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5. Water for human consumption
5.1 Catchments or abstraction works
According to BIPE 2019 , there are 33,200 groundwater and surface water extraction facilities in mainland France. A few facilities draw on seawater to produce drinking water by reverse osmosis desalination.
The origin of the water is either groundwater, surface water or both (mixed). Groundwater, which is of better quality than surface water, is mainly abstracted (around 2/3).
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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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