Agbozume residents call for intervention to fix broken water system

Residents in Agbozume have been grappling with a dire water crisis for nearly two years following severe flooding that damaged pipelines operated by the Ghana Water Company.

The destruction of essential infrastructure has left the community without direct access to potable water, forcing many to depend on costly sachet water or walk long distances to fetch clean water.

The prolonged scarcity has affected daily life, disrupting health, and hygiene, and adding significant financial strain on households.

They are appealing for immediate repairs to the damaged pipelines or the establishment of alternative water sources to relieve the crisis that has continued to disrupt lives and livelihoods across Agbozume.

The Agbozume Water Challenge is a pressing crisis that significantly affects daily life for the residents of Agbozume and surrounding areas.

This community has long struggled with limited access to potable water, a problem that disrupts both individual well-being and collective quality of life.

Water, a basic necessity, is in such short supply that residents are often forced to walk long distances to fetch clean water.

Others have to rely on rainwater, as many houses are fitted with rain collectors to trap water each time it rains.

Kate Kuadogah, a mother of 4, often encounters such challenges stating that they have to rent trucks to carry water from Klikor to their homes in Agbozume, a distance which costs over 50 Ghana Cedis.

She’s forced to collect water each time it rains.

Many rely on rainwater, which is not a consistent or fully reliable source, especially during the dry season.

The scarcity forces others to purchase sachet water, which, while safer, is an ongoing financial burden for families, often costing more than they can comfortably afford.

Some residents in Agbozume, while calling for the Ghana Water Company to fix broken-down systems to allow potable water to flow through their taps, lamented the challenges they go through each day to get water.

This water challenge extends beyond homes and impacts critical institutions, like the Some Senior High School, where the absence of a stable water supply disrupts both daily operations and the well-being of students and staff.

In an attempt to manage the crisis, the school administration has taken an innovative but limited approach by drilling a borehole on campus.

The high salinity of the groundwater is a widespread problem in the Agbozume area, as many local boreholes are similarly affected, meaning that even when communities invest in drilling, the resulting water is often undrinkable.