Water treatment & supply

Clean industrial water from a polluted river

Illegal mining loads the Ankobra with clay and silt. We abstract that water, treat it to industrial specification, and supply it reliably to three mines — Wassa, Edikan and Chirano.

Clay-laden river water flowing into settling channels ahead of the treatment plant

The problem

Illegal mining — galamsey — washes heavy loads of clay and sediment into the Ankobra, leaving the river too turbid to use directly.

Mines in the Western Region need large, dependable volumes of water to operate. Drawing it straight from a clay-choked river is not an option, and groundwater alone cannot meet demand through the dry season. We close that gap.

What we deliver

Year-round, secure water supply to industrial customers
Water treated to meet customer and regulatory quality requirements
Abstraction managed within sustainable limits
Competitive, value-for-money cost of supply

How we treat the water

From a turbid river to industrial-grade supply, in five stages.

01

River abstraction

Raw water is drawn from the Ankobra River through a screened intake and pumped to the treatment works.
02

Two-stage settling

Settling trenches and storage ponds drop out the heavy clay and silt that illegal mining washes into the river.
03

Coagulation & clarification

Aluminium sulphate dosing binds the fine suspended solids so they can be removed, clarifying the water.
04

Disinfection & filtration

Sodium hypochlorite dosing and filtration bring the water to the quality our industrial customers require.
05

Pipeline distribution

Treated water is delivered through a dedicated pipeline network to each mine, monitored and controlled by SCADA.

Two-stage settling trench system for raw water pre-treatment — Two-stage settling trench system for raw-water pre-treatment.

Three sites we supply

One abstraction and treatment system, serving three mining operations through a shared pipeline network.

Wassa

A gold mining operation in Ghana’s Western Region, supplied with treated water through a dedicated pipeline branch.

Edikan

A gold mining operation in the Western Region, served by the same abstraction and treatment system via its own pipeline.

Chirano

Treated water is delivered from a dedicated treatment plant and storage pond to the mine, with raw water drawn from the adjacent Suraw Pond and stream.