Accra, July 5, GNA - Mr Alban Sumani Bagbin, on Tuesday said water supply in the entire Accra Tema Metropolitan Area is inadequate therefore water is being rationed.
He said the total water demand for the two areas and their environs was 150 mgd but there was water demand deficit of 54mgd in the area.
Mr Bagbin who was answering questions on the floor of Parliament said Tema West constituency was supplied with potable water from Kpong Water Treatment Plant.
He said the current installed capacity of the water supply system to Accra Tema Metropolitan area is made up of the Water Treatment Plant of 54mgd capacity and Kpong Water Treatment Plant of 42mgd.
Mr Bagbin said all communities in Accra and Tema received water through rationing, adding, plans were far advanced at resolving the water supply deficit in the Accra Tema Metropolitan Area by the implementation of some projects.
The projects included the construction of 40mdg plant by a Chinese Contractor, China Gezhouba Water and Electric (Group) Company Ltd, the project which was commenced this year is on-going and will be completed in 2013.
He said plans were afoot to construct an 80mgd Water Treatment Plant at Asutuare to supply water to Accra and Tema by a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) contract. Den Water, a special purpose company between Ghana Water Company Ltd and Denys of Belgium is to implement the project.
The third project is the rehabilitation and expansion of the existing Kpong Water Treatment Plant to deliver an additional 6.5mgd, principally to free Zones Board and the Tema Industrial Areas both in Tema.
Mr Bagbin said water supply to the Tema West constituency will improve considerably within the next two years and finally become regular in four years time when the entire project was completed.
