Why Lagos Residents Lack Clean Water – LSWC
The Lagos State Water Corporation, LSWC, has given reason there is no enough potable water in Lagos state, saying it can only produce less than half the amount of water residents in the state need daily.
The Group Managing Director of LSWC, Shayo Holloway, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Lagos on Sunday, 21 September, 2014.
According to Holloway, the LSWC records a shortfall of about 300 million gallons of water per day in the state, leading to shortage in many areas.
He added that the reason for this deficit is the high population in the state with an average of five per cent estimated growth rate yearly.
”The total demand for water is 540 million gallons per day,” he said. ”The corporation has capacity of 210 million gallons per day leaving a deficit of 300 million gallons.”
Holloway said “the corporation is, however, working toward meeting the demands for water in the state.”
He said the state had started working on a road map to meet the water demands of Lagos residents.
To achieve this, work had commenced on the Adiyan Phase II Waterworks Project which would be completed in 2016.
“The Adiyan project will add 70 million gallons of water per day to the existing 210 million gallons,” Holloway said.
He said that the corporation also had a design for water works project in Badagry, adding that the water works project would be constructed by a private firm through Public-Private Partnership, PPP.
Holloway said that the corporation had started discussions with an investor to develop the project which would produce 200 million gallons of water per day.
The Group Managing Director of LSWC, Shayo Holloway, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Lagos on Sunday, 21 September, 2014.
According to Holloway, the LSWC records a shortfall of about 300 million gallons of water per day in the state, leading to shortage in many areas.
He added that the reason for this deficit is the high population in the state with an average of five per cent estimated growth rate yearly.
”The total demand for water is 540 million gallons per day,” he said. ”The corporation has capacity of 210 million gallons per day leaving a deficit of 300 million gallons.”
Holloway said “the corporation is, however, working toward meeting the demands for water in the state.”
He said the state had started working on a road map to meet the water demands of Lagos residents.
To achieve this, work had commenced on the Adiyan Phase II Waterworks Project which would be completed in 2016.
“The Adiyan project will add 70 million gallons of water per day to the existing 210 million gallons,” Holloway said.
He said that the corporation also had a design for water works project in Badagry, adding that the water works project would be constructed by a private firm through Public-Private Partnership, PPP.
Holloway said that the corporation had started discussions with an investor to develop the project which would produce 200 million gallons of water per day.
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