mineral water that is not compliant with relevant standards and therefore unwholesome for consumption, based on Order No. 2006-246/MS/MAHRH/MCPEA of 9 October 2006 defining the standards to be complied with in the area of mineral water and other packaged water to be used as drinking water, etc. 243. The institutional framework of the potable water sector and sanitation in Burkina Faso consists of two policy documents and strategies : - - - Water Policy and Strategy Document adopted in July, 1998 and reviewed in 2011: it defines the principles, priorities for use and the strategic guidelines for implementation of action plans. The National Sanitation Policy and Strategy Document adopted in July 2007: it defines the sanitation sub-sectors (liquid waste, rain waters, solid waste and gaseous waste). The Integrated Water Resource Management Action Plans (PAGIRE) adopted in March 2003 for the period 2003-2015: it defines the operational strategies, specific actions and the work plan to help renovate the institutional, technical and financial framework for the management of water resources in the country. Based on this, water agencies have been established on the five major water basins in the country. In order to guarantee the functioning of these agencies and ensure a minimum essential quantity of surface water and its optimum management, Law No. 058-2009/AN of 15 December 2009 on the institution of parafiscal levy for the water agencies, implementation of Decree No. 2011445/PRES/PM/MEF/MAH of 11 May 2011 on the determination of the rates and modalities for the collection of raw water abstraction tax. This tax which is a financial contribution for water is levied for raw water abstraction operations, change of the water and pollution regimes. However, the raw water abstractions for domestic use are exempted from taxes. The rates for the raw water abstraction tax are set at one (CFA franc) per cubic metre (m3) of water collected for the production of drinking water, two hundred CFA francs (200) per cubic metre (m3) of water collected for the mining industries and other industries. For civil engineering works, the rate is fixed at ten (10) CFA/m3 for backfill and twenty CFA (20) francs/ m3 for concrete cast and all types of concrete. The National Potable Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (PN-AEPA) for 2015 was adopted in December 2006. This programme contains a rural segment coordinated by the bodies at the Ministry of Water and Sanitation; and an urban segment managed by the National Water and Sewerage Cooperation (ONEA). 244. In order to supply drinking water to the deprived, ONEA has implemented a new strategy for extending services to unserviced areas called “AEP Peripheral Areas Project”. This pilot project helped to provide service to the suburbs of Toukin, Bissighin, Nioko 2, Bogodogo and Zongo of the Ouagadougou commune. Following the compelling results, this strategy is being popularized in the other communes, especially in Houndé. Table No. 7: Access to potable water Year Rate (%) 2009 2010 2011 Rural Area 54.9 56.6 58.5 Urban Area 72 75 80 Source: General Public Report PN-AEPA, 2011 61