In its determination to ensure compliance with the Lagos
State Groundwater Quality Control Regulation and the Lagos State
Drinking Water Quality Standard, the Lagos State Water Regulatory
Commission, (LSWRC), on Wednesday, 15th June, 2016, sealed off the
premises of some commercial drinking water producers.
Companies affected in the enforcement exercise include CWAY Nigeria Drinking Water Science and Technology Company Limited located at Plot 6, Block H, Oshodi Industrial Scheme and Figol Water industry located at Matori Industrial Estate, Mushin.
Companies affected in the enforcement exercise include CWAY Nigeria Drinking Water Science and Technology Company Limited located at Plot 6, Block H, Oshodi Industrial Scheme and Figol Water industry located at Matori Industrial Estate, Mushin.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Arc. Ahmed
Kabiru Abdullahi, who led his team on the compliance enforcement
exercise, which also took them on inspection to Nigerian Breweries
Limited and earlier to La Casera, Cascade Waters, 7up, Coca cola and
Guinness Nig. Plc. (on inspection only), said CWAY Limited was sealed
for non-declaration of all its facilities and non-compliance as
stipulated in the regulatory guidelines of the Lagos State Water Sector
Law (LSWSL) 2004.
According to him, the move is in line with the vision of
the Government to curb the occurrence and spread of water borne diseases
in the state as well as improve the standard of living and promote
safety culture at all times, saying that the State Government is leaving
no stone unturned to ensure that all stakeholders in the water sector
comply with the guidelines and regulations for water
abstraction/Consumption as stipulated by the law.
He stated further that the administration of governor
Akinwunmi Ambode, being a very responsive and responsible government,
would no longer fold its hands and watch the pollution of the
groundwater through indiscriminate abstraction and illegal borehole
drilling that is polluting the groundwater on a daily basis.
He revealed that the 1st and 2nd aquifers of water
underground are the worst hit and that the State Government is taking
adequate steps to ensure the preservation and conservation of all the
aquifers of water underground to ensure safety of lives, provision of
potable water that is of good quality and a water sector that is
sustainable and viable.
He also revealed that a sustainability plan of the State Government will soon be launched by the governor which will involve the participation of the Corporate Private Sector.
He also revealed that a sustainability plan of the State Government will soon be launched by the governor which will involve the participation of the Corporate Private Sector.
While acknowledging the challenges associated with the
supply of water to residents of the State, Arc A. K. Ahmed said the
intention of government is to ensure a well regulated Water Sector
devoid of abuse by all Stakeholders.
Ahmed said this will make the sector attractive for
participation by the private sector and will attract huge investment,
stressing that by the year 2020, the present 33% water provision would
rise to 100% when the sector is expected to be fully compliant with the
regulations.
He reminded all Borehole Operators to regularise and get
permits for their Boreholes for water abstraction and all Water Service
Providers and Borehole Drillers should obtain requisite Licenses for
their operations, stressing that the Government is set to implement the
provisions of the Lagos State Water Sector Law (LSWSL) 2004 to the
letter.
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