Borno State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) is an agency established by the state government under the edict by the State House of Assembly in 1999, which was later revised in 2004. The agency has seven (7) departments/directorates, namely: Administration and Supplies; Planning, Research and Statistics; Groundwater Resources; Sanitation; Water Quality and Hygiene; Finance and Account as well as Operations and Maintenance department. Each department is been headed by a director.