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PRESENTATION ON WATER USE
REGULATION
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Water resources in GhanaWater is located in all regions of the country
Water sources vary widely in regional and local
patterns of variability. The supply is dependent upon topography and
meteorological conditions.
Quantities of water stored are dependant to a large
extent on the physical features and geologicalstructure of the earth (Ghana).
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Water use regulationWater resources can be categorised into
-surface
-subsurface sources Water resources are very vital to sustainable
economic development
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Water use regulationWater use regulation is a mandate bestowed on the
WRC to regularise water rights for existing water usersand the granting of water rights of naturally occurringwater.
Water use regulations and procedures for the issuanceof rights to water uses by means of permits was
prepared by the Commission and passed byParliament at the end of 2001 (L.I.1692).
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Ghana Water Laws This is a mixture of customary rules and enactments in
consonance with Article 11 of the 1992 Constitution .
At customary law, water in all its forms including thesea, rivers and lakes are regarded as public propertynot subject to individual appropriation.
The state has assumed ownership, management andcontrol of water through the establishment of a multi-institutional cum sectoral body.
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THE OBJECTIVES OF WATER USE REGULATIONS BY THE
WATER RESOURCE COMMISSION.
The objectives are:
Address issues and problems of meeting agreed water
quality standards:
ii. Ensure the flow of collective benefits of watermanagement in a basin.
iii. Decide on ways of sharing joint costs.
iv. Deal with externalities, for example, the effect of low
volume or low quality drainage water.
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Water use PermitSubject to the Act a person may obtain a permit from thecommission for:
Domestic water use
Commercial water use
Municipal water use
Agricultural water use
Power generation water use
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Water use Permit
Water transportation water use
Fisheries(aquaculture)water use
Environmental water use
Recreational water use
Under water (wood) harvesting
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Application for Permit
Applicants are supposed to file for the applicationform with the commission.
The Application may be refused a permit on thefollowing grounds:
-where the applicant fails to pay the appropriate
administrative and processing fees.
-submits an incomplete application.
-submits an application in error.
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Investigations
Investigations are conducted to ascertain whether theproposed water use is in accordance with water usepolicies and plans.
The investigation also seeks to establish whether theproposed water use will cause irreparable damage towater resources, public health and the environment.
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Priority for water useThe commission shall consider an applicant based on
the
The prevailing water policy
The domestic water use and
Any other use which the goals of national socio-economic development
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water uses exempted from permit
but to be registered
The following water uses are exempted from thepermit requirement under regulation :
Water abstracted by mechanical means and used forany purpose where the abstraction level does notexceed five liters per second
Subsistence agricultural water use for land areas notexceeding 1 hectare
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
theEnvironmental Protection Agency considers aproposed which requires an environmental impactassessment.
the applicant shall attach to the application evidencethat an environmental impact assessment has beenapproved by Environmental Protection Agency.
the proposed or existing water uses requires anenvironmental management plan, that requirementshall be one of the conditions for the grant of water usepermit.
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GRANT OF PERMIT
Subject to the Regulations, a permit shall be grantedbased on these Regulations:
The Commission shall within fourteen dayscommunicate the reasons for the refusal of a permit tothe applicant.
Unless otherwise stated, a permit granted by theCommission shall be subject to ratification byparliament.
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PROHIBITION
A person who fails to renew that persons permit, orwhose application for the renewal is rejected by theCommission shall not use the water resources to whichthe permit relates.