Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System

Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
Sistema ng Patubig at Alkantarilya sa Kalungsuran; MWSS
	; MWSS Headquarters
Agency overview
Formed	June 19, 1971
Preceding agencies	Carriedo Water System (1882); Manila Water Supply System (1908); Metropolitan Water District (1919); National Waterworks and Sewerage System Authority (1955);
Type	Regulatory agency
Headquarters	Katipunan Avenue, Balara, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Annual budget	₱5.69 billion (2022)
Agency executive	Elpidio J. Vega (chairman);
Parent department	Office of the President (Philippines)
Website	mwss.gov.ph

The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (Tagalog: Sistema ng Patubig at Alkantarilya sa Kalungsuran), formerly known as the National Waterworks and Sewerage System Authority (NAWASA), is the government agency that is in charge of water privatization in Metro Manila and nearby provinces of Cavite and Rizal in the Philippines. It split the water concession into an east and a west concession with Manila Water being awarded one contract and Maynilad Water Services being awarded the other.

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