Water and Sewerage Act (Cap. 43:40). Country/Territory Dominica Document type Legislation Date 1989 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official publication, pp. 1-46. Long titleAn Act to make provision for a national policy for water, for the granting of an exclusive licence to the Dominica Water and Sewerage Company Limited for the development and control of water supply and sewerage facilities in Dominica and for connected or incidental purposes. Subject Water Keyword Basic legislation Water supply Sewerage Freshwater resources management Institution Basin/catchment/watershed Water rights Effluent waste water/discharge Right to water Ecosystem preservation Pollution control Freshwater pollution Human rights Inland waters Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract In keeping with the stated policy of seeing to the orderly development, use and conservation of water resources, and providing the public with dependable supply and sewerage services (sect. 3), the statute (a) provides a framework of rules for the management of the country's abundant stock of water resources, and (b) divests the government of the water supply and sewerage utility function and vests this function in a limited liability company, namely, the Water and Sewerage Company Limited (WASCO). Accordingly, Parts III, IV and V of the statute lay down substantive rules governing the provision of water supply and sewerage services by WASCO. Substantive rules for the management of water resources are found in Parts VI and VII. Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Water Regulations (S.R.O. No. 60 of 1997). Legislation | Dominica | 1997 Keyword: Water supply, Sewerage, Institution, Basin/catchment/watershed, Water charges, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Sewerage Regulations (S.R.O. No. 61 of 1997). Legislation | Dominica | 1997 Keyword: Water charges, Sewerage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water and Sewerage (Exclusive Licence-Removal of Sewerage) Order (S.R.O. No. 29 of 1997). Legislation | Dominica | 1997 Keyword: Sewerage, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water and Sewerage (Vesting of Property) Order (S. R. and O. No. 39 of 1995). Legislation | Dominica | 1995 Keyword: Sewerage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water and Sewerage (Catchment Area) Regulations 1995 (No. 13 of 1995). Legislation | Dominica | 1995 Keyword: Protected area, Timber extraction/logging, Protection forest, Forest management/forest conservation, Basin/catchment/watershed, Water conservation zone, Freshwater resources management, Surface water, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water Tariffs (Atkinson/Carib Territory) Regulations, 2003 (S. R.O. No. 31 of 2003). Legislation | Dominica | 2003 Keyword: Water supply, Water charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water and Sewerage (Exclusive Licence) Order 2022 (S. R.O. No. 3 of 2022). Legislation | Dominica | 2022 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Business/industry/corporations, Potable water, Sewerage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Water and Sewerage (Amendment) Act (No. 9 of 1994). Legislation | Dominica | 1994 Keyword: Sewerage Source: FAO, FAOLEX