Expansion works on terminal reservoir ready November(Metro Page 18) September 13, 2008

Story:Michael Donkor
EXPANSION work on the Accra Terminal Reservoir of the Ghana Water Company Limited which supplies water to the Accra East Region is expected to be completed in November, this year.
When completed, the station is expected to pump water to these areas constantly and effectively.
This was made known by the Terminal Station Manager, Mr Samuel Yeboah, when he conducted the Executive Members of the Public Utilities and Regulations Commission (PURC) who were on a working visit round the station in Accra.
He said work on the project started in March, last year and it involved the installation of new water pumps and the connection of water distribution lines from the Weija Dam site to the station, which initially only received supply from Kpong.
He said the increase in the capacity of the Weija Plant by 15 million gallons formed part of the expansion project.
Mr Yeboah said the areas which fall under the Accra East Region are Adenta, Madina, Peduase, Airport Residential Area, La, Cantonments, Nima, Mamobi and Achimota.
Mr Yeboah said 90 per cent of the expansion work had been completed, adding that the remaining 10 per cent involving the installation of chamber valves and other equipment to fit the new pumps is expected to be completed in November, this year.
Mr Yeboah explained that initially the station could pump water to Peduase, which is on the Akwapim Ridge but with the rapid development and the increase in population, by 1995, the terminal could only pump water to Adenta.
He said on completion of the project, residents in these areas would enjoy improved water supply.
Mr Yeboah said the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited had also connected power from its sub-stations at Madina and Achimota to the station so it would now have constant power supply to work efficiently.
According to him, with the installation of the new pumps, the electricity consumed by the station would also be reduced drastically.
The Communications Manager of the Aqua Vitens Rand Limited, Mr Stanley Martey, said when the project is completed, eight million gallons of water from the Weija Plant would be received at the station to augment the three million from Kpong daily.
He said that would enable the station to pump water to all the areas under it.
The Chairman of the PURC, Prof. Frimpong Boateng, commended the contractors: Ballast Nedan and Royal Hanskoning for the good work they were doing.
He also commended the Electricity Company of Ghana for providing the station with power from two sources and noted that this would ensure continuous power supply to the station.