Rationing of water supply has been announced by the management of Ghana Water Company Limited as raw water bodies from diverse sources run out due to tree cutting.
The Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central Western, and Northern regions of the nation, particularly, may see inconsistent water supply, according to a statement from the Ghana Water Company Limited.
“With the onset of the dry season, the entire country is expected to experience challenges with water supply because of the depletion of raw water from the various water bodies,” the statement said.
Speaking on News Desk on Monday, the Head of Communications, Stanley Martey, said trees giving water bodies cover have been cut down.
“Trees that give our water bodies cover have all been cut away because of farming activities. We are also aware that the pollution in our water bodies has silted most of our water bodies and such rate of evaporation is high and we do not have huge volumes of water in our water bodies,” he said.
Since it is unclear when the inconsistent supply would end, management has urged users to take a part in reducing the situation’s impact.
“For now, because of the climatic changes as we know, it is a bit difficult to determine whether it will end in a month or two. The Ghana Water Company Limited has put in resilient measures and we also expect that consumers will also play their role so together we can minimise the impact.”
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Read GWCL’s statement in its entirety below:
DRY SEASON WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES
With the onset of the dry season, the entire country is expected to experience challenges with water supply because of the depletion of raw water from the various water bodies. As a result, consumers may encounter erratic flow of water in some parts of the country, especially the Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Western and the Northern Regions.
The Management of the Ghana Water Company Limited wishes to assure the consuming public, that it has put in measures to ameliorate the situation. Management therefore wishes to call on all to be part of the solution, hence, consumers are advised to strictly adhere to the following conservation measures;
- Cease indiscriminate watering of lawns with treated water,
- Moderate the use of treated water for car washing by resorting to the use of buckets, instead of hosing,
- shut all taps when not in use,
- Repair all leakages in your homes, like overflowing reservoirs and dripping taps, valves, etc. (the little drops also swell your water bills.)
- Report all burst pipes and leakages immediately to the nearest GWCL District offices, Customer Service Centers and Fault Offices.
- Report all persons engaged in illegal connections, by-passes, and all malpractices against GWCL.
- You can also send google GPS locations, pictures and videos of the burst and leakages on the GWCL WhatsApp lines 0555123393, 0555155524, (WhatsApp information only and not calls)
- The public can call GWCL on these numbers; 0207385089, 0207385090. The toll-free line is 0800 40 000 for Vodafone cell and land lines only and 0302 218240 for all other networks.
In order to ensure an equitable distribution of the water from the various treatment plants, the GWCL has currently turned to water demand management. The days that water will be flowing have to be announced to customers by all district offices so they can store water.
People resort to treated water during dry seasons to maintain green lawns, wash commercial cars, etc. The dry season is well underway, and users who depend more on rainwater have made matters worse by switching to using treated water. These procedures reduce pipeline pressures, especially in steep places, where the result is low pressure and causes no flow.
The management of GWCL wants to reassure the public that the company, along with the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, and related Ministries, are working assiduously to improve on raw water resources in the Nation. The company is extremely concerned about the impact of the dry season on the raw water sources, which has been made worse by the excessive pollution of the water bodies.
The public’s cooperation is greatly valued.
Help GWCL to serve you better.
Source: Myjoyonline
