POLITICAL AND MANAGERIAL DIAGNOSIS OF BASIC SANITATION SERVICES IN 55 MUNICIPALITIES IN GOIÁS THIRTEEN YEARS AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF LAW 11,445/2007

Abstract

The objective of the study was to diagnose the political and managerial reality of basic sanitation in 55 municipalities in the state of Goiás with up to 50,000 inhabitants, identifying the main deficiencies in meeting the guidelines established by the National Basic Sanitation Policy, instituted in 2007. For this, the method adopted was based on descriptive-exploratory research based on the application of semi-structured questionnaires during the period of october/2017 to april/2019, having been evaluated the following categories of analysis: institutions providing the services and existence/characteristics of the Policies and Municipal Plans of Basic Sanitation; of consortia, councils, programs and sanitation funds; of sanitary education actions; of evaluation procedures and information systems. It remained evident that despite some advances, all the researched municipalities are still lagging behind in the search for universalization of access and completeness in the offer of services. Even with regard to Municipal Basic Sanitation Policies and Plans, basic pillars of the sector, the gaps identified are deep, especially in terms of social control. It is crucial that public managers and organized civil society assume their roles in local contexts, aiming at implementing sanitation services, under penalty of maintaining public health and environmental balance at risk.