This Law, consisting of 44 articles divided into three Chapters, provides for the conservation and environmental protection of groundwater deposits in the State of Goiás. It aims at prohibiting to pollute groundwater, including any alteration of its physical, chemical and biological properties, in a way that could cause harm to the health, safety and well-being of the population, as well as to jeopardize its use for agricultural and industrial purposes, commercial, recreational and cause damage to the fauna and flora. Liquid, solid or gaseous waste from agricultural, mining, industrial, commercial, or other activities can only be stored or released in a way that does not pollute groundwater, complying to the emission standards of environmental legislation specific. The discharge of pollutants that may degrade the quality of groundwater shall be punished in the manner legally provided. The use of state groundwater will depend on the granting of administrative authorization, issued by the state's water resources management body through: administrative concession, when the water is destined to the use of public utility; administrative authorization, when the water abstracted is destined for other purposes. A special account is established in the State Fund for the Environment to meet the expenses of management of groundwater resources.
Brazil · 2000-01-11