Azersu Open Joint Stock Company is in charge of policy and strategy for the water supply and sanitation services in Azerbaijan. The Company makes necessary arrangements for extraction of water from sources followed by treatment, transportation, and sales and takes necessary actions for wastewater treatment. Azersu OJSC engages in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of intake structures, reservoirs, pumping stations, water pipelines and sewerage collectors. The Company supplies 1434738 consumers with drinking water across the country according to status of August 1, 2018. Total served subscribers include 1354783 household and around 58878 non-household. 18244 kilometers of water lines, 3507 km of sewerage and stormwater lines under control of the company. Today, projects are being implemented for reconstruction of water supply and sewerage systems in urban and rural areas of Azerbaijan. The projects are financed by state funds and loans allocated by international financing institutions. The number of employees of "Azersu" OJSC is 12500 according to status data as 1 January 2018. The Chairman of Azersu OJSC is Gorkhmaz Huseynov since 2011. First Deputy Chairman is Teyyub Jabbarov, Deputies Chairman are Kocharli Hasanov, Seymur Seyidov, and Ilgar Taghiyev. History Water supply history of Baku starts from the 18th century. As said in the historical sources, 3 water pipelines associated with the names of Baku Khans were built in the city at the end of the 18th century. In the north of Baku, “Shah” water pipeline which takes its source from 3 springs in the plateau was installed in the 1720s. This pipeline entered the city in the direction of the area which presently homes the metro station “Icherysheher”. “Shah” water pipeline mainly provided Shirvanshahlars` Palace and habitations around it with drinking water. In 1993, as Azerbaijan gained an independence, the Government began to eliminate the difficulties in all fields in the country, as well as in the field of water supply and sanitation systems. In this regard, Absheron Regional Water Company was established in 1995 to develop water supply and sewerage systems in Baku, Absheron Peninsula and Sumgayit within the framework of National Assembly of Azerbaijan`s Order. Under the reforms and improvements performed according to Order of the President of Azerbaijan dated June 11, 2004 “On improvement of management in field of water supply system in the Republic of Azerbaijan” Absheron Regional Joint Stock Water Company was changed into Azersu Open Joint Stock Company and institutions and offices of Bakykanalizasiya