Planos municipais de saneamento básico: uma discussão sobre o processo de elaboração e revisão na região oeste do Paraná

Abstract

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, it was provided strength to the theme ‘Basic Sanitation’ by the institution of important legal instruments, mainly by Law n°.11.445/2007, which addresses the Basic Sanitation Plans. Establishing them as a mandatory tool for all municipalities, the Law implements them as a planning mechanism for services rendered either in the technical, economic or financial field and still requires that they be revised in a period not exceeding four years due to the dynamic territorial and the municipal organization. However, this instrument still has its retracted development and, likewise, their implementation incubated in the prefectures. Before this diagnosis, there are doubts about compliance with the elaboration of requirements and review of the plans; because it was found from this study that, despite government initiatives and information sources, are identified weaknesses in plans drawn up without proper assumptions and recommendations laid down in the Basic Sanitation Law. In order to provide clarification on to such questions, this study aimed to discuss and analyze processes of Federal Law n°.11.445/2007 about the quality of the design and review of MBSP through a literature review about related work and an evaluative case study of Plans. From this action, it was identified that much of the Municipal Plans studied did not meet the prescribed on the law considering the stages and phases of MBSP’s development. Despite the panorama diagnosed, it was noted that development initiatives have progressed in number and quality in Brazilian cities, perhaps because awareness of its importance or the existing of a term condition to receive federal resources.