The head of Rio de Janeiro's water and sewage utility has acknowledged "problems" with the city's sewage-filled Guanabara Bay but insists the Olympic city will eventually reach its goal of collecting and treating all the waste currently dumped into the waterway.
Jorge Briard, president of the Cedae utility, has previously said the target of treating 80 per cent of sewage in communities that ring the bay before next year's Games would not be met.
However, in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, he pledged that the sewage collection and treatment would be "much better" by the Games.
Olympic sailing events are to be held in the bay.
An independent analysis by the AP showed dangerously high levels of viruses from human sewage in the bay and in other Olympic water venues.
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