WATER RATIONING IN WA (PAGE 21, FEB 26, 2010)

AQUA Vitens Rand, operators of the Ghana Water Company Limited, has started rationing water in the Wa Municipality.
 The rationing is being done in order to reach all the consumer public. The situation, which is a seasonal phenomenon, has persisted for sometime now.
 Wa is the only place in the country where boreholes have been drilled with water being pumped into a reservoir for treatment before supply.
As a result of that, during the dry season when the water table becomes low, there is always difficulty in meeting the water needs of the public.
 Addressing the media on the water situation in the municipality, the Upper West Regional Chief Operator of Aqua Vitens Rand, Mr A.T. Suleimana, said the rationing was based on a roster such that no part of the municipality was left out.
He said the situation had resulted in complaints and fabrication of stories such that it was a deliberate attempt to deny the consumer public of water.
Suleimana was however, happy to state that feedback from the public indicated that people were satisfied with the roster system.
“The frequent power outages also affect the production process since all our pumps are power driven so if there is no power, then we have a problem,” he added.
Mr Suleimana gave the assurance that all efforts were being made to satisfy residents of Wa, and prayed that residents would understand the situation.