POMPERMAYER, Raquel S.; PAULA JÚNIOR, Durval R.
Resumo:
: The purpose of this paper is an evaluation of the real situation of the water resources into
the Unidade de Gerenciamento de Recursos Hídricos das Bacias dos Rios Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí
–UGRHI 5, do Estado de São Paulo. In this river basin the main conflicts in the use of the water resources
are originated by degradation of the water quality, mainly because polluting load launchings of domestic
and industrial origin. To evaluate the water resource quality of the examined sub-basins, there were
selected four indicators of environmental sustainability. The indicators point the river basins of Jundiaí,
Piracicaba, Capivari and Atibaia as of bigger priority for treatment of urban sewers, and the river basin of
Piracicaba as of bigger priority for treatment of industrial sewers. Generally, the results had supplied a
compatible diagnosis with the real situation of the analyzed basins.