How to treat water with liquid chlorine (WaterGuard or Sûr’Eau): visual instructions

June 3, 2024

These are step-by-step visual instructions for household water treatment with WaterGuard (Sûr’Eau), a liquid chlorine. This is a visual aid / IEC material for household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS).

You can use the instructions as they are, or adapt them to your local situation. They are available in 20 languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Swahili, Bangla, Mandarin, Nepali, Tok Pisin (Papua New Guinea), Vietnamese, Burmese (Myanmar), Tamil, Pijin (Solomon Islands), Bislama (Vanuatu), Hindi, Kirundi, Somali, Bahasa Melayu (Malaysia), Bahasa Indonesia and Thai. Each language is available in PNG (picture) format. For other formats contact wash.cop@ifrc.org.

Important: When you distribute any water treatment product, people must be trained how to use it. Before you share these instructions, check:

The size of the containers people use. The amount of liquid depends on container size.
The strength of the product you have. Adapt the instructions if it is different.

These instructions come from the IFRC manual Household water treatment and safe storage in emergencies.