Lagos government through the State’s Water Regulatory Commission (LSWRC) has cautioned operators in the borehole drilling industry against carrying...
Lagos government through the State’s Water Regulatory Commission has cautioned operators in the borehole drilling industry against carrying on with their activities without the requisite licence and permit from the agency. The government said erring practitioners will henceforth be sanctioned as such violates the Environmental Protection and Management Law 2017.
LSWRC Executive Secretary, Mrs Funke Adepoju, in a statement, said as a proactive government, the present administration had commenced full enforcement of the licensing and permitting regime for borehole drillers to ensure safe water consumption by residents, protect groundwater and engender environmental sustainability.She said the enforcement, which is a regulatory provision, was part of the control measures by the state government to prevent unregulated drilling of borehole in the State.
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