The report stated further that there is the need for the MWR to provide updates on salient policy objectives such as development and expansion of sewerage systems in urban centres; leakage and wastage control measures; improvement of the access to affordable water and sewerage disposal services in low income areas; establishment of waste water treatment systems nationwide that meet international standards; encourage commercial management and private sector participation in the provision of services related to water supply and sewerage.
Apparently, the Ministry of Water Resources (MRW) has oversight responsibilities for two utilities: the Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC) and the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) as per policy proclamation Water and Sanitation Policy 2010 and legislations GVWC Act 2017 and SALWACO Act 2017. Rural water supply service provision is a devolved function to local councils as per Local Government Act (2004).
