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Minas Gerais water usage fee debt settlement

Overview

The Minas Gerais Institute for Water Management (Igam) has finalized the repayment of a R$ 62.6 million historical debt concerning water usage fees. The debt, which accumulated between 2016 and 2019, was settled via a 72-installment schedule that commenced in 2020 and concluded in September 2026.

Coordinated with the State Secretariat of Finance (SEF), the funds are designated for Watershed Committees and equivalent basin agency entities. In accordance with state law, 92.5% of the collected fees are allocated to Water Resource Plans, including projects for rural sanitation, spring conservation, water quality monitoring, and flood prevention. The remaining 7.5% is used to cover administrative costs for the managing entities.

Entities

Secretaria de Estado de Fazenda · Igam · Comitês de Bacias Hidrográficas · Thiago Figueiredo Santana · Marcelo da Fonseca

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Igam completes R$ 62.6 million water fee repayment to watershed committees

    Igam has finalized the payment of R$ 62.6 million in historical water usage fees to Watershed Committees to fund sanitation, conservation, and water monitoring projects.

  2. [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Igam settles R$ 62.6 million water usage fee debt

    Igam has finalized the payment of R$ 62.6 million in historical water usage fees to Watershed Committees in Minas Gerais, settling debts accumulated between 2016 and 2019.

Sources

ejornais.com.br · folhacentrosul.com.br · ipatingafc.com.br · jblog.com.br · jornalenoticias.com.br · maracanaonline.com.br · revistavigor.com.br