The increasing process of urbanization in Brazil began in a fast and disorderly way causing numerous social and natural impacts. Urban sprawl has modified the watersheds, causing negative impacts on the cities, such as the occurrence of catastrophes associated with storm events. In order to mitigate the social, environmental and financial damages caused by floods, associated with the promotion of watercourses in the urban landscape and increasing resilience in cities, compensatory measures in stormwater management become imperative.The goal of this work reffers to present alternatives and control techniques applied to drainage systems, contemplating sustainable actions to value the watercourses, integrating them to the landscape and promoting the increase of resilience in urban centers, followed by an effective management and satisfactory monitoring.