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Water Supply and Sewerage Authority Establishment Proclamation No. 219/1981.

Country/Territory
Ethiopia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1981
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Negarit Gazeta 1981,
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Institution Waterworks Water supply Sewerage Basic legislation
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel
Abstract

An autonomous public authority is established under section 3. This Authority shall be in charge of providing water supply and sewerage services throughout Ethiopia. The Authority shall be involved in the construction and maintenance of waterworks, control of supply of water and sewerage services by others and propose and submit to the National Water Resources Commission water tariffs and other charges and directives for the efficient organization of water and sewerage services. The Authority shall have a General Manager, the duties of which are set out in section 9.

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