CWAY Nigeria Drinking Water Science and Technology Company Limited along with Figol Water have both been shut down by the Lagos State Government on account of breach of safety standard.
The Lagos State Government in its determination to ensure compliance with the state’s groundwater quality control regulation and the State drinking water quality standard went on a compliance and enforcement exercise led by the Executive Secretary, Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LSWRC), Ahmed Abdullahi to Nigerian Breweries Limited, La Casera, Cascade Waters, 7up, Coca Cola and Guinness Nig. Plc.
Ahmed Abdulahhi while speaking during the exercise explained that CWAY Limited was sealed for non-declaration of all its facilities and non-compliance as stipulated in the regulatory guidelines of the Lagos State Water Sector Law (LSWSL) 2004.
He added: “This move is in line with the vision of the state government to curb the occurrence and spread of water borne diseases in the state, as well as improve the standard of living and promote safety culture at all times.
“The state government is leaving nothing to chance to ensure that all stakeholders in the water sector comply with the guidelines and regulations for water abstraction/consumption as stipulated by the law.”
Abdulahhi further noted that “The administration of Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, being a very responsive and responsible government, would no longer fold its hands and watch the pollution of the groundwater through indiscriminate abstraction and illegal borehole drilling that is polluting the groundwater on a daily basis.”
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