Lagos Shuts down 30 Water Factories over Substandard Practices

The Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) has shut down 30 water factories over substandard practices, including poor production environment and failure to comply with regulatory provisions.

This was disclosed yesterday in a statement titled, ‘LASWARCO seals 30 water factories over substandard practices.’

According to the statement, the operation took place on Tuesday.

Executive Secretary of LASWARCO, Funke Adepoju, said that the closure was carried out to protect Lagosians from consumption of unhygienic water.

“In as much as we have the mandate to ensure that operators remain in business, we also cannot fold our arms and allow infractions to fester without being addressed. The primary regulatory mandate of the Commission is to ensure that operators in the water abstraction, production, and distribution industry comply with best manufacturing procedures to safeguard the health of the people,” the statement quoted Adepoju as saying.

“The enforcement team of LASWARCO visited some water production factories in the State with on-site testing kits and the result confirmed that most of them are operating far below safety parameters”.