Minas Gerais Water Quality and Pollution Control

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The principal objective of the project is to recuperate the environmentally deteriorated urban basins of the Arrudas and Onca rivers in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, one of the most congested industrial areas in Brazil. The project consists of five main components: (i) flood control and urban drainage, including macrodrainage of all rivers and creeks in the water basin; (ii) municipal and industrial sewage collection and treatment; (iii) municipal and industrial solid waste collection and disposal, which includes improvements in solid waste collection in the area and a sanitary landfill; (iv) urbanization including the creation of public areas, restoration of vegetation and resettlement; and (v) environmental protection and waterbasin management, including studies for the protection of the das Velhas river and control of industrial pollution in the area and institutional strengthening of the State Environmental Agency (FEAM).