Serviço Municipal de Água e Esgotos-SEMAE

What Serviço Municipal de Água e Esgotos-SEMAE does

SEMAE (Serviço Municipal de Água e Esgotos-SEMAE) is a municipal autarchy that provides water supply and sewage services to the municipality of Piracicaba in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It operates under the Prefeitura Municipal de Piracicaba and is regulated by ARES/PCJ, the regulatory agency responsible for water and sanitation services in the Piracicaba, Capivari, and Jundiaí river basins. The utility serves residential, commercial, and industrial users within an exclusive concession territory that mirrors Piracicaba's municipal boundaries.

SEMAE's core service portfolio includes treated water distribution, sewage collection and treatment, industrial effluent management, and supplementary operational services such as vacuum truck provision. The utility maintains a digital presence through a customer-facing water quality portal, a public bidding/contracting portal, and a credit regularization program for delinquent accounts. Revenue is generated through regulated tariffs periodically reviewed by ARES/PCJ, with the most recent revision published under Resolução nº 638/2025. Pricing is volume-based for residential and commercial customers and contract-negotiated for industrial clients, particularly those utilizing the effluent management service line.

SEMAE is a public-sector entity rather than a privately held company; it does not raise external funding, pursue M&A, or operate under equity ownership. Its governance is defined by municipal law and sector regulation, and its strategic positioning is anchored by its monopoly concession and physical infrastructure base within Piracicaba. LGPD compliance has been implemented across customer and operational data handling. The utility also maintains a PPP/Concessão framework on its transparency portal, indicating structured openness to public-private partnership models for future service delivery or asset modernization.

Name

Serviço Municipal de Água e Esgotos-SEMAE

Legal name

Serviço Municipal de Água e Esgoto - SEMAE Piracicaba

Website

https://semaepiracicaba.sp.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEMAE is the municipal water and sewage utility of Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil, serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers under an exclusive ARES/PCJ-regulated concession within the municipality.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Sewage Utility Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAG

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration

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

SECONDARYBPALAHAD

Industrial Wastewater & Effluent Treatment Services

Business & Public Services/Waste Management & Remediation Services/Industrial & Chemical Waste Management

Keywords

• Water utility services
• Sewage treatment
• Municipal sanitation
• Wastewater management
• Public water supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Ouro Verde, Sp

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SEMAE Piracicaba is a municipal public utility providing drinking water supply, sewage collection, and wastewater treatment services exclusively to residents, businesses, and industries within the municipality of Piracicaba, São Paulo state. The utility operates as a municipal autarchy under public concession and delivers supplementary services including industrial effluent management, water quality reporting, sewage maintenance via vacuum trucks, public bidding processes, and credit regularization for outstanding water bills.

Product overview

Serviço Municipal de Água e Esgoto - SEMAE Piracicaba is a municipal public utility service providing water supply and sewage treatment services for the city of Piracicaba, São Paulo state. The organization operates as a unified municipal service rather than a platform-product architecture, offering multiple citizen-facing services including water quality consultation, industrial effluent management, sewage maintenance via vacuum trucks, public bidding portals, credit regularization programs, and citizen information services. The various services are accessible through the institutional website with dedicated consultation pages and PDF document portals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Municipal Water Supply Service Drinking water distribution service providing treated water to residential, commercial, and industrial users within Piracicaba municipality through the municipal pipe network.
• Sewage Collection and Treatment Service Sewage collection, transport, and treatment service for residential, commercial, and industrial wastewater generated within Piracicaba municipality.
• Industrial Effluent Management (Efluentes Industriais) Industrial effluent registration and management service allowing businesses to register and properly dispose of industrial wastewater in compliance with municipal regulations.
• Vacuum Truck Service (Caminhão Auto-vácuo) Vacuum truck service for sewage maintenance, cleaning, and emergency response operations within the municipality.
• Credit Regularization Program (Programa de Regularização de Crédito) Program allowing citizens and businesses to settle outstanding water bills and debts with SEMAE through structured payment arrangements.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions: Global water services and treatment technology provider with municipal water contracts worldwide. Relevant as both a comparable and a potential technology/services partner for SEMAE's treatment operations.
• Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: Global water and waste management operator with municipal utility engagements in multiple countries. Comparable as a broad incumbent and a potential PPP/technology partner for SEMAE.
• Corsan (Companhia Riograndense de Saneamento): State-level water/sanitation utility in Rio Grande do Sul. Direct functional peer in regulated municipal water and sewage provision.
• COPASA (Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais): State-level water and sewage utility in Minas Gerais. Same operating model as SEMAE — regulated water/sewage provision — at a larger state-level scale.
• SABESP (Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo): State-level water and sewage utility serving São Paulo state. Directly comparable to SEMAE in service offering (water + sewage) and regulatory regime; broader geographic footprint across hundreds of municipalities.
• Sanepar (Companhia de Saneamento do Paraná): State-level water and sewage utility in Paraná. Comparable service model and regulatory framework, serving multiple municipalities.

Emerging players

• Aegea Saneamento: One of Brazil's largest private water and sanitation operators, holding PPP/concession contracts with multiple municipalities. Comparable to SEMAE in service scope and an indicator of how a private concession model could be applied to SEMAE's PPP pipeline.
• Iguá Saneamento: Private Brazilian water/sanitation operator active in multiple states via concessions. Directly comparable in service offering to SEMAE and relevant as a competitor/partner for any PPP structure.
• BRK Ambiental: Private-sector water and sanitation operator with municipal concessions across Brazil. Comparable operating model (concession-based municipal utility services) and a potential partner/PPP counterparty for SEMAE.

Direct peers

• DAE (Departamento de Água e Esgoto de Americana): Municipal water and sewage autarchy serving Americana, also in São Paulo state and regulated by ARES-PCJ. Most direct comparable to SEMAE in terms of municipal autarchy structure, scale, and regulatory regime.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCgodebK452dQ7I5XbAXm88A
• Facebookfacebook.com/semaepiracicaba
• Instagraminstagram.com/semaepiracicaba
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/servi%C3%A7o-municipal-de-%C3%A1gua-e-esgotos-semae

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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