Calgon Carbon Awarded Contract for Sentinel(TM) UV Disinfection System For Drinking Water
Monday October 4, 11:30 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Calgon Carbon Corporation
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PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC - news) announced today that it has been awarded a contract to provide the world's first full-scale UV system specifically designed to provide protection against cryptosporidium and giardia in drinking water. Calgon Carbon, in conjunction with the City of Grosse Pointe Farms, will install a Sentinel(TM) UV Disinfection System at the Grosse Pointe Farms Water Treatment Plant in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, as an additional treatment technique to ensure safe drinking water for its residents. The system, which is scheduled to be on-line during the first quarter of 2000, can treat 14 million gallons of water per day.
Sentinel's medium-pressure lamps achieve more than 99.9% inactivation of cryptosporidium and giardia at a fraction of the cost of other treatment methods. In addition, operating costs are far less than conventional disinfection methods. Darrel Schuurman, water superintendent for the City of Grosse Pointe Farms commented, ''Our consulting engineer from Snell Environmental Group, Inc., John O'Malia, recommended that we choose Sentinel over membrane and ozone systems because of its high performance standards and both lower capital and operating costs. Also, unlike other technologies, Sentinel does not produce disinfection by-products. The system is compact, easy to install, and has a flexible design for easy retrofitting into our existing system.''
Earlier this year, Sentinel became the first product to receive verification under the U.S. EPA's ETV Package Drinking Water Treatment Systems pilot. The verification, backed by both the U.S. EPA and NSF International, offers water utility managers and state regulatory officials a uniform method for assessing product performance claims.
Gary Van Stone, executive director of municipal market development at Calgon Carbon Corporation, said, ''Grosse Pointe Farms has taken a leadership position in the U.S. by choosing to provide its citizens with an additional water treatment technique that is not mandated by law. We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with the City of Grosse Pointe Farms on this project.''
Calgon Carbon Corporation (www.calgoncarbon.com), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global leader in the production, supply, and design of products, services, and technologies for making air and water cleaner and safer. The company employs 1,100 people with 11 facilities in six countries and 12 sales offices serving customers worldwide.
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