Comitê Guandu

What Comitê Guandu does

Comitê Guandu-RJ is a Brazilian state water basin committee (comitê de bacia hidrográfica) established by State Decree No. 31,178 on April 3, 2002, responsible for participatory governance and management of water resources in the Guandu Hydrographic Region II (RH II), which supplies drinking water to approximately 9-10 million people across 15 municipalities in Rio de Janeiro state. The Committee operates as the "Parliament of Waters," a collegiate body bringing together government, water users, and civil society to deliberate on basin management decisions, funding allocations from the State Water Resources Fund (FUNDRHI), and project approvals. Its revenue is not commercial but is sourced indirectly from water-use fees (Cobrança pelo uso da água) and hydroelectric compensations collected by FUNDRHI and administered through AGEVAP, its executing agency.

The Committee's technology and program stack centers on (i) the SIGA-Guandu geographic information system for watershed data; (ii) the Observatório da Bacia, an 80-station water quality and quantity monitoring network budgeted at R$ 16 million for 2025; (iii) Sanear Guandu, Brazil's largest rural sanitation program, deploying ~8,000 individual biodigester sewage solutions serving ~32,000 people; (iv) the PAF (Produtores de Água e Floresta) program, which uses Payment for Environmental Services to restore 5,000+ hectares of Atlantic Forest and sequester ~85,000-90,000 tonnes of carbon since 2008; and (v) supporting programs including Amigos do Guandu environmental education, the Fiscal das Queimadas fire-prevention campaign, the podcast 'Quanto Vale a Água?', and the Plano Diretor Florestal da RH II. The organization has roughly 5 internal staff with execution outsourced to AGEVAP and partner municipalities, and recently announced R$ 100 million in 2025 program investments.

Name

Comitê Guandu

Legal name

Comitê Guandu-RJ

Website

https://comiteguandu.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Comitê Guandu-RJ is Rio de Janeiro's oldest water basin committee, established in 2002, governing the Guandu hydrographic region that supplies ~9-10 million people across 15 municipalities through participatory allocation of FUNDRHI water-use fees into sanitation, forest restoration, monitoring, and environmental education programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Resource Management

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Forestry (800), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAMAE

Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAG

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAGAGAK

Water Resources & Watershed Protection

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYAFAMAMAB

Watershed Protection & Water Quality Services

Agriculture & Food Production/Forestry & Logging/Forest Ecosystem Services

SECONDARYBPAHAIAD

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Engineering & Technical Consulting

SECONDARYEUAMAGAI

Hydro & Geothermal Reservoir/Wellfield Operations (Waterways, Dams, Wells, Brine Handling)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind, Hydro & Geothermal)/Renewable Operations, Maintenance & Asset Management

Keywords

• Water resource management
• Basin governance
• Rural sanitation programs
• Forest restoration services
• Environmental monitoring networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Seropédica

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Cobrança pelo uso da água (Water Use Fee): Resources derived from water use fees collected from water users in the basin. According to legislation, 90% of collected funds must be applied in the originating hydrographic region for projects approved by the Committee.
2. Fundo Estadual de Recursos Hídricos (FUNDRHI): State Water Resources Fund that administers collected fees and compensations from hydroelectric plants for water resource management programs

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Comitê Guandu is the State of Rio de Janeiro's basin committee for Hydrographic Region II, created in 2002 by State Decree No. 31,178, which deliberates on and directs the integrated management of water resources for the Guandu, Guandu-Açu, Guarda, Guandu-Mirim, and Sarapuí basins serving roughly 9 to 10 million people across 15 municipalities. It funds, supervises, and coordinates basin programs in rural sanitation, forest restoration, environmental education, and monitoring, while delegating day-to-day execution to the AGEVAP agency and collecting water-use fees through the FUNDRHI fund.

Product overview

Comitê Guandu is a river basin management committee for the Guandu Hydrographic Region II in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, operating as the 'Parliament of Waters' for participatory water resource governance. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected environmental programs including Sanear Guandu (rural sanitation with biodigesters), the Produtores de Água e Floresta (PAF) program (forest restoration via PSA), and the (Re) Floresta project for carbon measurement. Additional offerings include environmental education initiatives (Amigos do Guandu, Cine Guandu), the Podcast 'Quanto Vale a Água?', basin monitoring systems (SIGA-Guandu, Observatório da Bacia with 80 stations), and strategic planning tools (Plano Diretor Florestal, Plano de Educação Ambiental). The committee also manages the Fiscal das Queimadas fire prevention campaign and various municipal support programs including PMMAs and ProMEAs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sanear Guandu: Sanitation program for rural and periurban areas, providing biodigesters and sewage treatment solutions
• PAF (Produtores de Água e Floresta)
• Amigos do Guandu
• Fiscal das Queimadas
• Quanto Vale a Água?

Products and services

• Sanear Guandu
• PAF — Produtores de Água e Floresta
• Observatório da Bacia
• SIGA-Guandu
• Amigos do Guandu
• Planos de Bacia (Basin Plans)
• Plano Diretor Florestal and (Re) Floresta, Água e Carbono
• Plano de Educação Ambiental

Quantifiable outcome

• Sanear Guandu avoids discharge of 10 million liters of sewage per day into water bodies
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AGEVAP (Associação Pró-Gestão das Águas da Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Paraíba do Sul)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAGEVAP serves as the executing agency for the Committee, managing project contracts, implementations, and administrative support. The association handles procurement processes and technical execution of programs like Sanear and PAF on behalf of the Committee.
• CEDAE (Companhia Estadual de Águas e Esgotos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState water and sewage company is a key partner in environmental education projects (Amigos do Guandu), water supply initiatives, and Committee representation. CEDAE contributes through Replantando Vida program and technical expertise.
• SENAR (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Rural)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural training partner providing courses for rural producers in the PAF program, including meliponiculture (stingless bee keeping) and other sustainable agricultural practices.
• Firjan (Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial federation supports environmental education projects and initiatives in schools as part of the Amigos do Guandu program.
• NUCLEP (Nuclebrás Equipamentos Pesados S.A.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-owned heavy equipment company supports environmental campaigns including Fiscal das Queimadas fire prevention campaign.
• INEA (Instituto Estadual do Ambiente)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState environmental agency serves as the regulatory body for water resources in Rio de Janeiro. INEA is responsible for water use permits (outorgas), environmental monitoring, and is a key partner in the Observatório da Bacia project.
• UFRRJ (Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal rural university hosts Committee offices and is a key research partner. Laboratory of Soil-Plant Relations conducts carbon stock research for PAF program. University hosts environmental events and training activities.
• Municipal Governments of RH IIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner15 municipalities including Rio Claro, Mendes, Vassouras, Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Itaguaí, Japeri, Paracambi, Queimados, Seropédica, Mangaratiba, Piraí, Barra do Piraí, Nova Iguaçu, Miguel Pereira, and Rio de Janeiro partner with the Committee on environmental projects.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Agência Nacional de Águas e Saneamento Básico (ANA): Brazil's federal water and sanitation regulator. Oversees the National Water Resources Management System under which Comite Guandu operates, sets federal water policy, and co-funds basin-level programs. Comparable in regulatory scope but at the federal rather than basin level.
• Instituto Estadual do Ambiente (INEA): Rio de Janeiro's state environmental agency. Issues water use permits, conducts monitoring, and is a strategic partner of Comite Guandu (co-implementing the Observatorio da Bacia). Comparable regulatory function at the state level, though broader in scope (environment, not only water resources).

Emerging players

• The Nature Conservancy Brasil: Brazilian arm of TNC, focused on forest restoration, water security, and Nature-based Solutions. Comparable in restoration (PAF-equivalent programs) and in leveraging corporate/financial capital (similar to the Petrobras partnership Comite Guandu uses).

Others

• AGEVAP (Associação Pró-Gestão das Águas da Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Paraíba do Sul): Executing agency for Comite Guandu (and for CEIVAP and other committees). Comparable in operational function (procurement, contract management, technical execution) and acts as a strategic channel through which the committee's programs are delivered.

Direct peers

• Comitês PCJ (Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí): Federated basin committees for the PCJ basins in Sao Paulo state. Operate with the same deliberative committee model, fee-based funding, and executing-agency structure (Agencia das Bacias PCJ). Closest peer in terms of program portfolio (sanitation, reforestation, monitoring, education).
• Comitê da Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Doce: Basin committee for the Rio Doce watershed impacted by the Samarco dam disaster. Comparable in mandate (water governance, restoration, monitoring) and Brazilian federal/state committee structure, with comparable funding via CBH-deliberated fee allocations.
• Comitê de Integração da Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Paraíba do Sul (CEIVAP): Federative basin committee for the Paraiba do Sul river basin across RJ, MG, and SP. Operates under the same national water resources framework as Comite Guandu, with similar participatory governance, FUNDRHI-equivalent funding, and execution via AGEVAP. Directly comparable in scope, model, and funding mechanisms.

Regional players

• CEDAE (Companhia Estadual de Águas e Esgotos): Rio de Janeiro's state water and wastewater utility. Core strategic partner (Replantando Vida, Amigos do Guandu) and source of two Comite Guandu directors. Comparable in basin-scale water service mandate but operates the utility itself rather than governing resource allocation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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