Lagos Water Corporation

1. CONSTRUCTION OF 15 WATERWORKS: AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENTS IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION IN THE PROVISION OF POTABLE WATER TO RESIDENTS OF LAGOS STATE, THE LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR, MR. BABATUNDE FASHOLA, (SAN) HAS APPROVED THE CONSTRUCTION OF 15 WATERWORKS OF 2 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY CAPACITY EACH, IN IDENTIFIED AREAS OF THE STATE WITH ACUTE SHORTAGE AND IN SOME CASES, LACK OF POTABLE WATER.
THE 15 AREAS ARE:

(1). IKATE/ITIRE, (2) IKORODU, (3) BADORE, (4) MAGODO-SHANGISHA, (5) IMEKE IWORO ROAD, (6) MENDE, (7) OJOKORO JANKARA, (8) EPE AGRIC, (9) OSHODI, (10) AJANGBADI, (11) ABULE EGBA, (12) MERAN, (13) ISHERI OSHUN, (14) AJEGUNLE, (15) MOSAN OKUNOLA.

2. IPP PROJECT CONSTRUCTION OF A 12.15 MW DEDICATED POWER PLANT TO SUPPLY IJU AND ADIYAN WATERWORKS (BOTH ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ABOUT 90% OF WATER SUPPLY TO THE METROPOLIS). WITH THIS INITIATIVE, THERE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY WHICH MEANS PROVISION OF UNINTERRUPTED WATER SUPPLY. WATER SUPPLY IN THE METROPOLIS AND THE ENVIRON WILL ATTAIN AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL. OANDO POWER LIMITED, A SUBSIDIARY OF OANDO PLC IS UNDERTAKING PROJECT.

3. CONSTRUCTION OF 2 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY CAPACITY WATERWORKS AT AGUDA, SURULERE.

4. ONGOING REPLACEMENT OF WATER DISTRIBUTION MAINS IN DOLPHIN ESTATE.

5. COMMISSIONING OF BARIGA WATERWORKS.

6. CONSTRUCTION OF WATER WORKS AND MAINS EXPANSION AT IFAKO, GBAGADA AND ILUPEJU.

7. WATER MAINS REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION; IKEJA & OSHODI.

8. WATER WORKS CONSTRUCTION, MAINS REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION; LAGOS ISLAND.

9. CONSTRUCTION OF IPONRI WATER WORKS.

10. DREDGING OF ADIYAN RIVER.

11. LEKKI PHASE 1 WATER WORKS AND WATER MAINS EXPANSION.

12. METERING SCHEME TO REDUCE PROBLEMS OF CRAZY BILLS, CHARGING FOR WATER NOT USED, UNREFLECTED PAYMENTS, ETC, LWC IS EMBARKING ON A METERING SCHEME OF THE METROPOLIS BEGINNING THIS QUARTER. METERING WILL ENCOURAGE WATER CONSERVATION BY REDUCING WASTAGE AND THEREBY ENSURE AVAILABILITY FOR MORE PEOPLE. ONCE AGAIN, WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAL TO CUSTOMERS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT BY PAYING THEIR WATER RATE. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ON SERVICES.

13. TASK FORCE TO REDUCE UNACCOUNTED–FOR-WATER, LWC INAUGURATED A TASK FORCE TO CHECK WATER ABUSE. THE TASK FORCE HAS THE FULL BACKING OF THE LAW. WE IMPLORE COOPERATION FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

14. MOBILE LEAKAGE DETECTION TEAM TO ENSURE PROMPT ATTENTION TO LEAKAGE AND BURSTS, LWC HAS INAUGURATED A MOBILE LEAK DETECTION UNIT ON MOTOR CYCLES. AGAIN, THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT WASTAGE IS REDUCED. PHONE NUMBERS TO REPORT BURSTS ARE: 01-7480031; 7480032; 7480036; 7479036; & 7479037.

15. OPERATION VERIFY INITIATED IN JULY 2007 AND STILL ONGOING, OPERATION VERIFY IS TO MONITOR SERVICE DELIVERY; ADDRESSING PROBLEMS FROM NON-REFLECTION OF PAYMENTS TO NON-SUPPLY OF WATER.

16. REGULATION OF GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT TO PROTECT GROUND WATER FROM OVER ABSTRACTION, THE LWC IS EMBARKING ON THE REGULATION OF GROUND WATER ABSTRACTION BY INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONCERNS AS FAILURE TO DO THIS IS DETRIMENTED TO THE ENVIRONMENT. PROBLEMS SUCH AS INTRUSION OF SALINE WATER FROM THE COAST AND LAND SUBSIDENCE OCCURE. A LOT OF BOREHOLES ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS ARE ALREADY THREATENED BY SALINE INTRUSION.

17. PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE TO MEET WATER DEMAND DUE TO POPULATION GROWTH, THIS GOVERNMENT IS TAKING BOLD STEPS SUCH AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 15 WATER WORKS, AND THE INDEPENDENT POWER PROJECT. THE GOVERNMENT IS FURTHER DISCUSSING WITH MULTINATIONALS ON PROJECT PARTNERSHIP IN DEVELOPING WATER SCHEME IN ODO-MOLA, WHICH WILL SERVE THE EPE/VICTORIA ISLAND AXIS AND THE EXPANSION OF ADIYAN WATER WORKS.