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Ghana Water Company (formerly Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation, Aqua Vitens, and Rand Limited) is the majority provider of water utility services in
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History

In the pre-colonial era, inhabitants of what is now Ghana primarily drew their water directly from natural sources such as streams, lakes, and rivers. Prior to
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, the first public water system was established in the then
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who were then colonizing the
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. In by that time the 1920s, other major towns and cities started having water systems which were built purposely to be used in some urban areas, including
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Kumasi Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is t ...
, and the then colonial capital Cape Coast. Ghana Water Company Limited was established on 1 July 1999, following the conversion of Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation into a state-owned limited liability company under the Statutory Corporations (Conversion to Companies) Act 461 of 1993 as amended by LI 1648.


Locations and operations

GWCL has offices and stations across
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including regional and district offices which oversee the provision of potable water in their respective geographic locations and has its head Office in Accra.


Water treatment plants

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Regional Contacts

ACCRA WEST REGION * Postal address: P. O Box DC 998, Dansonman CENTRAL REGION * Postal address: P.O Box 377, Cape Coast ASHANTI SOUTH REGION * Postal address: P.O Box KS 767, Kumasi ASHANTI NORTH REGION * Postal address: P.O Box KS 767, Kumasi VOLTA REGION * Postal address: P.O Box 41, HO BRONG AHAFO REGION * Postal address: P.O Box 88, Sunyani EASTERN REGION • P.O. BOX 406 Koforidua


UPPER WEST REGION

P.O. BOX 39 Wa


References


External links


GWCL Website
Water supply and sanitation in Ghana The drinking water supply and sanitation sector in Ghana faces a number of challenges, including very limited access to sanitation, intermittent supply, high water losses, low water pressure, and pollution. Since 1994, the sector has been grad ...
{{Authority control Water supply and sanitation in Ghana