lt is about a contribution sent by the ABRH-BA, in December 1990, to the group responsible for the elaboration of the governmental program in Bahia for the quadrennium 91-95, concerning one structure of water sources management. The presented model suggests the operation of a viable simplified system that promotes the intersector modernization of intervenient entities in the use of water and arouses the government and the society consciousness of the importance of discipline and preservation of the state waters.Estrutura de gerenciamento dos recursos hídricos no estado da Bahia. Sugestão de adoção de sistema simplificado que promova a atualização intersetorial das entidades intervenientes no uso da água e alerte o poder público para a importância do disciplinamento e da preservação das águas estaduais.