ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

ANNUAL REPORT 2015

ANNUAL REPORT 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY xv 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Declaration and Statutory Functions of EPA 1 1.1.1 Our Vision 1 1.1.2 Our Mission 1 1.1.3 Statutory Functions of EPA 1 1.1.4 Strategic Objectives 2 1.2 Rationale and Structure of Report 2

SECTION 1: STRATEGIC THEMES 4 2.0 POLICY, INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL REFORM 4 2.1 Alien Invasive Species Policy 4 2.2 Draft Policy and Legal Framework on Chemical Related Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) 4 2.3 Hazardous Waste Bill 4 2.4 Pesticide Regulations 4 2.5 Waste Regulations 4 2.6 Onshore Oil and Gas Guidelines 4 2.7 Offshore Oil and Gas Regulations 4 2.8 The Coastal and Marine Habitats Protection Regulations 4 2.9 Conversion of Environmental Quality Guidelines into Standards 5 2.10 Guidelines for Biodiversity Offset Business Scheme 5 2.11 Forest and Wood Industry Sector Guideline 5

3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE 6 3.1 Environmental Assessment (EA) Administration 6 3.1.1 Applications processed and Permits issued (General) 6 3.1.2 Chemicals Management 7 3.1.3 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Technical Reviews 8 3.1.4 Public hearing 9 3.1.5 Enhancing the Environmental Assessment Process 9 3.1.6 Complaints Investigation/Resolution 10 3.2 Compliance Monitoring 10 3.2.1 Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement 10 3.2.2 The Special Ministerial Compliance Exercise 12 3.2.3 Monitoring of Mining Projects 12 3.2.4 Monitoring of Aquaculture Projects 14 3.2.5 Compliance Monitoring of the Oil and Gas Sector 15 3.2.6 Enforcement Actions and Prosecutions 15 3.3 Environmental Performance and Disclosure Rating Programme (AKOBEN) 16 Akoben Programme for the Mining Sector 16 3.3.2 Akoben Programme for the Manufacturing Sector 16 3.3.3 Akoben rating system for Hospitality and Energy sectors 16 3.3.4 Akoben Performance Rating of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies 16

2015 Annual Progress Report i 4.0 CO-ORDINATION AND MAINSTREAMING 17 4.1 Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Marine Drive Investment Plan 17 4.2 Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Fiscal Reform Policy 17 4.3 Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Policy 17 4.4 Framework for Operationalizing Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Practice 18 4.5 Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Agenda 18 4.6 Natural Resource and Environmental Governance Programme 19 4.7 Environment and Natural Resource Sector Working Group 19 4.8 Development of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions 20 4.9 Management of Invasive Aquatic Weeds 20 4.10 Ghana Commercial Agricultural Project 20 4.11 Management of Biospere Reserves 20 4.12 Sustainable Land and Water Management Project 20 4.12.1 Impact Evaluation 20 4.12.2 SLWM Project Steering Committee 21 4.13 Source Waste Segregation Programme 21 4.14 Cleaner Production Initiatives 21

5.0 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION 22 5.1 Participation in Conference of the Parties (COPs) of chemicals and related conventions 22 5.2 Participation in Natural Resources Conferences-Man and Biosphere and AfriMab 22 5.3 Conference of the Parties (COP) 21 24 5.4 Odisha State Pollution Control Board-India Delegation visit to the Agency 24 5.5 Gambian delegation visit to the Agency 24 5.6 Ghana's compliance with Article 7 and 9 of the Montreal Protocol 24 5.7 Reduction in the Consumption of Ozone Depletion Substances 25

6.0 AWARENESS RAISING, CAPACITY BUILDING AND EDUCATION 26 6.1 Celebration of International Environmental Days 26 6.2 Revision and Reprinting of Education Materials 27 6.3 Communication Strategy 27 6.4 Communication Plan of Whales 27 6.5 School Awareness Creation Programmes 27 6.6 Community Fora and Sensitizations 28 6.7 Orientation for newly elected Assembly members 28 6.8 Media Outreach Programmes 28 6.9 Other Capacity Building Initiatives 29 6.10 Collaboration with Non-Governmental & Civil Society Organizations 29 6.11 Exhibitions Mounted 29 6.12 Survey on the acceptance and use of Biogas for Cooking and Lighting in Schools 29 6.13 Climate Change Learning Strategy 29 6.14 Training Workshop for Chief Executive Officers of Oil Marketing and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketing Companies 30

2015 Annual Progress Report ii 6.15 Awareness on safe Transport of Hazardous Chemicals 30 6.16 Capacity Building on Pesticide and Environmental Assessment Regulations 30 6.17 Green Cooling Africa Initiative (GCAI) Air Conditioning (A/C) Workshop 30 6.18 Training for manufacturing industries 31 6.19 Sensitization on the need to protect the Ozone Layer 31 6.20 Training of Air Condition Technicians 31 6.21 Hydrocarbon Refrigerant Training 31 6.22 The Global Initiative for West, Central and Southern Africa 31 6.23 Other Trainings 32

7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, INFORMATION AND RESEARCH 33 7.1 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring 33 7.2 Industrial Effluent Quality monitoring 34 7.2.1 Pharmaceutical Industry 34 7.2.2 Paint and Chemical Industry 34 7.2.3 Oil and Food Processing Industry 34 7.2.4 Fish Processing Industry 34 7.2.5 Alcoholic Beverage Industry 34 7.2.6 Food and Beverage Industry 34 7.2.7 Thermal Power Plants 35 7.2.8 Textile Industry 35 7.2.9 General Industry 35 7.3 Surface Water Quality Monitoring 35 7.4 Monitoring of Fish Farms in the Volta Region 38 7.5 Study on Sewage Treatment Plants 38 7.6 Perception Study 40 7.7 Baseline Studies on Sargassum 40 7.8 Updating of the 2004 Coastal Sensitivity Atlas 41 7.9 Cost of Environmental Degradation in Ghana 41 7.10 Building a National Natural Capital Accounting System 41 7.11 Preparation of the State of Environment 2015 Report 41 7.12 Upgrade and improvement of the architectural design of existing GHG database to include climate actions, their effects, and support received, and deployment of a new online database/CCSI-MDS 41 7.13 The use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the Management of the environment 41 7.14 Post Registration Monitoring and Surveillance of Pesticides and Update of Pesticides Register 43

SECTION 2: MANAGEMENT THEMES 44 8.0 PLANNING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION 44 8.1 Half year Performance Review 44 8.2 Report on Implementation of 2014 Budget Activities 44 8.3 Development of the 2015 Action Plan for the Sector Medium-Term Development Plan 44 8.4 Development of indicators and targets for NDPC monitoring 44

2015 Annual Progress Report iii 8.5 MESTI and NDPC Database updated 44 8.6 Validation of the 2014 State of the Nation Address (SONA) Report 44 The Agency participated in a meeting at MESTI to validate the Sector 2014 SONA Progress Report. The validated report was submitted to the Office of the President for necessary action. 44 8.7 Development of Sector Plan for EPA 44

9.0 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 45 9.1 Promotions 45 9.2 Study Leave (Degree Programmes) 45 9.3 Training, Conferences, and Workshop Programmes (Local and International) 45 9.5 Retirement 46

10.0. INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT SERVICES 47 10.1 Devolution to the District Level 47 10.2 Procurement of Works, Goods and Services 47

11.0 INTERNAL COMMUNICATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT 47 11.1 Monthly Technical Presentation 47

12.0 FINANCING 48 12.1 Review of Information Technology Assets Register 48 12.2 Payroll Head Count Audit 48 12.3 Review of Assets bought under the Capacity Development Mechanism 48 12.4 Follow-up on 2013 and 2014 External and Internal Audit Reports at the Regional and District/Zonal Offices 48 12.5 Review of the Agency financial records 48 12.6 Operational Audit for Mining Projects 48

SECTION 3: FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 49 13.0 Revenue Performance 49

APPENDICES 52

Appendix 1: Results of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring for 2015 Appendix 1a: Results of the PM10 Monitoring at the permanent monitoring sites (January-December 2015) Appendix 1b: Results of the PM10 Monitoring at the Roadside monitoring sites (January-December 2015) Appendix 1c: Results of the PM2.5 Monitoring at the Permanent monitoring sites (January-December 2015) Appendix 1d: Results of the PM2.5 Monitoring at Roadside monitoring sites (January-December 2015) Appendix 1e: PM10 Concentrations recorded at the permanent monitoring sites (January-December, 2015) Appendix 1f: PM10 Concentrations recorded at the roadside monitoring sites (January-December, 2015) Appendix 1g: PM2.5 Concentrations recorded at the permanent monitoring sites (January-December, 2015)

2015 Annual Progress Report iv Appendix 1h: PM2.5 Concentrations recorded at the roadside monitoring sites (January-December, 2015) Appendix 2: Analytical Results for Industrial Effluent Monitoring 2015 Appendix 2a: Analytical results for Pharmaceutical Industry, 2015 Appendix2b: Analytical results for Paint and Chemical Industry, 2015 Appendix 2c: Analytical results for Oil and fat processing industry, 2015 Appendix 2d: Analytical results Fish processing industry, 2015 Appendix 2e: Analytical results Alcoholic industry, 2015 Appendix 2f: Results for Food and Beverage Industry, 2015 Appendix 2g: Result for Thermal Energy Industry, 2015 Appendix 2h: Result for Textile Industry, 2015 Appendix 2i: Result for General Industry2015 Appendix 3: Activities of the Ghana National Cleaner Production Centre Appendix 4: Degree/Academic programmes Appendix 4a: Graduate Programmes Appendix 4b: Undergraduate programmes Appendix 5: Training programmes for 2015 5a: Local Training Appendix 5b: International Training Appendix 6: Officers returning from study leave Appendix 7: Staff on Retirement Appendix 8: New Area Offices Appendix 9: Summary of Items Procured

LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Strategic 3 Figure 2: Management Themes 3 Figure 3: Sector distribution of EA application received and permits issued 7 Figure 4: Permits issued on sector basis 7 Figure 5: Chemical applications received and permits issued 8 Figure 6: Technical reports reviewed for mining activities 9 Figure 7: Complaints received and resolved by the Agency 10 Figure 8: Field verification/compliance enforcement monitoring of the mining sector 13 Figure 9: Natural resource monitoring activities in pictures 14 Figure 10: Awareness creation on the SDGs in pictures and launch of Civil Society Organizations' Platform on the SDGS 18 Figure 11: A Cross Section of dignitaries and participants at the 4th AfriMAB General Assembly 22 Figure 12: Participants at the General Assembly interacting with local stakeholders in the Lake Bosomtwe biosphere Reserve 23 Figure 13: Directors of EPA and the the Bosomtwe and Bosome-Freho District Assemblies join traditional leaders to welcome UNESCO and participants of the 4th AfriMAB General Assembly 23 Figure 14: Ghana Delegation at the COP 21, Paris, France 24 Figure 15: India Delegation and EPA Management 25

2015 Annual Progress Report v Figure 16: Press Conference on National Noise Awareness Day by Hon. Mahama Ayariga, Minister, MESTI 26 Figure 17: The opening ceremony of the GI WACAF training workshop 31 Figure 18: Map showing monitoring sites for ambient air quality 33 Figure 19: Update Study on STPs in Pictures 39 Figure 20: Interactions between officers of the Agency, some community leaders and students 40 Figure 21: Map showing the sampling locations of Sagassium in the Western Region of Ghana 40 Figure 22: AKOBEN performance rating and disclosure system for Metropolitan, Municipal and District 42 Figure 23: Officers at the training on enforcement policy guidelines for the petroleum sector operations 45 Figure 24: Staff training on internal communication strategy and e-workspace in pictures 46

LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Applications received and permits issued on sector basis 6 Table 2: Types of chemical licences and permits issued 7 Table 3: Breakdown of EA reports reviewed 9 Table 4: Breakdown of facilities monitored during the compliance and enforcement exercise 11 Table 5: Facilities monitored by the Special Ministerial Task force 12 Table 6: Types of Mining Activities Monitored 13 Table 7: Data on CFC collected for 2014 25 Table 8: Identified fake/mislabeled/adulterated and confiscated refrigerants 25 Table 9: Key School Awareness Creation programmes 27 Table 10: Participating institutions in the pesticide awareness training programme 30 Table 11: Sites of surface water monitoring 35 Table 12: Result of the two (2) fish farms monitored. 38 Table 13: Comparison of incomes for 2014 and 2015 49 Table 14: Comparison of 2015 Actual Inflows with the Budgeted Revenue 49 Table 15: Comparison between 2015 Expenditure with 2014 50 Table 16: Comparison of Actual Expenditure for 2015 with the Budget 50 Table 17: Projects Funding 51

2015 Annual Progress Report vi ACRONYMS A/C - Air Conditioning AfriMAB - Africa Man and Biosphere AGI - Association of Ghana Industries AMA - Accra Metropolitan Assembly APR - Annual Progress Report ARIC - Audit Report Implementation Committee ATTC - Accra Technical Training Centre BOD - Biological Oxygen Demand BRT - Bus Rapid Transport CATE - Changing Attitudes towards the Environment CC - Climate Change CCMC - Chemicals Control and Management Centre CDM - Capacity Development Mechanism CFCs - Chlorofluorocarbons COD - Chemical Oxygen Demand CoED - Cost of Environmental Degradation COP - Conference of Parties CREMA - Community Resource Management Areas DMTPs - District Medium Term Development Plans DP - Development Partners EA - Environmental Assessment EFR - Environmental Fiscal Reform EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EISs - Environmental Impact Statements EMPs - Environmental Management Plans ENR - Environment and Natural Resource EOI - Expression of Interest EPA - Environmental Protection Agency EU - European Union FC - Forestry Commission FPSO - Floating Production Storage and Offloading FSD - Forestry Services Division GCAI - Green Cooling Africa Initiative GCAP - Ghana Commercial Agricultural Project GCNET - Ghana Community Network Services Limited GEF - Global Environment Facility GEMP - Ghana Environmental Management Project

2015 Annual Progress Report vii GHG - Green House Gas GI WACAF - Global Initiative for West, Central and Southern Africa GIS - Geographic Information System GIZ - German Development Corporation GLOPA - Global Peace Advocacy & Associates GNCPC - Ghana National Cleaner Production Centre GOG - Government of Ghana GPHA - Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority GPS - Global Positioning System GRM - Grievance Redress Mechanism GRN - Goods Received Note GSGDA - Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda GTV - Ghana Television GYES - Global Youth in Environmental Sustenance HCFC - Hydrochlorofluorocarbon HFCs - Hydrofluorocarbons HOCNF - Harmonized Offshore Chemical Notification Format IAS - Invasive Alien Species ICCM - International Conference on Chemical Management IDA - International Development Association IMO - International Maritime Organization IPIECA - International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association KCCI - Kumasi Chamber of Commerce and Industry LG - Liaison Group LPG - Liquefied Petroleum Gas LPGMC - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketing Companies MDA - Ministries, Departments and Agencies MEAs - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MESTI – Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation MLGRD - Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development MLNR - Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources MLNRM - Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Mines MMDAs - Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies MOFA - Ministry of Food and Agriculture MOTCCA - Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts MOU - Memorandum of Understanding MSMEs - Medium and Small Scale Manufacturing Enterprises NAMA - Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Measures NDPC - National Development Planning Commission NGO's-Non - Governmental Organizations

2015 Annual Progress Report ix NREG - Natural Resources and Environmental Governance NREG TA - Natural Resources and Environmental Governance Technical Assistance NRM - Natural Ressources Management NSWSP - National Source Waste Segregation Programme NTCC - National Technical Coordination Committee ODS - Ozone depleting substances OEPC - Osu Ebenezer Presbyterian Church OMCs - Oil Marketing Companies PERs - Preliminary Environmental Reports PM - Particulate Matter PSC - Project Steering Committee RAPs - Resettlement Action Plans RCCs - Regional Coordinating Councils SADA - Savanna Accelerated Development Authority SAICM - Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management SBI - Subsidiary Body for Implementation SBSTA - Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice SCAT - Shoreline Clean-up Assessment and Techniques SDGs - Sustainable Development Goals SEA - Strategic Environmental Assessment SLWMP - Sustainable Land and Water Management Project SME - Small and Medium Enterprise SoE - State of the Environment Report SONA - State of the Nation Address SRIP - Sustainable Recycling Industries Project STPs - Sewerage Treatment Plants T.E.N - Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme TOR - Terms of Reference TRC - Technical Review Committee UCC - University of Cape Coast UMaT - University of Mines and Technology UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNFCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change WACEE - West Africa Clean Energy and Environment Exhibition WDCDD - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought WED - World Environment Day WHO - World Health Organisation WRC - Water Resources Commission YPG - Young People's Guild

2015 Annual Progress Report x four hundred and thirty-five (31,435) permits and licences were issued under the chemicals management functions of the Agency.

In order to ensure compliance with LI 1652, the Agency embarked on routine Compliance and Enforcement exercises during the year under review. A total of two thousand, eight hundred and fourteen EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (2,814) facilities were monitored nationwide out of which, one thousand, nine hundred and nineteen (1,919) were compliant. The remaining eight hundred and ninety-five (895) were non-compliant The Agency is enjoined by Section 26 (1) of the because they had no environmental permit or were Environmental Protection Agency Act 1994 (Act not adhering to their permit conditions. 490), to prepare and submit an Annual Progress Report (APR) to the Board for onward transmission to The Agency also received a total of four hundred and the sector Minister. This Report has been prepared in twenty- nine (429) complaints involving issues on accordance with the structure and thematic areas noise, water and air pollution, illegal sand winning outlined in the Agency's 5-year Strategic Plan (2011- and mining activities, out of which three hundred and 2015). thirty-one (331), representing 77% were successfully resolved. The remaining complaints are Policy, Institutional and Legal Reform under resolution. In fulfilling the Agency's mandate under this thematic The Akoben Programme was conducted for the area, the following policies, regulations, standards manufacturing and mining sectors as well as the and guidelines are under preparation by the Agency Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies and are at various stages of completion: (MMDAs). The rating methodology prepared for rolling out the Akoben to cover 2 to 5 Star Hotels • Invasive Alien Species Policy (hospitality industry) was also reviewed. • Hazardous Wastes Bill • Draft Policy and Legal Framework on Co-ordination and Mainstreaming Chemical Related Multilateral Strategic Environmental Assessment was conducted Environmental Agreements (MEAs) for the Marine Drive Tourism Investment Plan, the • Pesticides Regulations Environmental Fiscal Reform Policy and the • The Coastal and Marine Habitats Protection Invasive Alien Species Policy. The evaluation process for the preparation of the Framework for Regulations Operationalizing SEA Practice was undertaken. The • Waste Regulations process of localizing the Post-2015 Sustainable • Offshore Oil and Gas Regulations Development Goals (SDGs) Agenda was initiated. • Forest and Wood Industry Sector Guidelines The following programme areas were considered • Onshore Oil and Gas Guidelines under the Natural Resources and Environmental • Conversion of Environmental Quality Governance (NREG) Technical Assistance (TA) Guidelines into Standards programme: • Guidelines for Biodiversity Offset Business I. Design and Development of a Grievance Redress Scheme Mechanism (GRM) System for the Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Assessment and Legal Compliance ii. Building a National Natural Capital Accounting Under the Environmental Assessment Regulations, System 1999 (LI 1652), the Agency issued a total of of two iii. Upgrade and improvement of the architectural thousand, seven hundred and seventy-seven (2,777) design of the existing GHG database to include permits out of three thousand, one hundred and fifty- climate actions, their effects, support received two (3,152) Environmental Assessment applications and deployment of a new online database received. In addition, a total of thirty one thousand,

2015 Annual Progress Report xi iv. Development of Nationally Appropriate National and International collaboration Mitigation Measures (NAMA) for Sustainable The Agency continued with its role as the national Charcoal Value Chain in Ghana. focal institution tasked with ensuring the domestication of relevant international and regional v. Preparation of an Implementation Framework environmental agreements and conventions. Some for Operationalizing Strategic Environmental of the activities carried out were: Assessment (SEA) Practice in Ghana I. Participation in meetings on chemicals and vi. Preparation of the State of Environment Report chemical related conventions 2015 The Agency participated in the 2015 triple conference of the parties (COPs) of the vii. The UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP) 21 Stockholm, Rotterdam and Basel viii. Capacity Building for the decentralization of conventions. Ghana was elected as the Environmental Management President of the Stockholm Convention. The Agency also participated in the 4th session of The Agency also undertook activities to manage the International Conference on Chemical invasive aquatic weeds at Kpong head pond. The Management (ICCM4) under the Strategic Agency as a member of the implementing institutions Approach to International Chemical of the Ghana Commercial Agricultural Project, Management (SAICM). continued the implementation of the project. The implementation of the Man and Biosphere project II. Man and Biosphere Programme continued to ensure the sustainable management of The Agency represented the country in the the country's biosphere reserves. Man and Biosphere International Coordinating Council Meetings. The Agency A total of nine hundred and forty three (943) hectares also planned, organized and participated in of agricultural land in the three northern regions, was the AfriMAB conference brought under sustainable land management under the World Bank/Global Environment Facility (GEF) Awareness Raising, Capacity Building and funded Sustainable Land and Water Management Education Project (SLWMP), through the implementation of The Agency in collaboration with the relevant one thousand, four hundred and eighty eight (1488) Regional Coordinating Councils, celebrated the individual and community sub projects. The process World Environment Day (WED) and World Day to to subject the SLWMP to an Impact Evaluation (IE) Combat Desertification and Drought (WDCDD) was also initiated and is on course. which were under the themes “Sustainable Consumption and Production” and “Attainment of The Agency continues to implement the National Food Security through Sustainable Food System” Source Waste Segregation Programme (NSWSP). respectively. Monitoring of the NSWSP revealed that about 50% of participating institutions adhered and complied with The Agency continues to undertake numerous the basic rules underpinning the implementation of awareness creation programmes like the the Programme. Implementation of the Sustainable Environment channel on GTV which is aired on Recycling Industries Project (SRIP) also continued Tuesdays at 6:30 pm and others on radio and over the period. television, Newspaper articles and advertisements on relevant environmental issues were published in a The Ghana National Cleaner Production Centre is number of newspapers. The Agency also revised and currently implementing a number of projects which reprinted some environmental education materials to are in line with its mandate. These include: enhance awareness raising, environmental education • SME Partnership for sound management of and capacity building. harmful substances Environmental education, awareness raising and • The SWITCH Africa Green Programme capacity building workshops were organized on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), • The Sustainable Recycling Industries Project management of cetaceans, biogas usage, sanitation, on sound management of E-waste. climate

2015 Annual Progress Report xii change, mining, manufacturing, noise, chemicals environment section of the President's 2014 State of management, natural resources management, oil and the Nation Address (SONA) progress report. gas management for various stakeholders including farmers, pesticides/chemical retailers, Assembly Human Resources Development members, State and Private institutions. Staff of the Agency participated in both local and international training programmes, educational fairs Environmental Monitoring, Information and and conferences. The main focus of the training for Research staff, was to enhance their capacity for better Air Quality Monitoring was undertaken at all the management of the environmental challenges facing fourteen (14) monitoring sites located in residential, the nation. Two (2) staff members pursued first commercial, and industrial areas as well as along degree programmes while eight (8) pursued second some major roads. Results indicated that PM10 and degree programmes. In all, three hundred (300) staff

PM2.5 levels in these areas exceeded both the EPA and benefited from local short training, while seventeen WHO standards. A total of forty-seven (47) effluent (17) took part in international training programmes. samples were collected from the various sectors and Induction training was conducted for thirteen (13) general industry and analyzed for effluent quality. heads of the newly created area offices. Three (3) staff members retired during the year under review. A total of one hundred and four (104) water samples from fifty-two (52) rivers and streams in the western, Infrastructure and Support services Ashanti and Brong Ahafo were collected and During the year under review, thirteen (13) new Area analyzed. The Agency completed data collection and offices were established in seven (7) regions across successfully updated the Coastal Sensitivity Atlas the country, in addition to the three (3) that were during the year under review. established in 2013 in fulfilment of the Agency's policy of decentralizing environmental management Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation to the district and area council levels. Thematic based reporting formats were used to compile quarterly and annual progress reports as well Internal Communication and Knowledge as undertake the half year performance review. The Management first and second bi-annual senior management As part of the process of promoting knowledge and meetings were also held during the period under information sharing in the Agency, eight (8) Monthly review. Technical Seminars were organized during the year under review. The Agency collaborated with MESTI to prepare the 2015 Action Plan of the Sector Medium-Term Financing Development Plan. Progress reports on the Total revenue for the period increased from implementation of the 2014 budget activities were GH¢43,081,420.00 in 2014 to GH¢57,460,406.00 in prepared and submitted to Ministry of Finance 2015 over the previous year, representing an increase through MESTI. Reports were also prepared and of GH¢14,378,986 (33.38%). Total expenditure on submitted to the National Development Planning the other hand went up from GH¢40,859,156.00 to Commission (NDPC) for updating the 2014 Annual GH¢57,145,221.00 in the years 2014 and 2015 Progress Report of the Ghana Shared Growth and respectively. This showed a total increase of Development Agenda (GSGDA) and validating the GH¢16,286,065.00 representing an increase of 39.86% over the previous year.

2015 Annual Progress Report xiii 1.1.3
Statutory Functions of EPA The functions of the Agency as prescribed in Act 490 are to: (a) Advise the Minister on the formulation of policies on all aspects of the environment and in particular make recommendations 1.0 INTRODUCTION for the protection of the environment; (b) Co-ordinate the activities of bodies concerned with technical or practical aspects of the environment and serve as a 1.1
Declaration and Statutory Functions channel of communication between such of EPA bodies and the Ministry; The Environmental Protection Agency (the Agency) of Ghana was established on 30th (c) Co-ordinate the activities of such bodies December 1994 through an Act of Parliament, as it considers appropriate for the purposes Environmental Protection Agency Act 1994, of controlling the generation, treatment, (Act 490) to regulate environmental matters and storage, transportation and disposal of implement environmental policy objectives of industrial waste; the nation. The Agency is an implementing agency, a regulatory body and catalyst for change (d) Secure in collaboration with such persons towards sound environmental stewardship. as it may determine, the control and prevention of discharge of waste into the environment and the protection and 1.1.1
Our Vision improvement of the quality of the The Agency is dedicated to continuously environment; improving and conserving the country's environment. The Agency envisions a country in which all sections of the community value the (e) Collaborate with such foreign and environment and strive to attain environmentally international agencies as the Agency sustainable development, with sound and considers necessary for the purposes of efficient resource management, taking into this Act; account social and equity issues. (f) Issue environmental permits and pollution abatement notices for controlling the 1.1.2
Our Mission volume, types, constituents and effects of The Mission of the Agency is to co-manage, waste discharges, emissions, deposits or protect and enhance the country's environment in other source of pollutants and of substances particular, as well as seek common solutions to which are hazardous or potentially global environmental problems. The mission is to dangerous to the quality of the environment be achieved through an integrated environmental or any segment of the environment; planning and management system established on broad based public participation, efficient (g) Issue notices in the form of directives, implementation of appropriate programmes and procedures or warnings to such bodies as technical services, giving good counsel on it may determine for the purpose of environmental problems as well as effective and controlling the volume, intensity and consistent enforcement of environmental laws quality of noise in the environment; and regulations. (h) Prescribe standards and guidelines relating to the pollution of air, water, land and

2015 Annual Progress Report 1 other forms of environmental pollution intended to make better use of ecosystem including the discharge of wastes and the services and natural resources, for purposes of control of toxic substances; the planning and economic growth and poverty reduction and to execution of development projects, strengthen the enforcement of Act 490 and its including compliance in respect of regulations. This annual report is intended to existing projects; give an account of planned activities carried out and their outputs in 2015. (j) Act in liaison and co- operation with government agencies, District Assemblies 1.1.4
Strategic Objectives and other bodies and institutions to control The Agency's strategic objectives include: pollution and generally protect the (i) To create an adequate and enabling environment; institutional and develop a legislative framework to realize environmental policy (k) Conduct investigations into environmental objectives. issues and advise the Minister; (ii) To ensure compliance with Act 490

(l) Promote studies, research, surveys and and its regulations in order to avoid pollution analyses for the improvement and and environmental degradation while protection of the environment and the stimulating sustainable development. maintenance of sound ecological systems (iii) To stimulate integration of in Ghana; environmental priorities in policies and plans, and to coordinate inter-sectoral projects and (m) Initiate and pursue formal and non-formal initiatives, such as on climate change. education programmes for the creation of (iv) To participate in and realise Ghana's public awareness of the environment and commitment to regional and international its importance to the economic and social environmental conventions, agreements and life of the country; treaties. (n) Promote effective planning in the (v) To enhance understanding on management of the environment; environmental issues through awareness raising and use of the media, environmental education (o) Develop a comprehensive database on the and community-based initiatives on environment and environmental environment; and protection for information of the public; (vi) To ensure access to up-to-date (p) Conduct seminars and training information on the environment and use of programmes and gather and publish information to support policy making and reports and information relating to the undertake high quality research. environment; In order to support the implementation of the (q) Impose and collect environmental Strategic themes, five management themes were protection levies in accordance with this proposed. These themes correspond to the Act or regulations made under this Act; internal management functions within the (r) Co-ordinate with such international Agency, to provide supportive management agencies as the Agency considers services which enable the operational divisions necessary for the purpose of this Act; and and departments to realize adequate levels of performance. (s) Perform any other functions conferred on it under the Act 1.2
Rationale and Structure of Report In order to perform the above functions The Agency is required under Act 490, to effectively and efficiently, a Five (5) Year prepare and submit an Annual Progress Report Strategic Plan (2011-2015) was prepared in (APR) to the Board for onward submission to the 2010. The plan envisaged two (2) key strategies Sector Ministry. This Report has been prepared

2015 Annual Progress Report 2 in accordance with the structure and thematic areas outlined in the Agency's 5-year (2011-2015) Strategic Plan. The first section of the Report is devoted to the six strategic themes of the Agency whilst the second section concentrates on progress made with regard to achievement of targets under the five management themes of the strategic plan. The third and final section is a presentation of the financial outlook of the Agency including the report of the Auditor General. The strategic and management themes are presented in Figures 1 and 2 respectively.

Policy, Institutional and Legal Reforms

Environmental Environmental Monitoring, Assessment and Information and Legal Compliance Research

Strategic Themes

Awareness Coordination raising, Capacity and Building and mainstreaming Education

National and International Collaboration

Figure 1: Strategic Themes

Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

Human Resource Development

Infrastructure and Support Services

Internal Communication and Knowledge Management

Financing

Figure 2: Management Themes 2015 Annual Progress Report 3 Waste Control Bill is expected to help in addressing issues relating to management of hazardous and other wastes. A Cabinet Memorandum was approved Section 1: to pave way for the Bill to be sent to parliament for Strategic Themes consideration. 2.4
Pesticide Regulations Two (2) new regulations on pesticides were proposed following an assessment of potential areas needing POLICY, regulations. These were regulations on bio-efficacy trial of pesticides and regulations for the operations 2.0 INSTITUTIONAL of pesticide inspectors. Further discussions are to be held to finalize the proposal for work to start on the AND LEGAL REFORM development of the two regulations. 2.5
Waste Regulations Drafters in the Attorney General's Department have A key objective of the Agency is to create an adequate reviewed the draft document and will be the subject and enabling institutional basis and develop a of stakeholder consultation within the first quarter of legislative framework, necessary for the realization of 2016. the nation's environmental policy objectives in general and the Agency's vision in particular. Some 2.6
Onshore Oil and Gas Guidelines significant achievements chalked towards the A stakeholder validation workshop was organized realization of this objective are outlined below. for purposes of reviewing the Onshore Oil and Gas Regulations. The final Guidelines is to be published 2.1
Alien Invasive Species Policy by the end of the first quarter of 2016 after The policy aims at providing a wholistic approach and incorporation of concerns of stakeholders. guidance for actions in the management of invasive alien species to ensure biodiversity conservation. A 2.7
Offshore Oil and Gas Regulations work group meeting was convened to set out the Work on the preparation of the Offshore Oil and Gas framework for the strategic assessment of the Invasive Regulations has progressed steadily as the technical Species Policy. An institutional analysis of team has completed their task. The draft document stakeholders has been conducted to provide a better has been forwarded to the Attorney General's understanding of institutional roles and Department for review after the incorporation of responsibilities with respect to invasive species inputs from stakeholders. management. Baseline information of institutional roles and responsibilities for carrying out the strategic 2.8
The Coastal and Marine Habitats assessment has also been developed. Protection Regulations Regulations are being developed to protect sensitive 2.2
Draft Policy and Legal Framework on coastal habitats. This is to ensure enforcement of Chemical Related Multilateral laws in coastal areas. Whereas there are some Environmental Agreements (MEAs) regulations to protect specific wetland habitats The legal framework for the Multilateral designated as Ramsar Sites, the remaining coastal Environmental Agreements (MEA) has been habitats in the country do not have any specific developed and is currently with the Ministry of regulations for their protection. The Coastal Habitats Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Protection Regulations when developed, will (MESTI) for further action. There is the need to provide the legal basis for management of coastal review the draft legal framework to accommodate the habitats in accordance with the National Minamata Convention, which is currently undergoing Environment Policy of 2014. The Draft Coastal processes that are expected to lead to its early Habitats Regulations is currently under preparation. ratification. A stakeholder meeting was organized to elicit inputs to refine the draft regulations. The Stakeholders' 2.3
Hazardous Waste Bill inputs have been integrated into the draft report for A working document on the subject of hazardous finalization in 2016. wastes was developed during the year. The Hazardous

2015 Annual Progress Report 4 2.9 Conversion of Environmental Quality Consortium) and the EPA for operationalization of Guidelines into Standards the concept. A Biodiversity Offset Business Scheme Meetings were held and draft standards were framework and offset guidelines for Developers and developed for point source and vehicular emissions, Providers of biodiversity offset services, was also sector specific effluent quality and ambient air quality. developed. A stakeholder meeting was organized by The process of the conversion of the guidelines into the Consultant in collaboration with the J.A. Kuffour standards, is to be concluded in 2016. Foundation to solicit inputs to refine the guidelines. Stakeholders' concerns have been incorporated into 2.10 Guidelines for Biodiversity Offset the final draft guidelines which will be subjected to Business Scheme validation in the first quarter of 2016. The Agency has implemented the Environmental Assessment Regulations, 1999, LI 1652 for about 2.11
Forest and Wood Industry Sector seventeen years. In spite of the achievements in Guideline controlling pollution, biodiversity loss is on the Work group meetings were organized to review the ascendancy. The Agency is developing an initiative to forest and wood industry sector guidelines. The ensure that, impacts of businesses on biodiversity are guideline is 60% complete. A stakeholders' meeting fully integrated through the EIA process and market was also organized to validate various reporting place measures. guidelines for agriculture and aquaculture. The sector guidelines, Annual Environmental Report and Work group meetings were organized to develop a Environmental Management Plans reporting Memorandum of Understanding detailing the guidelines for agriculture and aquaculture projects, responsibilities between the Consultant (NYCOB were completed and distributed to the respective regions and zonal offices for use.

2015 Annual Progress Report 5 at the same time stimulating sustainable development. Key activities carried out to achieve this objective are outlined below.

3.1 Environmental Assessment (EA) ENVIRONMENTAL Administration 3.0 ASSESSMENT AND 3.1.1 Applications processed and Permits issued (General) LEGAL COMPLIANCE The Agency issued a total of two thousand, seven hundred and seventy seven (2,777) environmental permits for various undertakings, excluding permits and licences for chemicals and chemical related The key objective of this strategic theme is to ensure products out of a total of three thousand, one compliance with Act 490 and its regulations by hundred and fifty two (3,152) applications for proposed undertakings and establishments in order to environmental permits that were received. Shown in avoid pollution and environmental degradation whilst Table 1 are details of permits issued based on sectors.

Table 1:E
nvironmental Assessment applications received and permits issued on sector basis Sector Application received Application permitted

Agriculture 16 7

Health 189 176

Energy 1275 1103

Hospitality 509 476

Manufacturing 243 136

Mining 340 387*

Natural Resources 60 36

Petroleum 16 14

Others (Waste Oil/Scrap Metal/Oil Marketing Compa-nies/Schools/Washing Bays/Data Processing Centers) 504 442

Total 3,152 2,777 *Number of permits issued was more than the applications received because some applications pending in the previous year were permitted in 2015.

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Figure 3: Sector distribution of EA applications received and permits issued

Figure 4: Permits issued on sector basis

3.1.2 Chemicals Management Table 2: Types of chemical licences and permits issued The Agency under its chemicals Type of permit Received Number of Rejected Pending management procedures, issued permits issued a total of thirty one thousand, four hundred and thirty five Pesticide products 362 362 0 0 (31,435) permits for various Registration undertakings. Shown in Table 2 Pesticide license 996 996 0 0 are the categorizations of the applications permits issued per the various undertakings. GCNET Clearance Permit 30014 30014 0 0 Applications to dispose of 64 47 5 12 hazardous chemicals

Permit for transfer of 16 16 0 0 Hazardous waste TOTAL 31452 31435 5 12

2015 Annual Progress Report 7 3.1.3
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 3.1.3.1
Review of Technical Reports for Mining Technical Reviews Undertakings The EIA procedure requires the establishment of A total of one hundred and eight (108) environmental cross-sectoral technical committees to assist the reports comprising thirty nine (39) Preliminary Agency to review environmental assessment reports. Environmental Reports (PERs), thirty three (33) Currently there is one (1) national technical review Environmental Management Plans (EMPs), eight (8) committee and five (5) sector technical review Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), seventeen committees. The five are the mining, manufacturing (17) Tailings Dam Reports, one (1) Scoping with industry, natural resources, petroleum and built draft Terms of Reference (TOR), eight (8) water environment review committees. In addition, there quality reports and two (2) Resettlement Action are regional review committees in all the eleven (11) Plans (RAPs) were reviewed as indicated in Figure 6. Agency's regional offices and the Tarkwa District These covered a wide spectrum of projects including Office. salt, granite and limestone quarry, gold mining (alluvial and hard rock) and processing and ancillary infrastructure, amongst others.

Figure 5: Chemical applications received and permits issued

2015 Annual Progress Report 8 Figure 6: Technical reports reviewed for mining activities

3.1.3.2
Technical Review Committee (TRC) Meetings for other sectors The Agency held a total of one hundred and fifteen (115) TRC meetings to review two thousand, two hundred and seventy four (2274) reports such as Environmental Impact Statements, Scoping Reports, Preliminary Environmental Reports, Corporate Environmental Policies covering Tourism, Energy, General Construction, Manufacturing sectors etc. Table 3 shows a breakdown of reports reviewed.

Table 3: Breakdown of EA reports reviewed Type of Report Numbers

Scoping 94 Environmental Impact Statement 125 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment 76 Environmental Management Plan 212 Corporate Environmental Policy 26 Annual Environmental Report 58 Preliminary Environmental Report 31 Regional Applications 1652*

Total 2,274

3.1.4
Public hearing In accordance with regulation 17(1) of the Environmental Assessment Regulations, (1999) LI 1652, public hearings were organized for some selected EIA projects because of their sensitivity and the need to ensure social cohesion and public participation in the EA decision-making process. The Agency held a total of eleven (11) of such public hearingsfor undertakings in the mining, energy, construction and petroleum sectors.

3.1.5
Enhancing the Environmental Assessment Process 3.1.5.1
Tracking Status of Environmental Assessment Applications During the period under review, the Agency through its Client Relations Unit, was able to successfully track manually, progress with processing of Environmental Assessment applications originating from the Brong Ahafo, Western, Volta and Eastern Regions and provide feedback to the Regions and the proponents. These applications were mainly in the energy and hospitality sectors. Permits were issued and forwarded to the relevant regions for distribution to the proponents.

2015 Annual Progress Report 9 3.1.5.2
Environmental Assessment Notices timely resolution of complaints and grievances and To further enhance effective public participation in the to ensure effective and efficient feedback. SRC permitting process, a number of public hearing Consult was awarded the contract to operationalize notices were published in both the print and electronic the GRM system. media to solicit inputs from the public to ensure sound decision making. This has led to an increase in 3.1.6.2
Resolution of Complaints awareness among the public and has enhanced permit A total of four hundred and twenty nine (429) applications and renewals by proponents. In all, one complaints involving issues such as noise nuisance, hundred and seventy (170) notices were published in water and air pollution, illegal sand winning and both the print and electronic media. mining activities, were reported by individuals and groups of people to the Agency. Out of the total 3.1.6
Complaints Investigation/Resolution number of complaints received by the Agency, three 3.1.6.1
Design and Development of a Grievance hundred and thirty one (331) representing 77%, were Redress Mechanism (GRM) System successfully resolved as indicated in Figure 7. The objective for the development of the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) System is to facilitate the

Figure 7: Complaints received and resolved by the Agency

Some of notable complaints received were as follows: • alleged encroachment, degradation and pollution of Kpeshie Lagoon and associated wetlands which is still under investigation. • complaint on ground water pollution by Fraga Oil Ltd. at Abeka Lapaz where Two (2) samples of ground water were collected and analyzed. Further action is yet to be taken • complaint by residents living around the Sakumo Ramsar Site concerning pollution of the water body where six (6) water samples were collected and the results are being analyzed for further action.

3.2
Compliance Monitoring 3.2.1
Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement As part of the process of ensuring adherence to LI 1652, the Agency embarked on compliance and enforcement exercises during the year under review. This resulted in awareness creation on the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Regulations 1999, (LI 1652) and further enhanced compliance among proponents across the country.

2015 Annual Progress Report 10 During the year, a total of two thousand, eight hundred and fourteen (2,814) facilities were monitored nationwide. Out of the total number, one thousand, nine hundred and nineteen (1,919) were compliant. The remaining eight hundred and ninety-five (895) were non-compliant because they had no environmental permit or were not adhering to their permit conditions. The details are shown in Table 4.

Table 4: Breakdown of facilities monitored during the compliance and enforcement exercise Sectors Numbers Numbers Numbers Remarks Monitored Compliant Non-Compliant

Enforcement Notice Fuel Service 1120 771 349 Issued to all the non- Station/LPG compliant facilities

Enforcement Notice Manufacturing 204 149 55 projects Issued to all the non-compliant facilities

Hospitality 596 338 258 Enforcement Notice Issued to all the non-compliant facilities

Health 200 138 62 Enforcement Notice Issued to all the non-compliant facilities Telecommunication Mast 42 42 0 Management asked to continue to comply with all the Permit Conditions

Agrochemicals 267 181 86 Enforcement Notice Issued to all the non- compliant facilities General Construction 275 225 50 Enforcement Notice Issued to all the non- compliant facilities

Agrochemicals 267 181 86 Enforcement Notice Issued to all the non- compliant facilities

Agriculture 6 0 6 Enforcement Notice Issued to all the non- compliant facilities Enforcement Notice Washing bays 104 75 29 Issued to all the non- compliant facilities Total 2,814 1,919 895

2015 Annual Progress Report 11 3.2.2
The Special Ministerial Compliance Executive Directors in charge of Operations and Exercise Technical, as well as other senior officers from the Agency and a section of the media. Following the June 3, 2015 Kwame Nkrumah Circle disaster which resulted in loss of human lives and The nationwide exercise covered a number of properties, and the need to prevent similar petroleum product retail outlets across the country. occurrences, the Minister for MESTI, Hon. Mahama The Task force visited nine (9) Fuel Service Stations Ayariga set up a Special Ministerial Compliance and one (1) LPG station in Accra. Five (5) outlets Taskforce to assess the level of compliance with were closed down for non-compliance. In Kumasi, respect to fuel service stations and LPG refilling the Task force visited eight (8) Fuel Service Stations outlets in line with the Environmental Assessment and three (3) outlets were closed down for non- Regulations 1999 (LI 1652). compliance. Finally, the Task force visited seven (7) Fuel Service Stations in the Eastern Region out of Membership of the Taskforce included the Hon. which three (3) were compliant and the other four (4) Minister, his two (2) Deputy Ministers and some were non-compliant. Of the four (4) that were non- Directors from the Ministry. Other members were the compliant, two (2) were closed down and the other Executive Director of the Agency, the two Deputy two (2) were asked to regularize their operations with the appropriate regulatory institutions. Table 5: Facilities monitored by the Special Ministerial Task force Fuel Number of Number of Number of City service LPG stations outlets outlets non- outlets visited stations compliant compliant Accra 10 9 1 4 5

Kumasi 8 8 0 5 3

Koforidua 7 7 0 3 4

TOTAL 25 24 1 12 12

3.2.3
Monitoring of Mining Projects • Liaison Group emergency meeting of Heads of Member Institutions to discuss and 3.2.3.1
Liaison Group Activities approve 2014 Annual Report and 2015 work The Agency chairs the Liaison Group (LG) that programme. oversees mining projects in production forest • Liaison Group meeting with Ga South reserves. The Liaison Group comprises Minerals Municipal Assembly to discuss their failure Commission (MC), Inspectorate Division of the to issue permits to persons applying for Minerals Commission, Forestry Commission (FC), building permits. Forestry Services Division (FSD), Water Resources • There was a meeting of LG sub-committee Commission (WRC) and the Ministry of Lands, on Weija Dam to draft a Memorandum of Natural Resources and Mines (MLNRM). Understanding (MOU) for the rehabilitation of the degraded areas around the Weija Dam. • Emergency meeting at EPA to discuss study Liaison Group activities undertaken during the year tour and outstanding work plan activities. included the following: • Liaison Group meeting at Chamber of Mines In addition, some monitoring visits were undertaken to review Environmental Impact Statements to Savanna Cement Limited's concession in the for mining in production forest reserves. Yakombo Forest Reserve and the operational areas • Liaison Group meeting with National and communities in the catchment areas of Chirano Security to present outcomes of findings on Goldmines Limited in the Tano Suraw Extension human activities in and around the Weija Dam Forest Reserve. The group also visited Newmont Golden Ridge Limited – Akyem Mine, Kubi and Ridge. Goldmine and Chirano Gold Limited as part of its

2015 Annual Progress Report 12 activities for the year. The LG also reviewed the complaints on illegal mining activities. The visits Savana Cement Limited's Buipe Limestone Mining were also to verify information on applications for Project Scoping Report. Finally, The Liaison Group permits and renewal of permits. members attended the 2015 Tailings and Mine waste conference held in Vancouver. Several actions were taken against companies that were found to be non- compliant with permitting 3.2.3.2 Field Verification & Compliance conditions or in contravention of regulatory Enforcement Monitoring standards. These include: Seventy (70) facilities were visited for field • enforcement notices for cessation of verification and compliance enforcement monitoring activities. as shown in Table 6. The monitoring visits were to • imposition of deadlines for the submission quarry sites, small and large scale gold mines and of relevant information/documents. gravel winning sites as well as responses to • Imposition of administrative levy.

Table 6: Types of Mining Activities Monitored

PROJECTS NUMBER

Small Scale Mining 37 Prospecting & Reconnaissance 2 Quarry 19 Large Scale Mining 12 TOTAL 70

PROJECTS

Figure 8: Field verification/compliance enforcement monitoring of the mining sector 2015 Annual Progress Report 13 3.2.4
Monitoring of Aquaculture Projects Figure 9: Natural resource monitoring Three (3) monitoring and compliance visits to activities in pictures aquaculture and agriculture projects in the Volta and Eastern Regions were undertaken in collaboration with other stakeholders. The stakeholders include the Volta River Authority, the Fisheries Commission and Water Resources Commission. Each of these visits comprised monitoring of a number of aquaculture and agriculture related facilities. A sensitization meeting was organised for sixty-eight (68) fish farmers in the Eastern Region on the regulatory requirements of key stakeholder institutions on their business.

Figure 9a: Team members being ferried to the facilities of Amur farms

Figure 9b: The monitoring team interacting with a farmer at Sedorm

Figure 9c: A section of the team interacting with the farm manager of Pill Brook Aquatic

Figure 9d: Cross section of some participants at the sensitization meeting

2015 Annual Progress Report 14 3.2.5 Compliance Monitoring of the Oil and • Ishemo Construction Co. Ltd: Unauthorized Gas Sector Reclamation of Portions of the Kpeshie 3.2.5.1 Inspection of Sea Drill West Leo Drilling Lagoon, La. Rig • All Out Pub and Christ Apostolic Church for A team of officers from the Agency visited the rig in noise nuisance. the Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (T.E.N) • Breeze FM for unauthorized erection of a development area belonging to Tullow Ghana telecommunication mast. Limited to inspect their activities. The team upon conducting the inspection did not find any non- • Great Capital Church at Omanjor in the Ga compliance in respect of the environmental permit Central Municipality for noise nuisance. issued by the Agency for the undertaking. • • Great Fountain Church, Capital Hills – 3.2.5.2
Audit of the Jubilee Oil Field Operated Omanjor, for noise nuisance. by Tullow Ghana Limited • Auto Parts at Graphic Road Accra for An environmental audit was conducted on the operating a vehicle servicing workshop Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) without an Environmental Permit. vessel Kwame Nkrumah operated by Tullow Ghana Limited. The audit focused on two main areas, namely 3.2.6.2
Litigation chemicals management and waste management. Two The Agency was a party to the following court cases: (2) non-compliant issues identified during the audit • Summabe Plant Ltd vrs EPA and Three (3) were: others. Summabe Plant Ltd- Application for • Tullow Ghana Limited was not resorting to injunction against the Agency was not the classification of production chemicals in granted by the court. the Harmonized Offshore Chemical Notification Format (HOCNF); and • Mr. Ben Kwasi Garbrah vrs Millicom Ghana, • Monthly environmental monitoring reports EPA and others. This is a case of siting of a sent to the Agency do not reflect the amount of telecom mast close to a house. The case is hazardous waste recorded in the waste still pending in court. manifest generated on the FPSO. Tullow Ghana Limited was asked to send a written • Appiah Kubi Acheampong and Nana Yaa confirmation by January 31, 2016 that the above Dufie vrs Akwesi Attah-Krah, Glory Oil and breaches have been rectified. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There is an injunction application against the 3.2.5.3 Inspection of FPSO Prof. Evans Atta-Mills Agency for permitting the operation of a fuel Officers of the Agency paid a working visit to the filling station. The case is still pending in FPSO Prof. Evans Atta-Mills at its construction site at court. Jurong Shipyard, Singapore. The purpose of the visit was to inspect the facilities that have been integrated • The Republic vrs AMA Judicial Review: The into the design and construction of the FPSO to ensure Agency sued the Accra Metropolitan sound environmental management. The following Assembly on the management of the areas were inspected during the visit and were found Lavender Hill. The court ordered the AMA to to meet international best practices: decommission the Lavender Hill but the • Chemical storage and injection areas Assembly failed to meet the deadline. • In-line water analyzer • Waste management facility • The Republic vrs AMA, Chief Executive • Produce water management facility Contempt: For failing to comply with the • Flare system court order, the Agency filed contempt • Vapour recovery Units against the Chief Executive of AMA. The • Energy Units court ordered the Agency to provide 3.2.6
Enforcement Actions and Prosecutions necessary technical assistance to the AMA to 3.2.6.1
Enforcement Actions develop a decommissioning plan and file in In all, Nineteen (19) enforcement notices were issued court. The development is underway. to various organizations for non-compliance with their obligations under the EPAs Laws. They include: • H. Adjei Ventures Ltd. vrs EPA & 3 Others. A case involving the explosion of a Gas filling • Mawums Limited for Tree Felling and plant at Dansoman. After the explosion the Demolition.

2015 Annual Progress Report 15 Agency ordered the shutdown of the plant. 3.3.2
Akoben Programme for the The company is suing the Agency on losses it Manufacturing Sector incurred when the plant was shut down by the At the beginning of 2015, there were one hundred Agency and damages. The case is still and fifty industries on the Akoben Programme for the pending in court. Manufacturing Sector. An inception workshop was organized for selected industries constituting the • Mr. Ben Garbrah Vrs Millicom Ghana fourth (4th ) batch of companies to enroll on the Limited and three others on an improper siting Akoben programme to increase the number of of a telecommunication mast and Accessories participating companies from one hundred and fifty at Famseky, Ogbojo. The case is pending in (150) to two hundred (200) from January 2016. The court. aim of the workshop was to introduce the companies
to the requirements of the programme including data 3.2.6.3 Legal Search generation, management, reporting and site audits. In all, twenty-three (23) legal searches were requested Out of a target of fifty (50) companies, twenty-eight by banks and law firms to ascertain whether some (28) responded and were trained during the companies in various sectors were in compliance with workshop. their environmental obligations under the EPAs laws. The Akoben data entry portal was activated in Some notable searches were made on two (2) August and participating industries were notified to companies in the Agrochemical sector, five (5) in the enter their 2015 data. Additionally, the third batch of manufacturing sector, three (3) in the mining sector, 50 industries was also trained in September on the three (3) in the energy sector, and one (1) in the online data entry system. The Agency also received hospitality sector. the preliminary Akoben ratings for 2014. The report cards were forwarded to the respective industries and 3.2.6.4 Request for updates the internal disclosures were subsequently Upon requests from the Ministry of Justice and the conducted for all the one hundred and fifty (150) Attorney General's Department and other key companies on the programme. The Agency also stakeholders, the Agency provided status reports for conducted site audits for one hundred and fifty-four the following activities: (154) companies during the year. • Pantang Dumpsite • Mallam Dumpsite 3.3.3
Akoben rating system for Hospitality and • Motor Emissions Programme Energy sectors The Agency is in the process of extending the 3.3 Environmental Performance and implementation of the Akoben Programme to cover Disclosure Rating Programme the hospitality industry and the downstream energy (AKOBEN) sector. Consequently, series of meetings were held AKOBEN program is an environmental performance with 2 to 5 Star Hotels and Oil Marketing Companies rating and disclosure initiative of the Agency and the (OMCs) to review the rating methodology prepared Government of Ghana. Under the AKOBEN for the two sectors. It is expected that the programme initiative, the environmental performance of will be rolled out in 2016. companies is assessed and rated using a five-color 3.3.4
Akoben Performance Rating of the rating scheme. The five colors are GOLD, GREEN, Metropolitan, Municipal and District BLUE, ORANGE and RED, indicating Assemblies environmental performance ranging from excellent to A review workshop was held as a follow-up to the poor in that order. These ratings are annually monitoring and evaluation exercise which was disclosed to the general public. carried out at the various Metropolitan, Municipal 3.3.1
Akoben Programme for the Mining Sector and District Assemblies (MMDAs) on the AKOBEN ratings are evaluated by analyzing more implementation of their District Medium Term than a hundred performance indicators that include Development Plans (DMTPs) 2010-2013. Based on the information received from the evaluation, the quantitative data as well as qualitative and visual Agency in collaboration with the National information. The 2014 Akoben field audit visits were Development Planning Commission (NDPC) rated undertaken for nineteen (19) mining Companies and the performance of each District Assembly using the data inputs was completed for all. Internal disclosures “Akoben” Public Disclosure System. The results of are yet to be done for companies that were covered the rating, methodology and criteria for the during the 2014 Akoben field audit but the ratings assessment have been shared with the relevant have been sent to the various mining companies for Regional Coordinating Councils (RCCs) and their review. The final ratings of the 2014 audit would Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) for be publicly disclosed together with the 2015 ratings in further validation before the public disclosure takes 2016. place.

2015 Annual Progress Report 16 society. The EFR Policy seeks the implementation of the following principles: Polluter Pays, User Pays, Prevention and the Precautionary, as part of environmental policy. The EFR Policy also promotes technological innovation, as well as the development and growth of green industries in Ghana, including COORDINATION AND the creation of new employment in these industries. 4.0 The Agency at the request of the Finance Ministry, MAINSTREAMING initiated the process to carry out a SEA of the policy. As part of the SEA process, a stakeholders' consultative workshop was held to enable stakeholders to apply SEA tools to the policy, as a way of mainstreaming critical environmental considerations into the document. Strategically, the Agency intends to mainstream environmental issues into policies, plans and 4.3
Strategic Environmental Assessment of the programmes and to co-ordinate inter-sectoral projects Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Policy and initiatives such as Climate Change (CC), There has been an increasing incidence of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Natural introduction, establishment and spread of invasive Resources Management (NRM). One of the main plants and animal species in Ghana over the past few tools to achieve environmental mainstreaming decades. Notable among these species, are the Siam objective is Strategic Environmental Assessment weed also referred to locally as 'Akyeampong' (SEA). The Agency collaborates with its key (Chromolaena odorata), Water hyacinth (Eichhornia stakeholder institutions such as, Ministry of Food and crassipes), Kariba weed (Salvinia molesta), Larger Agriculture (MOFA), Ministry of Lands and Natural Grain Borer (Prostephanu struncatus), fire ants Resources (MLNR), MMDAs etc, in mainstreaming (Solenopsis maginata) and some white flies (Bemisia environmental issues into policies, plans and tabaci). programmes to ensure sustainable development. Ghana is a signatory to key international conventions and protocols aimed at addressing Invasive Alien 4.1
Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Species (IAS) related issues. However, not much has Marine Drive Investment Plan been achieved in terms of domesticating and At the request of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and implementing the provisions of these conventions Creative Arts (MOTCCA), the Agency initiated a and protocols as a result of inadequate policy process to carry out SEA of the Marine Drive Tourism direction. The IAS policy among others aim to: Investment Plan for Accra Central, 2013- 2023. The i. Provide measures to prevent, control objectives of the Marine Drive Tourism Investment and manage introductions, Plan among others are to: establishment and spread of IAS in • Plan and develop the entire parcel of Ghana. land stretching from the Osu Clottey ii. Minimise the economic, ecological Lagoon (behind the Christianborg and human health impacts of IAS. Castle) to Accra Community Centre iii. Harmonise and coordinate institutional covering an area of 215.7 acres; and actions aimed at addressing IAS • Re-zone the stretch of land into a related issues; and tourism enclave. iv. Ensure effective national, regional and The Agency's SEA Team has carried out an initial international collaboration on IAS. assessment of the plan and has advanced initial recommendations to MOTCCA to ensure that During the year, the Agency held discussions, sustainability concepts are duly considered in the plan among others, on the way forward for the conduct and other processes. of the SEA for the IAS policy. Sample questionnaires were prepared for use to establish 4.2
Strategic Environmental Assessment of the an institutional baseline and legal framework for Environmental Fiscal Reform Policy the IAS policy. These questionnaires were An Environmental Fiscal Reform (EFR) Policy is administered in thirty-three (33) institutions being formulated by the Ministry of Finance with resulting in the preparation of an institutional support from the German Development Corporation baseline for the IAS policy. An analysis of (GIZ). The policy provides for strategic direction and stakeholders for the conduct of the SEA of the coordination to achieve welfare gains for the entire Invasive Alien Species Policy was also carried out.

2015 Annual Progress Report 17 4.4 Framework for Operationalizing Strategic organizations to build consensus on the Post- Environmental Assessment (SEA) Practice 2015 SDGs. In May 2009, the Agency published a document • Prepared draft memoranda to cabinet and titled, “A Review of Strategic Environmental parliament on the ongoing processes. A draft Assessment (SEA) in Ghana”, which set out steps communication strategy was also developed to and minimum requirements for carrying out SEA at serve as a guide for the dissemination of the the sector and district levels. The document serves as Post-2015 SDGs. the current guideline for the conduct of SEA in • Paid a working visit to MOTCCA, Ministry of Ghana. The preparation of a framework to Power, and the Ministry of Fisheries and operationalize SEA practice, has become necessary Aquaculture Development to create awareness in order to align the current guidelines with the among the various institutions, particularly environmental assessment regulations. The activity focusing on the institutional heads. This therefore covers an evaluation of options for activity was in line with the communication determining how the guidelines can be harmonized strategy to assist in the dissemination of the with existing or new implementation arrangements SDGs. for environmental assessments. The draft report • Discussed and reviewed the proposed revised would be ready for submission by the first quarter of targets by the co-facilitators of the 2016. Intergovernmental Process on the Post-2015 SDGs. 4.5 Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals • Examined the six thematic areas provided by (SDGs) Agenda the UN, which formed the basis for the One of the main outcomes of Rio+20, held in Rio de preparation of the President's statement at the Janeiro in June 2012, was the agreement by Member UN General Assembly, where the Post-2015 States to launch a process to develop a set of SDGs. SDGs was to be signed and adopted. The national technical committee on the Post-2015 • Briefed the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating SDGs undertook the following: Committee on the status of the Intergovernmental Process on the Post-2015 • Collaborated with Ministries, Departments, and Development Agenda. Agencies (MDAs) and Civil Society

Figure 10: Awareness creation on the SDGs and launch of Civil Society Organizations' Platform on the SDGS

2015 Annual Progress Report 18 4.6 Natural Resource and Environmental Forestry Commission, Development Partners (DP) Governance Programme Group led by the European Union (EU), and other The Natural Resource and Environmental relevant organizations. The following were some of Governance (NREG) Technical Assistance (TA) is the major issues discussed during the working group primarily financed by the World Bank with an meetings: International Development Association (IDA) Grant • Environmental governance and and the Government of Ghana (GOG) providing in- management issues kind contributions of staff time and operational costs. • Ghana's preparation towards the The TA is designed to help the GoG to improve Conference of Parties (COP 21) policies, develop technical tools and skills, and with focus on Emission strengthen institutional capacities to sustain and Reduction Programme (ERP). achieve desired policy reforms under the NREG • NREG Disbursements by the programme. The operations of the TA falls under the EU/DP Lead. responsibility of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) with a • Mining; and focus on coordination with other Ministries, • Environmental and Natural Departments and Agencies (MDAs) which are Resource Summit. responsible for preparing and implementing activities under their respective technical areas. The following 4.8 Development of Nationally Appropriate programme areas were considered under the NREG Mitigation Actions TA programme: The Agency and the Ministry of Environment, ix. Design and development of a Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) Grievance Redress Mechanism prepared a list of fifty five (55) Nationally (GRM) System for the Agency. Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) for x. Building a National Natural Capital submission to the United Nations Framework Accounting System. Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The xi. Upgrade and improvement of the NAMAs Ghana submitted widely covered most architectural design of existing GHG sectors of the Ghanaian economy including both database to include climate actions, specific projects (like retrofitting existing their effects, support received and hydroelectricity dams) and broader policy actions deployment of a new online (like intensifying public education on energy database. conservation). The Agency and MESTI conducted an xii. Development of Nationally initial qualitative prioritization of the NAMAs Appropriate Mitigation Measures through stakeholder consultation. The consultation (NAMA) for Sustainable Charcoal process produced a top five (5) NAMAs which were Value Chain in Ghana. considered to have high priority in three broad areas xiii. Preparation of an Implementation namely; emission reduction, contribution to Framework for Operationalizing sustainable development; and transformational Strategic Environmental Assessment impact. (SEA) Practice in Ghana. xiv. Preparation of the State of One key NAMA identified was to comprehensively Environment 2015 Report. develop a charcoal value chain NAMA that will build xv. The UNFCC Conference of Parties on initial studies in the charcoal sector. An inception (COP) 21. report has been prepared and submitted by the xvi. C a p a c i t y b u i l d i n g f o r t h e Consultant. A final NAMA proposal is due by first decentralization of environmental quarter of 2016. The proposal will then be discussed management. and validated for implementation by stakeholders.

These programme areas are elaborated upon under 4.9 Management of Invasive Aquatic Weeds their relevant thematic areas in this report. During the year, mechanical removal of invasive water weeds on the Kpong head pond continued. 4.7 Environment and Natural Resource Monitoring and evaluation visits were conducted to Sector Working Group the Kpong head pond to assess the work done. Thirty The Agency coordinated the meeting of the (30) hectares of water-weeds were mechanically Environment and Natural Resource (ENR) Sector removed from a total infested area of three thousand Working Group. Membership of the Working Group (3000) hectares. Inadequate financial and human is made up of the EPA, the Minerals Commission, the resources continues to be the main constraints to

2015 Annual Progress Report 19 realizing the goal of effective management of activities of the beneficiaries. invasive aquatic weeds. • Construction and stocking of snail pens for beneficiaries. 4.10 Ghana Commercial Agricultural Project • Two (2) sites (Elloukrom and Asuopiri) were The Ghana Commercial Agricultural Project (GCAP) selected for the construction of palm oil mill. is currently being implemented in the Accra Plains • The MAB Secretariat in conjunction with and the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority UNESCO distributed beehives to sixty-two (SADA) zone in collaboration with MoFA. A National (62) beneficiaries in the Biosphere Reserve. Framework for Out-grower Scheme and Contract • Radio discussions on activities on MAB in the Farming in Ghana, was developed to reflect best district were carried out to enhance visibility practices of out-grower schemes and contract farming of the project and what it seeks to achieve. arrangements, including best practices adapted to the • Conservation education was carried out in Ghanaian context. various communities around the Biosphere The framework also seeks to establish in Ghana an Reserve. evidence-based approach to out-grower and contract farming that will enhance the creation of effective and The following activities were undertaken under the mutually-beneficial long-term partnership Lake Bosomtwe programme: arrangements between small and medium holder • The Community Resource Management farmers, nucleus commercial farmers and the Areas (CREMA) constitution was reviewed. management of agro-processing and exporters. • Meetings were held with District assemblies and CREMA members. The Agency also participated in the 4th Project • Field visits were undertaken to monitor the Implementation Support Mission (ISM) in Accra and activities and installations set up during the continued to provide support to the GCAP in the form first phase of the Sustainable Management of of training and capacity building in environmental Lake Bosomtwe project. management. In 2015 two training workshops were • A meeting was held with UNESCO Office, organized for twenty seven (27) grantees (farmers) Accra to explore the possibility of securing from both the Accra Plains and the SADA Zone. funds for phase two of the Sustainable Management of Lake Bosomtwe project. 4.11 Management of Biospere Reserves • A proposal was submitted for phase two of The Man and Biosphere (MAB) project covers two the Sustainable Management of Lake key biosphere reserves. These are the Songor Ramsar Bosomtwe Site in Ada within the Greater Accra Region and the Bia Biosphere Reserve in the Western Region. Project 4.12 Sustainable Land and Water activities were also carried out within the Lake Management Project Bosomtwi area in the Ashanti Region in preparation 4.12.1 Impact Evaluation for the listing of the Lake and its environs as a third As part of the process of carrying out an Impact biosphere reserve in Ghana. A management plan for Evaluation (IE) of the Sustainable Land and Water Songor Ramsar Site (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve) Management Project (SLWMP) being implemented was completed. within the districts in the three Northern regions, a Under the Green Economy Project implemented in Government of Ghana (GOG)/World Bank Mission and around the Bia Biosphere Reserve, the following was undertaken to selected project areas in the were achieved: Northern, Upper West and East Regions. The aim of • Two hundred and thirty-two (232) the mission among others was: beneficiaries were trained in four (4) alternate • To make a general presentation on IE livelihood activities (honey production, snail methodologies to the SLWMP field staff. rearing, palm oil production and mushroom • To have a meeting with key stakeholders to production) as well as training in small discuss timelines and clarify issues on the IE. business management. • Train field staff on the various experiments • Bank accounts were opened for beneficiaries that are to be conducted as part of the and a revolving fund was created to be comprehensive impact evaluation of the accessed by the beneficiaries for their various SLWMP; and alternate livelihood activities. • To get the World Bank Team to familiarize themselves with the project area. • Local Management Teams were formed and In general terms, the IE seeks to assess the impact of inaugurated essentially to help monitor the SLWMP on agricultural productivity and the

2015 Annual Progress Report 20 environmental outcomes. The Bank and the GOG 4.14 Cleaner Production Initiatives SLWMP team successfully developed the IE design to The Ghana National Cleaner Production Centre was be used for the actual impact evaluation in 2016. established in March 2014 by the Environmental Protection Agency to promote resource efficiency 4.12.2 SLWM Project Steering Committee and cleaner production initiatives. The Project Steering Committee (PSC) of the SLWMP The Centre is currently implementing a number of held a planning meeting during the year under review. projects which are in line with its mandate. These The meeting was held to review and approve sub- include: projects to pave way for implementation of • SME Partnership for sound management of ground/field activities. Out of a total of two thousand, harmful substances and hazardous waste/ seven hundred and sixty (2760) subprojects received, Promoting Chemical Safety Management in one thousand, four hundred and eighty eight (1488) the African Region were recommended for implementation in ten (10) • The SWITCH Africa Green Programme project districts within the three northern regions. with funding from the United Nations When fully implemented, the subprojects are Environment Programme (UNEP) which expected to cover a total land area of nine hundred and promotes green economy activities and forty three hectares (943 ha). The target land area for resource efficiency; and cleaner production the entire period of the project is fifteen thousand in sustainable consumption and production (15,000) hectares. Three thousand and ninety 3,090 patterns. It has other sub-projects such as: hectares have so far been covered. o Biogas Technologies Promotion Project; and 4.13 Source Waste Segregation Programme o Hanisa e-waste model project. Monitoring of the Pilot Source Waste Segregation • The Sustainable Recycling Industries Programme continued throughout the year. In all, a Project which works with Medium and total of twenty one (21) institutions were monitored. Small Scale Manufacturing Enterprises Findings and observations made during the (MSMEs) to recycle e-waste. monitoring indicated that about fifty percent (50%) of The implementation of these projects has resulted in the participating institutions were complying with the following achievements: rules governing the operations of the programme. The • Identification of key stakeholders who other fifty percent (50%) were not compliant largely are directly or indirectly responsible for because of the following reasons: safe transportation of hazardous goods • Poor attitude of staff of the from the Tema Port. participating institutions i.e • Identification of hazardous hot spots on unwillingness to separate whatever the map of Ghana. waste they generate in the work • Capacity building workshop for the key environment. stakeholders from landlocked countries • No budgetary allocation in some such as Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, institutions for the purchase of bin Grantees (GNCPC, AGI, UCC, KCCI) liners which makes it difficult for and NTCC members. collection. • Preparation of draft National • Theft of some of the bins especially Implementation Strategy for promoting the 240 litre capacity bins in some Biogas Technology. institutions. • Profiling of SMEs in e-waste value • Irregular collection of the waste by chain. the waste management company. Details are presented in Appendix 3

The Agency donated a number of educational materials such as posters, flyers, stickers and waste bins to Green Earth Organization for distribution to schools in and around Akosombo. A proposal for upscaling the programme to cover all the ten (10) regions has been prepared and submitted for approval. Production of educational materials and the procurement of colour coded plastic waste bins were also initiated.

2015 Annual Progress Report 21 practice for sound management of chemicals to enhance the Agency's capacity in enforcing the requirements of the conventions. During the 2015 Triple Conference of the Parties (COPs) of the Stockholm, Rotterdam and Basel Conventions, NATIONAL AND Ghana was elected as President of the Stockholm Convention.

5.0INTERNATIONAL 5.2 Participation in Natural Resources Conferences-Man and Biosphere and AfriMab COLLABORATION The Agency represented the country in the 27th Session of the International Coordinating Council The Agency is to collaborate with national and (ICC) of the Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme international agencies to seek common solutions to held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The local and global environmental problems. In this session reviewed the implementation of the targets of regard the Agency undertook a number of activities the MAB Programme in member states and to realise its commitment to regional and Biosphere Reserves. international environmental conventions, agreements and treaties. The Agency also planned, organized and participated in the 4th session of the AfriMAB General Assembly 5.1 Participation in Conference of the Parties under the theme “AfriMAB: Aligning the MAB (COPs) of chemicals and related Strategy (2015-2025) to the Sustainable conventions Development Goals, SDGs (2015-2030)”. The The Agency participated in the 2015 Triple session was attended by over one hundred (100) Conference of the Parties (COPs) of the Stockholm, participants from twenty (20) countries who Rotterdam and Basel Conventions. The Agency also reviewed activities implemented since the last participated in the fourth session of the International General Assembly and the draft Action Plan for the Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM4) of World Network for 2015-2025. Ghana was re- the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals elected as chair for the second term along with a new Management (SAICM). Participants learnt best bureau comprising: South Africa, Sao Tome and Principe, Nigeria and Kenya.

Figure 11: A Cross Section of dignitaries and participants at the 4th AfriMAB General Assembly

2015 Annual Progress Report 22 Figure 12: Participants at the General Assembly interacting with local stakeholders in the Lake Bosomtwe biosphere Reserve

Figure 13: Directors of EPA and the the Bosomtwe and Bosome-Freho District Assemblies join traditional leaders to welcome UNESCO and participants of the 4th AfriMAB General Assembly

2015 Annual Progress Report 23 5.3 Conference of the Parties (COP) 21 The Paris Climate Change Conference was convened from 29th of November to the 11th of December 2015, in Paris, France. The Conference comprised the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 11th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 11). The 43rd sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 43) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 43) also met. The main objective of the conference was to negotiate a climate change agreement for all member countries. The conference included high-level segments of Heads of States and ministers and technical experts in climate change negotiations.

Figure 14: Ghana Delegation at the COP 21, Paris, France

The climax of the conference was the adoption of the 5.5 Gambian delegation visit to the Agency Paris Agreement by nearly one hundred and ninety The Agency briefed a Gambian delegation which five (195) countries and was described as one of the was in the country to understudy the processes and major achievements in multilateral diplomacy. procedures for pollution prevention and coastal zone management in Ghana. They were particularly 5.4 Odisha State Pollution Control Board-India fascinated with the implementation of the Akoben Delegation visit to the Agency programme as an information-based and pollution The Agency received a four-member delegation from management tool. Odisha State Pollution Control Board, India. The delegation was in the country to under study the 5.6 Ghana's compliance with Article 7 and 9 of Akoben programme. The delegation was briefed on the Montreal Protocol the successes and challenges of the Akoben The Agency collected data on Ozone Depleting programme in the manufacturing industry sector. The Substances (ODS) to assess the national delegation and the Agency's team visited various consumption of Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) for the manufacturing industries in Tema to learn at first hand year 2014. Table 7 shows the consumption level of industry's view and perception of the programme. ODS in the country. The country was successful at meeting its obligations under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol.

2015 Annual Progress Report 24 Figure 15: India Delegation and EPA Management

Table 7: Data on CFC collected for 2014 5.7 Reduction in the Consumption of Ozone No. ODS Quantity Depletion Substances The Agency conducted a survey in six (6) regions 1 R22 158,752.50 Kg involving fourteen (14) towns and eighty-nine (89) outlets to identify the different brands of refrigerants on the Ghanaian market in order to know the market 2 R134a 60,882.14 Kg dynamics of refrigerant gases handling and management. The survey provided a basis for

controlling adulteration, faking and mislabeling of 3 R406 81,911.50 Kg refrigerants.

4 R407 4,158.00 Kg Table 8: Identified fake/mislabeled/adulterated and confiscated refrigerants

5 R404 11,679.60 Kg No. ODS Quantity

6 R410 19,861.00 Kg 1 R 12 55 Kg 7 R600 19,982.50 Kg 2 R510 26 Kg 8 R507 57.50 Kg 3 R407 80 Kg 9 R290 1,525.00 Kg 4 R134a 162.3 kg

5 R410 52 Kg

2015 Annual Progress Report 25 for the WDCDD and WED were “Attainment of Food Security through Sustainable Food systems” and “Sustainable Consumption and Production” respectively. The WED was celebrated at the Valley View University Campus at Oyibi in the Kpone- Katamanso district of the Greater Accra Region AWARENESS RAISING, whilst the WDCDD was celebrated at Kasulyili within the Tolon district of the Northern Region. The 6.0 CAPACITY BUILDING celebration of the WED showcased a biogas facility at the Valley View University to boost Government's AND EDUCATION effort to establish biogas facilities in all second cycle institutions to generate energy for cooking and lighting. Stakeholders including school children, Awareness creation and environmental education media, traditional authorities, MMDA's, continues to be a major tool for sound environmental departments etc. were sensitized on how human management in Ghana. It provides opportunities to waste could be converted to energy. enhance understanding of environmental issues and to change attitudes and behavior. Major activities The WDCDD was celebrated at Kasulyili where a undertaken are discussed below. mini durbar was held with diverse stakeholders in attendance. The occasion was used to sensitize the 6.1 Celebration of International people on the effects of land degradation on food Environmental Days security and how it can be sustainably managed. The The celebration of International Environmental Days Agency also facilitated the planting of three hundred at regional and national levels is one of the cardinal and fifty (350) mango trees at the premises of the vehicles by which the Agency raises public awareness Kasulyili Junior Local Authority primary school and and educates the citizenry to be abreast with six thousand (6,000) acacia and teak seedlings in four environmental issues so as to shape their thoughts and (4) other communities within the Tolon district. behaviors and make them environmentally responsible. The Agency celebrated two national The celebration of the International Noise Day took events related to environmental and natural resource the form of a press briefing where the Minister of management. These were the World Environment MESTI addressed the media. Figure 16 shows the Day (WED) and World Day to Combat Minister of MESTI addressing the press during the Desertification and Drought WDCDD. The themes celebration of the Noise Awareness Day.

Figure 16: The Hon. Minister of MESTI addressing the Press on National Noise Awareness Day

2015 Annual Progress Report 26 6.2 Revision and Reprinting of Education developed for Mining in Productive Forest Reserves Materials to aid the development of the communication The Agency completed the revision of existing strategy. awareness creation materials (Flyers). The purpose was to update the information and imagery and to 6.4 Communication Plan of Whales make them relevant and appealing. Some flyers The issue of beaching of whales along the country's reviewed were the following: coastline continues to be a topical environmental • What you can do for the environment. subject nationwide. Consequently, the Agency • Ozone flyers. worked on the development of an awareness creation • Air pollution; and mechanism for whales. The following were achieved • Noise awareness. in that direction: • Flyers for creating awareness on cetaceans The reprinting of the revised flyers is to be done in the were developed. first half of 2016. Noise campaign materials were also • A webpage for creating awareness on developed and infomercials on noise and plastic waste cetaceans was developed; and carried out in both the state owned and private • A manual for training a marine mammal task broadcasting stations. force was also developed.

6.3 Communication Strategy 6.5 School Awareness Creation As part of the process of developing a communication Programmes
strategy for the Agency, a perception study was Various school awareness creation programmes conducted in the Greater Accra, Ashanti, Western and were undertaken for purposes of inculcating Northern Regions of Ghana. The validation of the sustainable environmental management principles results of the study is underway to pave the way for the and concepts in school children. Table 9 shows some development of an evidence- based communication of the key school awareness creation programmes strategy. In addition, Terms of Reference was undertaken.

Table 9: Key School Awareness Creation programmes Region Number of Schools Number of Participants Topics Treated

Northern 72 8165 Sustainable land management Ashanti 20 10,000 EIA and EPA statutory students/100 teachers functions Brong Ahafo 7 3713 EIA and Environmental management 11 1100 Environmental degradation, climate Central region change, the role of EPA and conservation policies

Upper East Region 47 5640 Climate change

Upper West Region 6 4718 Environmental management

Western Region 1 876 EIA

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The Agency also facilitated an educational tour of its Coordinating Directors of the Metropolitan, head office by students from the Regent University Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) for a College of Science and Technology. The tour slot during the orientation programme. involved presentations on the mandate and programmes of the Agency, interaction with staff and 6.8 Media Outreach Programmes visit to some key departments within the Agency. The Agency carried out numerous awareness creation and education programmes through the 6.6 Community Fora and Sensitizations electronic and print media at the national, regional As part of the outreach programme of the Agency, a and district levels. Key among them is the number of awareness creation activities on the Environment Channel programme on GTV that is environment, were carried out at the community aired every Tuesday night at 6:30 pm. level. The major community sensitization Other major media outreach programmes carried out programmes undertaken were as follows: included the following: • Awareness raising organized for stakeholders • Two (2) radio programmes held on Wulensi on the need to reforest degraded areas around based Gmantambo radio to educate the the Sakumuno Ramsar site. general public on key functions of the • Awareness creation programmes organized Agency and issues relating to bushfires and for communities in Accra West on noise climate change in the northern region pollution (by churches and entertainment • Two (2) television programmes on Viasat 1 spots) and on the mandate and functions of the and on GTV to discuss environmental issues Agency. common to Accra East and its environs. • Four (4) community based education and • Two (2) television programmes were telecast sensitization programmes were carried out in on Kesben and Royal TV to educate the selected mining communities in the Tarkwa general public on the effects of noise, Nsuaem Municipality including organizing an environmental degradation, EIA regulations orientation for the Members of the Prestea and other environmental issues in the /Huni-Valley District Mining Committee. Ashanti region. • Thirty eight (38) communities were sensitized • Sixteen (16) radio programmes were aired on on key environmental issues in the Wulensi five (5) FM stations namely Radio BAR, area of the Northern region. Storm FM, Ark FM and Sky FM all within • Sensitization programmes carried out for six the Sunyani municipality to raise awareness (6) communities and seven (7) mining groups on various environmental problems in the Talensi district to educate them on the prevalent within the Brong Ahafo region. health and environmental implications of • Five (5) radio discussion programmes were mining activities. aired on Radio Central, ATL FM, and YES • Sensitization programme organized for fifty FM all in Cape Coast to educate the people of nine (59) communities on sustainable natural central region on environmental resource management in the upper west management. region. • Two (2) radio discussion programmes were • Awareness raising held for herbal medicine held on Space FM and Pure FM in Tarkwa to practitioners in the Western Region on forest educate the people on effects of illegal depletion and the contribution the mining. practitioners can make in addressing the • Twenty nine (29) radio discussion problem programmes were aired on four (4) Wa based . radio stations to educate the people of Upper 6.7 Orientation for newly elected Assembly West region on sustainable natural resources members management. The Agency held discussions with officials of the • A radio discussion was held on a Takoradi Ministry of Local Government and Rural based radio station to educate the people of Development (MLGRD) and the Local Government the western region on pertinent Service on the need for the Agency to be part of the environmental issues relating to effects of orientation programme for newly elected Assembly hill cutting and reclamation of wetlands members. It was agreed that the regional and area Information on some of the media encounters offices in collaboration with relevant departments at undertaken by the Agency are shown in Appendixes the head-office level, would liaise with the 11, 12 and 13.

2015 Annual Progress Report 28 6.9 Other Capacity Building Initiatives also donated quantities of awareness creation Other major capacity building initiatives undertaken materials and other logistics to selected NGO's. are enumerated below: Some of the beneficiary NGOs were: • Two (2) training workshops organized for • The Green Earth Organisation and the farmers and agro-input dealers on safe use and Federation of Environmental Education handling of agrochemicals in the Bimbilla- • Changing Attitudes towards the Environment Wulensi area. (CATE-Ghana) • Four (4) workshops organized for one hundred • Global Youth in Environmental Sustenance and twenty (120) farmers and one hundred and (GYES) twenty (120) Agricultural Extension Agents of • Global Peace Advocacy & Associates Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in (GLOPA) the Brong Ahafo region on sustainable agriculture. 6.11 Exhibitions Mounted • Separate presentations on sustainable mining An exhibition was mounted at the 3rd West Africa made to Golden Star Wassa Underground Clean Energy and Environment Exhibition Mine Exploration, Gold Fields Ghana Limited Conference (WACEE' 2015) to showcase and Tarkwa Mine. achievements of the Agency in the area of • Sensitization for journalists on the role of the Renewable Energy and the Environment. The Agency in regulating the construction and WACEE was under the theme; “Renewable Energy operation of fuel service and filling stations in and Environment: Advancing Policy and Business the country and a training for fuel pump Collaboration” and was organized at the Accra attendants on safety guidelines all in the Upper International Conference Centre by the German East Region. Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, Konrad- • Ninety three (93) pesticide retailers from Adenauer Stiftung Foundation and AHK-Ghana. eleven (11) districts of the Upper West Region The Agency's programmes, activities and trained in pesticide handling and application. achievements were showcased at the exhibition. • Presentation to Osu Ebenezer Presbyterian Educational materials on major environmental Church (OEPC) Young People's Guild (YPG) themes (Noise, Water, Climate Change, Air on the role of the christian youth in the fight Pollution, Oil and Gas, AKOBEN and mining) were against the plastic waste menace.” given to visitors. • Presentation to Spintex Methodist Men's Fellowship Society on issues relating to 6.12 Survey on the acceptance and use of sustainable development (Environment, You Biogas for Cooking and Lighting in and the Future) Schools • A presentation titled “Going Green” was The Ministry of Environment Science, Technology delivered at the business luncheon of the & Innovation (MESTI) and the EPA-Cleaner Accra West Rotary Club Production Centre are promoting biogas use as an alternative energy source in schools for cooking and 6.10 Collaboration with Non-Governmental & lighting. To create the needed buy-in, the Agency Civil Society Organizations conducted a survey to understand the views and The Agency received and processed three (3) feelings of school authorities on the proposed biogas applications for recognition and collaboration from project. The survey included visits to selected Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations educational institutions in the Eastern region. (NGO's). All the three (3) organizations (Global Peace Results of the survey suggest that the school Advocacy and Associates, Restoration Ghana and authorities were eager to have the biogas facility CATE Ghana were registered and added to the constructed for use in their school kitchens. The Agency's NGO database. Their focus is on climate report of the survey has been submitted to MESTI for change, sanitation, biodiversity and ecosystem further action. protection and conservation. 6.13 Climate Change Learning Strategy As part of efforts to deepen public consciousness on The Agency developed the National Climate Change the need for environmental protection, the Agency Learning Strategy. The strategy when implemented partnered with NGOs and Civil Society Groups to would guide teaching and learning of climate change create awareness, sensitize, inform and educate the issues in Ghana. public on good environmental practices. The Agency

2015 Annual Progress Report 29 6.14 Training Workshop for Chief Executive Officers of Oil Marketing and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketing Companies The Agency organized a 2-day sensitization and awareness workshop for Chief Executive Officers of Oil Marketing (OM) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketing Companies (LPGMC) to raise awareness on environmental regulatory requirements necessary for their operations. In all, about one hundred and fifty (150) Chief Executives participated in the training programme.

6.15 Awareness on safe Transport of Hazardous Chemicals A total of sixteen (16) companies licensed by the Agency to transport and store hazardous chemicals nationwide were sensitized on the safe transport, storage and handling of hazardous chemicals. They were also educated on designated routes for transporting hazardous chemicals.

6.16 Capacity Building on Pesticide and Environmental Assessment Regulations A number of capacity building workshops were organized for a total of six hundred and thirty-seven (637) individuals with focus on the following topics: • Pesticide regulations and enforcement • Safe use of pesticide and • Management of empty pesticide containers • Environmental Assessment Regulations • Environmental Assessment Administration

At the end of the training programmes, participants were equipped with the requisite knowledge and skills to be able to screen projects for their environmental impacts and proper handling and use of chemicals.

Table 10 shows details of the beneficiary institutions and the number of participants per group in the training programmes. Table 10: Participating institutions in the pesticide awareness training programme No Beneficiary institutions Total number of participants 1 MoFA Agric Extension Agents from six regions (Eastern, Volta, 397 Greater Accra, Central, Western and Brong Ahafo) 2 CSIR-CRI and CSIR-SARI Scientist (Fumesua and Nyankpala) 90

3 Ghana Revenue Authority/Customs Division/Ghana Immigration 60 Service, Volta Region

4 Farmers forum (Brong-Ahafo) 90 Total 637

6.17 Green Cooling Africa Initiative (GCAI) Air Conditioning (A/C) Workshop A workshop was organised for refrigeration practitioners in the air conditioners sub-sector as well as importers and distributors of refrigerants, to promote Green Cooling Technology with R290 in the air conditioners to sustain the environment. The workshop also served as an opportunity for the Agency to collaborate with the German International Development Agency (GIZ) to prepare a work plan for the ODS management project. Two key outputs of the workshop were:

• A consultant commissioned to work hand-in-hand with officers from the Ozone and Climate Change Units to carry out a survey on the consumption of HFCs which is a Green House Gas in 5 selected regions in the country. • The procurement and installation of 30 units of 5 star rated hydrocarbon based air conditioners at various offices including the Cleaner Production Centre, Tema, Boardroom and Conference rooms of the Agency.

2015 Annual Progress Report 30 6.18 Training for manufacturing industries 6.20 Training of Air Condition Technicians Industries permitted under the Environmental To prevent untrained air condition (AC) technicians Assessment Regulations, 1999 (LI 1652) are required in Kumasi from working on the conversion of HCFC to monitor and report on certain environmental 22 to HC 290 without the National Ozone Unit's parameters in relation to their specific undertakings. In knowledge or concern, it became prudent to carry out order to equip industries with the required skills to the conversion training for twenty (25) practitioners undertake this obligation, a two-day capacity who install and maintain ACs in Kumasi and its enhancement workshop for effective monitoring and environs. There was a practical hands on training reporting was organized. In all about sixty eight (68) designed to reduce Ghana's dependency on participants comprising thirty six (36) manufacturing consumption of HCFC 22 in ACs, and to enable the industries participated in the workshop. technicians to convert HCFC 22 to HC 290.

6.19 Sensitization on the need to protect the 6.21 Hydrocarbon Refrigerant Training Ozone Layer In order to create awareness on switching to ozone As part of efforts to create awareness on the ozone friendly alternative refrigerants, a training section layer, the Agency celebrated the International Day for was held at the Centre for Excellence at the Accra the Preservation of the Ozone Layer for 2nd cycle Technical Training Centre (ATTC) for twenty (20) schools on the theme: “All There Is Between You and personnel from the mechanical and electrical UV” in Sunyani, Brong Ahafo Region. During the division of the military. A second training was celebration, awareness was raised among six hundred organized for forty (40) Refrigeration and and eighty three (683) students and staff on ozone Mechanical Engineering Students from Accra layer preservation. Seminars were also conducted on Polytechnic. The military officers and the students the depletion of the ozone layer for three hundred and were taken through ozone science and hydrocarbon seventy-three (373) students. as a refrigerant technology.

Figure 17: The opening ceremony of the GI WACAF training workshop

2015 Annual Progress Report 31 6.22 The Global Initiative for West, Central and b. Facilitate information sharing on lessons learnt Southern Africa in the Region; Launched in 2006, the Global Initiative for West, c. Review progress achieved since the last Regional Central and Southern Africa (GI WACAF) is a Conference (Namibia, 2013); and partnership between the International Maritime d. Determine priority actions for the 2016-2017 Organization (IMO) and International Petroleum biennium to strengthen oil spill response Industry Environmental Conservation Association capability in the (IPIECA), the global oil and gas industry association Region. for environmental and social issues, to enhance the capacity of countries to prepare for and respond to 6.23 Other Trainings marine oil spills. A key innovative feature is to Other capacity building programmes held for emphasize the promotion of public/private partnerships for effective oil spill response. The relevant stakeholders during the period under mission of GI WACAF is to strengthen the national oil consideration include the following: spill response capability in twenty two (22) West, • EIA training on “Deepening EIA knowledge Central and Southern African countries through the for responsible and sustainable mining in establishment of a local partnership between the oil Ghana” for key mining company officials industry and authorities in charge of oil spill and consultants. preparedness and response at the national level. A • Presentation at UMaT on the training course biennial conference was held in 2015 with the for Mine Inspectors by IM4DC on Land following objectives: a. Raise awareness on oil spill preparedness and Rehabilitation for Artisanal Small Scale response issues with emphasis on the challenges in Gold Mining Operations in Ghana. the WACAF Region;

2015 Annual Progress Report 32 date information on the environment and use of the information to support policy making and sound and effective environmental management. A number of activities were carried out as outlined in this session . ENVIRONMENTAL 7.1
Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Ambient air quality monitoring was undertaken at all MONITORING, the fourteen (14) monitoring sites located in 7.0 Residential, Commercial, and Industrial areas as well INFORMATION as along some major roads in the Greater Accra Region and Kasoa in the Central Region. The AND RESEARCH samples collected were analyzed to determine the concentrations of Particulate Matter (PM andPM ) The objective of Environmental Monitoring, 10 2.5 and gases (SO2 , NO 2 and O 3 ), and also to assess trends Information and Research is to ensure access to up-to- in air pollution. Figure 18:
Map showing monitoring sites for ambient air quality

The following findings were made at the end of the monitoring programme:

Particulate Matter10 (PM 10 )

• 145 PM10 data sets (59.4%) out of the targeted 244 were collected from the 4 permanent monitoring sites.

Out of the 145 data sets collected, 107 (73.8%) exceeded the WHO ambient PM10 guideline value of 50 3 µg/m , while 82 data sets exceeded the EPA guideline for PM10 • Data exceedences over the WHO guideline at the 4 permanent sites ranged from 60.5-88.2% with the minimum and maximum exceedences recorded at South Industrial Area and Odorkor respectively. Similarly, data exceedences over the EPA guideline ranged from 46.5-68% with the minimum and maximum exceedence recorded at South Industrial Area and Dansoman respectively as shown in

2015 Annual Progress Report 33 Appendix 1a and 1e. chemical, oil and food processing, fish processing,

• 368 PM10 data sets (60.3%) out of the targeted alcoholic beverage, food and beverage, thermal 610 were collected from the 10 roadside power, textile and general industry were monitored monitoring sites (including the proposed BRT for effluent quality. The results are as enumerated in routes). Out of 368 data sets collected, 332 appendices 2a to 2i. The non-compliant industries (90.2%) exceeded the WHO guideline, while were notified to address the issues either by upgrading 294 data sets exceeded the EPA guideline their existing treatment plants or putting in place new • Data exceedences over the WHO guideline at ones. the 10 monitoring sites was between 75-100% with the minimum recorded at Kaneshie First 7.2.1 Pharmaceutical Industry Light and the maximum at Weija junction and Fourteen (14) effluent samples were collected from La Palm. Similarly, data exceedences over the fourteen pharmaceutical companies and 11 quality EPA guideline ranged from 64.8- 94% with the indicators were measured. All the companies were minimum and maximum exceedence recorded compliant with some of the quality indicators in the at Shangri La and La Palm respectively as EPA effluent quality guidelines as depicted in captured in Appendix 1b and 1f Appendix 2a.

Particulate Matter2.5 (PM 2.5 ) 7.2.2 Paint and Chemical Industry

• 66 PM2.5 data sets (25.8%) out of the targeted Effluent samples were collected from seven (7) paint 244 were collected from the 4 permanent and chemical companies and fourteen (14) quality monitoring sites. Out of 66 data sets collected, indicators measured. All the companies were

60 (90.9%) exceeded the WHO ambient PM2.5 compliant with some of the quality indicators in the guideline, while 48 (72.7%) data sets EPA effluent quality guidelines as shown by exceeded the EPA guideline. Appendix 2b. • Data exceedences over the WHO guideline at the 4 permanent sites ranged from 87.5-94.1% 7.2.3 Oil and Food Processing Industry with the minimum and maximum exceedence Two (2) oil and food processing companies were recorded at Dansoman and Odorkor monitored and ten (10) effluent quality indicators Respectively. Similarly, Data exceedences were measured. All the companies were compliant over the EPA guideline ranged from 62.5- with some of the quality indicators in the EPA effluent 88.2% with the minimum and maximum quality guidelines as detailed in Appendix 2c exceedence recorded at Dansoman and Odorkor respectively as indicated by 7.2.4 Fish Processing Industry Appendix 1c and 1g. Two (2) fish processing companies were monitored

• 88 PM2.5 data sets (36%) out of the targeted and ten (10) effluent quality indicators were 244, were collected from the 4 roadside measured. All the companies were compliant with monitoring sites (including the proposed BRT some of the quality indicators in the EPA effluent routes). Out of 88 data sets collected, 85 quality guidelines as shown by Appendix 2d. (96.6%) exceeded the WHO guideline, while 78 (88.6%) data sets exceeded the EPA 7.2.5 Alcoholic Beverage Industry guideline. Effluent samples were taken from four (4) alcoholic • Data exceedences over the WHO guideline at beverage industries and eleven (11) quality indicators the 4 monitoring sites, was between 87-100%, measured. All the companies were compliant with with the minimum and maximum recorded at some of the quality indicators in the EPA effluent Shangri La and Weija junction respectively. quality guidelines as indicated by Appendix 2e. Similarly, data exceedences over the EPA guidelines ranged from 79-94 (%) with the 7.2.6 Food and Beverage Industry minimum and maximum exceedence recorded Effluent samples were collected from ten (10) food at Shangri La and Weija as shown by and beverage industries and thirteen (13) quality Appendix 1d and 1h. indicators measured. All the companies were compliant with some of the quality indicators in the 7.2
Industrial Effluent Quality monitoring EPA effluent quality guidelines as shown by A total of forty seven (47) industries representing Appendix 2f. different sectors including, pharmaceutical, paint and

2015 Annual Progress Report 34 7.2.7 Thermal Power Plants 7.2.9 General Industry Only one thermal power plant was monitored. Out of Effluent samples were collected from five (5) the seventeen (17) quality indicators measured for the general industries namely Uniliver Ghana Limited, thermal plant, six (6) including total suspended solids, Cadbury Ghana Limited, Polycraft Ghana Limited, turbidity, COD, BOD, chromium, and oil and grease Crocodile Matchet Ghana limited and Nestle Ghana were above their applicable EPA guideline as can be Limited. Seventeen (17) quality indicators were seen in Appendix 2g. measured. All the companies were compliant with some of the quality indicators in the EPA effluent 7.2.8 Textile Industry quality guidelines as detailed in Appendix 2i. Two (2) textile industries were monitored and seventeen (17) quality indicators measured. All the 7.3 Surface Water Quality Monitoring companies were compliant with some of the quality The Agency targeted the collection and analysis of indicators in the EPA effluent quality guidelines. as water samples from 52 rivers and streams in the shown by Appendix 2h. Western, Ashanti, and Brong Ahafo Regions. The rivers and streams analyzed are shown in Table 11: Table 11:
Sites of Surface Water Monitoring Location Water Body Region District

Duaso Sisa River Ashanti KMA

Atafua Owabi River Ashanti KMA Esereso Oda River Ashanti KMA Kaase Subin River Ashanti KMA Owabi Dam Owabi Dam Ashanti Atwima Nwabiagya Offin River Ashanti Atwima Nwabiagya Hwidiem Offin River Ashanti Mampong Municipal Dunkwa Offin River Ashanti Adansi South

Ejura Sekere Afranso River Ashanti Ejura Sekye Dumase

Ejuso Oda River Ashanti Ejisu Juaben

Akaporisu Pompo River Ashanti Obuasi Municipal Obuasi Jimi stream Ashanti Obuasi Municipal Oda Oda River Ashanti Bekwai Municipal Odaso Oda River Ashanti Amansie Central Sepetepom Sisa River Ashanti Asokore Mampong Municipal

Sokoban Wood Village Subin River Ashanti KMA GWCL Techiman Tano River Brong Ahafo Techiman Municipal Acherensua Tano River Brong Ahafo Asutifi North Dormaa Paimu River Brong Ahafo Dormaa Municipal

2015 Annual Progress Report 35 Goaso Goa River Brong Ahafo Asutifi South Goaso Tano River Brong Ahafo Asutifi South Biaso Bia River Brong Ahafo Asutifi North Hwidiem Tano River Brong Ahafo Asutifi South

Kintampo Kintampo Falls Brong Ahafo Kintampo North

Kintampo (Fuller) Fuller Falls Brong Ahafo Kintampo North Mim Fete River Brong Ahafo Asunafo North

Mim (Agro) Fete River Brong Ahafo Asunafo North

Pru (Nkoranza) Pru River Brong Ahafo Nkoranza South

Subin (Near Wenchi) Subin River Brong Ahafo Techiman North Sunyani Antronie Sunyani Road Stream Brong Ahafo Sunyani Municipal

Sunyani Vision Sunyani Hotel Stream Brong Ahafo Sunyani Municipal Tain Yoko Stream Brong Ahafo Kintampo North Tain (Near Brong Wenchi Nsawkaw) Tain River Ahafo Tano Tano River Brong Ahafo Sunyani Municipal Techiman Tano River Brong Ahafo Techiman Municipal Tuobodom Tano River Brong Ahafo Techiman Municipal Wenchi Tano River Brong Ahafo Techiman North Sediment Newmont Control Pond Brong Ahafo Asutifi South Afrisepa Dw Borehole Brong Ahafo Tano North Afrisepa Dw Borehole Brong Ahafo Tano North Akokra Kojo Borehole Brong Ahafo Sunyani Municipal Bonsu Borehole Brong Ahafo Nkoranza South

Jinijini School Borehole Brong Ahafo Berekum

2015 Annual Progress Report 36 Bonsaso Tano River Western Tarkwa Nsuaem Amazuri Azulaleo River Western Ellembelle Butre River Butre River Western Sekondi Takoradi

GWCL intake point Pra Daboasi River Western Wassa East

Ankobra Dominasi River Western Nzema East Beposo Pra River Western Shama Ewusiejoe Butre River Western Ahanta West Main Ankobra Ankobra Brigde River Western Ellembelle Anankwari GWCL River ( intake Inchaaban point) Western Shama Whim Lagoon Whim Lagoon Western Sekondi Takoradi Butuah Butuah Lagoon Lagoon Western Sekondi Takoradi New Town Sea Western Jomoro

Cape Three Points Sea Western Ahanta West

A total of one hundred and four (104) water samples will require treatment before they can become were collected from fifty two (52) rivers and streams in suitable for drinking and domestic use. Although the the Western Ashanti, and Brong Ahafo Regions for concentrations of majority of the water quality analysis. The monitoring program revealed that most parameters were low, key pollution indicators such of the water bodies in the regions are contaminated as BOD, Coliform, phosphate turbidity etc were making them unsuitable for drinking. Almost all of extremely high especially in the Subin, Oda and them are contaminated with bacteria, suspended Offinso rivers in the Ashanti region, which contained particles and metals. The cross-cutting pollutants elevated levels of some nutrients and metals. impacting on the water quality are waste discharges and nonpoint source discharges of agricultural runoffs The water bodies in the Western Region were more and sediment. This makes the water bodies polluted in the sense that they contained elevated aesthetically unpleasant, and unsuitable for domestic concentrations of metal, nutrients coliform and were use. The variation in the quality of the rivers was such mostly turbid. The Streams in the Brong Ahafo were that some rivers have so deteriorated that they cannot of relatively better quality and may require very be used for anything e g. Subin and Butre. All others minimal treatment to make them portable.

2015 Annual Progress Report 37 7.4 Monitoring of Fish Farms in the Volta Water Quality monitoring was undertaken in two (2) fish farms in the Volta Region to check compliance Region with regulatory requirements. Water samples were

Table 12:
Results of the two (2) fish farms monitored. Parameter Volta Lake Fish Agbeka Farms Farmers Association. Temperature 27.3 28.9 <3ᵒC above ambient Temperature

pH 7.3 6.2 6-9 TDS 172 156.8 1000 Conductivity 284 323 1500 DO 19.3 40.9 - BOD 140 178 50 Phosphate 47.8 35.5 2.0 Nitrate 0.722 0.855 5.0 Sulphide 0.14 0.14 1.5 Oil and Grease 4.5 0.334 5 Ammonia <0.1 <0.1 1

7.5 Study on Sewage Treatment Plants (24) STPs in the Greater Accra Region visited, A total of twenty-two Sewerage Treatment Plants twelve (12) representing 50% had been discharging (STPs) serving individual establishments such as effluent (from both functioning and non-functioning hotels, schools, hospitals, as well as centralised plants) directly into the public drain, four (4) systems serving whole communities were monitored. representing 16.7% had been discharging effluent Though the STPs selected were not exhaustive, they (from both functioning and non-functioning) were representative of the types of treatment plants in directly into lagoon, three (3) representing 12.5% the Greater Accra Region. had been discharging effluent (from functioning plant) on land for irrigation purposes, two (2) At each establishment, an inspection of the STP was representing 8.3% had been discharging effluent into carried out and effluent samples were also taken for streams while one (1) representing 4.2% had been analysis. Questionnaires were administered to capture discharging effluent directly into the sea. Another data on the design and capacity of the plant; one (1) was unknown because sewage was being operational and maintenance issues; past water quality kept in a septic tank for onward collection by cesspit monitoring results as well as other relevant emptier for disposal. Some of the STPs visited are information on the treatment plant. Out of twenty four shown in Figure 19.

2015 Annual Progress Report 38 Figure 19b: Settlement tank (STP) at the Figure19a: Aeration tank (STP) at the Labadi Beach Hotel Labadi Beach Hotel

Figure 19c: Effluent collection chamber at



Figure 19d: Filter bed and chlorine storage tank at Labadi Beach Hotel STP Labadi Beach Hotel STP

Figure 19e: EPA official determining some physical Figure 19f: An old blower at the La Palm STP parameters of a sample at the at Palm STP

2015 Annual Progress Report 39 7.6
Perception Study The Agency procured the services of OrgCom to conduct a study of the public's perception of the Agency in four regions (Greater Accra, Western, Ashanti and Northern) of the country. A workshop was organized at the Institute of Environmental Studies at Amasaman for research assistants to ensure accurate data collection. Draft report of the survey, has been submitted to the Management of the Agency. Figure 20 shows interaction between officers of the Agency, some community leaders and students. Figure 20 shows interaction between officers of the Agency, some community leaders and students. 7.7 Baseline Studies on Sargassum Samples of Sargassum and socioeconomic data along entangled in fishing nets and impede the movement the East and Central Coasts of Ghana were collected of canoes thereby resulting in low fish catch and and analyzed. Analysis of Sargassum DNA bar coding income. of samples taken, is underway. Situational report on occurrence of pelagic Sargassum species in the coastal The hospitality industry indicated that the waters of Ghana and socio economic assessment of the emergence of the weeds affected the number of impacts on livelihoods, was also produced. With tourist arrivals since they were not able to utilize the respect to the impacts of the weeds on fishing, it was beaches due to the presence of the weeds. Figure 21 observed that their presence in the waters is causing shows sampling locations of Sagassium in the nuisance and affecting fishing activity. Weeds get Western Region of Ghana.

Figure 21:
Map showing the sampling locations of Sagassium in the Western Region of Ghana

2015 Annual Progress Report 40 7.8 Updating of the Coastal Sensitivity Atlas 7.11
Preparation of the State of Environment Coastal Sensitivity Atlas is a Geographic Information 2015 Report System (GIS) based environmental planning tool for The overall objective of the State of the coastal zone management and a management tool for Environmental Report (SoE) is to identify and assess planning the implementation of oil spill response the condition and state of Ghana's environment and should any eventuality arise as a result of the activities its main resources, as well as critical emerging issues of the oil and gas industry. In December 2014, the that need to be considered and addressed in the Agency started the process of updating the Country. The SoE will also serve as a basis for Environmental Coastal Sensitivity Atlas for the tracking progress made in the country with respect to country. The Agency's team completed the data the management of environmental resources, collection for the update of the Atlas at the end of particularly from the year 2004 when the last State of January 2015. All the four (4) coastal regions have the Environment Report was prepared. Terms of been successfully covered and the GIS layers for the Reference was prepared for the procurement of a Atlas updated. consulting firm to carry out the preparation of the State of Environment Report. 7.9
Cost of Environmental Degradation in Ghana 7.12
Upgrade and improvement of the As part of the Government of Ghana's efforts to architectural design of existing GHG address environmental challenges, the Agency on database to include climate actions, their consistent basis, reports on progress of the Cost of effects, and support received, and Environmental Degradation (CoED) and also deployment of a new online identifies emerging issues to inform strategic database/CCSI-MDS decision-making. The Agency was able to undertake The Agency currently owns and operates an online the cost of Environmental Degradation estimates from GHG database and ensures its regular maintenance the 2006 to 2012 and an assessment report was and update. However, not many functional and produced. operational linkages have been built with other existing relevant databases. As part of the TA, the As a result, the National CoED Team estimated the existing GHG portal will be upgraded to enhance cost of environmental degradation for some sectors access to the portal and incorporate additional including Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, functionalities. Data providers and potential users of Environmental Health, and Energy with the year 2006 the database will be trained on how to collect, as the baseline. The report is being finalized for process and share data and information to and from publication. In 2015, the EPA CoED Team agreed on the new database. an outline for the preparation of the CoED Report (2006-2012). This report outline has been Subsequently, NELLA Interactive Consult was unanimously endorsed by the National CoED Team. contracted to carry out the assignment after the evaluation and contract negotiation meetings. The 7.10
Building a National Natural Capital firm has submitted an Inception Report to the Accounting System Agency. Through the services of a consulting firm, The broad objective of establishing a framework for this existing portal has been upgraded and IT Staff of building a Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) system the Agency and other relevant institutions are is to provide a coherent and integrated measurement scheduled to receive training on how to use and framework for organizing environmental data that will provide support to other external users of the portal. inform sustainability and green economy decision- The portal can be accessed using the web link; making. http://www.climatedatahubgh.com/.

Subsequently, EcoEcon Consult was awarded the 7.13
The use of Geographic Information contract to develop a framework for building a Natural Systems (GIS) in the Management of the Capital Accounting (NCA) system. The firm has environment submitted an Inception Report to the Agency. This GIS is a method of digital (i.e., computerized) activity is expected to produce a discussion paper and mapping that can show you where particular a feasibility studies report on establishing a Natural facilities, events, things, or conditions are and gives Capital Accounting (NCA) system in Ghana based on you other information about them as well. It links the United Nations' (UN) System of Environmental data to its geographic location. and Economic Accounting (SEEA). These outputs would be due by first quarter of 2016.

2015 Annual Progress Report 41 GIS Mapping was done showing the locations, spatial disclosure system for Metropolitan, Municipal distribution, concentration, results and ranking, and District Assemblies, showing the ranking among others, for the following: attained by each region and individual districts • The AKOBEN performance rating and as shown in Figure 22.

Figure 22: AKOBEN performance rating and disclosure system for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembles

2015 Annual Progress Report 42 • The location, sampling and verification of • EPA permitted activities in the Ashanti pelagic sargassum in the coastal waters of Region as part of the special compliance and Ghana. enforcement exercise showing the location and concentration of various activities • The location of sampling points along the Bus permitted by the Agency. Rapid Transit route between the Central Business District of Accra, Amasaman and Spatial and attribute data bases were developed for Weija where air quality measurements are the following EPA projects and permitted activities carried out. including:

• The location of proposed air quality • The Ghana Environmental Management monitoring sites in industrial, high income, Project (GEMP) sites middle income and low income households as • Demonstration and sub project sites for the well as commercial/slum areas. SLWMP • Tree felling in the Greater Accra Region • ATC Phase two noise monitoring project. A • Small scale mining activities permitted by total of one hundred and seventy four (174) the Agency maps showing EPA guidelines as against field measurements for the generators were In addition to the above a web based system for composed. viewing, composing maps and downloading spatial data related databases developed for EPA permitted • The location of surface water quality activities (http://epageonode.epa.gov.gh/). The monitoring points for rivers and streams in the result-based GIS Monitoring and Evaluation system Western, Ashanti, and Brong Ahafo Regions. for the SLWMP (http://slwmgh.epa.gov.gh/) were also developed. • Air quality monitoring along the eastern road corridor project. 7.14 Post Registration Monitoring and Surveillance of Pesticides and Update of • Reconnaissance survey along the coast of Pesticides Register Ghana and database development as part of After registration of pesticide products and licensing preparations towards the update of the of pesticides dealers, the Agency ensures compliance Environmental Coastal Sensitivity Atlas by pesticides dealers to the conditions in the licence through monitoring the pesticides and pesticides • An investigation of a pollution complaint dealers in the market. Pesticide against Diamond Cement Company Limited. shops/warehouses/outlets/equipment were monitored across the country to ensure compliance • Fuel service stations and LPG refilling plants with pesticide regulations and licensing conditions. in the Greater Accra Region as part of the Technical back-stopping and support was provided special compliance and enforcement exercise. to the regional and area offices to ensure effective Map results showed a clustering of fuel monitoring and inspection of pesticide related service stations along some major roads. This activities nationwide. The pesticides register is facilitated the need for new guidelines for the updated every six months to take out expired licences establishment of fuel service stations and LPG and add newly registered products. The pesticides refilling plants by the Agency and the National register was also updated and the process for Petroleum Authority. gazetting it was initiated.

2015 Annual Progress Report 43 National Results Framework, including the selection Section 2: of key performance indicators, to be used to track progress of implementation.

The Agency participated in a workshop at the National Development Planning Commission PLANNING, (NDPC) to develop and refine the indicators, targets 8.0 and their baseline information for the GSGDA 2. The MONITORING Agency finalized the matrix and forwarded it to the AND EVALUATION NDPC for necessary action. 8.5
MESTI and NDPC Database updated The Agency contributed in updating the 2014 Annual The Agency monitored and evaluated the Progress Report of the GSGDA. This document is implementation of its activities to ensure that they compiled by the NDPC to inform Government on were in line with stated policy objectives and strategic progress made in the implementation of the GSGDA. goals. A half-year progress report was submitted by the Agency to MESTI. The Agency also attended a
8.1 Half year Performance Review validation meeting of the progress report at the The Agency undertook a half-year performance NDPC. assessment of its achievements. The assessment enabled the Agency to determine progress made and 8.6
Validation of the 2014 State of the Nation also track its performance towards achieving set Address (SONA) Report targets for the year. Results of the review session The Agency participated in a meeting at MESTI to indicated that the Agency was on course to achieving validate the Sector 2014 SONA Progress Report. The its planned targets. validated report was submitted to the Office of the President for necessary action. 8.2
Report on Implementation of 2014 Budget Activities 8.7
Development of Sector Plan for EPA During the year, the Ministry of Finance through the As part of preparations towards the weaning off the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Agency, the Public Sector Reform Secretariat Innovation (MESTI) requested the Agency to submit a requested the Agency to present a plan using the report on the status of implementation of activities in format that was used to prepare the 2014-2017 Sector the 2014 Budget. Subsequently, the Agency prepared Medium-Term Development Plan. The Agency the report on the activities that were implemented in prepared the plan, which formed the basis for the line with the 2014 Budget and submitted it to MESTI preparation of a Performance Contract between the for onward transmission to the Ministry of Finance. Executive Director of the Agency and the President of the Republic of Ghana. 8.3
Development of the 2015 Action Plan for the Sector Medium-Term Development Plan In an effort to successfully implement the Sector Medium-Term Development Plan for the Environment sector, the Agency in collaboration with MESTI prepared the 2015 Action Plan extracted from the Sector Plan. The action plan is to guide the Agency in meeting its targets as stipulated in the Sector Medium-Term Development Plan (2014-2017).

8.4
Development of indicators and targets for NDPC monitoring Following the finalization of the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA) as the Medium-Term National Development Policy Framework to be implemented over the period 2014- 2017, NDPC initiated the process of preparing a

2015 Annual Progress Report 44 9.2
Study Leave (Degree Programmes) Call for application for further studies were advertised and interested officers who applied were invited for screening. Successful candidates were sponsored by the Agency to undertake relevant programmes in various universities. Two (2) officers HUMAN RESOURCE were sponsored to undertake undergraduate 9.0 programmes and eight (8) were sponsored to DEVELOPMENT undertake graduate programmes as shown in Appendix 5a and 5b respectively. A total of eight (8) officers who were on study leave reported back to To ensure effective management of human resource duty upon completion of various degree programmes in the Agency and build the capacity of staff for high as shown in Appendix 6. quality service delivery, the following activities were undertaken. 9.3
Training, Conferences, and Workshop Programmes (Local and International) 9.1
Promotions Selective but targeted training programmes were Preparations towards the conduct of promotion undertaken for staff at the local and international interviews for one hundred and eighteen (118) level aimed at improving the knowledge and qualified staff were undertaken. The interviews were competence of personnel of the Agency. The full list scheduled to take place in the first quarter of 2016. of staff and the various training programmes that they attended is attached as Appendix 5.

Figure 23: Officers at the training on enforcement policy guidelines for petroleum sector operations

2015 Annual Progress Report 45 Figure 24: Staff training on internal communication strategy and e-workspace in pictures

Figure 24a: Training at the head Office Figure 24b: Accra West Regional Office training

Figure 24c: Accra West Regional Office training Figure 24d: Accra West Regional Office training

Figure 24e: Accra West Regional Office training

Figure 24f: Accra East Regional Office training 9.5
Retirement Three (3) staff members attained the compulsory retirement age of sixty (60) years in 2015. Retirement or exit interviews were organized for them and they have all proceeded on retirement as indicated in Appendix 8.

2015 Annual Progress Report 46 INFRASTRUCTURE 10.0 AND SUPPORT SERVICES

The objective of this management theme is to ensure that adequate infrastructure and high quality support services are in place for effective environmental management to be achieved. INTERNAL 10.1
Devolution to the District Level The Agency continued implementation of its COMMUNICATION decentralization initiative of devolving environmental 11.0 management to the local level by establishing new AND KNOWLEDGE area offices. In addition to the three (3) area offices (Damango, Wulensi and Nkwanta) that were MANAGEMENT established in 2013, thirteen (13) more area offices were opened in seven (7) regions (Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Central, Western, Eastern, Volta and Upper The objective of the above management theme is to West Regions). Appendix 8 shows locations of the ensure effective and efficient internal newly established area offices. communication, decision-making and knowledge management necessary for sound environmental 10.2
Procurement of Works, Goods and management. Services A number of works, goods and services needed for the 11.1
Monthly Technical Presentation effective operation of the Agency were procured. All the procurements were done in accordance with the As part of the process of promoting the sharing of Public Procurement Law. The summary of items knowledge and information on topical procured over the period is presented in Appendix 10. environmental issues being dealt with by Divisions and Departments in the Agency, a total of eight (8) monthly Technical Seminars were organized during the year. The presentations were as follows: ✓ The positive use of nuclear power ✓ The Role of public relation in crises management ✓ Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda ✓ The Concept of Green Economy ✓ Man and Biosphere Programme ✓ Environmental Aspects of the Ghana Ivory Coast border dispute ✓ Use of unmanned vehicles for environmental

2015 Annual Progress Report 47 12.5
Review of the Agency financial records In order to ensure financial transparency, the Agency reviewed its financial records to verify the recording of all receipts and payments and the accuracy of the figures recorded for both receipts and payments. Additionally, the accuracy of the ledger postings was also checked and the budget was compared with the 12.0 FINANCING actuals to ascertain the budgetary performance. 12.6
Operational Audit for Mining Projects In order to ensure value for money for both the Agency and proponents, operational and permitting The objective of this theme is to ensure transparency in procedures audit of the Mining Department was financial resources and efficient financial undertaken. management as well as accounting for all funds.

12.1
Review of Information Technology Assets Register

The Agency undertook the Review of Information Technology Assets Register to check whether the name of the suppliers stated in the Goods Received Note (GRN) corresponded to the name on the register. The cost and date of purchase of the items in relation to the accounting records were also verified.

12.2
Payroll Head Count Audit The Agency in order to assess the extent of the financial loss through the “ghost” worker phenomenon and other financial malpractices, carried out a payroll head count audit. During the exercise, staff details at Head office, regional and Zonal offices were verified.

12.3
Review of Assets bought under the Capacity Development Mechanism This exercise was conducted with the objective to assess whether the items procured were in accordance with Capacity Development Mechanism (CDM) budget. The draft report of the review was prepared and submitted to the CDM Secretariat.

12.4
Follow-up on 2013 and 2014 External and Internal Audit Reports at the Regional and District/Zonal Offices The Agency identified the road map for implementation of the reports and the various officers responsible for addressing the issues raised in the report. The status of implementation of the road map was verified and reported to Management and the Audit Report Implementation Committee (ARIC). Report on the status of implementation was approved by management and discussed by ARIC.

2015 Annual Progress Report 48 Section 3:

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Funding of the Agency's activities improved during the year under review. Total revenue for the period increased from GH¢43,081,420.00 in 2014 to GH¢57,460,406.00 in 2015. This represents a total increase of GH¢14,378,986 representing 33.38% over 2014 total revenue. Table 13 shows the detail performance.

Table 13: Incomes comparisons for 2014 and 2015 Fund Source Actual Inflows Percentage Increase

2015 2014 % GH¢ GH¢

GOG 5,899,205.00 5,514,185.00 6.98

IGF 50,699,301.00 33,062,172.00 53.35

Other Incomes 861,9 00.00 4,505,063.00 -80.87

Total 57,460,406.00 43,081,420.00 33.38

In terms of the budgeted revenue for the year under review, the Agency recorded a negative variance of GH¢8,564,401. This development is largely due to a short fall of donor inflows during the year.

A negative variance of GH¢3,640,699.00 was also recorded against the budget for Internally Generated Funds (IGF) for the year under review. Table 14 shows the detail performance.

Table 14:Comparison of 2015 Actual Inflows with the Budgeted Revenue Fund Source Actual Inflow Budget Variance 2015 2015 GH¢ GH¢ GH¢

GOG 5,899,205.00 5,690,000.00 209,205.00 IGF 50,699,301.00 54,340,000.00 (3,640,699.00)

Other Incomes 861,900.00 5,994,807.00 (5,132,907.00)

Total 57,460,406.00 66,024,807.00 (8,564,401.00)

2015 Annual Progress Report 49 Total expenditure went up from GH¢40,859,156.00 to GH¢57,145,221.00 in the years 2014 and 2015 respectively. This showed a total increase of GH¢16,286,065.00 representing an increaseof 39.86% over the previous year. Table 15 shows the detail Expenditure Performance.

Table 15:Comparison of 2015 Expenditure with 2014

Expenditure Item Actual Percentage Increase 2015 2014 %

GH¢ GH¢

Employees Compensation 7,875,098.00 6,600,953.00 19.30

Goods and Services 22,712,274.00 21,670,585.00 4.81

Non Current Assets 26,557,849.00 12,587,618.00 110.98

Total 57,145,221.00 40,859,156.00 39.86

From the table, the Non-Current Assets significantly increased by 110.98%. Approximately 60% of the Non Current Assets expenditure was incurred on the Green City Project.With respect to the budget, there was an overall positive variance of GH¢8,879,606.00. Table 16 shows the detail Expenditure Performance

Table 16: Comparison of Actual Expenditure for 2015 with the Budget

Expenditure Item Actual Budgeted Variance 2015 2015

Employees Compensation 7,875,098.00 5,390,000.00 (2,485,098.00)

Goods and Services 22,712,274.00 28,497,616.00 5,785,342.00

Non Current Assets 26,557,849.00 32,137,211.00 5,579,362.00

Total 57,145,221.00 66,024,827.00 8,879,606.00

2015 Annual Progress Report 50 Funding for projects increased during the year under review. There was however, no funding for the Ghana Environmental Management Project (GEMP) as the implementation of the Project came to an end as indicated in Table 17.

Table 17: Projects Funding

Projects Source of Opening Additional Total Funding Balance Receipts Receipts GH¢ GH¢ GH¢

UNESCO - MAB KOICA 16,408.84 573,233.57 589,642.41

Ghana Environmental Management Project CIDA 410,141.53 410,141.53

Third National

Communication UNEP 685,331.54 377,400.00 1,062,731.54

Oil and Gas Norwegian 308,377.61 604,202.27 912,579.88 Government

Sustainable Land & World

Water Management Bank 249,177.65 935,092.00 1,184,269.65

Total 1,669,437.17 2,489,927.84 4,159,365.01

2015 Annual Progress Report 51 APPENDICES

2014 Annual Progress Report 54 2015 Annual Progress Report 52 Appendix 1: Results of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring for 2015

Appendix 1a: Results of the PM10 Monitoring at the permanent monitoring sites (January–December 2015)

JAN FEB MAR APR MA JUN JUL AU SEP OCT NOV DEC No. of Exceeda Exceeda Y G sampl nces of nces of es WHO EPA guideline guideline (50 (70 µg/m 3 ) µg/m3 )

Site B (Dansoman) 25/61 19/25 17/25 Annual Mean(µg/m3 ) = 117 (41%) (76%) (68%)

Monthly mean 255 48 - - - - 100 114 104 148 - 160 (µg/m3)

Minimum24- 85 24 - - - - 23 69 83 137 - 159 hour (µg/m3) Maximum 24- 466 86 - - - - 236 208 139 159 - 160 hour (µg/m3)

Site G (Odorkor) 34/61 30/34 22/34 Annual Mean(µg/m3 ) = 118 (55.7 (88.2%) (64.7%) %) Monthly mean 298 116 - 230 60 - 68 167 107 42 - 94 (µg/m3)

Minimum24- 74 106 - 57 42 - 52 87 61 19 - 90 hour (µg/m3) Maximum 24- 523 129 - 318 70 - 97 236 125 95 - 97 hour (µg/m3)

Site D (North Industrial Area) 43/61 32/43 23/43 Annual Mean(µg/m3 ) = 94.5 (70.5 (74.4%) (53.5%) %)

Monthly mean 111 124 83 94 74 78 53 111 98 81 - 129 (µg/m3)

Minimum24- 71 62 49 39 22 54 31 68 36 26 - 118 hour (µg/m3)

Maximum 24- 152 352 118 130 223 224 82 208 139 132 - 134 hour (µg/m3) Site E (South Industrial Area) 43/63 26/43 20/43 Annual Mean(µg/m3 ) = 83 (70.5 (60.5%) (46.5%) %)

Monthly mean 112 58 102 109 75 74 45 63 94 60 81 100 (µg/m3) Minimum24- 38 24 17 43 40 41 44 46 49 19 55 78 hour (µg/m3) Maximum 24- 212 80 153 169 126 172 45 111 139 86 107 115 hour (µg/m3)

EPA 24-hour 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 guideline (µg/m3) WHO 24-hour 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 guideline (µg/m3)

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Appendix 1b: Results of the PM Monitoring at the Roadside monitoring sites (January–December 2015) 10 JA FE MA AP MA JU JU AU SE OC NO DE No. of Exceeda Exceedances N B R R Y N L G P T V C sampl nces of of EPA es WHO guideline guideline (70 µg/m3 ) (50 µg/m3 ) 56/61 50/56 44/56 Site 6 (Graphic) (91.8 (89.2%) (78.6%) Annual Mean (µg/m3 ) = 148.5 %) Monthly mean 222 146 168 194 140 256 56 118 60 180 65 148 (µg/m3) Minimum24-hour 84. 56. 14. 48. 42. 210 42. 56. 28. 70. 28. 56.1 (µg/m3) 2 1 0 2 1 .4 1 1 1 2 1 Maximum 24-hour 278 238 266 294 266 294 84. 182 84. 238 98. 266. (µg/m3) .8 .5 .6 .6 .6 .6 2 .4 2 .5 2 6 Site 1 (First Light) 12/61 9/12 8/12 Annual Mea(µg/m3 ) = 164 (19.7 (75%) (66.7%) %) Monthly mean ------148 250 (µg/m3) Minimum24-hour ------28 42 (µg/m3) Maximum 24-hour ------153 388. (µg/m3) 9 Site 5 (Mallam Market) 53/61 49/53 42/53 Annual Mean (µg/m 3 ) = 154.5 (86.9 (92.4%) (79.2%) %) Monthly mean 635 94 146 112 84 109 59 90 79 115 56 279 (µg/m3) Minimum24-hour 294 70. 84. 28. 28. 70. 42. 56. 70 84. 28. 168. (µg/m3) .6 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 Maximum 24-hour 968 126 224 138 196 154 70. 140 84. 140 84. 319. (µg/m3) .0 .3 .5 .5 .4 .3 2 .3 2 .3 2 4 Site 7 (Weija Junction) 55/61 55/55 52/55 Annual Mea(µg/m3 ) = 246.8 (90.2 (100%) (94.5%) %) Monthly mean 337 306 224 410 297 298 81 135 126 171 295 262 (µg/m3) Minimum24-hour 182 196 98. 280 126 210 56. 84. 56. 56. 154 154. (µg/m3) .4 .4 2 .6 .4 2 2 1 1 .3 3 Maximum 24-hour 547 477 294 673 533 350 112 168 252 238 392 333. (µg/m3) .1 .6 .4 .1 .7 .2 .4 .5 .5 .8 3 Site 8 (Kasoa) 44/61 41/44 40/44 Annual Mean (µg/m3 ) = 170 (72%) (93.2%) (90.9%) Monthly mean 264 174 146 224 143 136 146 146 136 159 - - (µg/m3) Minimum24-hour 126 112 42. 168 42. 98. 70. 112 98. 154 - - (µg/m3) .3 .2 1 .4 1 2 2 .2 2 .3 Maximum 24-hour 336 266 238 308 294 210 210 196 154 168 - - (µg/m3) .7 .6 .6 .6 .4 .4 .4 .3 .4 Site 4 (La Palm) 17/61 17/17 16/17 Annual Mean= 317.7 (27.9 (100%) (94%) %) Monthly mean 634 ------116 192 238 (µg/m3) Minimum24-hour 308 ------56. 98. 98.2 (µg/m3) .6 1 2 Maximum 24-hour 982 ------196 266 308. (µg/m3) .0 .4 .6 6 Site 2 (Shangri La) 54/61 45/54 35/54 Annual Mean= 151 (88.5 (83.3%) (64.8%) %) Monthly mean 591 115 129 135 121 70 59 62 56 84 260 144 (µg/m3) Minimum24-hour 337 42 112 28 56 56 28 28 42 42 182 56 (µg/m3) Maximum 24-hour 990 182 140 253 140 98 84 126 84 126 337 319 (µg/m3)

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Site 3 (Achimota) 54/61 46/54 37/54 Annual Mean= 152.3 (88.5 (85.2%) (68.5%) %) Monthly mean 561 84 121 112 70 49 67 101 56 84 260 267 (µg/m3) Minimum24-hour 308 14. 70. 42. 14. 42. 56. 56. 42. 42. 182 97.2 (µg/m3) .6 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 .4 Maximum 24-hour 940 140 210 196 154 56. 98. 154 70. 126 336 333. (µg/m3) .3 .4 .4 .3 1 2 .3 2 .3 .7 3 Site 9 (Tantra Hill) 11/61 9/11 9/11 Annual Mean= 186.2 (18.0 (81.8%) (81.8%) %) Monthly mean ------102 116 284 (µg/m3) 8 Minimum24 -hour ------42. 42. 126. (µg/m3) 1 1 3 Maximum 24- hour ------126 294 392. (µg/m3) .3 .6 8 Site 10 (Amasaman) 12/61 11/12 11/12 Annual Mean= 289.3 (19.7 (91.7%) (91.7%) %) Monthly mean ------170 269 397 Minimum24-hour (µg/m3) ------111.1 97.2 41.7 Maximum 24-hour (µg/m3) ------277.8 375 847.2 EPA 24-hour guideline 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 (µg/m 3) WHO 24-hour guideline 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 (µg/m3)

Appendix 1c: Results of the PM Monitoring at the Permanent monitoring sites (January–December 2015) 2.5 JAN FEB MA APR MA JUN JUL AU SEP OC NO DE No. Exceeda Excee R Y G T V C of nces of dance samp WHO s of les guideline EPA (50 guidel µg/m 3 ) ine (70 µg/m3 ) Site B (Dansoman) 16/61 14/16 10/16 Annual Mean(µg/m3 ) = 71 (26.2 (87.5%) (62.5 %) %) Monthly mean (µg/m3) 69 - - 21 28 65 56 209 Minimum24-hour (µg/m3) 28 14 28 42 56 167 Maximum 24-hour (µg/m3) 111 28 28 111 56 250 Site D (North Industrial Area) 17/61 15/17 11/17 Annual Mean (µg/m3 ) = 70 (27.9 (88.2%) (64.7 %) %) Monthly mean (µg/m3) 35 21 - 37 69 116 112 - Minimum24 -hour (µg/m3) 28 14 14 42 56 56 Maximum 24-hour (µg/m3) 42 28 69 97 167 167 Site E (South Industrial Area) 16/61 15/16 12/16 Annual Mean (µg/m3 ) = 78 (26.2 (93.8%) (75%) %) Monthly mean (µg/m3) - 97 - 56 42 83 132 Minimum24-hour (µg/m3) 69 14 28 28 125 Maximum 24-hour (µg/m3) 125 83 56 125 139 Site G (Odorkor) 17/61 16/17 15/17 3 Annual Mean (µg/m ) = 121 (27.9 (94.1%) (88.2 %) %) Monthly mean (µg/m3) 63 201 146 90 157 104 208 Minimum24-hour (µg/m3) 56 181 153 14 97 69 180 Maximum 24-hour (µg/m3) 69 222 139 167 222 139 236 EPA 24-hour guideline (µg/m3)

WHO 24-hour guideline (µg/m3)

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Appendix 1d:R
esults of the PM2.5 Monitoring at Roadside monitoring sites (January–December 2015) JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC No. of Exceedances Exceedances samples of WHO of EPA guideline guideline (50 µg/m3 ) (70 µg/m 3 ) Site 6 (Graphic) 24/61 23/24 22/24 Annual Mean (µg/m3 ) = 95.1 (39.3%) (95.8%) (91.7%)

Monthly 94 97 120 76 98 - 69.3 98 - 103 mean (µg/m3) Minimum24 42 14 56 69 56 - 28 42 69 -hour (µg/m3) Maximum 167 181 194 83 139 - 111 153 152.8 24-hour (µg/m 3)

Site 2 (Shangri La) 24/61 23/24 19/24 Annual Mea(µg/m3 ) = 112 (39.3%) (87.5%) (79.2%)

Monthly 103 208 125 35 56 - 49 132 - mean (µg/m3) Minimum24 56 28 69 14 28 28 28 -hour (µg/m3) Maximum 139 611 167 56 83 69 326 24-hour (µg/m3) Site 5 (Mallam Market) 21/61 20/21 19/21 Annual Mean (µg/m3 ) = 92 (34.4%) (95.2%) (90.5%)

Monthly 60 176 111 49 56 62 62 104 - mean (µg/m3) Minimum24 14 125 28 42 42 56 42 69 -hour (µg/m3) Maximum 125 208 194 56 69 69 83 139 24-hour (µg/m3)

Site 7 (Weija Junction) 19/61 19/19 18/19 Annual Mea(µg/m3 ) = 158 (31.1%) (100%) (94.7%)

Monthly 157 176 243 - 97 104 153 - 131.9 mean (µg/m3) Minimum24 28 139 153 - 83 42 111 - 97 -hour (µg/m3) Maximum 278 208 333 - 111 167 149 - 166.7 24-hour (µg/m3) EPA 24 - hour guideline (µg/m3) WHO 24- hour guideline (µg/m3)

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Appendix 1e: PM10 Concentrations recorded at the permanent monitoring sites (January-December, 2015)

Appendix 1f: PM10 Concentrations recorded at the roadside monitoring sites (January-December, 2015)

Appendix 1g: PM2.5 Concentrations recorded at the permanent monitoring sites (January-December, 2015)

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Appendix 2: Analytical Results for Industrial Effluent Monitoring 2015 Appendix 2a: Analytical results for Pharmaceutical Industry, 2015

O & T.D.S T.S.S Turbidity Cond COD BOD Phosphorus Nitrate T. Coliform pH G mg/L mg/L NTU µS/cm (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/L) MPN/100ml COMPANY mg/L

Starwin 5.72 315 187 123 484 327.8 145 0.538 0.07 0.359 12

Aryton Drugs Ltd 1 6.412 220 191 22 441 1440 637 0.335 19.5 0.295 180

Aryton Drugs Ltd 2 6.297 270 205 256 541 2003 886 0.262 46.5 0.625 430

LETAP 3.76 267 121 122 537 1225 542 0.46 78 1.005 3500

Kinapharma 7.1 1261 84 301 252 1173 519 0.587 33.6 1.032 251

Sambao 2 6.761 786 30 167 157.5 391 173 0.066 18.7 0.975 18

Sambao 1 8.244 272 30 230 541 375 166 0.443 10.6 1.688 0

Geomedicore 6.12 804 125 40 1340 1400 670 2.384 40.4 0.355 230

La gray 8.14 437.4 55 20 729 530.7 254 3.035 7.5 0.795 560

Dannex 7.106 846 274 50 1690 852.5 408 1.134 2.2 0.284 210

DanAdams 5.71 557 41 64.9 934 1560 259 3.012 33.4 0.13 0

Kama Industries 7.42 181.2 43 115 302 326 247 7.328 0.14 1.205 0

Ernest Chemist 6.23 1910 156 356 2980 1080 655 1.749 49.5 2.015 0

Phytoriker 7.306 192.5 20 50 358 484.8 232 0.654 18 0.54 122

EPA Guideline 6.0-9.0 1000 50 75 1500 250 50 5 2 50 400

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Appendix 2b: Analytical results for Paint and Chemical Industry, 2015

T.D.S T.S.S Colour Turb Cond COD BOD O & G Iron Copper Chrom Chloride Zinc pH g/L mg/l TCU NTU µS/cm mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/L COMPANY Hexagonal 7.638 1886 310 240 160 373 102 40 0.245 4.25 0 0.15 24 225 AZAR Paints 7.104 547 200 490 94 1093 350 162 0.014 1.05 0.22 0.05 0.4 0.21

BBC Industries 6.88 196 345 90 259 543 250 151 4.993 0.05 0.04 0.015 1.5 0.02

M & K Ghana 6.92 219 245 300 201 437 1800 205 1.45 12 0 0.021 3.3 0.14

Tema chemicals1 5.86 3330 254 920 320 5328 1340 389 4.002 4.5 4.0 2.87 29.9 1.38

Tema chemicals2 6.52 517 40 150 220 827.2 1230 162 1.341 0.10 1.95 1.56 26.5 0.18

Slid Industries 5.98 1980 235 1050 3200 3168 3800 664 9.609 0.25 1.95 0.03 22.0 0.66

EPA Guideline 6-9 1000 50 200 75 1500 250 50 5 2 5 0.1 250 2

Appendix 2c: Analytical results for Oil and fat processing industry, 2015

T.D.S T.S.S Cond COD BOD O & G Phosphorus Nitrate T. Coliform pH mg/L mg/L µS/cm mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/L MPN/100ml COMPANY Ghana Specialty A 7.086 349 120 700 311 210 0.479 5.4 0.523 2130

Ghana Specialty B 7.324 364 150 684 440 297 0.256 0.1 0.151 1800

EPA Guideline 6.0-9.0 1000 50 1500 250 50 5 2 50 400

Appendix 3d: Analytical results Fish processing industry, 2015

T.D.S T.S.S Cond COD BOD O & G Phosphorus Nitrate pH T. Coliform COMPANY g/L mg/L mS/cm (mg/L) (mg/L) mg/L (mg/L) (mg/L)

PFC 8.89 254 471 586 17000 585 13.026 286 2.57 240

MYROCK 6.89 367 85 678 311 373 5.337 1 0.332 176

EPA Guideline 6.0-9.0 1000 50 1500 250 50 5 2 50 400

Appendix 2e: Analytical results Alcoholic industry, 2015

T.D.S T.S.S Colour Turb Cond COD BOD O & G Alkalinity Phosphorus pH g/L mg/L TCU NTU mS/cm (mg/L) (mg/L) mg/L mg/L (mg/L) COMPANY GIHOC 7.072 422 104 35 98 843 212 275 0.099 155 13.7 ABL 9.97 3490 108 190 78.1 5540 260 324 1.752 500 87 Guinness Ghana Limited 8.074 1650 128 13500 160 3250 85 535 0.67 490 64.5

Kasapreko Ghana limited 6.504 897 350 670 82 1796 330 778 0.815 300 31.3

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Appendix 2f: Results for Food and Beverage Industry, 2015

S P T C B O T. TD Col TU CO NO Cl O O NH SS O O & Al Fe F- S our RB ND/ 3 m 4 4 3 PH m D/ D/ G k mg mg/ mg TC (NT mS/ mg/ g/ m m mg/ g/ mg mg mg mg /L L COMPANY /L U U) cm L L g/ g/ L L /L /L /L /L L L

African Cola 6.6 23 9 120 228 315 28 38 0.7 70 2.02 18 0. 7. 0 2.98 0.23 1 0 0 7 3 92 9 .9 68 7

Blue skies 6.1 30 32 400 18 60 30 16 0.3 15 2.87 16 0. 19 1.8 1.4 1.34 .8 7 00 20 0 7 94 5 2 .4 Healthy lifeGhana 3.6 26 40 120 112 527 92 75 0.6 14 1.02 23 12 23 0.5 16.0 16 Limited 38 4 0 0 6 63 5 8 0 .9

Coca-Cola 8.3 11 15 240 20 226 20 15 0.9 70 1.10 21 0. 19 1.2 3.2 0.11

23 38 0 0 8 6 54 0 8 .0 1 .9 SBC 8.6 19 43 70 131 298 23 18 0. 47 0.75 23 1. 0. 0.8 7.6 0.91 7 0 0 5 9 43 0 3 .1 0 11 7 Burger Foods 1 4.4 15 4 410 600 113 17 27 52 15 47.4 0. 13 28 105 1.23 2.12 2 80 89 0 0 00 00 2.3 00 34 5 Burger Foods 2 4.0 49 5 210 190 772 20 41 20 65 68 0. 14 16 80 2.76 1.90

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Foodtech 10. 17 19 625 89 359 18 80 1.9 27 - 0. 0. 51 1.3 0.54 0.23 13 98 2 0 60 5 9 5 04 01 .5 CPC1 5.7 16 16 95 49. 253 24 18 7.7 - 1.01 - 0. 11 - 0.07 0.33 8 3 4 3 3 6 4 2 .7

CPC 5.4 55 99 108 45. 864 19 24 8.5 - 7.99 15 0. 32 - 7.0 1.01 Confectionary 1 2 5 0 8 60 7 87 4 1 BarryCallebout 4.3 19 18 250 78 384 11 51 0.5 12 22.2 22 0. 9. 0.3 2.90 0.87 05 2.2 0 0 60 9 43 6 4 3 9 7 2

Cargill Ghana 5.0 22 15 180 67 440 16 16 0.4 75 45 22 0. 23 8.3 12 0.7 Limited 88 30 0 0 0 20 8 87 2 1 .2 1

PraiseExport 2 5.2 60 47 6.4 400 441 17 60 3.5 1.0 66 13 75 0. 1.3 11 0.8 8 8 4 3 6 6 0 18 29 EPA GUIDE 6 – 10 50 200 75 150 25 50 5 15 50 25 1. 2 2 10 1 LINE 9 00 0 0 0 0 5

Appendix 2g: Result for Thermal Energy Industry, 2015 T.D. Turbi Con T.S.S COD BOD O & G Copper Chromium Zinc pH S dity d Iron mg/L Lead mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/L 6+ mg/L mg/L COMPANY mg/L NTU mg/L mg/L

V.R.A Tema 6.9 993 480 867 1855 4550 200 5.23 0.05 0.06 0.34 0.03 EPA

Guideline 6.0-9.0 1000 50 75 1500 250 50 5 2 5 0.1 2

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T.D. O & PO4 NO3 Fe S T.S.S Colom Turb Cond COD BOD T.Alk SO4 Cl Chr pH G mg/ mg/ mg/ mg/ mg/L g/L) NTU µS/cm mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/ mg/ o6+ Cu mg/L L L L COMPANY L L L mg/l mg/l

Printex Ghana 6.67 Limited 2 202 110 210 12 398 <50 210 0.56 80 12.1 3.975 0.17 5.3 0.04 0.02 0.25

10.8 TexStyles GhanaLtd 8 4830 630 1250 208 7660 370 454 3.122 350 0.45 6.07 0.86 < 0.53 0.48 6.0- EPA Guideline 9.0 1000 50 200 75 1500 250 50 5 150 2 50 1.5 250 0.1 2

Appendix 2i: Result for General Industry 2015 T.D T.S. Colo Tur Con CO BO O& Nitra T. T. Phosph .S S ur b d D D G te Coli pH Alk orus mg/ mg/ mg/ NT µS/c (mg/ (mg/ mg/ (mg/ MP mg/L (mg/L) COMPANY L L L U m L) L) L L) N

0.02 Unilever Ghana ltd 6.55 365 170 204 209 670 212 156 93 126 8 55 230 3.32 Cadbury 6.78 476 302 200 178 987 2000 270 8 1100 7.1 23.7 18 Polykraft Ghana 181. ltd 6.64 888 160 140 40 9 231 135 2.14 167 1.8 2.54 42 Crocodile Matchet Ltd 6.46 363 40 35 67 1780 234 164 5.11 101 2.33 0.56 ND

Nestle Ghana Ltd 1465 3.01 7.92 916 50 50 332 .6 345 270 6 350 0.08 0.727 23

EPA Guideline 6.0- 100 9.0 0 50 200 75 1500 250 50 5 150 2 50 400

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2015 Annual Progress Report 62 Appendix 4: Degree/Academic programmes Appendix 4a: Graduate Programmes
Name Institution Josephine Eyiah KNUST Joy Kwame Cudjoe UNIVERSITY. OF GHANA Saviour Kwame Tsikata GIMPA Maxwell S. Sunu ILGS Emmanuel Cofie KNUST

Daniel Ekrah ILGS

Victoria King-Quarshie UG

Richmond M. Aidoo UCC

Appendix 4b: Undergraduate programmes Name Institution Joshua Larbi Presbyterian University College

Josephine Inkoom (Ms. Ansaa Awuku) Pentecost Univ. Coll.

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Appendix5: Training programmes for 2015 5a: LocalTraining

Name of Programme Venue Duration Officer/Rank

84 Officers Training on Environmental Assessment Head Office 13th April – 15th April Regulations 1999(LI 1652), the EPA 2015 process and other Environmental Heads. 74 Officers Training on the Implementation of the Head Office 8th June – 12th June Internal Communication Strategy. 2015 39 Officers Training on Administration EPA Training 6th July – 10th July Management School 2015

Joyce Okai Understanding and developing a College of 14th July – 16th July Emmanuel Cofie balanced score card. Corporate and Physicians 2015 ind ividual level Performance management system. Daniel Aggrey Understanding and developing a College of 21st -23rd July 2015 balanced score card. Corporate and Physicians individual level Performance management system. 25 Drivers Safety EPA Training 28th September – 30th School Sept ember 2015. 38 Officers E-workspace Workshop Head Office 16th, 17th and 20th October 2015 Mr. Dankwah Smith MNF Capacity Building workshop on Forest Hotel 24 th – 26th September Energy efficiency management and Dodowa 2015 effective fire prevention.

Jacob Attiogbe Training on Goods and Equipment GIMPA 5th – 23th October Hobson Agyepong Procurement Management. 2015

Daniel Aggrey Workshop of Public Procurement Ghana College of 28 th October 2015 Thermutis Zogblah Physicians Hobson Agy epong

35 Women from Women’s Forum Ghana College of 27th November 2015 Head Office Physicians Accra East and Accra West

Da-costa Adjei Costing and Pricing of Government University of 29th November – 4th Goods and Services – Short Course Ghana December 2015.

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Appendix 5b: International Training

NAME OF OFFICER PROGRAMME HOST DURATION COUNTRY 1 Mr. Lambert Y. Workshop on Regional Air Johannesburg 25th – 28th March Faabeluon. Quality Management (AQM) South Africa 2015 Mr. Emmanuel K. E Planning and First Steering Appoh Committee meeting of Pollution Management and Environmental Health. 2 Mr. Daniel S. Amlalo 15 th Session of the African Cairo, Egypt 2th – 6th March, 2015 Mr. Lambert Y. Ministerial Conference on the Faabeluon Environment (AMCEN) Mr Isaac C. Acquah Jnr. 3 Mr. Asher Nkegbe 13th Session of the Committee Bonn, 23th - -27th March Mr. Isaac C. Acquah Jnr for the Review of the Germany 2015 Implementation of the Convention (CRIC-13) UNCCD 4 Mr. Isaac C. Acquah Jnr Integrated Land and Water Lesotho 21th – 24th April, man agement Land seape 2015 Approach and climate Adaptation 5 Ashong Sheila Nana Int. Coordinating Council (ICC) Paris France 8th – 24th June 2015 Akua (Mrs) of the man and the Biosphere Performance (MAB) 6 Mr. Michael Daniel Environmental Technology Weitz, Israel Apekoh Digber innovation and management system as means for regional and local economic development th th 7 Mr. Nutefe Kwesi Dra Sustainable Water Republic 16 July – 5 August Environmental Management Korea 2015 Policy Programme 8 Andriana Nelson (Mrs.) Labour Conference Geneva 30th May – 7th June (International ) in Switzerland Switzerland 2015 9 1.Mr. Daniel S. Amlalo New York – 7 th Meeting of the New York 20th -24th and 27th - 2. Christine O. Asare Intergovernmental Negotiations 31st July, 2015 (Mrs.) on the post

10 Mr. Daniel S. Amlalo Official working visit to Tel Tel Aviv 1st- 4th August, 2015 Aviv, 11 1.Mr. Daniel S. Amlalo The meeting of the Inter New York 19th September – 3rd 2. Christine O. Asare Governmental negotiation on USA October 2015 the post 2015 Development Agenda

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12 Helina S. Dodd Energy System Bawanis , 6th – 11th September, Germany 2015 13 Moses Aryee Study Leave Thailand 10th September 2015– 31th July 2017 14 1. Mr Asher Nkegbe UNCCD – COP -12 Ankara 12th- 23rd October, 2. Mr. Isaac Charles Turkey 2015 Acquah Jnr 15 John A. Pwamang UNCCD – COP -12 Ankara 19th -22nd October, Turkey 2015 16 Mavis Owusu Short Course National Resource Stavanger, 14th -28th November, management Norway 2015 17 Mr. Michael Osei 7th Interpol Integrated tools Harare, 7th – 11th December Agyepong and services course of NCBS of Zimbabwe 2015 English speaking countries in Africa

Appendix 6: Officers returning from study leave

No Name Of Officer Institution Programme Duration 1. Juliana Bempah Erasmus University Msc. Urban Management 2014-2015 Rotterdam Development 2. Angela Cudjoe Central University Environmental Science 2012-2016 College 3. Christina Aba Turkson Ghana Institute of Bachelor of Law (LLB) 2012-2015 management and Public Administration (GIMPA) 4. GabianaWadekuu Institute of Local M.Sc. Environmental Science, 2013-2015 Government Policy & Management 5. Irene Parker- Allotey Institute of Local M.Sc. Environmental Science, 2013 -2015 Government Policy & Management

6. Helena Sackiokor Dodd Institute of Local M.Sc. Environmental Science, 2013-2015 Government Policy & Management 7. Eric Assan University of MBA Finance & Accounting 2013-2015 Professional Studies 8. Constance Daq Roberts Accra Institute of Masters in Occupational 2013-2015 Technology Safety and Health Risk Management

2015 Annual Progress Report 66 Appendix7: Staff on Retirement

Name Region Retirement Date Charles Asare Head Office 14th December, 2015

th Isaac Osei Ashanti Region 18 January, 2015 Hans Omane Head Office 5th May, 2015

Appendix 8: New Area Offices

No. Location District Region

1 Techiman Techiman Municipality Brong Ahafo 2. Obuasi Obuasi Municipality Ashanti 3. Konongo Asante Akim Central Municipality Ashanti 4. Adidome Central Tongu Volta 5. Atebubu Atebubu Amanhen District Brong Ahafo

6. Oda Birim Central Municipality Eastern Akim 7. Nkawkaw Kwahu West Municipality Eastern 8. Kasoa Awutu-Senya East Municipality Central 9. Dunkwa on Offinso Upper Denkyira East Central

10. Tumu Sissala -East District UWR 11. Nandom Nandom District UWR

12. Nkroful Ellembelle District Western Region 13. Sefwi Wiawso Sefwi Wiawso Municipality Western Region

Appendix 9: Summary of Items Procured Items Amount

Total goods procured GH¢1,617,454.73 Total consultancy services GH¢104,738.05

Total Capital Expenditure GH¢2,080,077.52 Total GH ¢3,802,270.30

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