Ghana Water Ltd Debunks Viral Video Claiming Sewage Contaminated Potable Water Supply 

Ghana Water Ltd (GWL) has dismissed as “false and misleading” a viral video circulating on social media alleging that a burst GWL pipeline inside an overflowing sewage chamber is allowing sewage to contaminate the company’s potable water supply.

In a press release issued on Monday, GWL said it had taken notice of the video and immediately deployed engineers and technical experts to inspect the site.

Following the inspection, the company stated that the claims are “without any factual or technical basis.”

“The pipeline shown is not a Ghana Water Ltd pipeline. It is a trunk sewer inlet pipeline designed to convey wastewater into the sewage chamber as part of the sewerage system,” GWL explained.

The company further said its investigation established that there is no GWL pipeline within the sewage chamber, and no burst, damaged, or exposed GWL pipeline was found at the location.

“Consequently, the allegation that sewage is entering Ghana Water’s distribution system is entirely unfounded,” the statement read.

GWL assured the public that its potable water infrastructure is completely separate from sewerage systems and is designed and maintained to prevent any interaction between drinking water and wastewater.

The company added that water supplied by GWL undergoes rigorous treatment, continuous operational monitoring, and routine laboratory testing to ensure compliance with the Ghana Standards Authority’s drinking water quality standards.

GWL, therefore, urged the public to disregard the misleading video and to rely only on verified information from Ghana Water Ltd’s official communication channels.

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