The sewer system is scheduled to be implemented in Ratones—a neighborhood surrounding Florianópolis’ largest watershed—by 2032.
Currently, most homes rely on traditional septic tanks or discharge directly into the water system, much like other neighborhoods in the city. It feels like we’ve skipped a few steps in our complex journey toward becoming a better society.
We bypassed the Middle Ages and now aim to be the Silicon Island. Yet, we have the worst water quality among Brazilian capitals and are 20 years behind when it comes to sewage and waste management.
However, I believe this could be an excellent opportunity to innovate and become a reference in sanitation and waste management technology. But in a culture that has never prioritized these issues, it would take more than 20 years for people to change spontaneously. That’s why I believe in public policies to transform our Medieval mindset.
This is the only topic that interests me in these elections. I spent this rainy Sunday analyzing candidates’ proposals and found people who share this concern, I found just one, whose platform includes the following goal:
“Advocating for decentralized and ecological sanitation systems with biological filters in small stations, as well as encouraging efficient household systems such as wetlands, banana circles, dry toilets, evapotranspiration basins, etc.”
The “etc.” here should really include “throwing the s**t at the fan” by holding the Medieval criminals still sitting in the Chamber, City Hall, Fatma, and Casan accountable—those who have achieved only 15% of their annual sanitation goals for the past 20 years.
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