Water Department

The key role of water department is to ensure Missenyi District council population get adequate water supply for daily needs in order to release the burden to search water above 400 meters from their homes:

In doing that it has the following core functions:

1. To plan and facilitate design and construction of water projects in collaboration with central government, different stakeholders
2. To facilitate sustainable water management by and registering Community Owned water supply Organizations (COWSOS) Eg Water user Associations, water committees etc
3. To establishment of sustainable Protection of water source to villages by initiating village bylaws

1.3 Population and water coverage

Missenyi District Council has 77 villages with population of 254,032 by (2012 census). Water supply to these villages is available at an average coverage of 68% from different water supply  as shown below:

1.4 Management of Water schemes

These water schemes are managed by Water User Associations (WUAs), Village water committees and institutional management (E.g. Hospital, schools, mosques and churches).

Water User Associations (WUAs) are autonomous bodies registered under the Water Act no.12 part VIII of 2009 to run water services in the area of operation.

Water User Associations (WUAs) and Water committees are semi autonomous committees in the village government charges to oversee water supply services in the village.