, hygiene care, washing and the growing of plants and breeding of animals reserved for family consumption. Any abstraction lower than or equal to 40 m3/d is considered as a domestic use of water.

Source

According to the Ministry of Ecology

Maritime lateral limit

Sens réglementaire

Line essentially distinguishing the public maritime domain (at its downstream part) from the public waterways domain (if the stream is state-owned) or from the private domain of riverside residents (at its upstream part). The maritime lateral limit is the real limit in the domestic

Source

According to the Ministry of Ecology

Biological reservoir

Sens technique

According to section I-1° of Article L. 214-17 of the Environmental Code, it means a river, a part of river or canal that comprises one or more spawning or habitats of species of phytoplankton,

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According to Rhine-Meuse Water Agency

Biotope protection order

Sens technique

Order established by the department prefect to implement measures to conserve biotopes such as ponds, marshes, swamps, heathland, dunes, groves, hedgerows, lawns and any natural formation not exploited by humans since these biotopes are necessary for reproduction, feeding, rest, survival of protected species. The biotope protection order is particularly adapted to deal with emergency situations of destruction or significant modification of an area.

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d'après DREAL Centre-Val de Loire

Sustainable Development

Sens commun

Development that strives to meet the current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. For such a purpose, modes of production and consumption must respect the human or natural environment and allow all the inhabitants of the Earth to meet their basic needs: food, shelter, clothing, education, working, living in a healthy environment. Applied to the economy, it has three dimensions: economic (efficiency, profitability), social (social responsibility) and environmental (environmental impact).

Source

According to the Ministry of Ecology