Quality of raw water source to the Sekyere Hemang Water Treatment Plant has improved significantly – GWL
The Management of Ghana Water Limited (Central Region) has announced that the raw water source to the Sekyere Hemang Water Treatment has witnessed a significant improvement of approximately 35.71 percent.
The GWL, in an update on water supply to customers within Cape Coast, Elmina, and surrounding communities, disclosed that the Sekyere Hemang Water Treatment Plant is currently recording an average turbidity of 9,000 NTU as compared to the previous average turbidity of 14,000 NTU.
The Ghana Water Company attributed the improvement to the effort of the Central Regional Security Council led by the Regional Minister, Justina Marigold Assan.
“As a result of this event, production at the plant has now increased from 1,981,290 gallons/day to 2,773,807 gallons/day. We wish to assure our cherished customers within Cape Coast, Elmina, and the surrounding communities that every effort is being made to supply adequate water to meet their demand.
“Effort is being made by the Central Regional Security Council to help improve the raw water source quality, the statement issued by the Ghana Water Company said.
It further expressed appreciation for the assistance and prompt support received from the Regional Security Council under the leadership of the Regional Minister in improving water supply in the region.
“All customers are kindly advised to use drinking water wisely,” the statement added.
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
