Ghana - Obtain Water Use Permit or License for Dam

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. In general for one to Obtain Water Use Permit or License for Dam one need to approach the Ghana Head Office Water Resources Commission contact link
2. Applicant must obtain the application form from this link
3. Applicant must provide all the necessary information in the application form.
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. Applicant then is required to purchase application form at a rate that may be determined by the WRC branch office within the district where the service is required.
7. Read carefully through the application form as it contains different section, if you encounter any difficult, please ask for assistance from the supporting staff.
8. Pick the control ticket service number and wait for your ticket number to be called.
9. Submit the completed form along with the supporting documents (listed below) to the attending staff for verification and processing.
10. After logging the applicant application, inspectors from the WRC, will visit the applicant’s (your) premises within 5 working days to survey and determine the feasibility after which the applicant will be advised on the finding report.
11. Where the connection is feasible, the Company's Connection Team shall determine the nearest point of connection to the service mains and provide the applicant with an estimate of the cost of connection.
12. Depending on the quoted costs, applicant will be required to proceed and make payments at the WRC office, where the applicant will be issued with a receipt. Then, the license is issued in 2 months.

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Required Documents

• Application form link
• Certificate of Incorporation
• Certificate to Commence Business
• Certificate of Change of Name (where applicable)
• Tax Clearance Certificate
• VAT Certificate
• DVLA documentation proving ownership of Vehicles, Drilling Rigs and Accessories
• Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Certificate (Applicable to only Foreign/Ghanaian Foreign Ventures)
• Work Permit from Ghana Immigration Service (Applicable to only Foreigners)

Office Locations & Contacts

Head Office
Water Resources Commission
P.O. Box CT 5630
Cantonments, Accra
Tel: +233 302 763651 or 765860, Fax: +233 302 763649
Email: [email protected]
Website Link
Contact link
Located at E4 Leshie Crescent, Labone Estates, Accra

Densu Basin Secretariat
P. O. Box 278, Koforidua, Eastern Region
Tel: +233 3420 21954, Fax: +233 3420 21964
E-mail: [email protected]
Located at Rent Control Building,
Oguaa Road, Ministries, Koforidua

White Volta Basin Secretariat,
P. O. Box 489, Bolgatanga, Upper East Region
Tel: +233 3820 24074, Fax: + 233 3820 23931
E-mail: [email protected]
Located at Regional Administration Building,
DISCAP Block, Bolgatanga

Ankobra Basin Secretariat
P.O. Box 475, Tarkwa, Western Region
Tel: +233 3123 92815/92431
E-mail: [email protected]
Located at SHC Estates, Tarkwa-Abosso Road

Pra (Offin) Basin Secretariat
P. O. Box PC 53, Kumasi, Ashanti Region
Tel: +233 3220 40517, Fax: +233 3220 40371
Email: [email protected]
Located at Ministries, Adum, Kumasi

Tano Basin Secretariat
P. O. Box SY 180, Sunyani
Tel: +233 3520 28096, Fax: +233 3520 28096
Email: [email protected]
Located at Bakoniaba Road, behind PWD Building, Sunyani

Black Volta Basin Secretariat
P. O. Box 46, Wa, Upper West Region
Tel: +233 2078 55495
Email: [email protected]
Located at Regional Administration Area, Wa

Eligibility

Individuals, institutions, companies, NGO’s and agencies who are required to apply for a Water Use Permit/Water Rights include those who:

• Own their water supply such as mineral water producers, breweries, fruit juice and soft drink factories, textile and paper factories, hospitals, security agencies, schools, faith based organizations and farmers.
• Use motorized water pumps, which temporarily or permanently, pumps from a river/ stream or underground (well and borehole).
• Construct weirs, dams, tanks or other works capable of diverting or impounding water inflow or more than 5 liters per second (432 cubic meters in any period of 24 hours).

Fees

• The administrative fee is GH¢ 1,500.00 and it is non-refundable.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure takes 2 months.

Related Videos

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sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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Instructions

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E.g. the state office holds birth records since January 1908.

Required Information

• Name of the applicant/company
• Type of connection (domestic/industrial /commercial)
• The number or address of Industrial /premises to be connected
• Contact detail of the applicant/company
• Location address of the residence that need connection
• ID Card/passport number
• Objects of the Company
• List of Directors
• Name of company’s representatives
• A brief, if the company is currently under litigation for reasons pertaining to environmental pollution. (This applies to private businesses only)

Need for the Document

Water Resources Commission (WRC) Act, (Act 522 of 1996)

• Water Use Regulations, Legislative Instrument (LI 1692 of 2001) for the administration and issuance of Water Use Permits to regulate water abstraction and control pollution.
• Drilling Licence and Groundwater Development Regulations (LI 1827 of 2006) to licence water drilling companies and regulate the development of groundwater resources.
• Dam Safety Regulations (LI 2236 of 2016) for regulating dam design, construction, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning to ensure uniform and adequate level of safety for all dams.
  

Information which might help

• Section 12 of Act 522 stipulates that“the property in and control of all water resources are vested in the President for and on behalf of, and in trust for the people of Ghana”.
• There is therefore no private ownership of water in Ghana. However, the President, or anyone so authorized, may grant rights for water use.
• Act 522 recognizes all existing uses of water prior to the enactment of the Act. However, all existing claims to water uses not submitted to the Commission within twelve months after the Act came into force are now extinguished.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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