The Pays d’Iroise community council met on Wednesday December 18, 2024 in Lanrivoaré. Elected officials took note of the budgetary guidelines concerning drinking water and sanitation. “The master plan, defined in 2022, provides for the management of drinking water over a period of 20 years with significant equipment investments. Water is not an inexhaustible resource. Securing the resource and its production represents a major challenge for the years to come,” indicated Jean-Noël Briand, vice-president in charge of finance.
The multi-year investment plan for the drinking water budget of the community of municipalities amounts to 38 million euros (M€) for the period 2025-2030, including 13.50 M€ dedicated to the renewal of the network. For 2025, a budget of €4.02 million is planned.
It will be necessary to adjust the level of the fee
Pays d’Iroise community is committed to developing local water production as much as possible, by increasing the storage capacity of reservoirs, in particular the construction of a second water tower in Saint-Renan, the rehabilitation of other reservoirs and the development of interconnections between Saint-Renan and Kermorvan, in Ploumoguer, etc. The level of investments should be around €6 million per year in the coming years, requiring the mobilization of external financing.
Furthermore, it will be necessary to adjust the level of the fee, within the framework of tariff convergence defined by municipality, in accordance with the financing trajectory of the master plan.
The price on the rise
“The long-term objective is to be able to finance the renewal of the network through the net savings generated,” specifies André Talarmin, president of the community of municipalities, recalling that the country of Iroise must purchase 50% of its water production to external organizations (i.e. 1.2 million m3 in 2023).
Finally, the water price will increase in 2025 according to the inflation rate (+ 1.8%) and 0.2% savings to meet the needs of network renewals. “Water pricing will be adapted to encourage consumers to limit their consumption, while ensuring that it remains accessible to all,” it was underlined.
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