WRA Laboratories plays a major role in carrying out various tests on water to ensure that the water used for various applications meet prescribed guidelines. In this regard, the labs analyses water for domestic, irrigation, construction, research and wastewater (Effluent) to ensure that it is within the regulatory requirement. The Constitution of Kenya 2010 establishes the right to safe and clean water for every citizen. The central water testing laboratory uses the state of the art equipment, to perform more than 40 different tests on a variety of water samples.
What is Authority’s mandate in protection of water resources?
To regulate and protect water resources quality from adverse impacts
What services are offered in the Laboratory?
- Full chemical analysis Analysis of Wastewater (effluent ) Bacteriological analysis Specified parameters for chemicals for water supply treatment works Microbiological Water Analysis Cost of our laboratory services Full Chemical Analysis
- The full Chemical Analysis costs Kenya Shillings Five Thousand (Ksh. 5,000.00) Partial Waste Water Analysis (Effluent)
- The Partial Waste Water Analysis costs Kenya Shillings Five Thousand (Ksh. 5,000.00) Bacteriological analysis
- The Bacteriological analysis costs Kenya Shillings Two Thousand (Ksh. 2,000.00) Specified parameters for chemicals for water supply treatment works Subject to the number of parameters
Where are the laboratories located?
WRA operates ten (10) laboratories across the country, covering the six regions and the Central Lab in Nairobi.
Laboratory Who are the Laboratory Customers?
- Water users
- Industries
- Water service providers
- Government agencies
- Institutions of higher learning
- Researchers Laboratory services achievements and operationalization of 7 labs nationally
Why you need our services?
- Improved Water Resources Information Knowledge base
- Health and Safety
- Public
- Protection of water resources quality from adverse impact.
- Upgrading of equipment for Isotope analysis
Why you need our services ?
- Improved Water Resources Information Knowledge base
- Health and Safety
- Public
- Protection of water resources quality from adverse impact. Laboratory services achievements
- Establishment and operationalization of 7 labs nationally
- Establishment of 3No. satellite Labs in Muranga, Kerugoya and Naivasha
- building of staff through trilateral among GIZ, WRA and Israel Government
- Capacity
- Upgrading of equipment for Isotope analysis
Why you need our services?
- Improved Water Resources Information Knowledge base
- Public Health and Safety
- Protection of water resources quality from adverse impact. Laboratory services achievements
- Establishment and operationalization of 7 labs nationally
- Establishment of 3No. satellite Labs in Muranga, Kerugoya and Naivasha
- Capacity building of staff through trilateral among GIZ, WRA and Israel Government
- Capacity building of staff through trilateral among GIZ, WRA and Israel Government
- Upgrading of equipment for Isotope analysis Why you need our services
- Improved Water Resources Information Knowledge base
- Public Health and Safety
- Protection of water resources quality from adverse impact. Laboratory services achievements • Establishment and operationalization of 7 labs nationally
- Establishment of 3No. satellite Labs in Muranga, Kerugoya and Naivasha
- Capacity building of staff through trilateral among GIZ, WRA and Israel Government
- Upgrading of equipment for Isotope analysis Why you need our services
- Improved Water Resources Information Knowledge base
- Public Health and Safety
- Protection of water resources quality from adverse impact. Laboratory services achievements
- Establishment and operationalization of 7 labs nationally
- Establishment of 3No. satellite Labs in Muranga, Kerugoya and Naivasha
- Capacity building of staff through trilateral among GIZ, WRA and Israel Government
- Upgrading of equipment for Isotope analysis Why you need our services
- Improved Water Resources Information Knowledge base
- Public Health and Safety
- Protection of water resources quality from adverse impact.