Dam Safety Regulations, 2016, L.I. 2236
Regulation 25
(1) The owner of a dam or the operator of a dam shall not alter that dam or alter the operation of that dam with an intention to decommission the dam, unless the owner or operator holds a Decommissioning Licence granted by the Commission.
(2) The owner of a dam or the operator of a dam may apply to the Commission for a Decommissioning Licence by completing the application form set out in the Sixth Schedule and submitting the form to the Commission together with
(a) general details of the decommissioning project;
(b) engineering drawings indicating:
(i) the location of the dam;
(ii) the contour plan of the reservoir;
(iii) the proposed changes to the hydraulic components of the dam to release water that could be dammed up by the remaining structure;
(iv) the proposed structural changes to the dam;
(v) works required to deal with sediments deposited in the reservoir; and
(vi) disposal sites for materials removed from the dam during the decommissioning of the dam; and
(c) other information determined by the Commission.
Procedure to Follow
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Responsible Institution
Ministries Enclave Accra, Ghana Opposite Pension House, SSNIT
- Email: info@energymin.gov.gh
- Website: www.energymin.gov.gh
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- Telephone: +233 302683961 – 3
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