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• Vision

• Mission

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Vision

The bureau's vision is to see the proper development and conservation of the region's water, minerals and energy resources and the community benefiting from the resources and leading a better life.

Mission

The bureau's mission is to:

(1) design an improved administration and control system for the region's water, energy and mineral resources

(2) provide sufficient and clean water for the community

(3) asses and study water and land potential areas that could be developed through irrigation and facilitate their development

(4) improve the existing traditional and backward mining and energy production into higher levels and help in the social and economic growth of the community.

Mandate

The water resources development bureau has been given wide ranging mandate which include:

• Study, design, construct as well as supervise the quality of potable water and small and medium irrigation scale facilities;
• Potable water facility management and maintenance as well as organizing users and training provision
• Conduct survey on the region's resources (for drinking, irrigation, electric power, aquaculture etc) and provision of training accordingly.
• Provide license and credentials to those that participate in water, energy and mining sector development. They include the consultants and contractors and is in accordance with the power vested on it from Ministry of Water Resource.
• Supervise and approve the standards of potable water
• Conduct survey on how to develop rivers for electric power sources
• Undertake legal contract agreements to implement water works
• Protect water sources and water bodies from industrial pollutants
• Decide water fee prices , collect water use and water work related fees
• Renew or cancel licenses issued by the bureau.

The following mandates, although not presently under the bureau, are required in order for the bureau to effectively render its services:

• Ascertain and supervise professionals and contractors that participate in water and related activities in the region
• In collaboration with Finance and Economic Development Bureau. coordinate and supervise NGOs working on water resources
• License and supervise off grid (1000-60,000 voltage) electric service provision, in addition to the already stated mandate of the Mining and Energy Agency stated in the Electric power proclamation of 1990.