Urban stormwater management fee revealing public action. Analysis of the first French experiences [La taxe pour la gestion des eaux pluviales urbaines, un révélateur de l'action publique: Analyse des premières expériences en France]
Résumé
In France, since 2011, local authorities have had the possibility to establish a fee for the stormwater management. The introduction of this fee is likely to enable them on one hand to encourage to sealing and stormwater source control and on the other hand to obtain resources to address the challenges of public stormwater management financing. Its input is a priori a milestone in the construction of a public stormwater management service. It is also a special moment to question it from the management of public finances in terms of policy choices, financial constraints and capacity for action. So, a study was initiated to observe and analyze the conditions of entry of this new instrument. Some municipalities have already deliberated to implement it; a number are considering whether to do so. After recalling the construction of this fee in France, a first overview of the conditions of its introduction by municipalities is raised. It helps to understand what taxation reveals about public action in the field of stormwater management today.
Mots clés
Public action
Public service
Urban stormwater fee
Financial constraints
Local authorities
Public actions
Public services
Source control
Storm-water managements
Urban stormwater
Urban stormwater management
Engineering geology
Storm sewers
Taxation
Storms
environmental economics
financial provision
policy making
pollutant source
stormwater
tax system
user fee
waste management
France