Brazilian municipalities advance sanitation and sewage treatment projects

Municipalities in Brazil are advancing sanitation infrastructure projects to improve sewage treatment and environmental safety.

In Guarujá do Sul, the administration has resumed the ‘Pacto pelo Saneamento’ (Sanitation Pact) program. The initiative aims to replace rudimentary septic systems with more advanced structures, including septic tanks, biological reactors, and biological filters. This transition is designed to ensure domestic waste is properly treated before infiltrating the soil, thereby reducing contamination risks.

Meanwhile, Balneário Rincão is developing a sanitation system projected to serve up to 200,000 people. Mayor Luiz Laurindo has ruled out privatizing the service or granting concessions to private companies to protect municipal revenue. Instead, the city is exploring a plan involving outfall pipes that would direct sewage to two treatment areas in the Torneiro and Barra do Araranguá regions, alongside a modular expansion of the existing treatment station.