The creation of state water resources councils accelerated after the 1997 Water Law (Figure 2.5) and nowadays Acre is the only state with no water council (Figure 2.5). In that state, a project is ongoing to reform the current Environment Council, which should be renamed the Council of Environment and Water Resources. The councils are at varying degrees of maturity: some states have given attention to water problems (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais or Ceara) while others are still stabilising their composition and their role. They often lack qualified staff and financial resources to work properly and sometimes also cany out the tasks of river basin agencies when these do not exist.