Planejamento da utilização da água e sistema hídrico: um estudo de caso no reservatório São Gonçalo-Sousa/PB.

Abstract

The availability offresh waterin the worldhas sufferedsharp declinein recent decades, mainly due to theincrease in demand, coupled withissues such aswaste and pollution. Nevertheless, the lack ofappropriateplanning policiesfor the useof water resourcesis a factor thatcontributes toa largecontingent of the populationdoesn‟t haveaccess togood quality water.Thus, thisstudy aims proposalsthe planningfor the useof water resourcesof theSãoGonçaloreservoir, located in Sousa-PB. Therefore, has been proposed operation rules based on meet satisfactory users, according to the priorities and conditions. To analysis of operation rules has been used the water system model AcquaNet. The results showed that with the implementation of a policy planning and control can ensure the fulfill ment of the demands of sustainable human supply. Regardingirrigated agriculturedemand theoperations policiesinfluence indegree ofmeting thesedemands.