Environmental Impacts and delimitation of the Preservation Area Standing in Espinharas River in the urban stretch of the City of Patos-PB

Authors

• João Batista Alves Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
• Felipe Silva de Medeiros Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v21i2.7248

Keywords:

Urban River. Delimitation. Legislation. Environmental impacts.

Abstract

This paper aimed to present and evaluate the proposal of the delimitation of the permanent preservation area (APP) of the urban stretch of Espinharas River in the city of Patos-PB, carried out by the Superintendence and Management of the Environment - SUDEMA - Paraíba and to diagnose the main environmental impacts The demarcation was made from georeferenced points collected on the river, and the identification of the main environmental impacts. It identified a wide variation in the river rail between 10 and 50 meters, due to impacts and changes occurring in the anthropic process. The delimitation of PPA was 50 meters from the widest rail. The main impacts observed were: removal of riparian vegetation; pollution by the dumping of sewage and solid waste, siltation, invading of the banks with buildings and agricultural uses. It infers even though the lack of oversight occurs, failure of public authorities and of the local population in the search for solutions to the problems identified.