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12. Economic data
12.1 Financing water services
The costs of collecting, producing and distributing drinking water and treating wastewater are borne by the users (subscribers) of these public services. The principle is "water pays for water". The amounts collected from customers through billing are used to finance the operating and investment costs of the water and wastewater utilities.
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In France, a water bill is made up of three parts:
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Bibliography
Regulations
Council Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste water of May 21, 1991 (OJ L 135 of May 30, 1991).
Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 23, 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (Official Journal L 327 of December 22, 2000).
Law of January 3, 1992 on water (JORF n° 3 of January 4, 1992)....
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