PSAM | Programa de Saneamento Ambiental

What PSAM | Programa de Saneamento Ambiental does

PSAM (Programa de Saneamento Ambiental) is a state government environmental sanitation program of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, established by State Decree No. 42,931 of April 18, 2011 and expanded statewide via Decree No. 47,609 of May 18, 2021. Originally created to coordinate sanitation efforts for municipalities surrounding the Baía de Guanabara, the program now spans all 92 municipalities of Rio de Janeiro state and operates under the Secretaria de Estado do Ambiente e Sustentabilidade (SEAS) through a dedicated executing unit called UEPSAM (Unidade Executora do PSAM). Its mandate is the design and execution of sewage collection and treatment systems, stormwater drainage infrastructure, water supply works, and solid waste management, alongside the elaboration of Municipal Basic Sanitation Plans (PMSB) and environmental remediation of Guanabara Bay.

The program's technology centerpiece is the PSAM Mapas portal (psammapas.eco.br), a georeferenced database built on ArcGIS Online/ArcGIS HUB that visualizes sanitation infrastructure — water, sewage, drainage, solid waste — across Rio de Janeiro's municipalities. It hosts the consolidated PMSB database, ICMS Ecológico data, hydrographic region mapping, and works progress tracking. PSAM is not a commercial entity: it is financed through state and federal public budgets, and procurement of engineering and construction services is conducted via formal public procurement (licitações) under Brazilian public procurement law. Counterparties include private contractors (e.g., Passareli Engenharia e Construção Ltda., with a disclosed contract of R$125,468,296.78 for Coletor Tronco Manguinhos Lote II), municipal governments, and oversight bodies (INEA, MPRJ/GAEMA, PGE-RJ, TCERJ, TJRJ). Its customer base is effectively the population of Rio de Janeiro — with approximately 1.5 million people benefiting under the 2019 TAC, 600,000 served via the Manguinhos collector, 165,000 via Alcântara, 163,000 via Cidade Nova, and 20,000 via Maricá.

Name

PSAM | Programa de Saneamento Ambiental

Legal name

Programa de Saneamento Ambiental (PSAM)

Website

https://psam.eco.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

State government environmental sanitation program of Rio de Janeiro coordinating sewage, drainage, water, and solid waste infrastructure across all 92 municipalities via public procurement, with a statewide ArcGIS-based PSAM Mapas georeferenced data platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Sanitation Services

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Public Administration (92), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Water Supply (4941), Refuse Systems (4953), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIALAD

Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Transportation & Infrastructure Agencies (Roads, Transit, Public Works)

SECONDARYEUAIAMAE

Sewer & Stormwater Overflow (SSO/CSO) Emergency Response

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Environmental Emergency Response & Spill Cleanup

Keywords

• Environmental sanitation program
• Sewage treatment infrastructure
• Municipal sanitation planning
• Geographic information systems
• Public water utilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PSAM (Programa de Saneamento Ambiental) is a state government program of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that plans, coordinates, and executes basic environmental sanitation infrastructure — including sewage collection and treatment systems, stormwater drainage networks, water supply works, and solid waste management — across the 92 municipalities of the state, under the coordination of SEAS through its executing unit UEPSAM. The program's deliverables also include the PSAM Mapas georeferenced GIS database and the PMSB Municipal Sanitation Plans database, made available to municipal governments and the public.

Product overview

PSAM (Programa de Saneamento Ambiental) is a government environmental sanitation program of the State of Rio de Janeiro, coordinated by SEAS (Secretaria de Estado do Ambiente e Sustentabilidade). The program operates through its executing unit UEPSAM and encompasses multiple sanitation infrastructure projects including sewage collection systems (Alcântara, Maricá, Itaboraí, Roquete Pinto, Belford Roxo), collector trunks (Faria Timbó, Cidade Nova), and wastewater treatment plants. The primary technology platform is PSAM Mapas, a georeferenced database using ArcGIS for visualizing sanitation infrastructure across Rio de Janeiro municipalities. Additional services include Municipal Sanitation Plans (PMSB) database and a Media Library documenting project progress.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UEPSAM: Unidade Executora do PSAM (PSAM Executing Unit) - the administrative, technical, and financial instance responsible for planning and execution of the program.
• PSAM Mapas

Products and services

• PSAM Mapas Portal Georeferenced database platform providing spatial visualization of environmental sanitation infrastructure (water supply, sewage, drainage, solid waste) across municipalities in Rio de Janeiro State; built on ArcGIS Online / ArcGIS HUB and ArcGIS Desktop; accessible to the public and municipal governments.
• PMSB - Planos Municipais de Saneamento Básico Centralized database of Municipal Basic Sanitation Plans for all municipalities of the State of Rio de Janeiro, compiled from secondary sources including municipal Plans, CEADE data, and ICMS Ecológico; available for download via the PSAM Mapas portal.
• Biblioteca de Mídia (Media Library) Digital media library on the PSAM website providing public access to photos, videos, and timelapse footage of PSAM construction works and project progress.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,293 L/s of sewage captured daily (equivalent to ~44 Olympic swimming pools/day) via the Coletor Tronco Manguinhos project
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Governo do Estado do RJ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 May 2021The State of Rio de Janeiro, through the State Government, established and funds PSAM. Following Decree Estadual nº 47.609 of May 18, 2021, the program was expanded from covering Baía de Guanabara municipalities to all 92 municipalities of the state. The state government provides the institutional framework and budget.
• SEAS – Secretaria de Estado do Ambiente e Sustentabilidade do Rio de JaneirocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2011PSAM is under the direct coordination of the Secretaria de Estado do Ambiente e Sustentabilidade (SEAS) of the State of Rio de Janeiro. SEAS oversees the program's strategic direction, and PSAM operates as an arm of SEAS's environmental sanitation policy. Created via Decree Estadual nº 42.931 of April 18, 2011.
• Passareli Engenharia e Construção Ltda.majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPrivate engineering and construction company contracted by PSAM via public procurement for the execution of the Coletor Tronco Manguinhos (lote II) secondary treatment complementation works. Contract value: R$ 125,468,296.78 (April 2020 base date). Contract signed on December 3.
• Municipal Governments (Municípios do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSAM works in close coordination with municipal governments for the planning and execution of sanitation projects. It supported the elaboration of municipal sanitation plans (PMSB) and implements sanitation infrastructure in coordination with municipal authorities. Following the 2021 decree expansion, all 92 municipalities of the state are within scope.
• INEA – Instituto Estadual do Ambiente do Rio de JaneirominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINEA is the state environmental institute that collaborates with PSAM and SEAS on environmental assessments and the ICMS Ecológico program evaluation. PSAM Mapas uses data from ICMS Ecológico as one of its secondary data sources.
• MPRJ – Ministério Público do Rio de Janeiro (via GAEMA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministério Público do Rio de Janeiro, specifically its Grupo de Atuação Especializada em Meio Ambiente (GAEMA), conducts joint inspections with PGE-RJ of PSAM sanitation works, notably the Alcântara system in São Gonçalo. The works are subject to a Termo de Ajuste de Conduta (TAC) signed with the State Government.
• PGE-RJ – Procuradoria Geral do Estado do Rio de JaneirominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe State Attorney General's Office participates in joint inspections of PSAM projects alongside MPRJ, providing legal oversight of the TAC and project compliance. Together they constitute the institutional supervision layer for PSAM works.
• TJRJ – Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Rio de JaneirominorOthersThe State Court of Justice of Rio de Janeiro participates in meetings with PSAM aimed at optimizing projects, demonstrating judicial oversight and support for the program's execution.
• TCERJ – Tribunal de Contas do Estado do Rio de JaneirominorOthersThe State Audit Court of Rio de Janeiro participates in coordination meetings with PSAM for fiscal oversight and project optimization, ensuring proper use of public funds.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• SNIS (Sistema Nacional de Informações sobre Saneamento): Federal national information system on sanitation that aggregates municipal and state sanitation data — comparable to PSAM Mapas as a data/information platform supporting sanitation planning and policy across Brazil.

Direct peers

• Corsan (Companhia Riograndense de Saneamento): State water and sanitation utility of Rio Grande do Sul, comparable in mandate and regulatory regime to PSAM, providing statewide sanitation services under the federal Marco Legal do Saneamento.
• CEDAE (Companhia Estadual de Águas e Esgotos do Rio de Janeiro): State-level water and sewage utility of Rio de Janeiro, operating across the same geography as PSAM. Both coordinate sanitation/water infrastructure in RJ and interact through SEAS oversight, making CEDAE the most directly comparable state entity.
• Copasa (Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais): State water and sanitation utility of Minas Gerais, operating under the same national sanitation framework as PSAM with a comparable statewide mandate to deliver sewage, water, and drainage services.
• Cagece (Companhia de Água e Esgoto do Ceará): State water and sanitation utility of Ceará, similarly operating under Brazil's national sanitation law with statewide service responsibilities and PMSB planning functions comparable to PSAM's.
• Embasa (Empresa Baiana de Águas e Saneamento): State water and sanitation utility of Bahia, comparable in mandate, regulatory framework, and the role of supporting municipal sanitation planning (PMSB) across multiple municipalities.
• INEA (Instituto Estadual do Ambiente do Rio de Janeiro): Rio de Janeiro state environmental institute that collaborates directly with PSAM, hosts the PSAM Mapas geoportal, and jointly administers ICMS Ecológico — a close institutional peer operating in the same geography.
• Sanepar (Companhia de Saneamento do Paraná): State water and sewage utility of Paraná, comparable in mandate (state-level sanitation services), regulatory framework, and role in supporting PMSB-style municipal planning under Brazil's national sanitation law.

Broad incumbents

• ANA (Agência Nacional de Águas e Saneamento Básico): Federal agency that regulates and sets national policy for water resources and basic sanitation in Brazil, including the Marco Legal do Saneamento that PSAM is implementing. Comparable as the federal-level counterpart to PSAM's state-level mandate.
• SABESP (Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo): Largest state water and sanitation utility in Brazil, serving São Paulo state. Comparable as a Brazilian state-level sanitation operator under the Marco Legal do Saneamento framework, though much larger and vertically integrated.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/psamrj
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@psam-psam
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/psam-programa-de-saneamento-ambiental

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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