Among the ways to subsidize a water resources management, capable of contribute to the pursuit of sustainable development, have the tools appropriate to measure the performance of water systems and environmental issues. In this context, and amid a variety of measurement systems hydro-environmental existing sustainability, this proposal was drafted, composed of 51 indicators, with the objective of verifying the level of hydro-environmental sustainability of municipalities in the sub-basin of the Upper Course of the River Paraíba, PB. The methodology consisted of an exploratory research and documentary, in which he made use of descriptive statistics. The results suggest that municipalities with hydro-environmental best performances were: Boqueirão, Monteiro, Sumé, Ouro Velho and Serra Branca. At another point the municipalities with the worst performance were: Prata, Coxixola, Congo, São João do Cariri, Camalaú, São Domingos do Cariri, Zabelê, Cabaceiras, Barra de São Miguel, São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro, Amparo e São João do Tigre. These results demonstrate the need for defining water management programs that can reverse this scenario instability through more responsible actions by entities regulators of water management and other professional associations in the state Paraíba and especially in sub-basin studied.
Indicators hydro-environmental; Water sustainability; Watershed
