Introduction

The Water Sector in Tanzania includes; water resources management, rural water supply and sanitation and urban water supply and sewerage. The Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) has the mandate to regulate Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Authorities (“the Authorities”) providing services in municipalities and small towns in Tanzania. The National Water Policy provides guidance on priority areas for inter-sectoral development planning, resource management and water utilisation.

Targets have been set in the Water Sector to be achieved by 2009; from the revised Poverty Reduction Strategy, these are: raising the proportion of rural population that has access to safe and clean water from 53% in June 2003 to 60% by 2006, and to 65% by 2009; raising the proportion of urban population with access to safe and clean water from 73% in June 2003 to 78% by 2006, and to 90% by 2009; raising sewerage service coverage from 17% in 2004 to 25% by 2006, and to 30% by 2009.