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| Project title: Hydrological study of the Korle lagoon, Accra, Ghana | Summary: The inflow to the Korle lagoon in Ghana was studied to estimate the effects of urban runoff.. | ||||||||
| Client: Government of Ghana. | Financed by: OPEC special fund | ||||||||
| Period of assignment: 1997 | Location: Ghana | ||||||||
| Project Value: $3 000 000 | WRA services: Short term specialised consultancy. | ||||||||
| In co-operation with: Tractebel, Belgium | |||||||||
Simulated flow with different parameters |
Background The Korle lagoon receives virtually all the runoff from the city of Accra, Ghana. As a result it is heavily polluted. In particular a lot of material carried into the lagoon in floods is deposited there. The lagoon is only a short distance from the sea and could be a valuable environmental resource if its water quality could be improved. |
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Scope of work by Water Resource Associates Ltd WRA provided a senior hydrologist at the start of the project to advise a team of three hydrologists from Tractebel on a suitable approach to adopt. The work covered three main areas:
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Results During the short study useful guidelines were developed in all three areas:
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