Technology prospection for sustainable drainage systems as a means to propose changes in the Master Plan of the Municipality of Frutal, Minas Gerais

ABSTRACT

Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) are technologies that dispense traditional storm sewers and are premised on sustainability. It was found that Frutal, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, suffers from problems with rainwater drainage and is in the process of updating its Master Plan. Therefore, this work aimed to discuss, in theoretical terms, the application of SUDS in this Municipality, presenting suggestions for its, as well as prospecting SUDS technologies to support future technical studies on the application of these technologies in the Municipality, also contributing to the literature on SUDS. For that, this study adopted a case study, literature review, and patent mapping as a methodological procedure. As a result, the work identified the critical points of flooding and erosion processes in the municipality of Frutal, emphasizing the problems of flooding in the Centro, XV de Novembro, Princesa Isabel, Jardim das Laranjeiras, Progresso, Novo Horizonte, and Caju districts, and erosion processes in the Ipê Amarelo and Waldemar Marchi districts. It exposes a series of SUDS guidelines that may lead eventual changes in the Master Plan and future legislative and technical projects, such as economic incentives and awareness campaigns about this technology, and provides examples of patented technologies that may be a reference for subsequent urban drainage actions, especially of the permeable pavement type, for areas with a high rate of soil occupation and with difficulties in installing surface drainage equipment.

Keywords:
rainwater; sanitation; sustainability; sustainable urban drainage systems; water resources