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"The water policy in France"
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Restoration of ecological continuity is essential to efforts to restore good water status
Damage to the physical characteris-tics of rivers endangers the goal of restoring the good ecological status of water by 2015. The main challenge, i.e. restore ecological continuity and river hydromorphology, will be met only by combining incentives and legal action.
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Onema takes part in implementing the national action plan for river restoration
River restoration is one of the conditions required to reach good water status by 2015. On 13 November, Chantal Jouanno, junior minister for ecology, announced a national action plan to restore the ecological continuity of rivers.
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The Touques river basin, an outstanding example of river restoration
The announcement of a national action plan to restore the ecological continuity of rivers was made in the Touques river basin in Normandy, itself an excellent example of restored continuity.
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Territorial management of water and restoration of environments
Support territorial planning
To ensure that ecological issues are better taken into account in the territorial implementation of water policies (river-basin planning at the district (RBMP) and sub-basin levels, programmes of measures, major-river plans, Natura 2000 goals documents for sites with aquatic environments, etc.), Onema assists the Water agencies in preparing biological aspects via its technical skills in biology and hydromorphology.
Encourage ecological engineering on the local level
Onema assists in restoration operations for aquatic environments around the country. With the Water agencies, active on the river-basin level, it stimulates the emergence of local project-management capabilities and provides them with help in defining restoration goals and means. Onema also participates in operations to restore carrying capacities for migratory fish, the symbols of the ecological quality of rivers. It provides its know-how on how to improve aquatic environments and restore ecological continuity, and it contributes to evaluating restoration programmes.
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Onema also financially supports the water sector in the overseas territories and Corsica. For example, it participates in funding water supply and treatment infrastructure to assist in efforts to modernise the sector.