Resumo:
The industrial sector is the 3rd largest user of water in Brazil, losing to irrigated agriculture
and human supply. Among the various industrial segments, there is production of uranium
dioxide, which is represented by a only public company, the Fábrica de Combustível Nuclear
(FCN), located in the Hydrographyc Basin of the Paraíba do Sul, considered stressed, reason
that it understands that the adoption of good water practices is interest of this company.
Aiming to contribute with water management at FCN and basing on bibliographic research of
theoretical works and practical related to water management in the industrial sector was
proposed a management system that involves the institution of a responsible manager for the
implementation of a water conservation program, whose effectiveness of the action plan can
be evaluated by water performance indicators applied to the industrial plant, sectors or
industrial processes that will indicate to the manager the quality of the decisions made
and need for adjustments. A computerized system for register collected data and calculation
of indicators called SIGAED was also developed. Thus, the objectives strokes for this
dissertation were achieved and challenges to the continuity of this work were presented.