This Law, consisting of 78 articles divided into eight Chapters, establishes the Regulatory Framework for the Provision of Services for Water Supply and Sanitary Sewage. In addition, it creates the State Sanitation Council (CESAM) with a view to protecting the environment and protecting public health, in accordance with arts. 24, VI and XII, and 200, IV, of the Federal Constitution. The general objectives of this Regulatory Framework is to ensure the benefits of environmental health to the population of the State of Goiás by promoting and implementing articulated actions of the State and Municipalities and the interaction of users and providers services in the defense of public health. The provisions of this Law apply to water supply and sewage service providers in the State of Goiás, as well as to providers and users, to regulatory and supervisory entities and to third parties involved, except for municipal jurisdiction. The Goiás Agency for the Regulation, Control and Inspection of Public Services-AGR and the regulatory and supervisory bodies created in the Municipal scope are competent to apply this Regulatory Framework. The implementation of the Regulatory Framework aims at the following objectives: protect the rights of users, ensuring their access to information; promote the rational and efficient use of water resources, the protection of public health and the environment; promote investments and the financial sustainability of services; implement simple and transparent mechanisms to carry out a fair and equal tariff reviews; establish procedures that guarantee transparency and equity in the resolution of conflicts; promote the incorporation and development of appropriate technologies; encourage inter-municipal cooperation, stimulating the joint solution of problems of water supply and treatment and final disposal of sanitary sewage.
Brasil · 2004-09-15