Winter-filled substitution reservoirs with agroecological conditions (contested)
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Pump shallow groundwater in winter into lined open reservoirs so farms substitute stored water for summer abstraction, tied by protocol to agroecological commitments. Contested: supporters cite modelling and court validation; opponents cite evaporation, resource capture, and mala
Coop de l'eau 79 (irrigator cooperative), with state permitting · since 2022 · Region
The Deux-Sevres program comprises 16 winter-filled substitution reservoirs built by the Coop de l'eau 79, with approximately 70 percent public funding (total program cost figures around 76 million EUR circulate but are…
Reservoirs in program16reservoirs
Sainte-Soline reservoir capacity627,868m3
Approximately 70 percent public funding; circulating total cost figures around 76 million EUR are unverified