Do you need a license to drill a borehole?
A review of License Issues in 2022
The Water Resources Commission (WRC) says it has intensified efforts to arrest and prosecute unlicensed water drilling companies operating in the country.
According to the Head of Planning at the Commission, Dr Bob Arthur, about 10 unlicensed water drilling companies were arrested and made to face severe sanctions, including confiscation of rigs and imposition of a GHC60,000 fine for operating without a permit.
He said the WRC, as at last year, had registered and licensed 200 water drilling companies across the country in line with:
Regulations 23 (1) and (3) of the Drilling License and Groundwater Development Regulations, (2006) L.I. 1827.
He, therefore, urged the public to engage the services of licensed water drilling companies that utilise their expertise in approved equipment for prospecting and drilling water through an environmentally friendly means for safe water.
At a forum on the water in Accra yesterday, Dr Arthur noted that members of the public who engage the services of unlicensed companies could also be prosecuted as provided by the law.
The forum is part of activities to commemorate this year’s World Water Day scheduled for March 22, on the theme “Groundwater: Making the invisible visible.”
“This is important because the water may look clean and clear but it may have qualities that may be harmful,” he said.
Enumerating the importance of groundwater, he stated that, it provided almost 50 per cent of drinking water worldwide, 40 per cent of water for irrigation worldwide, and sustains biodiversity and terrestrial ecosystems such as wetlands and rivers.
Dr Dua explained that groundwater was a strategic resource for climate change adaptation and critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (six) which focused on providing water and sanitation for all by 2030.
Alex Frimpong Karikari, Chief Executive Officer of Kari Borehole, said the preference for cheap water drilling operators by a section of the public had resulted in the continuous existence of unlicensed drilling companies.
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Good point worth reading….But we are waiting to see realities on this matter
Can you share with us some of your realities on the grounds