Aardvark
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Living in soggy 22 and still wondering what's going on.
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Post by Aardvark on Aug 11, 2022 18:49:51 GMT 1
That's pretty detailed. Looks like no water to be used for anything outside the house.
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Post by houpla on Aug 11, 2022 22:19:16 GMT 1
I wouldn't mind betting that the law will be changed soon to give the State sole ownership so they can 'sell' it back to whoever, or tax it. "L’article 642 du Code civil accorde au maître du fonds sur lequel elles jaillissent la propriété des eaux de source. Dans sa rédaction issue de la loi de 1898 sur le régime des eaux, cet article précise en effet que « celui qui a une source dans son fonds peut toujours user des eaux à sa volonté dans les limites et pour les besoins de son héritage »."
I doubt very very much that the French government would try to change this ancient law that gives people the right to use of water . It is not England here!
Want to bet? Given that Préfectures are forbidding agriculteurs from constructing new reservoirs, I wouldn't risk €1 on the current Gov not doing anything and everything (or at least trying) to screw the maximum profit from air, eau et terre....
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Post by mangetout on Aug 12, 2022 6:59:59 GMT 1
We are restricted to watering veg only, after 8pm and before 8 am, regardless of where the water comes from. We are also forbidden to take water from the local river.
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Post by cernunnos on Aug 12, 2022 7:06:00 GMT 1
"L’article 642 du Code civil accorde au maître du fonds sur lequel elles jaillissent la propriété des eaux de source. Dans sa rédaction issue de la loi de 1898 sur le régime des eaux, cet article précise en effet que « celui qui a une source dans son fonds peut toujours user des eaux à sa volonté dans les limites et pour les besoins de son héritage »."
I doubt very very much that the French government would try to change this ancient law that gives people the right to use of water . It is not England here!
Want to bet? Given that Préfectures are forbidding agriculteurs from constructing new reservoirs, I wouldn't risk €1 on the current Gov not doing anything and everything (or at least trying) to screw the maximum profit from air, eau et terre.... Yep , I'll bet . Reservoirs have been restricted for quite a while , as have new ponds, lakes etc , in fact they have been destroying ponds on stream valleys to make wetlands ! , but the new environmental policies in the PAC are promoting farmers to make "wildlife ponds" so it is all a bit hypo!
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Post by omegal on Aug 12, 2022 9:58:52 GMT 1
Here in 22 all golf courses can no longer water fairways and tees. Watering the greens is just about OK but for some at just 20% of normal amount. Rain due next week, doubt it will help the fairways much. Like households and anywhere else where water is required, we need a very wet Autumn.
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Post by ajm on Aug 12, 2022 13:08:04 GMT 1
We have greatly reduced our time in the shower and loo flushing but our ice production has gone through the roof.
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Post by woolybanana on Aug 13, 2022 14:06:45 GMT 1
Shower together, save half the water!
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Post by jackie on Aug 13, 2022 15:37:42 GMT 1
Saving our grey water from the kitchen sinks in a bucket now and decanting into watering cans. Amazing how much there is!
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Post by ajm on Aug 13, 2022 16:20:51 GMT 1
Saving our grey water from the kitchen sinks in a bucket now and decanting into watering cans. Amazing how much there is! We do the same
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Post by cernunnos on Aug 13, 2022 21:12:11 GMT 1
My goodness , sounds like the ecological stuff we used to do 50 years ago , how time flies!
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Post by jackie on Aug 13, 2022 21:16:01 GMT 1
My goodness , sounds like the ecological stuff we used to do 50 years ago , how time flies! We live in one of the wettest regions in France so not usually necessary. We’ve had to pump our overflowing well out in previous years. Sadly, Global warming is really kicking in now…
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Post by cernunnos on Aug 13, 2022 21:20:53 GMT 1
My goodness , sounds like the ecological stuff we used to do 50 years ago , how time flies! We live in one of the wettest regions in France so not usually necessary. We’ve had to pump our overflowing well out in previous years. Sadly, Global warming is really kicking in now… yep , what can I say Jackie , if " they " had listened...... It is now too late . I have stopped worrying , live for today .
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Post by houpla on Aug 13, 2022 22:13:03 GMT 1
We live in one of the wettest regions in France so not usually necessary. We’ve had to pump our overflowing well out in previous years. Sadly, Global warming is really kicking in now… yep , what can I say Jackie , if " they " had listened...... It is now too late . I have stopped worrying , live for today .
Bof! Let's wait and see what happens next year, hein? It could be the wettest summer on record....you just never know!
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Post by pcpa on Aug 13, 2022 22:59:13 GMT 1
My goodness , sounds like the ecological stuff we used to do 50 years ago , how time flies! We live in one of the wettest regions in France so not usually necessary. We’ve had to pump our overflowing well out in previous years. Sadly, Global warming is really kicking in now… If it is overflowing where do you pump it to?
And would it not just make its way straight back through the soil?
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exile
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Post by exile on Aug 13, 2022 23:52:53 GMT 1
We live in one of the wettest regions in France so not usually necessary. We’ve had to pump our overflowing well out in previous years. Sadly, Global warming is really kicking in now… If it is overflowing where do you pump it to?
And would it not just make its way straight back through the soil?
Not necessarily - indeed not necessarily at all. Look at artesian well or spring as an example of naturally occurring places where this happens. If the ground water layer is capped by an impervious layer, the water feeding that layer (from far above) can create sufficient pressure that wherever that cap is broken (spring or well) the water will rise up well above the cap layer and indeed overspill onto open ground. Only water in the immediate vicinity of the break in the cap will try and find its way back down where it will fail due to the pressure of the water forcing its way upwards.
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