The Paris town hall denounced on Monday May 7 a new oil drilling project, authorized by the national government, in the Paris region, which “ would threaten » according to her the catchments of her water authority. Paris described the project, which would take place in Nonville, 80 km southeast of the capital, as “ potential environmental disaster » which compromises « the security of the drinking water supply in the city of Paris “.
For the Paris town hall, this oil drilling project in the heart of the Paris region “ is a potential environmental disaster, at a time when water resources are increasingly threatened », Says the town hall led by socialist Anne Hidalgo in a press release.
Its operator, Eau de Paris, filed an emergency procedure with administrative justice to suspend the prefectural decree of January 30 authorizing the opening of work on the Nonville hydrocarbon concession, 80 km southeast of the capital, according to the request sent to AFP. The decision should be known in the coming days.
In its request, Eau de Paris considers that the extension of the existing drilling site compromises “ the security of the drinking water supply in the city of Paris “. It would also compromise “ the biodiversity ” And ” the fight against climate change “.
The company Bridge Energies holds a concession to exploit the current deposit until 2034 and already operates three wells, opened between 2012 and 2014. It obtained from the State to open two others, of depth of 1,500 m.
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