THIRTY-SIX communities within the catchment area of the Baafikrom Water Treatment Plant are reaping the benefits from the rehabilitation of the system.
Some of the communities which have benefited immensely from the rehabilitation of the plant are in the Mfantsiman, Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese and the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam districts which previously experienced frequent water shortage during the dry season.
With the rehabilitation of the system, areas within Ekumfi, Saltpond and Moree and their environs now enjoy continuous water supply .
This came to light during a tour of the system by selected students from the Mfantsiman Girls, Methodist High School and the Mankessim Senior High Technical School as part of the World Water Day celebration in the Central Region.
Briefing students and newsmen, the Municipal Manager of the Ghana Water Company, Mr Isaac Essilfie, said water supply from the system had increased from 1,500 cubic metres to 3,000 cubic metres daily.
He said the system had also been integrated into the Cape Coast supply system to offset any future shortages in case of a breakdown at the Baafikrom plant.
Commenting on the theme: “Shared water, shared opportunities”, the Zonal Public Relations Manager of the company in charge of Central, Eastern, Volta and the Western regions, Mr Napoleon Appiah-Dadson, called for cross boundary water management to preserve water bodies for the benefit of the people within and beyond the catchment area of rivers.
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