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Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................... 1 ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................... 4 FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................................... 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................. 7 CHAPTER 1 – COMMISSION PROFILE AND INFORMATION....................................................................... 10 1.1 MANDATE ............................................................................................................................................. 10 1.2 VISION ................................................................................................................................................. 10 1.3 MISSION STATEMENT .............................................................................................................................. 10 1.4 THE COMMISSION .................................................................................................................................. 10 1.5 FOCUS AREAS FOR 2018 ......................................................................................................................... 10 CHAPTER 2 - ADMINISTRATION OF REGULATIONS................................................................................... 12 2.1 ADMINISTRATION OF WATER USE REGULATIONS .......................................................................................... 12 2.2 WATER USERS COMPLIANCE MONITORING ................................................................................................. 13 2.3 ADMINISTRATION OF DRILLERS LICENCE AND GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ................................ 14 2.4 ADMINISTRATION OF DAM SAFETY REGULATIONS ......................................................................................... 16 CHAPTER 3 - MANAGEMENT OF PRIORITY RIVER BASINS ....................................................................... 17 3.1 OPERATIONS OF BASIN BOARDS ....................................................................................................................... 17 3. 2 ECOLOGICAL MONITORING ............................................................................................................................ 17 3.3 REGULATORY ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................. 17 3.4 COLLABORATIVE AND COORDINATION ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................ 18 3. 5 DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RIVER BASIN IWRM PLANS .................................................................. 19 CHAPTER 4 - PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION .............................................................................. 24 4.1 REVIEW OF COMMUNICATION STRATEGY .................................................................................................... 24 4.2 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS ............................................................................................. 24 4.3 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................. 24 4.4 EDUCATIONAL CAMPIGNS AND MEDIA EVENTS ............................................................................................. 25 4.5 SERVICE PROVISION ................................................................................................................................ 26 4.6 NETWORKING ........................................................................................................................................ 26 CHAPTER 5 - WATER GOVERNANCE ACTIVITIES........................................................................................ 27 5.1 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION..................................................................................................... 27 5.2 DEVELOPMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS ..................................................................................................... 27 5.3 ESTABLISHMENT OF GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS .................................................................................................. 27 CHAPTER 6 – WATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING ......................................................... 28 6.1 WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................. 28 6.2 IWRM PLANS ....................................................................................................................................... 31 6.3 FLOOD HAZARD ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................... 31 6.4 DROUGHT EARLY WARNING ..................................................................................................................... 32 6.5 BLUE DEAL PROJECT................................................................................................................................ 32 CHAPTER 7 - TRANSBOUNDARY WATER MANAGEMENT ......................................................................... 33 7.1 THE VOLTA BASIN AUTHORITY .................................................................................................................. 33 1 7.2 ECOWAS WATER RESOURCES COORDINATION CENTRE ................................................................................ 35 7.3 REPORTING ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL (SDG) 6 INDICATORS ................................................... 35 CHAPTER 8 - ADMINISTRATIVE AND HUMAN RESOURCES ...................................................................... 37 8.1 TRAINING COURSES................................................................................................................................. 37 8.2 ACADEMIC COURSES ............................................................................................................................... 37 8.3 WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES ............................................................................................... 37 8.4 COMMITTEES ......................................................................................................................................... 39 8.5 HUMAN RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 40 8.6 LIBRARY ................................................................................................................................................ 41 CHAPTER 9 - FINANCIAL STATUS ............................................................................................................... 43 9.1 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ............................................................................................................. 43 APPENDIX 1 – MEMBERS OF THE WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION ................................................... 44 APPENDIX 2: WATER USE REGISTER – 2018 .............................................................................................. 45 APPENDIX 3: DRILLING LICENSE REGISTER – 2018 ................................................................................... 54 APPENDIX 4 – AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 2018 .................................................................... 59 List of Figures Figure 1: Trend of total number of permits registered from 2008 - 2018.................................................. 13 Figure 2: Comparison of licence holders in the various categories for 2017 and 2018. ............................ 15 Figure 3: Trend of drilling licence holders from 2013 to 2018 .................................................................... 15 Figure 4: Monitoring along the Black Volta River affected by Illegal Mining .......................................... 20 Figure 5: Site verification of NEA ............................................................................................................... 20 Figure 6: Site verification of SPV Andrade Gutierrez Ltd ........................................................................... 21 Figure 7: Site verification of MoFA Nadowli Project .................................................................................. 21 Figure 8: Site verification of Babator community water project............................................................... 21 Figure 9: The settled disputed Buffer Strip along tributary of the Densu River at Adweso, Koforidua . 21 Figure 10: Land demarcation along the Daka River in Kuboni. .................................................................. 21 Figure 11: Land demarcation along the Daka River in Chakohaya. ............................................................ 21 Figure 12: Tree seedlings for buffer zone restoration ................................................................................ 22 Figure 13: Riparian buffer - White Volta River in Pwalugu ......................................................................... 22 Figure 14: Buffer zone creation in the Tano Basin .....................................................................................
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