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Cooperation between Waterproef and World Waternet for worldwide clean and safe water

27 September 2018

Waterproef and World Waternet enter into an international cooperation. On September 20th, CEOs Janneke Ottens (Waterproef) and Steven van Rossum (World Waternet) signed an agreement in which they commit themselves to working together abroad.

CEOs Janneke Ottens (Waterproef) and Steven van Rossum (World Waternet) sign the cooperation agreement at the head office of Waternet in Amsterdam

Waterproef conducts all laboratory activities for Waternet and regional water authorities Amstel, Gooi & Vecht and Holland Noorderkwartier. These activities comprise sampling and analyzing surface water, water beds, groundwater, wastewater and sludge. Moreover, Waterproef carries out field work, such as the inventory of plants and animals and research on the quality of swimming water for open-air recreation.

Global demand for improved water quality

All over the world, there is a great demand for high-value research on water quality. This also applies to the local partners of World Waternet. For this reason, the cooperation between Waterproef and World Waternet came about. For now, the cooperation will focus on Mali, Lebanon and Ethiopia. In Mali, World Waternet provides support to the national water authority Société Malienne de Gestion de l'Eau Potable (SOMAGEP) to improve their laboratory, used for monitoring water quality. Waterproef supports SOMAGEP with setting up a quality system according to ISO 17025 and Standard Operating Procedures. In Lebanon, Waterproef is providing support the World Waternet’s partner the Litani River Authority (LRA) on carrying out an audit for ISO 17015. In Ethiopia, Waterproef will help improve the water quality laboratory of World Waternet’s partner Abay River Basin Authority.

The cooperation with Waterproef is highly valuable for World Waternet. With Waterproef as knowledge partner, World Waternet is better able to contribute to sustainable integral solutions for water challenges around the world.

Waterproef and World Waternet look forward to join forces and contribute to worldwide clean and safe water in more countries in the future!