Avaliação de impactos ambientais dos serviços de saneamento básico em Catolé do Rocha-PB.

Abstract

In this study, aimed to make the adverse environmental impacts assessment resulting of the insufficiency or lack of basic sanitation in the city of Catolé do Rocha- PB. To carry out the research, the following was done: the description of the current conditions of the 04 (four) axes of basic sanitation in the city; the simplified environmental diagnosis in the physical, biotic and anthropic means; the identification of adverse environmental impacts in the study area, through Environmental Impact Assessment methods: Ad Hoc, Check Lists and Interaction Matrix; the selection and classification of significant environmental impacts, using the reference criteria: quality of life, public health and potential for environmental degradation; the proposition of environmental control measures and environmental plans and programs for the area of basic sanitation. According to the results, it was verified: the insufficiency of sanitation services in the study area, mainly in the axes of sanitary sewage and urban drainage and management of rainwater; that the anthropic environment presented the highest number of interactions; 150 environmental impacts were identified, of which 99 were classified as "Significant" and 29 as "Very Significant", for which environmental control measures and environmental plans and programs were proposed aimed at regularizing basic sanitation actions and improving quality environment in the study area.