Sewage Treatment Program

·        Monitor the construction of sewage collection and treatment, including treatment plants, collectors, trunk lines and connections;

·        Establish the new steps to clean up the Araruama, Jaconé Pequena, Vermelha, Pitanguinha and Pernambuca lagoons and adjacent basin;

·        Develop a study to evaluate the disposal of treated water in the Una river basin for irrigation;  

Araruama Lagoon Recovery Program

• Assure the new bridge construction for increasing the water flow in the Itajuru canal and Araruama lagoon;
• Increase tidal flow to improve water quality in Araruama lagoon by dredging 200,000 cubic meters of sediment from Itajuru canal; 
• Develop a study to evaluate the removing of spit's sediments by dredging to improve the health of aquatic ecosystems (interrupt the spit's growth process); 

2) SAQUAREMA, JACONÉ AND JACAREPIÁ LAGOONS WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN

·        Monitor the construction of sewage collection and treatment, including treatment plant, collectors, trunk lines and connections;

·        Establish the new steps to clean up the Saquarema, Jaconé and Jacarepiá  lagoons and adjacent basin;

·        Extend the water supply system to Vilatur Community in order to avoid overusing groundwater resources (well);

·        Support the public control of illegal river water extration in the mountains;

·        Monitor the effects of saltwater input in the Saquarema lagoon ecosystem due the recent permanent connection with the sea (lagoon’s bar stabilized by breakwaters) 

3) SÃO JOÃO AND OSTRAS RIVERS WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN

·        Wind up the Lower São João River Recovery Project;

·        Conclude the design of the Juturnaíba Dam Fishpass in the channel of São João River;

·        Establish the rules for Juturnaiba Dam operations in order to improve the health of lower São João River ecosystem;

·        Make a study of Barra de São João and Rio das Ostras Cities Water Supply System by using water from Juturnaiba reservoir;   

·        Carry on the reforestation of the Bacaxá river riparian zone; 

·        Protect the São João Montain forest;

4) COASTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

• Collaborate with “Project Orla” in order to enhance the coastal ecosystems;
• Promote discussion of oil and gas offshore industry (exploration, preparations, drilling and extraction);
• Support the Economic-Ecological Zoning of the coast;
• Support the public control of overfishing and the Fishing State Policy;

5) WATER QUALITY MONITORING PLAN

• Carry on the water quality program to assessment and monitor the condition of Saquarema and Araruama lagoons and the São João, Bacaxá, Capivarí, Jundiá and Una rivers.

6) GARBAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN

·        Implement the Solid Waste Management Regional Plan;

·      Encourage a regional agreement between municipalities to establish co-operative landfills management;

7) PROTECED AREAS MANAGEMENT SUPPORT PLAN

·        Support the management of Massambaba, Sapiatiba, Pau Brasil and São João/Mico Leão protected areas;

8) PROGRAM TO ASSIST IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WATER STATE POLICY

·        Create the Lagos - São João Watershed Committee with representatives from the government, the water users, and the society;

·        Cease the Watershed Management Plan draft;

·        Conclude the inventory of the water uses;

·        Make study to establish a fee for water uses in 2004;

·        CILSJ will be the water basin agencies in support of the basin committee;

9) STRENGTHEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

• Strengthen local government institutions by technical assistance and trainning; 

10) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PLAN

·        Create the NGO’s Environmental Education Network; 

·        Promote the better use of CILSJ ecotrailer (school, events);

·        Improve the CILSJ website;

·        Publish two books about “Buzios Cape and Una River Basin” and “Saquarema, Jaaconé and  Jacarepiá Lagoons”; 

·        Build a Visitor Centre for information about the CILSJ region,

·         Promote a radio and TV educational campaign;

.         Conduct a study to develop a policy for the design and location of selected business, tourism, community and public facility signs located on road rights-of-ways.

11) PROGRAM OF COMMUNICATION AND POPULARIZATION 

· Maintanence of the web site as channel of information and popularization;

· Maintanence of TV commercials and radio spots in educational campaigns;

· Implantation of a Regional Center of Visitors;

· Studies of a project of standard vertical regional advertising;

· Preparing of more two publications about "Coastal Zone" and "  Saquarema Pond";

· Preparation of new folder's and videos on the basins.