The Management of Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has rejected allegations circulating in a social media video that its staff were threatened to withhold data on river turbidity and pollution levels.
In a statement released Monday, the utility company said the claims by Joy News journalist Evans Mensah that a Joy News journalist was denied information at the Kwanyako treatment plant is unfounded.
GWL emphasised that its core mandate is the treatment of raw water and the supply of potable water to urban populations under the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources.
“GWL conducts internal turbidity tests during treatment and shuts down plants when levels exceed safe thresholds. However, GWL does not hold official data on natural river bodies,” the statement said.
According to official records cited by the company, Mr Mensah did not visit the Kwanyako plant.
“Responsibility for managing and monitoring river bodies, as well as holding turbidity data, rests with the Water Resources Commission (WRC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),” GWL stated.
The company further dismissed suggestions that the Presidency had directed it to withhold such data, describing the claim as “totally untrue.”
GWL urged the public to recognise the distinct mandates of the three institutions and to treat the circulating video with caution.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
