This study intends to analyze the water and sewage services management in Campinas, Santo André, São José dos Campos and Santos, from 1996 to 2000. In Campinas and Santo André, the municipal government implements the management of these services. In São José dos Campos and Santos, it is a State-level operation. The methods used for this paper were bibliographic, descriptive, and documental researches, and a subsequent theoretical explanation followed by an analysis of the results. Public and government policies were used as parameters to analyze differences in efficiency and efficacy of those services managements. The results obtained show characteristics and differences between State-level and municipal-level managements of the water and sewage treatments.
Sanitation management; public policies; government policies
