TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................1 ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................................................................3 FOREWORD ...................................................................................................................................................5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................6 CHAPTER 1 – COMMISSION PROFILE ........................................................................................................9 1.1 MANDATE ............................................................................................................................................ 9 1.2 VISION .................................................................................................................................................. 9 1.3 MISSION STATEMENT ........................................................................................................................... 9 1.4 THE COMMISSION ................................................................................................................................ 9 1.5 FOCUS AREAS FOR 2017 ..................................................................................................................... 10 CHAPTER 2 - ADMINISTRATION OF REGULATIONS............................................................................... 11 2.1 ADMINISTRATION OF WATER USE REGULATIONS .............................................................................. 11 2.2 WATER USERS COMPLIANCE MONITORING ....................................................................................... 12 2.3 ADMINISTRATION OF DRILLERS LICENCE AND GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS .......... 13 2.4 ADMINISTRATION OF DAM SAFETY REGULATIONS ............................................................................. 15 CHAPTER 3 - MANAGEMENT OF PRIORITY RIVER BASINS ................................................................... 16 3.1 OPERATIONS OF BASIN BOARDS ............................................................................................................... 16 3. 2 ECOLOGICAL MONITORING ...................................................................................................................... 16 3.3 REGULATORY ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................... 17 3.4 COLLABORATIVE AND COORDINATION ACTIVITIES ................................................................................... 17 3. 5 DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RIVER BASIN IWRM PLANS ................................................. 18 CHAPTER 4 - PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ....................................................................... 2423 4.1 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS ............................................................................. 2423 4.2 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT .................................................................................................................... 2423 4.3 EDUCATIONAL CAMPIGNS AND MEDIA EVENTS .............................................................................. 2524 4.4 SERVICE PROVISION ....................................................................................................................... 2524 4.5 NETWORKING ................................................................................................................................. 2625 CHAPTER 5 - WATER GOVERNANCE ACTIVITIES ................................................................................ 2827 5.1 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION ..................................................................................... 2827 5.2 DEVELOPMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS ...................................................................................... 2827 5.3 ESTABLISHMENT OF GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS ................................................................................. 2827 CHAPTER 6 – WATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING ................................................ 2928 6.1 WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT ...................................................................................................... 2928 6.2 IWRM PLANS ................................................................................................................................ 3231 6.3 FLOOD HAZARD ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................ 3332 6.4 DROUGHT EARLY WARNING........................................................................................................... 3332 CHAPTER 7 - TRANSBOUNDARY WATER MANAGEMENT ................................................................ 3534 1 7.1 THE VOLTA BASIN AUTHORITY ....................................................................................................... 3534 7.2 ECOWAS WATER RESOURCES COORDINATION CENTRE ............................................................... 3736 7.3 REPORTING ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL (SDG) 6 INDICATORS ............................ 3837 CHAPTER 8 - ADMINISTRATIVE AND HUMAN RESOURCES ............................................................. 3938 8.1 TRAINING COURSES ........................................................................................................................ 3938 8.2 ACADEMIC COURSES ...................................................................................................................... 3938 8.3 WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES ................................................................................ 3938 8.4 COMMITTEES .................................................................................................................................. 4140 8.5 HUMAN RESOURCES ...................................................................................................................... 4140 8.6 LIBRARY ......................................................................................................................................... 4342 CHAPTER 9 - FINANCIAL STATUS ........................................................................................................ 4443 9.1 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ................................................................................................. 4443 APPENDIX 1 – MEMBERS OF THE WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION .......................................... 4544 APPENDIX 2 - WATER USE REGISTER – 2017 ...................................................................................... 4645 APPENDIX 3 - DRILLING LICENSE REGISTER – 2017 ........................................................................... 5655 APPENDIX 4 – AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 2017 ............................................................ 6059 List of Figures Figure 1: Trend of total number of permits registered from 2008 - 2017 ......................................... 12 Figure 2: Comparison of licence holders in the various categories for 2016 and 2017. .................... 14 Figure 3: Trend of drilling licence holders from 2013 to 2017 ........................................................... 14 Figure 4: Ecological Monitoring by the Densu Basin Board ............................................................ 20 Figure 5: Pra Basin Board with CREMA Executives at Lake Bosomtwe, Abono ............................. 20 Figure 6: Monitoring the Water Quality of the Lake Bosomtwe with EPA ..................................... 21 Figure 7: Ecological monitoring with community members and GWCL staff at Jambusi ............ 2221 Figure 8: Training of Women Groups around the Lake Bosomtwe ................................................ 22 Figure 9: Training of Environmental School Clubs .......................................................................... 22 Figure 10: Lake Bosomtwe Orchard Establishment for Buffer zone Restoration ........................ 2322 Figure 11: Students of SDA Nursing Training College, Barekese in a Tree-Planting Exercise ...... 2726 Figure 12: Awareness Creation and Education Program on Sunsum FM ................................... 2726 Figure 13: Water Quality trends of Major Water Bodies from 2005 to 2017 ................................ 3029 List of Tables Table 1: Distribution of Water Use Permit Holders in 2017 .............................................................. 11 Table 2: List of water use compliant companies for 2017 ................................................................ 12 Table 3: Water Quality Classification System .............................................................................. 2928 Table 4: Trends of water quality from 2005 to 2017 ....................................................................... 29 Table 5: Estimated water quality Indices for major water bodies in Ghana ................................ 3130 Table 6: Average turbidity results of February and July for selected sites .................................. 3231 2 ACRONYMS ABB - Ankobra Basin Board AMCOW - African Ministers’ Council on Water BVBB - Black Volta Basin Board CBO - Community Based Organisation CIWA - Cooperation in International Waters in Africa CONIWAS - Coalition of NGOs in the Water