Goioere Urban Springs: environmental diagnosis

Abstract

The urban springs had their environment occupied or degraded, because of the advent of the process of urbanization in Brazil, without taking into account its importance for surface water supply and the functioning of the hydrological cycle. The objective of this work was to diagnose the current situation of the urban springs of the city of Goioerê, Parana and to verify whether the condition of the environment is in accordance with current legislation. The study was completed through data collection from public agencies, research in books, articles and laws and visiting sites for observation and evaluation of the springs. Nine springs were mapped and evaluated and only one was considered to be good within the Preservation Degree (PD), but with no vegetation needed to be fully compliant with the legislation; the others had several problems that prevented them from being classified in the best indices, three were classified in regular PD, two bad, and three very bad. Therefore, it was concluded that these urban springs are suffering environmental impacts of anthropic order and are in disagreement with the legislation, needing effective preservation actions supported by continuous interaction with public entities and the local population.