Water is a shared common resource fundamental to life and in sustaining the environment and plays a central role in the social and economic development. It touches all spheres of life including domestic, agriculture, livestock, fisheries, wildlife, industry, energy, recreation and other social and economic activities. Water department is among various departments of Njombe district council having roles to make sure the community has improved access of clean, adequate, affordable and safe water services closer their houses.
Core functions of Water department are:
Providing the consultant service on water use for coordination of all water related activities.
Facilitating, coordinating, formulation and establishment of Community Users Association(COWSOs).
Perform hydraulic designing calculation for preparation of budgets and constructing water schemes.
Preparation of different reports (Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Annually).
Monitoring, Follow-ups and Evaluation of completed and ongoing water projects.
Assist the community full participation in planning, construction, operation, maintenance and management of community based water supply that to enable them to solicit funds from donors ultimately.
Involving the community in caring out some of the activities such as survey work for the aim of bringing sense of ownership.
Training village based operation and maintenance teams for minor repair of water systems.
To conserve water source and improve local available water services.
To take water flows at the sources and analyze obtained data from water sources collected.
With respect to staffing the department has (14) staffs, office infrastructures and transport facilities for daily implementing activities. Also water department work closer with 31 water user association and 14 Community Owned Water Supply organizations (COWSO) officially registered. Water department is implementing Water Sector Development Program (WSDP) under Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (RWSSP).
