The Ordinance establishes the legal framework for integrated water-resource management across competing uses, including water allocation and disposal of used water. It complements the KP Water Act 2020 rather than duplicating it.
The KP government’s approved this policy in 2015. It is directly relevant to safe drinking water, service coverage and sustainable water-supply provision.
Important for connecting drinking water, groundwater, irrigation, wastewater and environmental flows rather than treating them as separate issues. The WASH regulation assessment also discusses KP’s integrated water-resource approach.
A government–UNICEF assessment of WASH laws, policies, service delivery and regulatory arrangements. It specifically discusses KP and the operationalisation of provincial WASH regulation, making it highly relevant to policy reform.
