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HOUSTON -- Aug. 26, 2002-- USFilter
Operating Services, Inc. (USFilter) has acquired MCS Technologies
LLC (MCS), a leader in the refinery waste separation and treatment
services market based in Corpus Christi, Texas. USFilter will
combine MCS's operations with its USFilter Scaltech subsidiary to
create an outsourcing services company capable of handling all
phases of the management, separation and secondary treatment of
waste produced by oil refineries.
MCS provides separation and treatment
outsourcing services for a variety of liquid, solid and oil-bearing
waste streams. The company uses a proprietary, cost-saving
technology featuring a compact, portable method to eliminate waste
streams and solids generated in refineries. USFilter will
immediately take over the servicing of MCS's extensive client base
of major refiners along the Gulf Coast, including Sunoco,
Exxon-Mobil and Citgo.
"With MCS coming into the
USFilter fold and the earlier acquisition of Scaltech, whose
technology also falls under the same sector, our offering to the
refining industry has been strengthened considerably," said Ron
Davis, executive vice president and general manager, USFilter
Operating Services. "We are very excited about the service
portfolio of this new business unit. The refining sector has shown
considerable willingness to outsource the waste stream processing
and recovery function during the last few years. The combined
strengths of MCS and Scaltech put us in an unparalleled position to
grow our service offering to this important segment of the U.S.
industrial sector."
Mike Windsor, former president of
MCS, will serve as vice president and general manager of the new
company. "Already an industry leader, USFilter can now offer
its clients an even greater, more comprehensive package of
wastewater and waste management outsourcing services," Windsor
stated. "By combining the strengths of MCS and USFilter
Scaltech, we are well positioned to serve both large- and
small-scale refineries."
The newly formed business unit will
employ almost 200 people and generate more than $25 million in
annual revenue. Jim Gentry, formerly vice president of USFilter
Scaltech, will serve as vice president of business development for
the new division, and Lee Cook will serve as director of operations.
USFilter currently holds the top
position in the industrial outsourcing market for water and
wastewater services, according to Public Works Financing. The
company provides water and wastewater services to thousands of
companies across the nation.
Jacobs
Wins Program Management Contract in Georgia
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2002--Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today
that a subsidiary company was selected by the Gwinnett County,
Georgia, Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to provide program
management services for DPU's five-year, $1.4 billion Capital
Improvements Program (CIP).
Jacobs is now negotiating detailed
scope of the five-year contract with Gwinnett officials. The
goal of the CIP, which encompasses approximately 200 water and
wastewater projects, is to establish a high-quality, efficient
delivery process.
DPU's mission is to provide Gwinnett
County clean, potable water, and to collect and reclaim Gwinnett's
wastewater to protect the environment. DPU's Engineering &
Construction Division is responsible for the design and construction
of new DPU facilities and for upgrades to existing DPU facilities.
The Engineering & Construction Division also administers
construction contracts for water and wastewater facilities and
pipelines, contracts to move utility lines during government road
projects and private development projects, and acquires land for
utility construction projects. Jacobs will manage accomplishing
these objectives.
In making the announcement, Jacobs
Group Vice President Mike Higgins stated, "We are pleased and
excited to be part of this important water program. The opportunity
to provide management services to Gwinnett County further
strengthens our commitment to help Georgia meet its critical
infrastructure needs."
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is one
of the world's largest providers of technical professional services.
With more than 30,000 people, the company offers full-spectrum
support to industrial, commercial, and government clients in diverse
markets. Services include scientific and specialty consulting as
well as all aspects of design, construction, and operations &
maintenance.
For more information contact:
Ms. Sherry Sweitzer Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Telephone: 626-578-6992
Web site: http://www.jacobs.com/
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Osmonics Awarded Orders For Water
Treatment Systems
MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2002-- Small communities choose Osmonics' new
membrane systems to improve water quality and guarantee EPA
compliance Osmonics Inc. was recently awarded contracts for four
municipal water treatment systems to be used to purify water for
Clara City, Minnesota; Todd Creek, Colorado; Hennessy, Oklahoma and
The Village of Golf, Florida. The four contracts will generate over
$1,000,000 in sales for the company.
Each
of the cities had different reasons for choosing membrane technology
as their treatment method, but all selected Osmonics MUNI Series
platform products to meet their needs. Clara City needed nitrate and
ammonium removal, Todd Creek desired an overall improvement in the
aesthetic quality of their drinking water, the city of Hennessy
required treatment to meet compliance for nitrate levels, and the
Village of Golf wanted not only "bottled" water quality at
the tap, but an additional source of low TDS water for irrigation
and exceptional color removal. Osmonics' wide selection of NSF
61-certified membrane types allowed each community to meet their
needs at the lowest overall cost of installation and operation.
Unlike the typical six- to
twelve-month delivery cycle for replacement of municipal
infrastructures, these four systems will be built and tested at
Osmonics' ISO 9001-certified factory and delivered in less than 10
weeks from receipt of order. The MUNI Series systems are
pre-engineered with proven and reliable designs, featuring NSF
61-certified membrane elements. Platform designs simplify
installation and operation. NSF-61 certification provides assurance
of suitability for use in the production of potable water. Osmonics
will also provide the four communities with operation training and
ongoing system support throughout the life of the equipment.
"We are realizing continued
growth in the municipal market as EPA regulations, consumers'
heightened awareness of water quality and diminishing potable water
sources continue to drive demand for our membrane-based municipal
water treatment systems," said Curt Weitnauer, vice president
and general manager of Osmonics' Process Water Group. "New low
energy membrane technologies are not only capable of meeting
specific treatment requirements like nitrate, radium, and arsenic
removal, but also provide a cost-effective alternative to
conventional filtration while providing communities with a vastly
improved product at the tap."
Since 1969, Osmonics has helped
communities around the world comply with drinking water regulations
by engineering, manufacturing and supplying membrane-based water
treatment equipment. The MUNI Series line of energy-efficient water
treatment systems enables municipalities to comply with the 1996
Safe Drinking Water Act amendment by treating water for removal of
dissolved minerals, arsenic, hardness, color, radium, nitrates,
sulfates, and nearly all other contaminants.
Osmonics is a leading manufacturer
and worldwide marketer of high-technology water purification and
fluid filtration, fluid separation and fluid handling equipment, as
well as the replaceable components used in purification, filtration,
and separation equipment. These products are used by a broad range
of industrial, commercial, household and institutional customers.
For more information contact: Osmonics Inc.
5951 Clearwater Drive
Minnetonka, Minn. 55343-8995
Telephone: 888-898-6766 or 952-933-2277
Web site: http://www.muni-ro.com/
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WATERBURY, CT, USA--August 26,
2002--Haestad Methods today announced the addition of Scenario
Control Center to WaterGEMS, its industry leading GIS-based water
distribution modeling software.
Scenario Control Center provides a
consolidated data management environment for managing
"what-if" situations in the distribution network and
maintaining a paper trail of design and operational changes to the
system-without leaving the GIS environment. This technological
breakthrough enables engineers to avoid inefficiencies that the GIS
data repository would otherwise present and leads the way to much
more effective modeling and decision support.
"High-quality scenario
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Herrin, Lead Software Engineer for Haestad Methods. "We
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WaterCAD Version 3 in 1997. Since then, we have continually advanced
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