Cameroon, Yaounde: water utility sets up information booth

December 22, 2008 · 1 Comment

Water utility, Camerounaise Des Eaux (CDE), has set up an infiormation booth is in the national capital Yaounde to educate the public about water treatment. The booth displays treatment equipment and laboratory methods for water quality analysis. Passers-by can learn how a flocculator works, the steps in water treatment, and which chemicals are used. In addition, CDE technicians explain how to keep water safe at home and how to conserve it.

Camerounaise des Eaux (CDE) replaces the former Cameroon National Water Company (SNEC), whose management has been transferred to a consortium led by the Office National de l’Eau Potable (ONEP) of Morocco. SNEC has been split into CDE and the Cameroon Water Utilities Corporation (CAMWATER), a state-owned asset holding company.

Source: Stéphanie B. Hissoak, Quotidien Mutations / allAfrica.com [in French], 12 Dec 2008

Categories: Cameroon · Information and communication · Water quality · Water treatment
Tagged: Camerounaise des Eaux, Camwater

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mudohsen // March 25, 2009 at 11:39 am | Reply

I need the website to former SNEC today Camwater

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