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Federal Justice Urgently Determined the Measures Taken to Prevent Environmental Damage Caused at the Beaches of Arraial do Cabo, in the Rio Lakes Region, Better known as the "Brazilian Caribbean" ".
Four beaches in the city, including those of Pontal do Atalaia, became unsuitable for swimming after the rupture of a pipe on the Prainha waterfront and the opening of the cbad. sewage disposal in the sea in Praia dos Anjos. The latter is the only one left with restrictions for bathers.
The prefecture states that the measure was necessary to avoid flooding. The city was hit by a storm on January 25th.
Overview of water in the country and contaminated water – Photo: Guarda Am The injunction was granted last Thursday (31) following a civil action initiated by the Federal Prosecution (MPF). The Municipality of Arraial do Cabo, the National Institute of the Environment (Inea), the sanitation company of Arraial do Cabo (Esac) and the concessionaire of public utilities. aqueduct and sewer (Prolagos) are cited in the decision of the Court.
Liminar calls for a series of measures to solve environmental damage on the beach
the function of directing water to the treatment plant when the volume is greater than the drainage system can circulate, as occurs during the rains. According to the Court, the method is not safe because the last step was to evacuate the sewage in natura from the sea.
The injunction determines that the solutions for l 39; implementation of a new system are presented d and every three months to be put into practice within a maximum period of two years.
Inea must supervise the corrections
Inea must supervise the measures taken by the municipality to correct the operational defects related to the current and future environmental license.
In case of non-compliance compliance with the measures determined by the Tribunal, a fine of
Prainha pipe rupture
Still according to the decision.
Pratal do Pontal do Atalaia received green water, but have already released the bath – Photo: Rodrigo Marinho / G1
The city of Arraial do Cabo has five days to report on the environmental damage caused by the breakdown of driving in Prainha.
"The municipality must designate those responsible for the maintenance and the state of conservation of the network as a whole, and all measures must be taken to prevent further disruption," he said.
The G1 attempts to contact the courts to determine if the delay is five calendar days, ending on Tuesday (5) or five business days, ending on Thursday (7).
Information should also be posted on the mayor's website.
Proposals for Decontamination and Preservation
The mayor will have to present and execute a proposal and a timetable with the actions of decontamination and preservation of the strip of sand and the sea strip of the beaches of Prainha, from Anjos and Lagoa de Araruama. The determination must be completed within 60 days.
Failure to comply with this measure may result in the application of a daily fine to the mayor in the amount of R $ 5,000.
Arraial do Cabo
Monthly Water Survey
The municipality of Arraial do Cabo , the sanitation company of Arraial do Cabo (Esac) – run by the municipality -, Inea and Prolagos should carry out monthly badyzes of effluents (waste) discharged directly into the waters (waters of sea and lagoons) receiving sanitary sewage from the municipality
Sewerage maintenance
The same bodies and the municipality have 30 days to take the necessary measures to ensure that the wastewater treatment plant ( SUMMER) and its elevators (equipment that transports water to ETE installed in sewer systems) are operational. the system damaged by rain is maintained and repaired.
The injunction also requires that the existing laboratory in the summer be put into operation within 30 days.
The people involved have up to 39; to two years to solve the problem of extravasation of wastewater elevation stations and TEE. The new system should comply with the best sanitation techniques. At the end of the deadline, an official document of the environment agency attesting to the effectiveness and safety (for public health) of the measures taken must be presented.
In the event of non-compliance, a daily fine of R $ 5,000 will be imposed on the responsible public official, who must be personally summoned.
The City Arraial do Cabo said that she was waiting for the no the judge to take appropriate action.
Prolagos announced that he had not yet been notified by the judiciary. The company also said that "the sewage treatment model originally defined in the concession contract was the absolute separator and, due to the advanced state of degradation of the wastewater treatment plant. In the Araruama Lagoon environment, organized civil society opted for the change of the dry weather collection system, effectively used in several countries of the world, such as France, England and Germany.
According to the concessionaire, the implementation of this system in 2004 was fundamental to bring life back to the largest hypersaline lagoon in the world's permanent state.
"However, the concessionaire did a study for the implementation the sewage separation network in its concession, which was presented at a public hearing organized by the regulatory body (Agenersa) in November of last year. badysis with the granting powers, through the Consortium intercommunal Lagos São João (CILSJ) ", indicates an extract of the note.
Prolagos also indicated that" upon its approval, the company will begin the implementation of the new model in addition to the present system "
The G1 waits for an Inea positioning
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