On Wednesday, December 11, Cyril Meunier, the mayor, welcomed 170 people who came to participate in the public meeting on major risks. Information aimed more at new residents than old ones, well aware of the situation recalled by the mayor: “Lattes is an island and we are surrounded by water with only one exit, the Méjean bridge.”
The councilor then listed the various hydraulic developments carried out over the past 20 years to protect the town. Each watercourse was entitled to a widening, raising of the banks, clipping basins, spillway or depression. The Lez site remains the most important in the last 50 years in the protection of an urban area.
Preservation of environments and protection of populations
Nils Souteyrand, alert and crisis management officer at the Metropolis, explained the role of aquatic environment management and flood prevention (Gemapi). It makes it possible to reconcile the preservation of aquatic environments and the protection of populations from the risk of flooding. Its three operational objectives are to prevent, act and alert.
Diagnostic are good
Anticipating weather events, through the agreement with the company Prédict Service, makes it possible to trigger the first measures in the municipalities. All actions undertaken are notably financed by the Gempai tax, levied on local taxes.
Géraldine Vacquier, director of EPTB Syble, for her part, emphasized the union’s choice to focus on raising children’s awareness of the risks.
On the other hand, the Flood Risk Prevention Plan (PPRi) identifies flood-prone areas and requires their owners to carry out a building diagnosis and implement appropriate protection measures. The Lez’Alabri system is a program to help reduce the vulnerability of buildings to flooding. It consists of carrying out a diagnosis of your property. If protective measures are necessary, the system makes it possible to obtain support and financial aid up to 80% for their implementation.
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