O BARRAMENTO DO JOÃO LEITE E OS REFLEXOS SOCIOAMBIENTAIS NAS ÁREAS DE ABRANGÊNCIA DO RESERVATÓRIO.

Abstract

The water demand caused by cities urban growth and the unruly consumption of water resources caused shortages, at the same time compromised the availability of, it, which creates conflicting interests. Artificial water reservoirs or damming watercourses are chosen as a solution to the problem of water shortage and regardless of the purpose, they cause environmental, social and economic impacts in the region of its implantation, because they change the previously existing conditions. Idealized since the 1970s, the only purpose of the dam of Joao Leite river is to supply the public water to Goiania and the metropolitan region. The lake formed by this reservoir reaches the municipalities of Goiania, Neropolis , Goianapolis and Terezopolis and had flooded areas belonging to the State of Goias and to private owners with expropriation of 77 families who had total or partial loss of their property and or workplace. Before the reality afore mentioned, the research was carried out to investigate the consequences of the impacts of the dam of Joao Leite River on socioeconomics of the population affected from the region, through exploratory research and with data survey from the area of the project with verification of local reality. It was identified that the impacts were and still are quite important for the remaining people and neighbors, as well as for families who were forcibly displaced, and that will be essential work of giving Environmental Education in the region.