Decree No. 2023-835 of August 29, 2023 relating to the uses and conditions of use of rainwater and treated wastewater
Extract
" Art. R. 211-123.-I.- The use of rainwater and treated wastewater, as defined respectively in articles R. 211-124 and R. 211-125, is possible in the places and under the conditions defined. Articles R. 211-126 and R. 211-127 for non-domestic uses.
“The use of rainwater is possible without an authorization procedure.
“The use of treated wastewater may be authorized according to the procedure defined in subsection 2 of this section. When it is planned to use treated wastewater for agronomic or agricultural purposes, only the use of water mentioned in 1° of Article R. 211-125 may be authorized.
“II.-The uses of water in the following areas are governed exclusively by the provisions specific to them:
"1° Domestic uses and in food businesses, on the basis of Article L. 1322-14 of the Public Health Code ;
“2° Uses in an installation covered by the nomenclature appended to article R. 511-9 or under section 2.1.1.0 of the nomenclature defined in article R. 214-1, as regulated by the prefectural decree governing the operation of this installation;
“3° The uses of fresh water from the natural environment governed by a prefectural order issued on the basis of the nomenclature defined in article R. 214-1.