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Law No. 1.017 establishing provisions, regulation, supervision and control of water supply and sewerage services within the State of Tocantins.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Tocantins
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Institution Waste disposal Effluent waste water/discharge Concession Waste prevention Sewerage Monitoring Inspection Waste management Water quality standards Water supply Basic legislation Pollution control Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 65 articles divided into ten Titles, establishes provisions, regulation, supervision and control of water supply and sewerage services within the State of Tocantins. This Law regulates water supply and sewerage services and establishes the general conditions for the regulation and control of these services, whose purposes are: I - meet the needs of the life and well-being of the population; II - preserve public health and the environment, in particular the water resources; III - enable social and economic development. Water supply and sewerage services are considered essential public services, with the following main objectives: I - ensure universal service, promoting equity in access to public water and sewerage services; II - ensure the quality of services and user satisfaction; III - attract resources for investments in the deployment, expansion and improvement of services; IV - stimulate the efficiency and the financial self-sufficiency of the services, as well as the reduction of their costs; V - regulate and control the provision of water and sewerage services; VI - discipline the application of subsidies from the State to investment and to the service of low-income consumers.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.al.to.leg.br

References - Legislation

Amended by

Law No. 3.262 amending Law No. 1.017 on provisions, regulation, supervision and control of water supply and sewerage services within the State of Tocantins.

Legislation | Brazil | 2017

Keyword: Institution, Waste disposal, Concession, Waste prevention, Sewerage, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Monitoring, Inspection, Waste management, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX