— Water from wells being used for
commercial purposes in the capital
were constructed near latrines and
dump sites and could be contaminated, according to the Liberia
Water and Sewage Corporation.
Company chief Hun Bu Tulay
said water from the polluted wells
was being sold as purified water.
He said the utility would soon be
closing down those wells.
"Water from those wells is posing
health threat to our people. The
so-called well-water being marketed
does not meet the basic standard of
human consumption," Tulay said.
"We are the one responsible to
provide safe drinking water to the
people of Liberia and there are laws
on the book to this effect," he added...
Liberian Water Company Worried Over Polluted Wells in Monrovia
23 Jul 2007 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MONROVIA, Liberia, AMMAN, Jordan
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