Water utility
SABESP
Serves São Paulo state, including one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. The 2014–2015 Cantareira crisis, when the main supply system fell below 5% of usable capacity, is one of the clearest modern examples of a megacity approaching supply failure.
Key facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Ownership
- Mixed public-private, listed
- Services
- Water and wastewater
- Population served
- Over 28 million
- Regulated by
- ARSESP
Relationships
- Serves: Brazil
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Sources
- Water Services Regulation Authority — Water company performance and price review data. Open — attribution required · Open Government Licence v3.0
- World Bank / International Benchmarking Network — IBNET water utility benchmarking database. Open — attribution required · CC BY 4.0