Responsibilities

• Initiation of policy, issues and concepts involved in Water Resources Development at both micro & macro levels.
• Implementation and Evaluation of externally funded project for Water Resources.
• Playing supervisory role in water supply and quality control programme/project in the state.
• Designing irrigation projects and infrastructure including provision of primary and secondary canals.
• Assessing appropriate designs in the Design and Construction of Dams, Weirs, Dykes and Earth Dams.
• Erosion and flood control providing appropriate measures against occurrence of Flood and Erosion.
• Carrying out hydrological researches and investigations with a view to providing reasonable suggestions and recommendations for the benefit of the state.
• Representing the state on National and International issues bordering on Water Resources.
• Assessment and recommendation of officers from within the Ministry and Parastatals for capacity building on issues pertaining to Water Resources development.
• Cooperation with other Ministries and Parastatals in the development of Water Resources base programme and projects.
• Organizing Seminars workshop with a view to showing up capacity abreast of participant and keeping of new ideas and innovations in Water Resources development.
• Conducting hydrological researchers and investigations.
• Planning, design and implementation of Water Supply (Rural and Urban) Programme for the benefit of generality of the people of the State.
• Coordinating the activities of all Water Supply Agencies in the state.
• Liaison with all Water providing agencies of both Federal and Donor Agencies in the state water policy.
• Collation, storage and retrieval of data on the State Water Resources sub-sector.
• Initiation and provision of legal framework for the protection of all government investment in Water Resources sub sector.

Achievements

• Conducted census of water points to determine functional and dysfunctional ones as basis for proper planning.
• Drilling of about hundred (100) boreholes across the three senatorial districts.
• Rehabilitation of about 600 boreholes across the three senatorial district.
• Rehabilitation of 62 water works out of the existing 92
• Upgrading of the existing 4 MDG to the installed capacity of 12 MDG of Asa Dam Water Works.
• Expansion of Asa Dam Water Works to 25.5 MDG through the State and Federal intervention.
• Purchase of 10 Water Tankers to alleviate the problems of water supply in Ilorin metropolis.
• Purchase of motor cycles to roving plumbers in the distribution department of Kwara State Water Corporation.
• Purchase of water treatment chemicals on annual basis.
• Construction of 6 Water works
• Maintenance of Electro/Mechanical installations in the water supply sector
• Generated revenue via contract processing fees.