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Complementary Law No. 881 establishing the State Programme for Safety and Efficiency of Dams (PESB).

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Espírito Santo
Document type
Legislation
Date
2017 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Waterworks Early warning system Authorization/permit Ecosystem preservation Effluent waste water/discharge Environmental planning Freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Industrial water use Monitoring Environmental standards Pollution control Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Complementary Law enters into force on the date of its publication.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 25 articles divided into six Chapters and one Annex, establishes the State Programme for Safety and Efficiency of Dams (PESB). The objectives of the PESB are: ensure compliance with dam safety standards in order to reduce the risk of accidents; ensure compliance with dam efficiency standards in order to realize the fundamental right to water as well as maximize the rational and sustainable use of dams; regulate safety and efficiency actions to be adopted in planning, building, operations, decommissioning and future uses of dams throughout the State; promote the monitoring and follow-up of the safety measures employed by responsible authority for dams; collect information on the management of the safety and efficiency of dams by the State Public Administration, through the respective competent bodies and entities; establish guidelines of a technical, social, economic and environmental nature that allow the assessment of compliance with the parameters established by the State Public Administration, through the respective competent bodies and entities; promote a culture of dam safety, especially risk management and sustainable use of dam infrastructures.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www3.al.es.gov.br

References - Legislation

Amends

Complementary Law No. 275 modernizing and redefining the basic organizational structure of the State Secretariat for Agriculture (SEAG).

Legislation | Brazil | 2003 (2017)

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Decree No. 4.374-R creating the State Task Force for the Supervision on the Security of Water Dams (FTFSB).

Legislation | Brazil | 2019

Keyword: Institution, Monitoring, Inspection, Waterworks, Early warning system, Environmental planning, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX