The Billings Reservoir (locally known as Represa Billings ) is the largest reservoir in São Paulo , Brazil , covering a total of 127 km (49 sq mi). It is named after Asa White Kenney Billings , the American hydroelectric engineer who was instrumental in building it. The Portuguese word represa also means "dam".
4-412: The reservoir supplies about 1.8 million people, and also is used for fishing and swimming. In recent years, there have been problems with wastewater and garbage such as plastic bottles, as well as problems associated with unapproved human settlement in the surrounding regions. The hydroelectric projects were built starting in 1927, and the first phase was completed between 1935 and 1937. The project
8-471: A hydroelectric power plant is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Brazilian building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This geographical article relating to the state of São Paulo is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wastewater Wastewater (or waste water ) is water generated after the use of freshwater , raw water , drinking water or saline water in
12-413: A variety of deliberate applications or processes. Another definition of wastewater is "Used water from any combination of domestic, industrial, commercial or agricultural activities, surface runoff / storm water, and any sewer inflow or sewer infiltration ". In everyday usage, wastewater is commonly a synonym for sewage (also called domestic wastewater or municipal wastewater), which is wastewater that
16-559: Was started by the São Paulo Tramway, Light and Power Company , Limited (a company headquartered in Canada , with British and other foreign capital), today AES Eletropaulo . Water is drawn from the basin of the high Tietê River to Henry Borden hydroelectric power plant, in Cubatão . In 1956 an underground plant was added, increasing the power output to 880 Megawatts. This article about
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