The National Water and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA) is the lead agency in water supply and sewerage collection, treatment and disposal operating currently under the Ministry of Works, Public Utilities, Physical Planning and Environment. Established in 1990 under an Act of Parliament (No.25.1990), NAWASA holds responsibility for the management of water and sewerage services in the three main islands
of the state Grenada. Its predecessor organization the Central Water Commission had operated under the provisions of the Water Supply Act 1969( Act No 23 of 1969). THe other principal legislative instruments governing the Authority's operations are:
a. National Water and Sewerage Authority Regulations, 1993
c. National Water and Sewerage Authority Water Services Regulations, 1993
It has been estimated that 97% of the population had access to improved water supply in 2009. Sewerage services are provided to about 1700 customers in Central and Southern Grenada. NAWASA is a Statutory Authority but is expected to gradually take the form of a corporate entity where the Board of nine (9) Directors will provide clear direction and leadership on matters relating to economic efficiency and social effectivenedss objectives. The Authority is divided into organizational departments/units as follows:
1. Appointment and placement of staff
b. Employment compensation and benefits
c. Training and Staff development
d. Industrial relations and labor law
2. Finance
a. Accounting-accounts receivables, accounts payables, purchasing and stores inventory
b. Customer services which deals with receipt, management and solution of customer problems. Commercial Unit- deal with billing including meter readings, asset protection and financial management/customer from customers' accounts
3. Engineering Department
Planning and Development
a. Planning, design and construction of all capital works
b. Land Surveying/mapping/Geographical Intermission Systems (GIS) of the Authority's infrastructure
c. Water Resources-data collection and monitoring of selected raw water source
Production and Quality
a. The production of water from all sources of supply (surface and groundwater)
b. The operation and maintenance of the two municipal wastewater systems (Grand Anse and St. George town)
c. Pump/electromechanical support
d. Quality control/laboratory
e. Ground Maintenanc Staff
Transmission and Distribution
a. Operation and Maintenance of the transmission and distribution network
b. water truck delivery
c. Leak detection
d. Task Force (after hours response)
e. Masonry activity
f. Meter Installation, testing and repair
Garage Unit
a. Maintenance of vehicle and equipment fleet
b. Welding
4. Information System
a. Management of information within NAWASA to improve performance and operational efficiency
b. Database management to increase the commercial performance and organization efficiency
5. Communication
a. Identification of Public Relation & Communication opportunities and challenges and recommendation of action. b. Management and implementation of approved approaches and policies- internally and externally
NAWASA has a staff compliment of 230 employees which consist of both permanent and contracted workers.
