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EMMANUEL ADEKUNLE JOHNSON
(REGIONAL CHIEF MANAGER) 

Ing. Emmanuel A. Johnson is a Civil and Infrastructure Engineer with expertise in integrated urban infrastructure planning, design, and construction. He is a professional member of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), and a certified Project Management Professional from the Project Management Institute (PMI). His professional competence is underpinned by a solid educational background and substantial industry experience.

He holds a Master of Science degree in Municipal Water and Infrastructure from the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in the Netherlands, where he specialized in Integrated Urban Engineering.

He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.

Ing. Johnson joined Ghana Water Ltd. in 1999 as an Assistant Engineer, during the period when the company operated as the Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation. His first station was the Kumasi metropolis. Prior to this, he worked briefly with the Department of Urban Roads in Accra.

He advanced to the role of District Manager and subsequently served as the Distribution Engineer for the Kumasi Metropolis. In this capacity, he made significant contributions to the operations and maintenance of water supply systems, distribution system modelling, and the reduction of non-revenue water (NRW) in the metropolis.

Ing. Johnson has since held several key leadership positions, including Regional Distribution Manager for the Volta Region and the Accra East Region. He was later appointed Regional Chief Manager for the Accra East Region, later for the Accra West Region, and currently leads the Volta Region in the same capacity.

Under his leadership, the Volta Region achieved a milestone by reducing Non-Revenue Water (NRW) to an all-time low of 21%, an accomplishment that earned the region awards in 2013 and 2014. He also spearheaded the improvement design of the Kpeve Water Treatment Plant, successfully activating two additional filter beds in 2021.

Ing. Johnson has further enriched his expertise through participation in a wide range of training programmes and international conferences covering the design and construction of telemetry systems, water supply, transportation and distribution systems management, and the inspection of critical equipment within the water supply value chain.

With over 25 years of professional experience in the water supply sector, Ing. Johnson has played a pivotal role in streamlining operations, and driving notable reductions in non-revenue water (NRW).

His guiding principle is: “True success comes not from leaders alone, but from the collective efforts of both leaders and followers.”

REGIONAL PROFILE

Volta Region is one of the fourteen (14) operational regions of Ghana Water Ltd. The Regional Office is at Ho. The region shares boundaries with Oti Region on the North, the Gulf of Guinea on the South, the Republic of Togo on the East and the Eastern Region on the West. It lies within longitudes 00 15’W and 10 15’E and latitudes 60 15’N and 80 45’N.

The region’s core mandate is production and distribution of potable water to the urban communities in the region. The current staff and customer strength are 338 and 56, 890 respectively. The Volta Region has nine (9) Districts and one (1) Sub-District operations, each supplied by various production centers.

DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

The current water supply system does not fully cover the planned urban service areas within the region. The existing distribution network is insufficient to meet the increasing population and demand, especially in rapidly growing areas like Ho township. Out of the targeted 1,158 km distribution, approximately 1,008km (87%) has been completed, while the remaining 13% comprises transmission mains. The network has been the potential to support an expanded customer base, and plans are underway to extend the distribution system to improve service coverage.

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS

The main source of water supply for the region is from the Volta Lake and the Dayi River. The region also harnesses groundwater supply to augment the water supply from the surface water sources.

The region originally had thirteen (13) water production systems installed with a combined capacity 39, 238m3/day

The total design capacity has reduced to 37, 078m3/day with an average daily production of 27, 445m3/day representing 74.02% of the current installed capacity. The reduction is as a result of some collapsed boreholes in the Ketu district.

Four (4) of the Water Treatment Plants (WTP) namely, Kpeve, Agordome, Kpando, and Juapong depend on the Volta Lake whilst Hohoe WTP relies on the Dayi River. Seven (7) mechanized boreholes are situated at Aflao, Denu, Agbozume, Abor and Avenorpeme in the southern part of the Volta Region. The rest are at Anfoega, Jasikan and Nkonya in the northern part and a spring source at Tsito.

Four (4) booster stations are situated in the distribution network located at Kabaka hill, Akorpe, Anloga and Dabala.

Type of Treatment Facility, Location and Supply Areas

Major Achievements and Milestones

• Costly electro-mechanical breakdowns have been reduced by scheduling planned maintenance activities during power outages.
• Reduction in the maintenance cost of vehicles by acquiring the needed logistics for jobs to be carried out in the region.
• Replacement of 1 No highlift pump and the addition of 1 No lowlift pump at Kpeve Headworks.
• Addition of 1 No borehole at Tsito to supplement the treatment plant.
• Refurbishment of civil structures at Kpeve and Agordome Headworks.
• Installation of surface pump at the Lowlift Pumping Station at Hohoe Headworks as a result of frequent breakdown of the submersible pumps. Downtimes have been reduced in the process.
• Replacement of 2 No penstock valves at the filter station at Kpeve Headworks to stop excessive leakages during treatment.