The environmental dimension of groundwater in Brazil : conflicts between mineral water and water resources management
Desenzi Gesicki, Ana Lucia and Sindico, Francesco (2014) The environmental dimension of groundwater in Brazil : conflicts between mineral water and water resources management. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 6 (16). pp. 1533-1545. ISSN 1945-3094 (https://doi.org/10.4236/jwarp.2014.616140)
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Abstract
There are three legal categories of groundwater in Brazil. Mineral water and potable table water are considered mineral resources, are part of the Federative Union’s assets, and follow the legal regime applicable for the mining sector. “Normal” groundwater, on the other hand, falls under State’s jurisdiction and is dealt within the Brazilian System of Water Resource Management, which promotes a decentralized and participatory management of water resources on surface or stored underground. This has led to conflicts of competences between federal (mining regulation) and state agencies (water resource management) because different concepts and styles of management are involved. This article argues for the urgent need to reopen the discussion aimed at a possible major revision of Brazilian mineral water legislation, in order to duly take into account the environmental dimension of groundwater as a public good for common use. An open-minded and transparent discussion involving the government and different sectors of society with competing interests in mineralized groundwater would therefore be highly recommended.
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Desenzi Gesicki, Ana Lucia and Sindico, Francesco ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9320-0762;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 50648 Dates: DateEventNovember 2014Published1 November 2014AcceptedNotes: Ana Lucia Desenzi Gesicki was a Visiting Researcher at the Strathchlyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance when she worked on this paper. See further information about her stay at http://www.strath.ac.uk/scelg/visitingresearchers/#d.en.692662 Subjects: Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Strathclyde Law School > Law Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 02 Dec 2014 14:02 Last modified: 22 Sep 2024 00:47 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/50648