Emmanuel Macron announced on March 30, 2023 the arrival of a new application to better manage his water consumption. We tell you everything you need to know about it.
By summer 2023, a new energy management application should arrive on French smartphones. This is one of the announcements made by Emmanuel Macron, who on March 30 presented the government’s “water plan”, intended to protect our water resources, which are increasingly affected by climate change and the ensuing drought. . Among the 53 measures unveiled, there is one that announces the implementation of a new application that is essential in the management of water resources.
What is this app?
On the model of the Ecowatt app, which allows you to know the situation of the French electricity network and to adapt its consumption accordingly, this new device will allow you to know the state of water resources in your territory. But it doesn’t stop there, since this tool will also provide information on “ restrictions that apply according to its geolocation and its category of user, and the eco-gestures recommended with regard to the local hydrological situation.»
Why is the Ecowatt tool developed?
With climate change, droughts will increase in the coming months in France. To limit the risk of water shortage, a vital resource on a daily basis, the State therefore wants to encourage the French and French to save water during the summer of 2023, which promises to be complicated in view of the first months of 2023. If it usually rains enough in winter to replenish groundwater, the winter of 2023 was catastrophic at this level and prompts us to prepare for a very dry summer.
At what level will the restrictions be managed?
The application, although national, will give information ” territory by territory “. An important piece of data, since it will be up to the prefects to set the “ rules for sharing and proper use of water “. It is therefore very likely that the restrictions may be different from one department to another.
Who is affected by the restrictions?
” Each French person, each farmer, each mayor, each business manager will thus be able to know the appropriate actions in a transparent way and the evolution of the situation so that everyone contributes to part of the solution. “. With these words, Emmanuel Macron indicates that all categories of users will be affected by this application. The objective is to involve everyone, to best limit the risks of droughts.
When will this “Ecowatt for water” be launched?
If for his part, Emmanuel Macron announced that this beta will be available at the mid-maythe document shared by the Ministry of Ecological Transition is broader and announces an exit “ by summer 2023 “.
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