Guma Valley Water Company has on Sunday 20th September, 2020 ended a two-day retreat meeting at the Mamba Point Hotel, Aberdeen in Freetown.
The Deputy Managing Director, Guma Valley Water Company, Francis Lahai, said the retreat was aimed at reviewing Designs and Documents under the Freetown Water Supply Master Plan and Priority Investment Studies submitted by engineering consultants; Messrs. IMC Worldwide, Hydroconseil, COBA/CONCEPT and SMEC in a serene environment for staff to better concentrate on the task at hand.
Mr. Lahai stated the Designs and Documents being reviewed will form the blueprints for various project works that will be undertaken by Guma in the short and medium term like the Freetown WASH and Aquatic Environment Revamping project aimed at improving water supply access in the Western Area.
Guma staff at the retreat meeting were divided into 5 groups and tasked with reviewing Designs and Documents relating to transmission pipelines; raw water sources and water treatment; service reservoirs and booster stations; public standpipes and metering; and procurement processes