3. Water taxation

In 1964, the legislator instituted water agencies (at the time, they were known as "basin agencies"). There are now six of these agencies throughout France, all of which are public administrative establishments under the supervision of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Finance. Their main mission is to manage the river basins within their territorial jurisdiction (there are six river basins throughout France, each representing one of the six territories drained by water flowing into rivers or lakes. The division of the basins roughly corresponds to that of the major French rivers).

In particular, they are responsible for implementing the water development and management plan (a planning tool for water management and related risks such as flooding and pollution), promoting balanced and sustainable management of water resources and aquatic environments,...