Water Supply and Sanitation Policy.

The Water Supply and Sanitation Policy is a national policy whose main objective is to provide guidance and direction in institutional, economic and legal reforms that will lead to improved water governance at national, local and community levels, and improved access to safe water supply and adequate sanitation, in an affordable, sustainable and equitable manner, to all the peoples of Liberia. In conformity with the Government’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) 2008 – 2011 and the National Integrated Water Resources Management Policy, Liberia’s vision of the Water Supply and Sanitation Policy shall be using clean water supply and safe sanitation as a vehicle for reducing the water supply and sanitation related disease burden, increasing productivity, promoting human welfare and setting the nation on a path towards longterm sustainable growth, development, and poverty reduction.
The policy distinguishes between rural and urban areas and subsequently policy statements and strategies are enunciated in two parts: rural and urban.
Regarding rural water supply and sanitation policy statements and Strategies, the instrument aims to ensure service provision and poverty reduction. This means: basic services for all; improved health through an integrated water, sanitation and hygiene promotion approach; commitment through cost sharing; service sustainability through community ownership.
Urban water supply and sanitation (WSS) policy statements and strategies cover: basic services for all; adoption of pro-poor approaches; service sustainability through full cost recovery; development of the private sector in service provision; community well-being through social and environmental considerations.
Concerning the institutional framework, the policy provides for the creation of the National Water Resources and Sanitation Board.