Planejamento no setor de saneamento básico considerando o retorno da sociedade

Abstract

The Brazilian Federal Law 11.445/07 came to encouragen the adoption of mechanisms of planning in the sanitation sector, considering mandatory the development of municipal and regional basic sanitation plans with popular participation. In this work, a new methodology is proposed for ranking of areas according to the priority for investments in each basic sanitation sector, as well as planning for universalization of the services, considering both technical aspects and society’s feedback. All parameters used in the methodology are clearly and objectively calculated, eliminating any subjectivity in the planning process. Applying the methodology to the municipality of Morada Nova– CE, we observed the importance of society’s feedback in the process of prioritization of areas for investment in each basic sanitation sector. The results also suggested the compatibility of the basic sanitation services, as recommended by the Law 11.445/07, yielding along the planning horizons increases in the rates of coverage of the same magnitude for different areas. The proposed methodology has been applied as a primary tool for development of municipal basic sanitation plans in the States of Ceará and Rondônia and is presented as a contribution for the development of future plans in this sector.