CWSA Launches SmartTap To Improve Water System

As part of its program to change rural areas and small towns in the wash sector, the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) has put in place a SmartTap technology to improve how water is used all over the country.

The Chief Executive Officer of CWSA, Ing. Dr. Worlonyo, Kwadjo Siabi, said that the technology would help improve the delivery of safe water to rural areas and small towns.

It would also help spread sanitation and hygiene practices related to water use across the country.

At a press briefing in Accra on Sunday, the CEO talked about how far the deployment had come so far.

He said that the system had been put in place in 11 regions, making water systems run better and making it easier for people to get clean drinking water.

“We’ve seen that, with all the problems we have and the way the world is going, we can’t make water by hand anymore.

Because of this, we’ve decided to improve the water supply, especially in our rural areas. So, we’ve put a number of technologies into place. The SmartTap is what we have.

“With this system, we don’t need water vendors to go and sit there while they wait, fight, and insult each other when it doesn’t come.

He said, “The system is based on tokens, which are free, and how much water you need. This helps communities manage and plan for how much water they need.”

He said that potable drinking water in rural areas has gotten a lot better since the agency’s reform program was put into place.

He said that before the reformation, only 10% of the country’s water infrastructure was working and a lot of it was broken.

As a result of this change, he said, CWSA was now in charge of 177 pipe water systems in 150 districts in 16 regions of the country, had put in place 125 water systems all over the country, and hired 1,252 more people to manage these facilities. These people are paid by CWSA for the money they make from selling water.

He also said that CWSA had put in automated pumps and packaged water treatment plants, put in solar energy to cut down on operational costs, and put in place software to run its business.

Ing. Dr. Siabi said that the reformation program was helping the organization become one of the most effective state-run businesses in the country.