Resolution Conama No. 357 providing the classification of water bodies and the related environmental guidelines. Pays/Territoire Brésil Type du document Règlement Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau Mot clé Classement/déclassement Eaux usées/déversement Normes de qualité de l'eau Normes Planification environnementale Aire géographique Amériques, Amérique du Sud Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force on the date of its publication. Résumé This Resolution, composed of 50 Articles, provides the classification of water bodies and the related environmental guidelines. Moreover, it defines the main conditions for effluent release. The resolution is structured in the following Chapters: (I) Definitions; (II) Water Bodies Classification (divided in three sections – freshwater, salted water, swamp water); (III) quality requirements and conditions for water bodies according to their classification; (IV) Effluent standards and conditions; Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.mct.gov.br