Antigua and Barbuda has 96 major watersheds, 86 are on mainland Antigua and 10 on Barbuda. Watersheds are important ecosystems that may be defined as land areas that create a basin, which drains into a larger body of water such as a river, lake, stream, or bay. They are separated from other systems by hills and slopes and include the entire land area that drains into it. 

Here you will find valuable information on the importance of our watersheds as well as the government policies in place to manage our use of these resources.