Residents in and around Tema will face a 48-hour water supply interruption as a result of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) operation to repair 40-year-old pumps at the Tema Booster Station.
Water from the Kpong Treatment Station is kept and further treated at the Tema Booster Station before being sent to settlements in that eastern region of Accra.
According to a statement released on Tuesday and sent to the Ghana News Agency by Mr. Stanley Martey, GWCL Head of Public Relations and Communications, the exercise will take place from Wednesday, December 7 to Friday, December 9, 2022.
According to the announcement, GWCL engineers will construct new machinery, including powerful pumps at the Tema Booster Station, using revenues produced internally by the business.
This will improve the volumes of water distributed in the area and boost pressures.
All towns in Tema, Industrial Area, Baatsonaa, Coca-Cola, Kasapreko, Lashibi, Klagoon, Sakumono, Ashaiman, and Adjei-Kojo are among the areas that might be impacted.
More include the towns of Martey Tsuru, Airport Hills, Santoe, Trassaco, Afresco Estate, Manet Court, Regimanuel Estates, and others nearby.
In order to prepare for any scenario, the statement stated that the GWCL Management has hired water tankers to deliver water to vital service providers including hospitals and schools. It also urged residents of the impacted regions to stockpile adequate water.
According to the statement, “GWCL Management has made arrangements to assure that engineers working on the project would work round-the-clock and would not leave the project site until the work is entirely completed.”
It apologized for the inconvenience the shutdown would create while assuring the public that supplies will resume right away as the “mission is achieved.”
It advised the general public to get in touch with the business via WhatsApp at 0555123393, 0555155524, or by phone at 0207385088, 0207385089, or 0207385090.
For Vodafone landlines and mobile phones exclusively, the toll-free number is 0800 40 000; for all other networks, it is 0302 218240.