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GE Agrees to Acquire Zenon
Environmental
 TREVOSE,
PA AND OAKVILLE, ON -- GE Water & Process Technologies, a
unit of General Electric Company and ZENON Environmental
Inc, announced today that they have signed an agreement in
connection with the acquisition by way of Plan of
Arrangement of ZENON by GE in an all cash transaction for
Cdn $24.00 per share, valuing the transaction at
approximately Cdn $760 million, or US $656 million. ZENON is
a global leader in advanced membranes for water
purification, wastewater treatment and water reuse to
municipalities and industries worldwide.
Over its 26-year history, ZENON
pioneered the use of ultrafiltration technology for water
and wastewater treatment. The technology has become the
technology of choice for water and wastewater plants, and
its adaptation is spreading rapidly throughout the world.
"ZENON is a great strategic fit
with GE," said David Calhoun, GE Vice Chairman and President
& CEO, GE Infrastructure. "With the synergies we create, we
will have the potential to grow revenue in the municipal
water segment at more than 30 percent for the next several
years. Its best-in-class membrane technologies will allow GE
to serve the fast-growing ultrafiltration segment of water
and wastewater treatment, significantly expand our
capabilities to help customers address pressing water
scarcity issues and play a key role in the high-growth areas
of the municipal water segment. With this terrific addition,
we anticipate our water platform growing to nearly US $2.5
billion in revenue next year."
Andrew Benedek, Chairman and CEO
of ZENON Environmental, said, "This transaction will benefit
both our customers and GE's customers. Our advanced
membranes and talented team, combined with GE's technology,
scale, strong global network and services expertise, will
open up new global opportunities for our ultrafiltration
technology."
ZENON's advanced membranes
include membrane bioreactor (MBR) and hollow fiber
technologies that offer low-cost filtration and disinfection
in one step with low energy consumption. ZENON has an
extensive patent portfolio that will enhance GE's current
water scarcity platform by providing pre-treatment
technology for reverse osmosis desalination and reuse.
ZENON's technology in municipal water treatment will enhance
GE's presence with advanced technology products in this
large global industry. ZENON's technologies also will help
GE provide the best life-cycle cost reduction for customers
in customized service agreements.
About GE Water & Process
Technologies
GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric
Company, is solving some of the world's most pressing water
challenges by providing industrial, agricultural and potable
water, while lessening our dependence on fresh water
sources. Technologies to accomplish this include
desalination, advanced membrane, separation solutions, and
water reuse and wastewater management and process
technologies. GE delivers value to customers by improving
performance and product quality, reducing operating costs
and extending equipment life. For more information on GE
Water & Process Technologies, visit
www.gewater.com
About ZENON Environmental
ZENON is a world leader in providing advanced membrane
products and services for water purification, wastewater
treatment and water reuse to municipalities and industries
worldwide. Canada's Top 100 Employers ranked ZENON in their
top 100 list for the last six years. Additional
information is available at ZENON's web site
www.zenon.com
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Hach Receives EPA Verification
for Monitoring System
 Loveland,
CO -- Hach Homeland Security Technologies Division announced
today their Event Monitor™ Trigger System (EMTS), Water
Distribution Monitoring Panel (WDMP) and astroTOC™ Total
Organic Carbon Analyzer have received Environmental
Technology Verification (ETV) from the EPA for continuous
multi-parameter water monitoring in distribution systems by
a water distribution monitoring system.
The
Event Monitor, WDMP, and astroTOC Analyzer are the three
components of Hach's unique and innovative water
distribution monitoring system with the dual-benefit ability
to detect, alert and classify more than 80 deadly
contaminants as well as detect, alert, classify and learn
real-world events. The new technology is considered a
break-through in water distribution monitoring, according to
industry experts.
The
Advanced Monitoring Systems (AMS) Center, operated by the
EPA's National Exposure Research Laboratory and its
verification organization partner Battelle, evaluated the
EMTS's ability to consistently detect and alert when a
contaminant was injected into a pipe of flowing drinking
water and accurately classify what contaminant had been
injected. The Event Monitor detected and alerted on 100% of
all contaminants injected into the system and correctly
classified 85%.
The
AMS also evaluated the performance of the WDMP and astroTOC
Analyzer to continuously measure total chlorine, turbidity,
temperature, conductivity, pH and total organic carbon (TOC)
in drinking water in terms of four categories: 1) Accuracy,
2) Response to injected contaminants, 3) Inter-unit
reproducibility, 4) Ease of use and data acquisition.
In
nine 4-hour tests, WDMP and astroTOC Analyzer measurements
were compared with reference samples taken in water
conditions with pH and temperature variations. The majority
of the six water quality parameters had standard deviations
below 10% of the average result. The WDMP and astroTOC
Analyzer detected a change in water quality parameters when
6-10 parts per million of a contaminant was injected into
the water.
Measurements from two identical WDMP units were compared
throughout the verification (approximately 138 times.) The
majority of comparisons were within 6% of unity indicating
the results were similar and repeatable. System maintenance
and operation reports from a 52-day Extended Deployment
assessment indicate the Event Monitor, WDMP and astroTOC
Analyzer performed efficiently and had minimal maintenance
requirements. Sensor data was facilitated through the Event
Monitor to a SCADA system or downloaded to a USB memory
device.
Unlike
traditional monitoring systems, the Event Monitor will
trigger on excursions that are not yet in either the agent
library or plant library. This capability enables the system
to alert an operator to unknown agents, contamination and
operational events never previously encountered.
Source: http://www.hach.com/
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ITT Awarded UV Water
Disinfection Contract in UK
 White
Plains, NY -- ITT Industries, Inc., a leading provider of
water treatment technology, today announced that it has been
awarded a sole source Ultraviolet (UV) Water Framework
contract by United Utilities Plc. of the United Kingdom.
This is the first major framework contact award for UV
potable water disinfection by a U.K. utility.
The
contract calls for the design, supply, installation,
testing, commission and maintenance of ITT's WEDECO Enclosed
Ultraviolet Reactor Systems for potable water disinfection.
The United Utilities contract covers a period of two years
with an option to extend. The contract award was based on
ITT WEDECO designing and supplying seven water treatment
plants throughout Northwest England. Each UV treatment
system is designed to fit local needs, but initial designs
may treat flows up to 72 million liters of water per day.
Over the contract period, the installed base may be valued
in excess of $2.5 million.
"As a
leader in water treatment, ITT is pleased to bring our focus
on life-cycle costs, maintenance, technical support, and
global reach to help United Utilities meet their customers'
need for clean water," said Andre Dhawan, president of ITT's
WEDECO business. "We hope to build on this award and develop
further our strong relationship with United Utilities to
include their other facilities as they expand worldwide."
About
ITT Industries
ITT Industries, Inc. supplies advanced technology products
and services in key markets including: fluid and water
management including water treatment; defense communication,
opto-electronics, information technology and services;
electronic interconnects and switches; and other specialty
products.
Source: http://www.itt.com/
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Oregon WWTP Provides Septic Hauler Solution
 New
LaPine, OR -- When LaPine needed an increase in capacity
for their wastewater treatment facility, LAS was asked
to help. Not only was capacity an issue, the existing
lagoon facility had serious odor problems that required
fixing given the close proximity to residential and a
new business park.
In 2004, LAS and HGE
Engineering began construction of an upgraded facility
at LaPine. The existing lagoon system was converted to
an Aero-Fac® primary stage of treatment followed by
"accelerated" secondary and tertiary cells prior to
going to field application (irrigation).
The primary cell employs the
unique Aero-Fac stainless steel diffuser system that
requires no routine servicing or maintenance. The
diffuser system is powered by a low energy and almost
maintenance free fan blower that has little wear factor.
The blower is activated by a DO probe system that senses
loading conditions and runs only when needed. The
primary cell also has the unique LAS Mark 3 windpowered
aerators (with 3/4 hp backup motors for low wind
conditions) to provide low cost constant aeration and
biological optimization of the cell. The other cells
also incorporate the Mark 3 aerators for an overall low
operating cost.
Making Sludge Pay For The New
Facility
A unique facet to the LaPine
facility is the sludge reception station. The entire
valley area has lots of septic tanks and haulers. In
order to help pay for the new facility, the system was
designed to accommodate routine injection of sludge and
septic loads from numerous haulers in the area.
Normally, most facilities shy away from septic haulers
fearing the shock loads.
LaPine is actively
encouraging haulers to use their facility for a fee - a
fee that will more than pay for the new facility within
a few years. By utilizing the robust Aero-Fac system
designed for complete sludge digestion within the
primary stage, and designed to accommodate the sudden
loads from haulers, this new facility has turned itself
into a profit center. And with the minimal maintenance
involved in an Aero-Fac system, no full-time operators
are required on site, saving precious hours and funds
for the city.
Aero-Fac has made it possible
for this growing community to upgrade and expand
literally for free.
Maintenance and operations of
the Aero-Fac equipment is limited to quarterly
inspections and semi-annual lubrication. Overall, the
new LaPine facility is an odor-free, low cost, high
performance system designed to accommodate growth for
the community.
For more information contact:
LAS International Ltd.
3811 Lockport Street
Bismarck, ND 58503
Phone: (701) 222-8331 or (800) 366-1857
Fax: (701) 222-2773
Web:
http://www.lasinternational.com/
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