… SON, others hail action
By Ifeanyichukwu Ibe
Table water producers in Imo State under the umbrella of the Association of Table Water Producers, ATWAP, Imo State Chapter, yesterday, July 29, 2025, commissioned a brand new water treatment plant which the association donated to the Police Children School, Amakohia, Owerri North LGA of Imo State.
The event which attracted dignitaries from police formations, Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), ATWAP members and other members of the society, generated commendations in favour of the association for intervening to safeguard lives through the provision of safe water for the school.
Speaking at the event, the Imo State ATWAP Chairman, Engr. Lumanze Bismarck, disclosed that the association was motivated to undertake the philanthropic gesture in order to help mitigate the prevalence of waterborne diseases in the society. He added that the water treatment facilities would make healthy water accessible to the users, including those who could no afford table and satchet water due to economic hardships.
Bismarck, also the CEO of Lumaco Table Water, highlighted the importance of water to life, while urging other organizations to emulate ATWAP in making the society better. He also encouraged members of the public to desist from drinking poisonous water that are harmful to their health by not patronizing quacks whose activities are not regulated.
The Imo State ATWAP Chairman, further explained that the association was established in the country with the goal to ensure standards and safety of the public through the regulation of the activities of table and satchet water producers. He reiterated the commitment of the association towards ensuring that water produced by members are healthy.
Responding, the Head Teacher of the school, Dr. Mrs. Ekwueme Victoria, thanked ATWAP in Imo State for the magnanimity in providing the water purification machines to the school, describing the donation as beneficial to the health and wellness of both the learners and the staff. She, however, urged other spirited organisations to emulate and compliment ATWAP’s generosity.
Also speaking, the Imo State Director of SON, Engr. Mrs. Comfort Echebiri, represented by Mrs. Amara Okere, expressed delight in the project, while commending ATWAP for giving back to the society through the water treatment facilities to the school. She noted the importance of upholding standards always in the society, calling for right attitudes.
On his own, a former Chairman of ATWAP in Imo State, Dr. Okonkwo Jude, hailed Engr. Lumanze Bismarck whom he called “Digital Chairman” for bringing new innovations to the leadership of the association. According to him, the good initiative was exemplary, and has eliminated threats from waterborne diseases among the members of the school community.
The highpoints of the commissioning ceremony also witnessed by Chief VitalisOnugha, a retired DSS senior officer, were the cutting of the ribbon and drinking of water produced from the treated equipment by the participants.
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