The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) says it has arrested 4,395 individuals from households and commercial establishments for alleged water theft as part of an intensified crackdown on illegal connections and other forms of water diversion.
The company says it has deployed 12 enforcement teams across Accra to identify and apprehend individuals and businesses engaged in practices that undermine its operations.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday, November 10, GWL’s Chief Manager of Corporate Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Michael Tawiah Klutse, said the exercise began in August 2025 and has since uncovered thousands of cases involving households and commercial establishments.
He expressed concern over what he described as the growing normalisation of water theft, stressing that the company was stepping up enforcement efforts to clamp down on the practice.
According to him, cases uncovered so far have been referred to court, with prosecutions currently underway.
Mr. Klutse said the scale of the alleged offences uncovered since the exercise began had been significant, with about 4,395 households and establishments identified.
He warned that the company would continue its enforcement operations to deal with illegal water connections and other forms of water theft.
