The actors of the pool rise to the niche. The Federation of Pool Professionals has filed an appeal against the ban on sales of above-ground pools in the Pyrénées-Orientales, announced in early May by the Minister of Ecological Transition Christophe Béchu, and confirmed by the drought decree of the prefect of the department Rodrigue Furcy.
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Since the announcement of the Minister of Ecological Transition on the ban on above-ground pools in the Pyrénées-Orientales, it is the entire family pool sector that is brutally stopped throughout the France, "denounces the FPP in a statement spotted by L'Indépendant on Tuesday, May 23. "The Federation of Pool Professionals strongly denounces the denigrating communication of the public authorities and some local elected officials on family pools that do not take into account economic and ecological realities," adds the organization, which blames an "illegal" and "unproductive" ban, because customers will buy on the internet or abroad."
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Exceptional drought
The department of Pyrénées-Orientales is affected by an exceptional drought. In addition to the ban on the sale of above-ground swimming pools, drastic measures have come into force, including restrictions on agricultural irrigation, watering of vegetable gardens and green spaces, as well as a ban on filling or upgrading private swimming pools. The department is the first in France to have moved almost entirely to "crisis" level. Several areas, such as the south-east of the Bouches-du-Rhône, the north-east of the Gard and a small area of the south of the Loiret, have also reached this level. Pool professionals are worried about an extension of this alert level, which could force them to suspend their activity on the national territory.
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Banningswimming pools is not going to solve the problemofdrought. The principle of a swimming pool istoconserve water for several years. We never empty it, it can put the structure in danger, "protested last week to AFP Joëlle Pulinx, general delegate of the FPP. According to the FPP, private basins account for 0.15% of annual water consumption. A 45% reduction in use in 25 years thanks to innovation (more efficient filtration, coverage of basins) and the reduction of installed volumes. "We are the scapegoats in this story. It is unfairtotalk aboutthecultureofabundance. We are economicalwithour water," says Jean-Louis Desjoyaux, president of the eponymous company, the European number one in in-ground swimming pools.
For the Ministry of Ecological Transition, 26 departments are at "very likely risk of droughtby the end of the summer". And on May 1, 68% of groundwater was still at "moderately low to very low levels", including 20% at very low levels, announced Wednesday 17 May the Bureau of Geological and Mining Research (BRGM). Only 17% of groundwater supplies have above-normal levels.