The Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has announced that the Kwanyako Water Treatment Plant is now operating at full capacity, producing water at a 100% rate after months of technical difficulties.
The facility had been grappling with persistent high turbidity levels — a measure of water cloudiness — which reached over 11,000 NTU, far exceeding the plant’s operational limit of 2,500 NTU. The situation had disrupted water production and supply to nearby communities.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Monday, October 20, Mr. Mutawakilu explained that the recent improvement followed critical engineering interventions that involved relocating the pumps from the ground to the surface treatment plant.
“We had to do re-engineering by bringing the pumps up. That is why we are now able to produce 100% water. The Kwanyako Treatment Plant is now working, with no high turbidity beyond the capacity of the plant. As we speak, the Kwanyako Treatment plant is producing 100% water. But that will not last long because the water level will drop as the dry season comes in” he stated.
The GWL Managing Director, however, cautioned that the current production rate might not be sustained as the dry season approaches, potentially lowering water levels.
Mr. Mutawakilu also appealed to corporate organisations to support the desilting of pump intakes, citing financial constraints faced by the company in carrying out the exercise.
He further reaffirmed government’s commitment to tackling illegal water connections to enhance efficiency and safeguard the country’s water resources.
Source : Adomonline