. ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁R w anda ▁Water ▁and ▁San itation ▁Corporation ▁( R W AS CO ) ▁was ▁created , ▁institution ally ▁separ ating ▁water ▁supply ▁and ▁energy . ▁However , ▁only ▁one ▁year ▁later ▁it ▁was ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁R wand an ▁Energy ▁Water ▁and ▁San itation ▁Author ity ▁( E WS A ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁R W AS CO ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Water ▁and ▁Se wer age ▁Corporation ▁( N W SC ) ▁of ▁U g anda ▁for ▁performance ▁improvement ▁and ▁to ▁promote ▁commercial ▁service ▁delivery . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁urban ▁water ▁sector ▁was ▁again ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁energy ▁sector , ▁creating ▁a ▁water ▁and ▁san itation ▁utility , ▁now ▁called ▁W AS AC . ▁ ▁Res p ons ibility ▁for ▁water ▁supply ▁and ▁san itation ▁ ▁Policy , ▁reg ulation ▁and ▁planning ▁ ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Land s , ▁Environment , ▁For ests , ▁Water ▁and ▁M ines ▁( Min ist ère ▁des ▁Ter res , ▁de ▁l ' En viron nement , ▁des ▁For êts , ▁de ▁l ' E au ▁et ▁des ▁M ines ▁– ▁Min iter ), ▁through ▁its ▁water ▁and ▁san itation ▁director ate ▁( Direction ▁de ▁l ' eau ▁et ▁de ▁l ' ass ain issement ), ▁is ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁determ ining ▁water ▁policies ▁and ▁strateg ies ▁in ▁R w anda . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁monitoring ▁drink ing ▁water ▁quality