The Ministry’s Objectives can be summarized as follows :

• Formulate the water policies necessary for securing coverage of all the water requirements in agriculture, industry, drinking, navigation and power sectors as well as other consuming requirements.
• Maintain all the available water resources, rationalize its use, maximize its revenues and increase its efficiency by using state-of-the-art technologies in managing water of the Nile River, the underground reservoir, rainfall, torrents and  drainage water that is usable according to specific standards.
• Control distribution of irrigation water; establish, operate and maintain grand barrages and reservoirs and industrial works along the Nile River along with its branches, rayahat, canals, and irrigation and drainage networks.
• Improve and develop irrigation methods for the optimization of the available water resources
• Maintain water quality and protect water from pollution.
• Increase Egypt’s share from the Nile water by cooperation and coordination with the Nile basin countries to establish joint projects to polarize and make use of the lost water.