The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced to consumers in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions and the general public that water flowing through their taps is safe for consumption.
In a statement by GWCL it assured the contamination of the Tano River has no effect on the water that it treats and pumps into homes.
“Management wishes to assure the general public, that GWCL Experts are working together with the Water Resources Commission, NADMO and the District Assembly to bring the situation to normalcy and that, there is no need for any anxiety in consuming water that flows through the tap,” it said.
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It added “We are by this urging all to carry the message to the target communities/people along the Tano river bank to save human lives”.
The assurance from the water supply company follows panic in the Bono, Ahafo and Bono East regions following news of the contamination of the Tano River due to an accident which occurred on January 13, 2020.
The vehicle plunged into the river at Tanoso in the Bono East Region while the acid in the batteries washed into the water and culminated in the death of several aquatic animals including fishes and crocodiles among others.
See full statement below:
GWCL ASSURES PUBLIC OF SAFETY OF PIPE BORNE WATER
The Management of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) assures consumers in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions as well as the general public that water that flows through the taps in their homes is safe for consumption.
The panic in the above-stated regions which is as a result of the contaminated Tano River due to the accident which occurred on the 13th of January 2020, has no effect on the water that GWCL treats and pumps into their homes.
Management assures all that due to the stringent production processes the company employs in water treatment, water treated by GWCL meets the World Health Organization (WHO) and Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) standards before it is pumped into the system for consumption.
All GWCL treatment plants are equipped with standard and in some locations, state-of-the-art laboratories, and as part of the treatment process, the pH of the raw water is tested at source, during the treatment process and ultimately the final clear water which is finally pumped for consumption.
The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for pH testing is hourly on daily basis but has currently been reduced to 30 minutes due to the current situation and also under 24-hour surveillance.
The pH test is done to check the acidity and or basicity of any solution. GWCL as part of the treatment processes, stock hydrated lime in all its treatment plants which is used in correcting the pH in the event where it is low or high.
Management wishes to assure the general public, that GWCL Experts are working together with the Water Resources Commission, NADMO and the District Assembly to bring the situation to normalcy and that, there is no need for any anxiety in consuming water that flows through the tap.
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