The Water Resources Management Agency (WRMA) is the primary agency mandated by law to manage and protect the water resources of the country. This is achieved through a series of activities that monitor water quality and water quantity across all watersheds on the island. Water in our rivers is affected by land-based activities, making all private and public entities our stakeholders. Thus we aim to advance and promote the principles of Integrated Water Resources Management.

The Agency is manned by a small yet dedicated staff complement with the responsibility to 1. Issue abstraction Licenses 2. Promote water resources sustainability and conservation practices 3. Promote public awareness concerning the management of water resources 4. Water resources assessments, planning, monitoring; among others.

Our evolution from an EU funded Unit tasked with managing water resources for agriculture to an Agency at the forefront of water-related issues is articulated in the vision statement “to manage the water resources of Saint Lucia in an efficient, sustainable and equitable manner that is consistent with the social, economic and environmental needs of current and future generations as well as the country’s regional and international obligations”.