Embu Water and Sanitation Company(EWASCO) was incorporated as a private company limited by ordinary share capital by Embu Municipal Council In March 2003. Embu Water Paybill Number is 808 200. The company became operational in March 2005 and the financial operations of the company were separated from those of the municipal council in July 2005. With devolution, the company is wholly owned by the Embu County Government(ECG).
Embu Water and Sanitation Company is a water service provider company fully owned by the Embu Municipal Council and an agent of Tana Water Services Board, mandated to provide water services within Embu Municipality and its environs in Embu County.
Residents of Embu and sorrounding areas can use M-pesa Paybill number to pay water bills without going to the offices.
Here is how to use Embu Water Paybill Number 808 200
- Go to Safaricom on your phone
- Choose M-Pesa on the list that appears.
- Then choose Payment services.
- Choose Pay bill
- Enter Embu Water Paybill Number 808 200
- Enter your water account no.
- Enter the amount you want to pay.
- Then enter your M-Pesa pin
- A message will be sent to your phone telling you whether you’ve successfully payed or not
Embu Water and Sanitation Company Limited (EWASCO) Contacts
For more information about EWASCO Paybill Number 808 200 contact:
The Chief Executive Officer,
Embu water and sanitation Company Ltd.
Off Embu-Meru Road,
Along Mutero Road Next to Kenya National Library
P. O. Box 1242-60100, Embu
Phone: (+254) 2231156
E-mail: info@embuwater.co.ke
Water Supply
Embu Water has the mandate to providing cost-effective and affordable quality water and sanitation services to the residents of Embu County.
Requirements for new water connection:
– Copy of National ID
– Copy of KRA pin.
– Copy of Title Deed/Land Search/Allotment Letter
Tariffs
| Water charges | ||
|---|---|---|
| CUSTOMER CATEGORY | CONSUMPTION BLOCK IN m3 | KSH |
| Domestic Use | 6-Jan | 46 |
| 20-Jul | 62 | |
| 21 – 50 | 72 | |
| 51 – 100 | 82 | |
| 101 – 300 | 98 | |
| >Above 300 | 134 | |
| Commercial/Industrial & Government Institutions | Jan-50 | 72 |
| 51 – 100 | 82 | |
| 101 – 300 | 98 | |
| >Above 300 | 134 | |
| Public Schools, Universities & Colleges | 1 – 600 | 51 |
| >Above 1,200 | 93 | |
| Standpipes/Kiosks | PER m3 | 35 |
| Sewerage Charges | ||
| CUSTOMER CATEGORY | KSH | |
| Sewer Connection-Residential/Domestic | 5,000.00 | |
| Sewer Connection- Commercial, Government, Schools, Universities & Colleges. | 7,500.00 | |
| Sewer Connection- Industrial | 1,500.00 | |
| Private Sewer Unblocking | 2,500.00 | |
| Leak Detection Services | 1,000.00 | |
| Sewer Reconnection Fee | 15,000.00 | |
| Illegal Sewer Connection- Commercial, Industry, Construction | 100,000.00 | |
| Illegal Sewer Connection-Domestic, Government, Schools, Universities & Colleges | 30,000.00 | |
| Water bowser services | ||
| Exhauster services | ||
| Company exhauster- KShs 5,000.00 for other customers and KShs 4,000.00 for informal settlements. | ||
| Discharge of trade effluent services- KShs 15,000.00 per truck per month. | ||
| Water Deposits | ||
| Connection Type | Approved Tariff (KShs) | |
| Domestic | 2,500.00 | |
| Retail shops less than 10 m3 | 3,000.00 | |
| Retail shops more than 10 m3 | 3,500.00 | |
| Bar, restaurants less than 15 m3 | 4,000.00 | |
| Bar, restaurants more than 15 m3 | 6,000.00 | |
| Health centres less than 150 m3 | 12,000.00 | |
| Schools and other institutions with more than 200 m3 | 20,000.00 | |
| Schools less than 200 m3 | 10,000.00 | |
| Minor construction sites more than 200 m3 | 15,000.00 | |
| Major construction sites more than 300 m3 | 50,000.00 | |
| Light industries less than 200 m3 | 30,000.00 |
| Water charges | ||
|---|---|---|
| Medium industrial between 200 m3 and300 m3 | 50,000.00 | |
| Heavy industries more than 300 m3 | 100,000.00 | |
| Water Kiosks | 5,000.00 | |
| Customers with only sewer connection to be charged a deposit equivalent to water connection | ||
| Other Charges | Approved Tariff (KShs) | |
| Sale of water Per M3 at bowsing point (own tanker) | 80 | |
| Replacement of stolen or damaged meters | 100% of the market cost of the meter | |
| Meter testing on request | 500 | |
| Sewer Connection- Residential/ Domestic | 5,000.00 | |
| Sewer Connection- Commercial, Government, schools, Universities and Colleges | 7,500.00 | |
| Sewer Connection- Industrial | 15,000.00 | |
| Private sewer unblocking | 2,500.00 | |
| Leak detection services | 1,000.00 | |
| Sewer Reconnection fee | 15,000.00 | |
| Statement of account fees | 200 | |
| For cutting off the supply at the request of the consumer | 200 | |
| For turning on the supply otherwise than in respect of a first connection | 200 | |
| Exhauster Services (Company Exhauster) | 5,000 for other customers and 4,000 for informal settlements | |
| Penalties | ||
| Penalty Description | Approved Tariff (Ksh) | |
| Illegal water connection, -Commercial, Industry, Construction (Fraud) | 100,000.00 plus estimated consumption during the period of the illegality | |
| Overcharging (fraud) at water kiosk | 15,000.00 | |
| Illegal sewer connection- Commercial, Industry, Construction | 100,000.00 | |
| Illegal sewer connection- Domestic, Government, schools, Universities & Colleges | 30,000.00 | |
| Self-reconnection after cut off for non-payment | 5,000.00 and billing to be backdated from date of cut off | |
| Surcharge for tampering with meters (this to include meter removal, reversing of meter etc) | 5,000.00 | |
| Surcharge for direct suction of water from the supply line using a pump | 10,000.00 |
