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. Full text English