The Operating Permit for underground waters and geothermal deposits is granted by joint order of the Minister in charge of Mines and the Minister in charge of Hydraulics on the recommendation of the MPDC.
Operating Permits for geothermal deposits designate the volume which may be operated, by , an area and two levels of depth. They may also limit the calorific content of what is extracted.
Operating Permits for geothermal deposits may impose special conditions on the holder for extraction, use and reinsertion of heat-conveying fluid and products contained therein so as to preserve the Deposits as much as possible.
Operating Permits for underground waters designate the area of operations. They establish the maximum output which the holder may extract.
Unless the Title’s granting instrument specifies otherwise, no holder of an Operating Permit for underground waters may, in any event, extract a flow that could compromise the regeneration of these waters.
Operating Permits for underground waters may also limit the volume which may be extracted by two levels of depth.