Sistema Cantareira
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Sistema Cantareira (Cantareira system) is a water supply system in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is composed of five interconnected reservoirs that provide water to 9 million people in the São Paulo metropolitan area.[1] The system is managed by Sabesp, São Paulo's state water management company.
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Sistema Cantareira | |
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Coordinates | 23°19′48″S 46°40′44″W |
Catchment area | 2,307 km2 (891 sq mi) |
Managing agency | Sabesp |
First flooded | 29 June 1973 (Paiva Castro and Atibainha dams) |
Water volume | 990 million cubic metres (800,000 acre⋅ft) |
Settlements | Bragança Paulista, Piracaia, Vargem, Joanópolis, Nazaré Paulista, Franco da Rocha, Mairiporã, Caieiras and São Paulo |
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