Resolution No. 68 of 1993 promulgating Law No. 8 of 1993 establishing the Ministry of Irrigation. (Law No. 8 of 1993).

The objectives of the Ministry, as stated in article 1 of the Law, include the planning of water resources, the construction of waterworks, the exploitation of surface water and groundwater, the maintenance of irrigation projects, the prevention of floods, and the control of water flows. The Minister of Irrigation is the supreme head of the Ministry (art. 2 ). The Ministry shall consist of the Private Bureau of the Minister, and Departments of planning, administrative matters, legal matters, computerization and information. The departments connected with the Ministry include The General Body of Dams and Reservoirs, the General Body of Surveys, the General Body operating the Irrigation Projects. Article 4 also lists various companies involved in construction, irrigation and exploitation of water resources connected with the Ministry. Each Governorate shall have a Directorate of Irrigation subordinated to the Ministry, except in the Autonomous Regions where the Directorate shall be connected with the competent administration of the Region (art. 5) (11 articles).