Water and Sewerage Company Inc., WASCO

The Water and Sewerage Company Inc. (WASCO) was first started in 1965 as the Central Water and Authority (CWA). Under the portfolio of the Ministry of Health (MoH) with responsibility for the provision of portable water supplies and conservation, augmentation, distribution and proper use of water resources including preservation and protection of gathering grounds.

In 1984 the Government of Saint Lucia (GoSL) enacted legislation to make the Central Water Authority (CWA) a statutory body responsible for the combined services of Water and Sewerage. It was renamed; the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA), it was established as a statutory body headed by a Board of Directors reporting to the Ministry of Communications, Transport and Public Utilities.

In October 1999, the Government of Saint Lucia restructured the water sector by establishing a new entity - the Water and Sewerage Company, Incorporated (WASCO). WASCO is incorporated under the Companies Act and regulated in accordance with the provisions of the Water and Sewerage Act (2004).

Today the Water and Sewerage Company Incorporated (WASCO) falls under the portfolio of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Co-operatives.