Login

Signup

Innovations-driven
Engineering & Design

Sustainable
Nature-based Solutions

Action-oriented
Implementation-biased

Systemic approach
at the community level

Collaboration and
knowledge dissemination

Nurturing Talent
for the Water and Sanitation ecosystem

CDD Society is a not-for-profit organization, registered in 2005, that innovates, demonstrates and disseminates decentralized nature-based solutions for the conservation, collection, treatment and reuse of water resources and management of sanitation facilities.

We are happy to share that CDD Society has been adjudged winner of The Lipman Family Prize 2022. See this announcement on their website.

Our approach enables achieving the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

Sectors we work in

Hospital Wastewater Management

Wastewater Treatment

Desludging vehicle for Faecal Sludge Management

Faecal Sludge Management

Eco-Rejuvenation of Waterbodies

Waterbody Rejuvenation

Solid Waste Treatment

Solid Waste Management

Our Services

Wastewater Sampling

Technical Solutions

Sanitation Training

Capacity Building

Applied Water and Sanitation (WASH) research

Applied Research

Publications on Sanitation

Knowledge Publications & Dissemination

We work in collaboration with

Donors/Funders

CDD Society is the primary implementation partner of BORDA-South Asia, in India. Our efforts in Faecal Sludge Management have primarily been enabled by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

CDD Network Partners

CDD was informally born in the 1990s when a group of individuals and organisations came together to promote decentralised wastewater treatment systems (DEWATSTM). The network comprises of 14
partner organisations.

Governments, Municipalities, CSR

In order to make more of an impact, we work with a network of like-minded partners. These include civil society organisations, Government bodies, corporates and others.

We have been featured in

Our Impact

430
(since 2015)
DEWATS, treating 15,000m3 of wastewater daily - by CDD, partners and trainees
9
(since 2015)
operational faecal sludge treatment plants, treating 100m3 of faecal sludge daily
8
(since 2018)
Waterbody projects, recharging over 1 million litres of wastewater daily
3300
(since 2008)
people trained (at CDD-organised trainings)
200000
(since 2005)
people benefited through our efforts

Latest News: Upcoming Trainings

Faecal Sludge Management Training

Engineer's Training on DEWATS September 16-20

The five days introductory training programme is specifically designed to impart knowledge and skills required for planning, designing, implementing and managing DEWATS™ through the hands-on learning experience.

DEWATS Training by CDD-CASS

Implementing and Operationalising FSM October 14-18

The five days introductory training programme is specifically designed to impart knowledge and skills required for implementing and operationalising FSM projects.

12,023
m3 of wastewater treated daily

11+ lac
litres of faecal sludge treated till date

400+
DEWATS set up by CDD, its partners and trainees

6
faecal sludge treatment plants

2+ lac
people benefitted

BORDA South Asia Logo

BORDA is a Greman non-profit which works for poverty alleviation, sustainable protection of natural resources and strengthening of social structures. BORDA operates through its partners in 23 developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. CDD Society is its primary implementation partner in India.

CASS Logo

The Centre for Advanced Sanitation Solutions (CASS) is a joint collaboration between CDD Society, BORDA, and Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Ltd. (RGRHCL), Government of Karnataka for providing a one-stop sanitation solution center with a clear focus on building capacities of sectoral stakeholders.

Blue Water Company Logo

Blue Water Company addresses urban water scarcity, public and environmental health by operating city-scale FSM services and decentralised STPs. Through engineering, O&M and financing mechanisms, it enables cities, housing societies, commercial/public buildings to re-use water and prevent contamination of surface/ground water.