The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says it will not relent in shutting down its plants in areas impacted by illegal mining when the turbidity levels of raw water in those areas surpass a critical threshold.

The Managing Director of the utility company, Clifford Braimah, expressed these concerns about the substantial impact of illegal mining on their operations and made an appeal for collective efforts to combat this issue.

In a Public Accounts Committee hearing, he defended the company’s proposed 334% tariff increase, explaining that it aims to motivate Ghanaians to assume responsibility by deterring illegal mining activities within their communities.