The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Water Board, at the weekend, assured the residents that its water has never been and will never be contaminated by any sort of impurities.
It, therefore, allayed the fears of residents of possible leaching from sewer lines into water bodies, resulting in the recently reported cholera outbreak in the nation’s capital.
It’s acting General Manager, Dr Joy Okoro gave this assurance while addressing newsmen during a parley the board organized for its Wuye, Wuse and Maitama customers in Abuja.
According to her: “The treatment we put in takes care of everything. That is the essence of water treatment to take care of any possible impurity and make the resource safe for consumption. That is what the board has been doing and it will continue to do it because the FCTA attaches so much value to the lives of Nigerians and all residents.
“So we are assuring all of them that our water is very pure, very good for drinking and very potable. And it is not just one but four treatment plants, at the Lower Usman Dam, and the FCT administration, through the Honourable Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, continues to give us enabling environment.
“We have all the chemicals for water treatment and we do carry out water treatment judiciously, so as to serve our customers best quality water. Our staff work 24/7, especially those in the production area to make sure that all the residents are well served potable water.
“There is no cause for alarm. And I wish to make it abundantly clear and assure residents that the outbreak of cholera has nothing to do with FCT Water Board. We have world-class quality control systems that ensure top water quality from the point of production to the point of delivery to final consumers,” She assured.
Responding to a question on why there were so many complaints about dysfunctional meters, the acting general manager said: “Like we have told our customers, once they observe that their meters are faulty or not working, let them inform us because these things are mechanical and could possibly trip off anything, so they should simply call us and we will either fix or change the meters.
“And sadly, we advise our customers to guard their meters very jealously. We have instances where customers just don’t care about the meters, they say it’s government affairs, it is not. The meters were installed free in the first instance and it is for the customers to own and protect them,” Dr Okoro advised.
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