SRWB is the largest water service provider in the Southern part of Malawi. Established in 1998 under the Waterworks Act no. 17 of 1995 the Board works to constantly bring safe and adequate water closer to the customer. On formation the Board took over supply from the department of water. The Board took over infrastructure from the then District Water Supply Fund of the Ministry of Works, Supplies and Water Supply in the region.

Currently the Board serves under the ministry of Water and Sanitation and It is aimed at supplying quality and safe water to urban and peri-urban areas of thesouthern region with the exception of City of Blantyre. The Board has 29 supply areas subdivided into five zones of Zomba, (Zomba, Mwanza, Chiradzulu, Namadzi, Ku-chawe, Domasi, Neno, Jali, Lirangwe); Liwonde (Liwonde, Balaka, Machinga, Ntaja); Mangochi (Mangochi, Monkey Bay, Namwera);Mulanje (Mulanje, Thyolo, Lunchenza, Muloza, Phalombe, Mikolongwe, MUST); and Ngabu (Ngabu, Nsanje, Bangula, Nchalo, Miseu 4 and Chikwawa).

The Mission

To sustainably contribute to Malawi’s socio-economic development by the provision of potable water to customers through investing, operating and maintaining water supply systems.                     

The vision

To achieve adequate portable water for all always

The core values

• Professionalism
• Teamwork
• Innovation
• Integrity
• Transparency

The Mandate

SRWB is mandated to construct, maintain and extend all waterworks, for the purpose of supplying portable water for domestic, public and business purposes and all other purposes to which water and waterworks are supplied or are applicable.