General information

Section 28 of the Water Supply and Sanitation Act, 2019 and EWURA Act Cap 414 2006  mandates Authority to perform both technical and economic regulation of water supply and sanitation services in Tanzania to protect stakeholders' interests, ensure the sustainability of service providers' financial viability and promoting the availability of regulated services to all consumers including low income and disadvantaged. In achieving these objectives, EWURA, among other things, issues licences, enforces quality and reliability of supply, and approves rates and charges. Further, EWURA reviews business plans, customer service charters for water supply and sanitation authorities, promotes effective competition, and promotes economic efficiency.

Currently, EWURA regulates 85 Water Supply and Sanitation Authorities (WSSAs), which provide water supply and sanitation services at Regional and District headquarters, Township and National Projects Water Authorities, shown in a List of Regulated WSSAs as of June 2024; as declared by the Minister responsible for water  summarized here under:-

Table: Summary of regulated WSSAs

Infrastructure

Water installed capacity, Production and Demand

Water production  FY 2021/22 in regional and national projects water utilities  was 356 million m3. While, water installed capacity amounts to 554 million m3, and total water demand  to 682 million m3. For District and Township Water Utilities, water production was 37.2 million m3 in FY 2021/22 while demand stood at 105.5 Million m3.