According to Ghana News Agency:ccording to Ghana News Agency, the challenges faced by the GWCL include frequent breakdowns of its remaining operational pumping machine, which was installed in 1993. This situation has impacted water supply to Ho and surrounding areas. The destruction of the intake point could further disrupt service delivery to a broad customer base.
BSK City, a private developer, owns the land, including the buffer zone, and has conducted grading activities on a hill near the intake. This has led to the topsoil being displaced and filling part of the intake, affecting water volume. Francis Lamptey, Volta Regional Chief Manager of the GWCL, stated that the lack of vegetative cover results in runoff causing siltation and increased turbidity, which the Treatment Plant cannot manage due to its lack of coagulant dosing systems and sedimentation tanks.
Mr. Lamptey warned that any resort or human settlement developments near the intake could lead to water pollution from waste discharge. The GWCL is urging the National and Regional Security Councils to stop further activities by the developer and to enforce measures to mitigate the situation, such as planting grass to minimize siltation.
The GWCL has informed stakeholders, including the Environmental Protection Agency, Water Resources Commission, Regional House of Chiefs, and South Dayi Assembly, about the situation. The issue came to light during a visit by PURC officials to discuss water challenges in Ho, where they discovered the developer's activities.
Efforts by the Ghana News Agency to contact BSK City's CEO for comments have been unsuccessful, as calls and messages have gone unanswered.