6 – Infrastructure

Urban water supply in the Federal District is the responsibility of the Federal District Environmental Sanitation Company – CAESB, which is composed of twelve systems: Descoberto-Paranoá (the old Descoberto, Torto/Santa Maria, Sobradinho/Planaltina and São Sebastião systems), Brazlândia, Água Quente, Incra 8, Basevi, Vale do Amanhecer, Papuda, Chapéu de Pedra, Engenho das Lajes, Total Ville (Setor Meirelles), Santa Mônica and Palmeiras. In 2018, these systems used 26 surface and 181 subterranean fountainheads to attend over 99% of the Federal District population. The quality of the water distributed is systematically monitored, with analyses of the treated water being performed at 15 Water Treatment Stations – ETA as well as in samples taken at different points in the supply system. In 2017, due to a water crisis, The Federal District Environmental Sanitation Company (CAESB) implemented water production subsystems from the Paranoá Lake and Bananal River seeking to increase water production. Besides this, it […]
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The Federal District Sanitary Sewage System, also under CAESB responsibility, is made up of 15 drainage sub-basins, linked to the Sewage Treatment Stations – ETE, belonging to four hydrographic basins: Paranoá, Descoberto, Corumbá and São Bartolomeu. There are 15 functioning ETE’s, 72 Raw Sewage Lift Stations – EEB and one Treated Sewage Lift Station – EET. Today, 89.29% of the urban population in the Federal District is served with sewage collection, with all collected sewage being treated. Of the sewage collected, 87% is treated to a tertiary level, which includes the removal of nutrients, which makes the Federal District sewage system different than those in other units in the Brazil federation. The main water bodies that receive the treated wastewater from the ETEs are the Paranoá Lake and the Descoberto River, which together receive about 75% of the total flow. In agricultural and urban households, where there is no sewage […]
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The supply of electric energy in the Federal District is the responsibility of the Brasilia Energy Company – CEB. The power transmission system is connected to the Sistema Interligado Nacional (National Interconnected System) – SIN by means of three substations, Brasilia South, Brasilia General and Samambaia, which are the main CEB system power supply sources. Besides these, there are 41 substations and a total of 1,078 km of transmission lines. It is estimated that 99.04% of the residences in the Federal District are connected to the CEB power grid. In 2018, 5,583.716 GWh was supplied to the Federal District residents, with total consumption 2.08% less than in 2017. CEB has been working to reduce electric consumption. Between 2010 and 2014, the Energy Efficiency Program exchanged 29 thousand refrigerators and 520 thousand light bulbs for more efficient equipment in low income residences. Public lighting has also received investments for optimization. Over […]
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The cleaning and management of solid waste in the Federal District urban area is performed by the Urban Cleaning Service – SLU. In 2017 and 2018, the processes of management and final destination of solid urban waste went through a complete transformation with the inauguration of the 1st Brasilia Sanitary Landfill in Samambaia and the closing of the old Estrutural Dump. With the action, the Federal District took a giant step forward in the final destination of solid waste. Besides this, the transition considered the recyclable materials scavengers who before worked in the Estrutural Dump, in unsanitary conditions, but who now work in refuse recovery installations which provide a dignified and secure location to perform the work of collecting recyclable materials. In reference to urban cleaning, the SLU has gone forward in the generalization of garbage collection with the implantation of the “papa-lixos” (garbage collectors), which are partially buried containers […]
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The development of the Federal District road, airport and transportation infrastructure preserves perpetuity, landscape quality and, also, organizes the territory coherently. Road planning, which meets the demographic and economic dynamic, manages the growing need for mobility, be it in traffic flow, tourism or daily transit. This Atlas highlights the circulation corridors, main transportation infrastructures and subway lines and the Bus Rapid Transit – BRT, which serve the main capital destinations. Figure 65 – Federal District road infrastructure Figure 66 – Federal District road terminals Figure 67 – Federal District Network Bus Rapid Transit – BRT Figure 68 – Federal District subway network Figure 69 – Federal District cycling system
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The Federal District provides ample leisure and sporting facilities. There are soccer pitches, sports courts, gymnastic apparatuses, parks for children, skateboarding parks and others. This equipment is distributed in all the regional administrations, in the urban centers, providing the community options for leisure and physical activities. Figure 70 – Federal District sports and leisure furniture distribution
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