EPA refutes claim Nixin Paper Mill Ghana Ltd discharges production waste into the sea

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied claims that Nixin Paper Mill Ghana Limited, a paper manufacturing company, is currently releasing untreated wastewater into the sea near Winneba in the Central Region.

The EPA acknowledges that the company engaged in similar practices prior to 2021, but says that its intervention has compelled the company to cease these activities.

The EPA initiated investigations in response to allegations about untreated water discharge from Nixin Paper Mill Ghana Limited’s production activities into the sea near Winneba in the Central Region.

Based on its findings, the EPA identified that the company encountered challenges, including power failures, during the test runs of its water treatment plant.

EPA Executive Secretary Henry Kokofu stated that the company is now compliant with the directive and is no longer discharging untreated wastewater

“The notion that they are discharging untreated wastewater into the sea is not the case, according to our investigations

In addition, the EPA investigation revealed that the water turbidity levels at the company’s waste treatment plant exceeded the acceptable threshold