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More than 38% of Brazil’s treated water wasted

The amount of water lost in Brazil’s supply systems has been on the rise and now adds up to over 6.5 billion cubic meters a year, according to a study released Wednesday (Jun 5), the World Environment Day, by the Trata Brasil Institute and consultant GO Associados.

reserva técnica do Sistema Cantareira
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Water waste in Brazil alarming

In addition to letting 5 thousand swimming pools' worth of sewage into its rivers every day, Brazil is estimated to waste nearly 6 billion m³—six times the capacity of the Cantareira reservoir, which serves the metropolitan area of São Paulo, South America's largest city.

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