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The France Télévisions teams went to Portiragnes (Occitanie). The municipality makes it a point of honor to save water.
Tuesday, August 2 in the morning, municipal officials from the municipality of Portiragnes (Occitanie) came to check the water meter of a leisure center. This day, everything is fine, but at the beginning of July a major leak broke out. It was thanks to an email alert system subscribed by the city to their supplier that the agents noticed it. Not wasting water, an objective pursued by the municipality in the development of its green spaces. She has planted dry gardens and does not water her lawns.
“The grass is dry in summer, green again in spring and autumn, which allows us to save water, time and services”, details the assistant in charge of the living environment. Water savings are essential, because the water table is in water deficit, especially in summer, when the population of Portiragnes goes from 3,000 to 30,000 souls.
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