Abstract:Since 2014, the Brazilian press has been reporting several problems related to the water. For the same period, the state of São Paulo, especially its metropolitan region, has undergone a serious water shortage for its urban supply. This shortage occurs not only owing to rainfall far below the historical average for the region, but also to management failures, lack of better planning, excessive waste of treated water, very poor sewage treatment, etc. On the other hand, the excessive rainfall in other regions su… Show more
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