Basin Committee

The Basin Committee brings together the different public and private water stakeholders. Its purpose is to debate and define in a concerted fashion the main policy areas for water resource management and for protecting natural aquatic environments, at large river basin district level. This body stands out due to its area of geographical competence being based on a river basin, and due to its specific consultation, orientation and decision-making missions, and its broad and diverse make-up.

Today there are seven basin committees in mainland France, corresponding to the seven major French river basin districts, and four basin committees in the DOM.(Overseas Départements) of Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana and Reunion Island.