Ghana - Apply for Wetland Resource Use Permit

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Wetland Resource Use Permit in person, the applicant has to approach the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office. Contact link
2. Applicant must obtain the application form from the relevant department.
3. Read carefully through the application form as there contain different section.
4. The applicant has to make sure he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
5. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
6. Submit the completed forms along with the supporting documents at the EPA office for verification and processing.
7. Applicant will be issued with the prescribed fee invoice, visit any ECOBANK branch near you with the invoice and make the payment.
8. The executive Director after receiving the application shall refer the application in consultation with the environment officer to a designated environment Committee for further consideration and comments.
9. Once the lead agency and wetland resource committee are satisfied with the documentation then the application is approved and assigned a registration permit number.
10. The executive director may issue a permit in Form specified in the First Schedule permitting the use of wetland resources.
11. Generally, the processing time for this procedure is taken 1 month.

Note: All fees charged are payable at any ECOBANK Ghana Branch by presenting the invoice issued by the Agency to the bank.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Citizen need to be a valid national identity card copy.
• Companies need to be a valid company registration certificate copy.
• Report on an environmental and social impact assessment.
• Attach a map and detailed information showing area directly or indirectly affected by proposed activity.
• Approval/ disapproval certificate of District Environment Committee.
• Any other documents that may be request by the EPA.

Office Locations & Contacts

Environmental protection agency (EPA)
Address: HR22+H42, Accra, Ghana
Postal address: P.O .Box M.326 Accra, Ghana
Email id; [email protected]
Phone number: 0302 664697-8/ 0302 662690
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Eligibility

• Application/individual /Association /public Authority/corporate bodies looking for a permit to carry out a regulated activity in a wetland, river bank and lake shores are eligible for this application.

Fees

• Processing fees GHS. 20,000
• Application Fees: 50,000 GHS
• License Fee: 100,000 GHS
• Renewal Fee: 100,000 GHS

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The Processing time for this procedure is 1 month.

Related Videos

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Instructions

• All required document should submitted in English and must be legibly printed and not hand written.
• Where originals (documents) are in another language, copies should be presented together with certified English translations.
• To maintain your license status, the facility shall be inspected annually to ensure that the facility remains in compliance with the license requirements.

Required Information

• Legal name of company
• Other name used (include trade name, doing business-as, previous names, etc.)
• Mailing address of company
• Physical address: (include legal name , number, street , city and district)
• Contact detail(telephone /fax number, email address)
• Contact person’s information (legal name/email/telephone)
• Declaration by the applicant.

Need for the Document

• Authorization granted by the Regional Office to natural sponges that trap and slowly release surface water, rain, snowmelt, groundwater and flood waters of specified concentration and volume into any wetland.

Information which might help

• The process to obtain a permit for regulated activity can vary. For simple projects with no impact the permit may, in some cases, be obtained from the Wetland Enforcement Officer. For more complexes or for projects that will have impacts on a wetland, an application to the Commission will be required. If a project is determined to have a major impact the commission will hold a public hearing. For most projects you can expect to have to engage the services of a professional Civil Engineer, Surveyor, Soil Scientist and sometimes an attorney.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

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