Metropolitan Waterworks Authority

Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA)
Native name
การประปานครหลวง
kan prapa nakhon luang
FormerlyBangkok Waterworks
Company typeState enterprise
IndustryMunicipal water supply
PredecessorSanitary Department
Founded16 August 1967 (1967-08-16)
HeadquartersLak Si District,
Bangkok
,
Thailand
Area served
Bangkok Metropolitan
Key people
  • Chaiwat Chuenkosum (chairman)
  • Manit Panaim (governor)
ProductsPotable water
Production output
1,997 million m3:84 (2018)
Revenue19,203 million baht (2018)
7,519 million baht (2018)
Total assets75,100 million baht (2018)
Number of employees
5,365 (2018)
ParentMinistry of Interior
WebsiteOfficial website

The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (Abrv: MWA; Thai: การประปานครหลวง, RTGS: kan prapa nakhon luang) is a Thai state enterprise under the Ministry of Interior. Its mission is to produce, distribute, and sell treated water in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, and Samut Prakan, and engage in related businesses synergistic with waterworks.:8

The MWA began operations on 16 August 1967 under the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority Act B.E. 2510 (1967) to serve potable water to Bangkok, Nonthaburi Province, and Samut Prakan Province.:5