Sustainability r e p o r t - Sabesp

Metropolitan Water ProgramThis program’s objective is to ensure regular supply of treated water to themunicipalities São Paulo metropolitan area (RMSP) served by us and the permitteecities (buyers of Sabesp’s water in bulk). Total investments under the program areestimated at R$2.74 billion, over eight years.In 2009, we completed the transmission, storage and dam works. We should alsohighlight the start, in 2009, of the construction works of the Alto Tietê Public-PrivatePartnership, which has already invested approximately R$126 million. The worksshould be completed by the end of 2010, which will increase the nominal capacity inthe Alto Tietê System will increase to 15m3/s from 10m³/s, with direct benefits to1.5 million people in the eastern region of the São Paulo Metropolitan Area, includingthe cities Arujá, Itaquaquecetuba, Poá, Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Suzano, Guarulhosand Mogi das Cruzes, in addition to increasing the reliability, flexibility and wateravailability of the integrated system that supplies the Greater São Paulo.Córrego Limpo (Clean Brook) ProgramEC8 After the program is completed, which is estimated for the end of 2010,one hundred brooks will be recovered and more than 1,000 liters of wastewaterper second will no longer be disposed in streams in the City of São Paulo.The volume of sewage to be diverted for treatment will be equivalent to thewastewater produced by a city of 750,000 inhabitants.During the Program’s Phase 1, completed in March 2009, we performeddecontamination actions in 42 brooks, of which 28 were fully decontaminatedand 14 had they main sections recovered. Phase 2 started right after thePhase 1 and has the objective of cleaning 58 other brooks and streams by theend of 2010. Currently, 64 brooks were fully decontaminated. The investmentestimated for these two phases was R$197 million, of which R$143 million wasfunded by Sabesp and R$54 million by the City of São Paulo. The project willbenefit approximately 2 million people.Vida Nova (New Life) ProgramThe Vida Nova Program, which includes the Watersheds Program, among otherprojects, consists of actions focused on the preservation of the watersheds in theSão Paulo Metropolitan Area, especially the watersheds of the Guarapiranga andBillings dams. Most of the funds will be invested in building wastewater collection andtreatment infrastructure. Vida Nova also includes green area preservation projectsand the urbanization of favelas (slums), with a direct benefit to 45,000 families.In the whole, the program gathers investments of approximately R$1.2 billionfrom the São Paulo State Government, the cities in the region, and the FederalGovernment. Sabesp is investing R$300 million. Vida Nova is coordinated by theState Department of Sanitation and Energy, with actions by Sabesp, CDHU (StateHousing Authority), and cities in the region.Vida Nova couples sanitation and housing.Cruzeiro do Sul brook revived.40 Relatório de Sustentabilidade 2009 41