BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY THE BRAZILIAN CATCHMENT RESTORATION

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY THE BRAZILIAN CATCHMENT RESTORATION PROGRAMME Presented by Dilma Seli Pena Pereira Superintendent of Water Resources Management Quebec – Canada May/2002

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme SUMMARY 1. Water Resources in Brazil 2. Sanitation 2. 1. Water Supply 2. 2. Sewerage 2. 3. Sewage Treatment 3. Catchments Restoration Programme – PRODES 3. 1. The Programme 3. 2. PRODES in 2001 3. 3. Perspectives

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 1. WATER RESOURCES IN BRAZIL • Brazil 5 th population (169 million) 5 th area (8. 5 million km 2)– 13% of world’s water surface false idea of abundance • Water Resources : NO 1 2 3 4 Area Population Flow 68% 16% 83% 16% 28% 4% 12% 47% 8% 4% 9% 5% • Quality x Quantity

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 2. SANITATION IN BRAZIL 2. 1 WATER SUPPLY • 89. 8 % in urban areas • 18 % in rural areas • 77, 8 % of the residences

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 2. SANITATION IN BRAZIL (Cont. ) 2. 2. SEWERAGE • 56% in urban areas • 3, 3 % in rural areas • 47, 2 % of the residences

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 2. SANITATION IN BRAZIL (cont. ) 2. 3. SEWAGE TREATMENT • Less than 20% of collected sewage is treated • Capital costs to construct a sewage treatment plant is equivalent to the costs of water treatment

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 3. THE PROGRAMME • PRODES pays for sewage treatment, if operators accomplish proposed targets. • PRODES does not finance construction of civil works or equipments. It finances reductions of pollution loads discharged into water bodies.

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 3. 1. THE PROGRAMME (cont. ) • OBJECTIVES: ü To recover the water quality of rivers and lakes ü To induce modern water resources management instruments such as: - water charging - river basin committee and river basin agencies

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 3. 1. THE PROGRAMME (cont) ü ALLOWABLE UNDERTAKINGS - New sewage treatment plants - Enlargement, retrofitting and upgrades of existing sewage treatment plants - Special cases of sewers, which can reduce the present pollution loading in the water bodies

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 3. 1. THE PROGRAMME (cont) ü PRODES INDUCES IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS CONDITIONS TO ACCESS THE PROGRAMME: - The proposal must be localized in a catchment, which has an established basin committee and it was regarded as priority by the committee. - Basin committee has been implementing water charging - Targets for reduction of pollution loading were approved by the committee

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 3. 1. THE PROGRAMME (Cont. ) ü THE CHOOSING OF THE BETTER PROPOSALS IS CARRIED OUT BY EACH BASIN COMMITTEE

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 3. 1. THE PROGRAMME (cont). ü PAYMENT FOR TREATED SEWAGE - The financial incentives, which are deposited in a special account, correspond to 50% of the capital costs, and which are paid each three months after plant start up, during 3 to 7 years - The funds can be drawn by the operators, after the completion of the plant and run according to the proposed targets.

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 3. 1. THE PROGRAMME (cont). ü THE PAYMENT FOR TREATED SEWAGE - THE DESIGNS ARE NOT ANALYSED BY ANA - THE AMMOUNT OF PAYMENT IS CALCULATED FROM A TABLE OF REFERENCES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS PREVIOUSLY DEFINED

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 3. 1. THE PROGRAMME (cont). Table of Reference

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 3. 1. THE PROGRAMME (Cont) ü THE ASSESSMENT • Realized each 3 months based on: - Assessment carried out by the operator himself - Assessment carried out by ANA to check management and operational results and accomplishment of targets.

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 3. 2. THE PROGRAMME (Cont) ü RELEASE OF THE FINANCIAL QUOTAS: - Targets and sustainability conditions are accomplished on the whole quota is released - Targets and the sustainability conditions are partially accomplished operator is reprimanded, but if it is the first reprehension, the quota is released - No accomplishment operator loses the quota

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 3. 2. PRODES IN 2001 ü ü 105 biddings 17 biddings were contracted– R$ 51. 79. 969, 94 11 biddings were enabled – R$ 34. 990. 820, 00 The contracted biddings: - 8 in Capivari/Piracicaba/Jundiaí river basin (Paraná) - 3 in Iguaçu river basin (Paraná) - 1 in Tietê-Sorocaba river basin (Paraná) - 5 in Paraíba do Sul river basin(South Eastern)

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 3. 2. PRODES IN 2001 ü REDUCTION OF POLLUTION LOADING (contracted): - Piracicaba River– 16, 3% - Iguaçu River- 6, 4% - Sorocaba River– 10% - Paraíba do Sul River – 7, 6%

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme 3. 3. PERSPECTIVES OF PRODES ü Investments of R$ 240 million/Year during 10 years ü 40% of BOD load reduction after 10 years comparing with today loading

BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY PRODES –Catchments Restoration Programme

ETE PINHEIRINHO – Município de Vinhedo – SP Capacidade: 36. 693 habitantes (133 l/s) Processo: Lodos Ativados por aeração prolongada Corpo Receptor: Rio Atibaia (Bacia do Rio Piracicaba) Carga Abatida: 1. 783 Kg DBO/dia Investimento ANA: R$ 1. 926. 382, 00 em 3 anos

ETE JARDIM DAS FLORES – Município de Rio Claro – SP Capacidade 1 a Etapa: 72. 420 habitantes (67 l/s) Processo: Lodos Reator anaer. de fluxo ascend. seguido de lodos ativados Corpo Receptor: Rio Corumbataí (Bacia do Rio Piracicaba) Carga Abatida: 3. 715 Kg DBO/dia Investimento ANA: R$ 1. 301. 250, 00 em 3 anos