There are reports of acute water shortage in Cape Coast and its environs. The situation is said to be crippling businesses that use water and affecting students who are writing their West African examination council exams. Bagged water is in high demand in Cape Coast now because residents, especially students and teachers, fall on it for bathing and drinking. The Cape Coast Water Supply Project and Baafikrom Water Supply Expansion Project were inaugurated at Sekyere-Heman in 2008 by President Kufuor to mitigate the perennial water shortage that was experienced in Cape Coast Municipality at the time. But the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) said the projects were not completed to halt the problem entirely. James Lartey, GWCL Distribution Manager in Cape Coast, said the second stage of the project which involves connecting a 26km Ebirim-Agona pipeline to supply pure water was not done. Richard Kojo Nyarko, Joy News’ Central regional correspondent said the Brimsu dam which used to produces over 4 million gallons of water can now barely produce 1 million gallons for the people of Cape Coast. He reports that the water problem in the Cape Coast Municipality has assumed a crisis level.