Exploração irregular de recursos hídricos subterrâneos no município de Pombal: o papel do Ministério Público na criação de um mecanismo eficaz de fiscalização.

Abstract

The study investigated the exploitation of underground water re sources in Pombal Municipality, as well as the negative consequences of this abstraction, when performed without observing the technical and normative specifications. Based on the hypothesis that the lack of supervision, as well as the scarcity of surface water, made the population and the productive sector to look even further for this type of resource, we sought to highlight the role of the Public Prosecutor, who is a legal inspector, to act in the protection of the environment and to demonstrate the comp etence of this body to act as an inducer in the articulation of the public agencies involved, in order to adopt a pedagogical stance on the detected problems and to stop the environmental irregularities. To this end, the research argued that the conduct ad justment term is an effective extrajudicial legal tool to correct the environmental offense and found that it can be used by the prosecutor for such purpose. The study limited the object of study to the Municipality of Pombal / PB by the size of the territ orial extension, used the documentary method to study the environmental norms and legal procedures related to groundwater abstraction and used explanatory research, with the purpose of identifying the factors responsible for the social phenomenon. As a fin al product, the study presented a model of conduct adjustment agreement to be sent to the Pombal Prosecutor's Office for environmental protection.