Sistema Cantareira ( Cantareira system ) is a water supply system in the state of São Paulo , Brazil. It is composed of five interconnected reservoirs that provide water to 9 million people in the São Paulo metropolitan area. The system is managed by Sabesp , São Paulo's state water management company.
7-616: By 1960, the São Paulo state government, concerned about the high population growth of the city of São Paulo and neighboring towns, whose population has totaled 4.8 million inhabitants, decided to enhance the water supply of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, planning the construction of several reservoirs in the headwaters of Piracicaba River basin, thus beginning the Cantareira System. In 1966, work began on
14-525: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Piracicaba River The Piracicaba River is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil . It is a tributary of the Tietê River , which it joins in the reservoir created by Barra Bonita Dam . There is also another Piracicaba river in the state of Minas Gerais, named after the one from São Paulo state, since the early colonizers of Minas Gerais largely came from São Paulo. The basin of
21-566: The Piracicaba River extends over an area of 12,531 km², located in the southeast of the state of São Paulo and extreme south of Minas Gerais. The Piracicaba river is born from the junction of the Atibaia and Jaguari rivers, in the municipality of Americana. After crossing the city of Piracicaba, it receives the waters of its main tributary, Corumbataí river . The Piracicaba River runs 115 km from its source to its mouth on
28-401: The Piracicaba River is located in one of the most developed regions of the state of São Paulo, encompassing municipalities such as Bragança Paulista , Campinas , Limeira , Americana , Atibaia , Rio Claro , Santa Bárbara d'Oeste and Piracicaba. 22°36′53″S 48°19′12″W / 22.61472°S 48.32000°W / -22.61472; -48.32000 This article related to
35-515: The Tietê River between the municipalities of Santa Maria da Serra and Barra Bonita. Piracicaba has several meanders that make the waters of its bed suitable for the navigation of small boats after the city of Piracicaba. Among the versions of the origin of the river name, there is that, due to its meanders, the fish get impounded, meaning in Tupi "place where the fish stops". The watershed of
42-529: The construction of reservoirs on the Juqueri River (today Paiva Castro), Cachoeira, and Atibainha. In 1976, the Jacarei and Jaguari reservoirs were started by adding a capacity of 22,000 liters, second to the system. In 2014, low rainfall in the state of São Paulo led to a severe drought. The Cantareira system's water level has fallen constantly, leading to water shortages in some areas of the city. Among
49-398: The measures taken by Sabesp to face the problem are reducing the water pressure to residences, a bonus for customers who save water, and exploring the reservoir's ground water . With the lack of rain after November 2014, a severe drought situation developed. By February 2015, only 6% of Cantareira's capacity was filled. This geographical article relating to the state of São Paulo
#347652