Águas de São Pedro
Recognizing the importance of the thermal springs in the region, the São Paulo State Government on 19 June 1940 founded the (Hydromineral and Climatic Spa of Águas de São Pedro). Despite this, the city celebrates its birthday on 25 July, the date in 1940 of the founding of the first major building in the city, the "Grande Hotel" (now "Grande Hotel São Pedro"). The municipality of Águas de São Pedro was incorporated by State Law No.233, of 24 December 1948.
Águas de São Pedro
Water is provided by the Basic Sanitation Company of the State of São Paulo (Sabesp), which provides tap water to 100% of the city, but serves only 93.47%–95% of the city with sewage collection. Águas de São Pedro does not have a sewage treatment plant, so all the collected sewage (70,000 l/day, BOD/month) is not treated and flows into the Araquá River, which is also one of the city's main water resources. The absence of a sewage treatment plant in the city has generated complaints from the population, questioning the responsibility of Sabesp in this problem. Other problematic cases such as water catchment, siltation, and environmental degradation have caused the mayor to consider not renewing the city's contract with the company. After several negotiations, the contract was renewed in May 2013. The first equipment for the construction of a sewage treatment plant arrived in November 2015, and construction is still underway.