Mandate
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The Ministry of Water Resources’ mandate are as follows:
- To formulate water resources policies and monitor the implementation of such policies in Sierra Leone;
- To source, analyse, store and disseminate information on water resource data countrywide.
- To establish, monitor and oversee parastatals within the Ministry i.e the Guma Valley Water Company and the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO)
- To initiate and implement water supply projects in all areas of the state;
- To liaise with the central government and international donor agencies on water supply and development for the benefit of the country;
- To set standards, regulate, supervise and control the use of all water resources in the country;
- To implement and provide legislation/ by-laws on water use;
- To collect and evaluate hydrological and sociological data