Cobrança pelo uso de recursos hídricos para efetivação das ações decorrentes dos planos de recursos hídricos no estado de Santa Catarina

Abstract

The territory of Santa Catarina has 17 Planning and Management Units, of which 13 already have their Basin Plans concluded. This set of Basin Plans, covering the period 2002 to 2020, includes several methodologies, criteria and recommendations for the implementation of the collection, without, however, resulting in an updated and systematic evaluation of its potential impact as a source of resources for the management of water resources. This condition, of Basin Plans with different characteristics, refers to the need to review, standardize and understand the issues related to charging, identify the recommendations contained in the plans and improve knowledge about this water resources management instrument, to support decisionmaking based on updated information. The analysis sought to evaluate the potential of charging for the use of water resources to carry out the actions resulting from the Water Resources Plans in the State of Santa, considering the collection potential, investments and planning horizons indicated in the plan. Charging as a management instrument can contribute not only to the rational use of water, but also to an important contribution of resources to implement the goals and actions directly related to the Water Resources Policy in Santa Catarina. However, the results showed that the instrument was not operationalized in any basin in Santa Catarina and only 5 of the 13 basin plans analyzed indicate criteria, methodology and Public Unit Price (PPU) in their documents. Improving knowledge about this management instrument is a presupposition to overcome the administrative and political limitations that contribute to its non-operationalization in the state. Thus, the analysis of the conditions of implementation of the charge, the assessment of its collection potential and the impact of these resources on the management of state water resources, are essential information for decision-making on the implementation of the Charge. The results achieved indicate that the Collection in the state account, when operated within national standards, represents a sufficient contribution of resources for all actions, programs and goals listed in the basin plans and related to the management of Water Resources in the state. However, charging by itself is not an economic instrument capable of meeting all the goals of the plans, especially those related to the Basic Sanitation Policy.