Port Harcourt Water Corporation Explained

Agency Name:	Port Harcourt Water Corporation
Formed:	2012
Preceding1:	State Water Supply
Jurisdiction:	Rivers State Government
Chief1 Name:	Ibibia O. Walter
Chief1 Position:	Group managing director

Port Harcourt Water Corporation formerly part of the Rivers State Water Board is the principal supplier of water and wastewater management throughout Rivers State.^[1] It is owned by the Rivers State Government.

Activities

The body is responsible for the provision of urban water supply and wastewater management for Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local government area of Rivers State.^[2]

The Port Harcourt Water Corporation has developed a Water Supply Master Plan as a "Road Map" to solve the water scarcity problem in the state and ensure provision of water to homes in the state.^[3]

The governing body of the company was inaugurated by Governor Nyesom Wike in 2018 and Mrs Doris Daba Cowan was appointed as the chairman. PHWC became corporatized on the 12th Aug 2012, by the passage of the Rivers State Water Sector Development Law No. 7 of 2012.^{[4] [5]}

The body has secured the Urban Water Sector Reform and Port-Harcourt Water Supply and Sanitation Project (UWSR & PHWSSP), and the Third National Urban Water Sector Reform Project (NUWSRP3) which is funded by the World Bank, African Development Bank and the Rivers State Government.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Port Harcourt Water Corporation . 2023-04-29 . en-GB.
2. Web site: Wike Moves to Revive Port Harcourt Water Structure . 2023-04-29 . www.thisdaylive.com.
3. Web site: Company Statements Port Harcourt Water Corporation . 2023-04-29 . en-GB.
4. Web site: 2018-03-30 . Wike inaugurates NAFEST, water corporation committees . 2023-04-29 . Daily Trust . en-GB.
5. Web site: 2018-03-30 . Wike inaugurates Port Harcourt Water Corporation, NAFEST committee . 2023-04-29 . The Sun Nigeria . en.
6. Web site: 2020-09-07 . Rivers government, three firms sign multi-billion naira water rehabilitation contracts . 2023-04-29 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
7. Web site: Nigeria – Urban Water Sector Reform and Port-Harcourt Water Supply and Sanitation Project and the Third National Urban Water Sector Reform Project – P-NG-E00-007 – ESIA – Africa Development Bank Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project . 2023-04-29 . en-US.
8. Web site: Nigeria - Third National Urban Water Sector Reform Project : environmental assessment : Environmental and social impact assessment . 2023-04-29 . World Bank . en.