This study was Jocused to assess lIe piped water supply projecl and ils ' socio-econolllicrnilllpacls to the urban comlllUnity oj Allluria town council, Amuria district. The key objectivesrninclude; assessing roles oJactors ill the water sector, IdentifYingJactors that influence accessrnto piped water and thereafter assessing impacts oj piped water access on socio-econolllicrncondilions oj the community, and to assess challenges encountered by the actors. The fieldrnwork was conducled Jar a period oj two months (August-September 2011). This study wasrnbased on qualitative approach Jar data collection and analysis. However, sOllie quantilativerndata has also been presented in the literatures and analysis part. The findings of this studyrnwas based on the three key objectives include the Jollowing; the major actors in the pipedrnwater supply were the governlllent institutions at national and local levels (MWE, NWSC,rnDWO and DLB), the NGOs particularly WaterAid Uganda, private company here reJerred tornAlllbitious Construction Company Lilllited (ACCL) and the COIIIIIIUllity. The inJorlllal sectorrnlike the water vendors were also Jound to be one oj the actors involved in water servicesrnprovision to the cOllllllunity, though they do not directly interact by other institutions dealingrnwith piped water. The major deterlllinants Jar piped water access were Jound to be access tornland, NWCS Charter, Government policies in addressing poverty, unelllployment,rninJrastructural development and general economic conditions like inflation. Socio-econolllicrnimpacts have been registered by those connected to piped IÂ·vater in the areas including notrnlilllited to; tillle saving, increased productivity in water related businesses, health andrnhygiene improvement and improved school attendance Jar school going children. It has alsorncreated employment opportunity to sOllle households who are able to sell piped water torncOllllllunity members to earn income. However, the main challenges Jacing the water supplyrninclude governance ineffectiveness in service delivelY (low service provision, poorrnaccountability, bureaucracy, no public participation), limited man power and equiplllents atrnAlliuria NWSC sub-office, political issues, iligh costs of water production and supply,rnineffiCient power supply at the water pumping site (Aoja swamp), and limited qualityrnassurance of the services provided alllong others. Th ereJore, the recolllmendations Jar waterrnsupply include the need to; stakeholders' participation should be embraced by government,rnaddressing staffing and equipment problem, alternative sources of power like stand byrngenerators, poverty reduction strategies and plans should be effectively implemented at allrnlevels in the collegiality by both government and development partners.