Dam and water diversion of the river Macabu: conflicts caused by water use and integration of the watersheds in water resources management

Authors

  • Leonardo Nascimento Freitas Instituto Federal Fluminense
  • Maria Inês Paes Ferreira Instituto Federal Fluminense
  • Kelly Pinheiros Instituto Federal Fluminense
  • Dalila Silva Mello Instituto Federal Fluminense
  • Vicente de Paulo Santos Oliveira Instituto Federal Fluminense

Keywords:

Water Resources. Dam. Diversion, River Macabu. Watershed Management.

Abstract

This paper addresses issues related to the dam and the River Macabu diversion which present major conflicts of water use and incompatibilities with the principles of the National Water Resources Policy - PNRH. According to Federal Law No. 9,433 / 97, which established the PNRH, the management of water resources must provide multiple uses of water, prioritize human supply, consider the watershed as a management unit, and recognize water as a public good endowed with economic value. However, when we observe some specific cases related to the pressures of existing demands, as the case of water diversion of the River Macabu to the Macaé River Basin, many issues regarding the PNRH are not entirely considered, making it necessary to find institutional solutions for the integration between the watersheds, such as: transfer of resources from payments for water use;  implementation of projects of conservation and preservation of water sources; and establishment of partnerships that seek to resolve conflicts regarding the use of water resources. Thus, this work assesses the interference that the dam and the water diversion in Macabu River Basin; the Basin Plans under construction and the existing ones; and the participation of local government and civil society in the Watershed Committees. The objective is to assess possible changes in the current context of degradation of the Macabu Basin, as it was not adequately included in the water management.

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Author Biographies

  • Leonardo Nascimento Freitas, Instituto Federal Fluminense
    FORMADO EM GESTÃO AMBIENTAL PELA UNIVERSIDADE ESTÁCIO DE SÁ, MESTRANDO PROFISSIONAL EM ENGENHARIA AMBIENTAL PELO INSTITUTO FEDERAL FLUMINENSE E CONSULTOR AMBIENTAL.
  • Maria Inês Paes Ferreira, Instituto Federal Fluminense
    Doutora em Ciência e Tecnologia de Polímeros/ Docente permanente do PPEA-IFF/ Coordenadora do NUPERN - Campus Macaé do IFF.
  • Kelly Pinheiros, Instituto Federal Fluminense
    Especialista em Educação Ambiental pela Faculdade do Noroeste de Minas (FINOM), Bacharel em ciências biológicas pela Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense( UENF);licenciada em biologia pela Universidade Salgado de Oliveira( Universo);Mestranda em Engenharia Ambiental pelo Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense.
  • Dalila Silva Mello, Instituto Federal Fluminense
    Possui Licenciatura em Biologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Graduação em Ciências Biológicas - modalidade Ecologia, pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro e Mestrado em Educação pela Universidade Federal Fluminense. É professora de Planejamento e Gestão Ambiental do Programa de Mestrado em Engenharia Ambiental do Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense (IFF).
  • Vicente de Paulo Santos Oliveira, Instituto Federal Fluminense
    Doutor em Engenharia Agrícola (UFV). Professor Titular do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense (IFFluminense) – campus UPEA – Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ – Brasil. E-mail: vsantos@iff.edu.br

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Published

09-12-2015

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2014)

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Dam and water diversion of the river Macabu: conflicts caused by water use and integration of the watersheds in water resources management. Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego, [S. l.], v. 8, n. 2, p. 57–75, 2015. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/boletim/article/view/2177-4560.v8n214-05.. Acesso em: 16 may. 2024.

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