Avaliação de impactos ambientais nos serviços do saneamento básico da cidade de Aparecida-PB.

Abstract

The development of cities has direct consequences for the population and environment. For this, it is necessary that the planning and execution of basic sanitation take place properly, since this activity is of fundamental importance for human development and environmental quality. In this research, it was aimed to assessment the adverse environmental impacts resulting from the insufficiency or lack of basic sanitation in the city of Aparecida-PB. For that, the current conditions of the 04 (four) axes of basic sanitation in the city were described; the simplified environmental diagnosis in the physical, biotic and anthropic environments; identification of adverse environmental aspects and impacts in the study area, through Environmental Impact Assessment methods (Ad Hoc, Check List and Interaction Matrix); the determination and classification of significant environmental impacts, using as reference criteria: public health, quality of life and potential for environmental degradation; and the proposition of environmental control measures. With the results, it was verified: there is a precariousness of sanitation services in the study area; the anthropic environment presented the highest number of interactions; 161 environmental impacts were identified, of which 119 were "Significant" or "Very Significant", for which environmental control measures were proposed, aimed at regularizing basic sanitation actions and improving environmental quality in the study area.