Gestão da água e educação ambiental: a experiência do serviço autônomo e água e esgoto – SAAE de Marechal Cândido Rondon - Paraná

Abstract

Whether in the countryside or in cities, sustainability involves taking care of water. In this regard, two entities are protagonists: the sanitation service provider, which must guarantee water quality, reduce losses in the system and find a correct final destination, and the consumer, who needs to be aware. The objective of this dissertation was to understand that careful is a main paradigm of the actions of a water and sewage system. It is a way to improve human relations with the environment, especially with natural resources. In the first part, the methodology used was a case study with an exploratory field research character, seeking to know how the Serviço Autônomo de Água e Esgoto - SAAE of Marechal Cândido Rondon works. In the second, educational action research was used, in a pedagogical experience that sought to verify the importance of dealing with real problems in Environmental Education, under the perspective that care generates careful. The results showed that a sanitation system can be constantly improving, because in the last ten years, the municipality has improved its own processes and expanded its own area of action, especially in relation to rural waters and the implementation of urban sewage. On the other hand, it is defined that Environmental Education has a chance to improve results, using good environmental practices to change behaviors.