Brazil - Water Quality and Pollution Control Project

The general objective of this Sao Paulo Water Quality and Pollution Control Project is to assist Brazil in developing a cost-effective approach to control water pollution. The project also proposes policy and institutional reforms which minimize allocative distortions. The project consists of investments and institutional support for two water pollution control components covering water basins in two of the most congested and polluted metropolitan areas in Brazil: (a) Guarapiranga in Sao Paulo; and (b) Upper Iguacu basin in Curitiba. The subcomponents will include: (a) institutional building and strengthening, including monitoring and evaluation systems; (b) policy and regulation design; (c) studies; (d) river regularization, flood control, and drainage works; (e) rehabilitation of basic sanitation infrastructure for low income population; (f) solid waste collection and disposal; and (g) the provision of sewerage, sewage treatment, drainage, and solid waste disposal in the river basin. The national component is designed to provide finance for project preparation and technical assistance to states and local institutions. Major water pollution sources in the Guarapiranga and Curitiba areas have been identified as primarily domestic, and the two components have been designed accordingly. The general objective of this Parana Water Control and Pollution Project is to assist Brazil in developing a cost-effective approach to control water pollution. The project also proposes policy and institutional reforms which minimize allocative distortions. The project consists of investments and institutional support for two water pollution control components covering water basins in two of the most congested and polluted metropolitan areas in Brazil: (a) Guarapiranga in Sao Paulo; and (b) Upper Iguacu basin in Curitiba. The subcomponents will include: (a) institutional building and strengthening, including monitoring and evaluation systems; (b) policy and regulation design; (c) studies; (d) river regularization, flood control, and drainage works; (e) rehabilitation of basic sanitation infrastructure for low income population; (f) solid waste collection and disposal; and (g) the provision of sewerage, sewage treatment, drainage, and solid waste disposal in the river basin. The national component is designed to provide finance for project preparation and technical assistance to states and local institutions. Major water pollution sources in the Guarapiranga and Curitiba areas have been identified as primarily domestic, and the two components have been designed accordingly. The objective of the Water Quality and Pollution Control Project is to assist Brazil in developing a cost-effective approach to water pollution control, through cost recovery mechanisms to ensure the collection of sufficient revenues to finance the required investment subprojects. The project consists of two water pollution components in waterbasins encompassing two metropolitan areas, and a component to set up project preparation facilities for water pollution control projects in other congested areas. The investment components in metropolitan areas include river regularization and flood control drainage; basic sanitation; solid waste collection and disposal; and enhancement of areas surrounding the water bodies by upgrading land use and building recreational areas. All three components include, among others: institutional development, policy and regulation design, studies, and project preparation financing and technical assistance to state, regional, or local institutions.