Awash Basin Water Resources Administration Agency Establishment Proclamation (No. 129/1998).

The Awash Basin Water Resources Administration Agency is established as an autonomous Federal Government Organ that shall be accountable to the Minister of Water Resources. The objectives of the Agency shall be to co-ordinate, administer, allocate and regulate the utilization of the surface water resources of the Awash River Basin. The Agency shall administer the available water of the Basin that flows through territories of more than one Regional Government, construct waterworks, allocate water, implement improved water management methods, monitor groundwater level, construct and regulate irrigation and drainage works, dams, control gates, etc. The Authority shall be managed by a Board and a General Manager. Powers and duties of the Board and the Manager are defined in articles 9 and 11.