WRC adjudged Most Efficient Regulator The Water Resources Commission (WRC) was adjudged the Most Efficient Regulator in Ghana for the maiden edition of the Public Enterprise League Table (PELT), organised by the Ministry of Public Enterprise. Receiving the award on behalf of the Commission, the Acting Executive Secretary for the Commission, Ms. Adwoa Paintsil together […]
‘Eliminate Barriers to Fish Passage’-WRC With the stated decline in migratory fish species in rivers, Madam Adwoa Painstil, Acting Executive Secretary of the Water Resources Commission has called for the restoration, opening and maintenance of the habitat for fishes by eliminating barriers to fish passage as well as improving in-stream, floodplain and mash conditions.
The Water Resources Commission in collaboration with Dutch Water Authority on the Blue Deal Project engage Luhuese and Obane primary and JHS teachers along with other relevant stakeholders on Citizen Science in Natural Resource Management as part of the project’s objective to educate and sensitize students on the management and conservation of Natural Resources within […]
Buffer Zone Regulations development Underway Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources has announced that the Ministry with support from the World Bank is developing the Buffer Zone Regulations to strengthen the regulatory processes of watersheds in the country. She called on Ghanaians to protect and preserve the vegetation along the banks […]
Government Poised to Promote Groundwater Sustainability As the world marks the World Water Day, the Government of Ghana has reiterated its preparedness to prioritise the realisation of responsive groundwater policies in the country. These policy actions and services, according to Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, would enhance the economic activities […]
Water Resources Commission Inaugurates Lower Volta Basin Board A fifteen (15) member governing board of the Lower Volta Basin has been inaugurated at Sogakope yesterday, as part of the Water Resources Commission’s mandate to ensure the sustainable management and utilisation of the country’s water resources. The Basin Board was set up through a consultative stakeholder […]
Water Resources Commission Governing Board Inaugurated The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah has charged the Governing Board of the Water Resources Commission (WRC) to effectively guide the development of Legislative Instruments on Buffer Zones and Pollution Control as well as the implementation of existing regulations and policies such as the […]
STATE OF WATER BODIES IN ILLEGAL MINING AREAS AS AT 17TH AUGUST 2021 Turbidity is considered as a good measure of the quality of water. It is a measure of the degree to which the water loses its transparency due to the presence of suspended particles. The more suspended solids in the water, the murkier (dirtier) […]
STATE OF WATER BODIES IN ILLEGAL MINING AREAS AS AT 3 RD AUGUST 2021 Turbidity is considered as a good measure of the quality of water. It is a measure of the degree to which the water loses its transparency due to the presence of suspended particles. The more total suspended solids in the water, […]
STATE OF WATER BODIES IN ILLEGAL MINING AREAS Turbidity is considered as a good measure of the quality of water. It is a measure of the degree to which the water loses its transparency due to the presence of suspended particles. The more total suspended solids in the water, the murkier (dirtier) it seems and […]
