UV-less in Seattle selects Trojan for safety:
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Trojan Selected For Groundbreaking Project For
Municipal Drinking Water Disinfection
Trojan UVSwift(TM) System In Seattle To Be The Largest
Municipal Drinking Water UV Installation In The World
LONDON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2002-- Trojan Technologies Inc. (TSE:TUV. -
news) announced today that the Company has been selected for a significant project to supply a drinking
water disinfection system to the City of Seattle.
The project, valued at approximately C$3 million, includes a total of thirteen Trojan UVSwift(TM) units
designed to treat up to 180 million gallons per day of drinking water. The contract will be awarded by
CH2MHILL Constructors, Inc., which was awarded a contract by Seattle Public Utilities (``SPU'') in
April 2001 for the design, permitting, construction, and long-term facility operation for the City of Seattle's
Cedar Treatment Facility DBO Project. The Cedar Treatment Facility will treat approximately two-thirds
of the City's current water supply, serving a population of 1.3 million people. The design-build-operate
(``DBO'') contract for the Cedar Treatment Facility represents the first large municipal drinking water
plant in the United States to use ultraviolet light in conjunction with ozone for disinfection purposes and will
be the largest UV disinfection system in the world treating municipal drinking water.
The UV system will be installed in conjunction with other planned improvements that comprise Seattle
Public Utilities' Cedar Treatment Facility DBO Project on their Cedar River water supply. The objective
of the overall project is to build upon SPU's existing multiple barrier approach to providing reliable public
health protection and enhance the water quality relative to taste and odour. The Trojan UVSwift(TM) will
be able to provide inactivation of a wide range of human pathogens including bacteria and viruses as well
as protozoa.
An extensive review process involving other major UV manufacturers was undertaken by CH2M HILL
to select the UV supplier for the Cedar River Project. The evaluation process examined factors such as
each supplier's technical knowledge and expertise related to UV disinfection, technology offerings, and
initial capital and operation costs. Utilizing these criteria, Trojan was chosen as the supplier of choice for
this project.
CH2MHILL Representative, Scott Trusler, Design Manager said ``The Trojan UVSwift(TM) system was
selected for this project due to its compact footprint, advanced control features, and after extensive
validation testing that has been conducted on the system which in combination best met the DBO project
objectives for the Cedar Treatment Facility DBO Project.''
``Trojan is very pleased to have been selected for this contract as it represents the largest Municipal
Drinking Water Installation in the world,'' said Marvin DeVries, Executive Vice President for Trojan
Technologies Inc. The Cedar River project is an exciting opportunity to demonstrate the advanced
features and overall reliability of the Trojan UVSwift(TM). This award confirms that Trojan
UVSwift(TM) is an efficient and effective solution for the needs of the City. We are confident that there
will be a very significant market opportunity as municipalities in North America implement multi-barrier disinfection strategies for their
drinking water supplies.``
The system is scheduled to become operational in 2004; installation work of the UV equipment will start in mid-2003.
Ultraviolet light disinfects water by altering the genetic material (DNA) within bacteria, viruses and protozoa such that they can no longer
reproduce and are effectively killed. Trojan UVSwift(TM), Trojan's municipal drinking water disinfection product, has been designed
specifically for the North American market in anticipation of new regulations in many jurisdictions that will require municipalities to implement
a multi-barrier disinfection treatment strategy. Trojan UVSwift(TM) is a cost-effective disinfection technology that can be easily retrofitted
into existing drinking water treatment facilities at a fraction of the cost of alternative technologies.
Trojan Technologies is a Canadian based, high technology environmental company operating internationally. With 25 years of experience,
Trojan has the largest installed base of UV disinfection systems operating around the world. Trojan designs, manufactures and sells ultraviolet
disinfection systems for municipal wastewater, drinking water systems for residential, municipal and commercial use, and industrial systems
for food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor applications. Trojan also designs and installs treatment technology for the
environmental contaminant and micropollutant destruction market. |
