Proposal

Develop technological alternatives for decentralised sewarage solutions in special, rural and peri-urban areas.

Problem

Data on sanitary sewage in Amazonian cities are alarming: in 2010, 14% of the population in municipalities in the Brazilian Legal Amazon lived in households served by a sewage system, whereas in the rest of the country that percentage reached 60%. Only 58.4% of the population in the Amazon had access to a drinking water supply network, compared to the average 85.4% of the overall population. Their precarious situation is even more critical in peri-urban zones and rural areas, where the collective use of sewage treatment systems together with urban and densely populated regions is more challenging or impossible. The lack of alternatives for adequate sewage treatment in these locations results in environmental and public health problems.

Goals

This Bill provides for incentives to the development of technological alternatives for decentralised sewerage solutions. Thus, it would allow for clear regulations regarding the implementation of related public policies and favour investments in that sector. Local sewage systems are built primarily to serve populations located in conservation units and quilombola and indigenous territories, requiring distinct and environmentally appropriate implementation approaches. The bill is in accordance with the goal set in the new Basic Sanitation Legal Framework: universal access to drinking water and sanitation by 2033.

Main axe

environment

ADMINISTRATIVE SPHERES OF COMPETENCE

federal

Key Actors

Federal Government
States
Municipalities
Legislative
Academy
Private sector
Civil society
Local communities

Resources needed

Allocation of existing financial resources
Allocation of existing human resources
Anticipated need for additional financial resources

steps

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VISION FOR THE FUTURE
Bring forward and sign the Bill into law.
Publish Bill.
Introduce regulations for the adoption of decentralised sewage systems in municipal sanitation plans.
Put together a portfolio of technologies based on technical, economic and environmental feasibility studies.
Create a support fund for concession projects and public-private partnerships.
Ensure universal access to water and sanitation in the region.

Basic applicable legislation

Brazilian Federal Constitution of 1988, article 5, items XXII, XXIII and XXV.

Law No. 9.984/2000 - Created the National Water and Sanitation Agency (ANA).

Law No. 10.527/2001 - Regulates articles 182 and 183 of the Federal Constitution and establishes general guidelines for urban policy, among other provisions.

Law No. 14.026/2020 - Updated the Basic Sanitation Legal Framework.

Bills of Interest

Bill No. 1.922/2022 – Amends Law No. 11.445, of January 5, 2007 (Basic Sanitation Law), to guarantee access to drinking water and sanitation as a basic right.

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