The Central Region Office of the Ghana Water Company says the water shortage in most parts of the Cape Coast Metropolis is a result of challenges with production at the company’s treatment plant in Sekyere-Hemang.
According to the company, the erratic water supply began worsening in the early parts of 2022 as a result of illegal mining activities in the Pra River thereby affecting the capacity of the treatment plant.
Residents in Cape Coast and its environs for several weeks have resorted to hunting for water as most taps have run dry.
Speaking to ATL FM NEWS in response to heightened concerns about poor water supply, the communications director for the Western and Central region of the Ghana Water Company, Nana Yaw Barima Barnie disclosed that production at the treatment plant has dropped by 6000 cubic meters thereby affecting their supply.
He notes that the supply from Sekyere Hemang reduced from 16,000 cubic meters a day to 9,000 cubic meters a day resulting in the 6,000 cubic meter drop of production.
“Definitely when this happens, it is going to affect the general supply situation. So I’ll want to just say that this is the reason why some customers have been experiencing difficulties in getting water in their homes, ” he stated.
He also notes that the drop coupled with the resident’s proximity to the supply source also accounts for the situation.
“When your house is quite far away from the plant or the supply source, it is more likely for you to experience no flow than somebody who is very close,” he further stated.
He, therefore, appealed to residents for inconveniences caused by the drop in water supply and indicated that measures are being put in place to address the challenge.
He said it this their hope that within the next couple of days, this issue will be addressed.
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Source: Vera Siripi/ATLFMNEWS
