The paper tries to discuss issues that enhance the limite of the present pricing water services system proposal for the water resource management in the state of São Paulo , verifying the feasibilíty of the idealízed structure. In this sense, firstly the characteristics of a pricíng water services system that could be established in the State of São Paulo are presented. Secondly, the text broaches the general characteristics of FEHIDRO - Fundo Estadual de Recursos Hídricos, and then reviews expendítures that have been accomplíshed for the latest years in the environmental field, making an attempt to illustrate the present challenges.
Pricing water services; economic instruments for environmental policy; environmental management