DESPITE budgeting $44.92 billion for water and sewerage projects over five years, the National Water Commission (NWC) repeatedly fell short of its infrastructure targets. That is one of several weaknesses the auditor general says helps explain persistent water and sewerage service problems affecting several Jamaicans.

The findings are contained in the Auditor General’s Performance Audit Report of the National Water Commission’s Management of Capital Projects and Capital Budget, which was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday.

The audit assessed the NWC’s management of capital projects and capital expenditure between the 2019/20 to 2023/24 financial years and identified shortcomings in project delivery, project prioritisation, contract management, financial oversight and reporting.