{"id":4295,"date":"2024-08-30T21:28:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T21:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=4295"},"modified":"2024-08-30T21:28:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T21:28:02","slug":"cape-coast-and-elmina-face-severe-water-shortages-as-galamsey-activities-pollute-river-pra-gwl-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=4295","title":{"rendered":"Cape Coast and Elmina Face Severe Water Shortages as &#8216;Galamsey&#8217; Activities Pollute River Pra, GWL Warns&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2024\/08\/Social-Water-Shortage-565x424-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2024\/08\/Social-Water-Shortage-565x424-1.jpg 565w, https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2024\/08\/Social-Water-Shortage-565x424-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2024\/08\/Social-Water-Shortage-565x424-1-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The management of Ghana Water Company Limited in the Central Region has announced recent challenges with water supply in Cape Coast, Elmina, and surrounding communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to them, the recent demand-supply gap is due to inadequate raw water received at the Sekyere Hemang Water Treatment Plant (WTP) caused by illegal mining (galamsey) activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This information was contained in a press statement signed and issued by the Central Regional Office of GWL on Friday, August 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement noted that pollution of the Pra River, especially at the catchment area for abstraction, has significantly reduced water intake to the barest minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2024\/08\/CamScanner-08-30-2024-11.48.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:590px\" aria-label=\"PDF embed\"><\/object><a href=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2024\/08\/CamScanner-08-30-2024-11.48.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAbout sixty per cent (60%) of the catchment capacity is silted as a result of illegal mining (galamsey) compromising the quality of raw water.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are currently recording an average turbidity of 14,000 NTU instead of 2000 NTU designed for adequate treatment,\u201d part of the statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It further mentioned that the plant is currently able to produce only about 7,500m\u00b3\/day, a quarter of its installed capacity, noting that the situation has caused severe inconvenience to customers and consumers and apologised for the disruption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The management of Ghana Water Company Limited in the Central Region has announced recent challenges with water supply in Cape Coast, Elmina, and surrounding communities. 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