SINGREH is composed of the National Council of Water Resources (CNRH, acronym in Portuguese), the Secretariat of Water Resources and Environmental Quality (SRQA, acronym in Portuguese), the Brazilian Water and Sanitation Agency, the State Councils of Water Resources (CERH, acronym in Portuguese), the State Water Resources Management Bodies (State Entities), the River Basin Committees and the Water Agencies.

The system is directly related to the municipal and state departments working in the water resources management sector. Other institutions at the federal level that relate to this policy are: the National Health Foundation (FUNASA/MS); Secretariat for Indigenous Health (SESAI/MS, Secretariat for Health Surveillance (SVS); National Secretariat for Water Security (SNSH).

 

Managers at the federal, state and municipal levels, in addition to the river basin committees.

National 

Since 1997

The institutional arrangement of the National Water Resources Management System (SINGREH) establishes participatory forms of water management. Decision-making bodies were created, comprising representatives from civil society, water users, and public authorities. These bodies make collective, negotiated decisions, incorporating each representative's perspective and experience on water use.

The decision-making bodies are responsible for formulating water resource policies and overseeing the actions of public agencies through social accountability.

The participation of river basin committees brings water resource management closer to the territorial needs of river basins, addressing their social, environmental, economic, and climatic specificities.

All data related to Water Resources Management in Brazil are monitored by the National Water Resources Information System (SNIRH) operated by the National Water and Sanitation Agency (ANA).