Kerala Water Authority is an autonomous authority established for the development and regulation of water supply and waste water collection and disposal in the state of Kerala, India.^[2] It is a government-owned organization and hence a monopoly in most parts of the state. The authority was founded on 1 April 1984.^[1] The Authority has its head office in Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala Water Authority is governed by a board chaired by the Chairman, usually the Principal Secretary / Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Government of Kerala.^[3] The board also includes the secretaries of the departments of finance, local self-government, the executive director of KRWSA, Managing Director, Technical member, Accounts Member of Kerala Water Authority and three members from local self-government institutions.