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MEMCOR® MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY INSTALLED IN ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT GROUND WATER REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM PROJECT TOWSON, MD, May 11, 2004 –-/WORLD-WIRE/-- USFilter completed installation of the temporary 6 million gallon per day (mgd) MEMCOR® Continuous Microfiltration Submerged (CMF-S) membrane filtration system at Orange County Water District’s (OCWD) Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) project. This initial system will provide injection water during the construction of the permanent 70 mgd MEMCOR system. The GWRS is an indirect potable water reuse project that proactively responds to Southern California’s future water needs by using advanced multi-barrier filtration techniques to:
act as a seawater barrier; and provide a drought-proof source of high quality drinking water After nearly a decade of research and extensive pilot studies at the world-renowned demonstration site known as Water Factory-21, the OCWD demonstrated that advanced treatment techniques combining a dual-media membrane process with disinfection can treat wastewater to drinking water standards. Upon completion of the rigorous process of demonstration testing with three system suppliers, the OCWD accepted a $27M bid from USFilter for its MEMCOR® CMF-S membrane filtration system. This technology is followed by reverse osmosis (RO) and ultraviolet disinfection. When completed in 2007, the treatment technology installed at the GWRS project will reclaim 70 mgd. Construction of the GWRS project began in early 2003. When completed, Phase 1 of the GWRS project will replace the conventional lime softening and RO system at Water Factory-21, which has injected potable quality reclaimed water into the coastal aquifers to prevent the ingress of seawater into the groundwater basin since 1976. What Happens to the Reclaimed Water? The GWRS is a project jointly sponsored by Orange County Water District and Orange County Sanitary District. Currently the OCWD supplies approximately 2.3 million people with water for drinking and household needs. However the population is expected to increase to almost 3 million by 2020. The reclaimed water from the GWRS project will be stored in Orange County’s groundwater basin either by injection along the coast or by percolation ponds near the Santa Ana River. Integrated Membrane Systems – Preferred Technology for High-Purity Water Production Low-pressure membranes have become the preferred technology to use for pretreatment to RO for treating wastewater for reuse applications. Compared to conventional RO pretreatment processes, low-pressure membranes offer many advantages. They occupy less space, typically need no chemical pretreatment other than pre-chlorination, are highly automated and less maintenance intensive, require less operator attention and dramatically improve the performance of the downstream RO. USFilter MEMCOR Products provides flexible, state-of-the-art integrated microfiltration and RO membrane solutions for treating ground water, surface water, seawater, industrial process water, and water reuse. A leading manufacturer of municipal and industrial membrane systems, USFilter continues to develop new membrane polymers, module configurations and system designs for today and the future. Millions of people and thousands of companies rely on USFilter every day to help them meet their clean water needs. Headquartered in Palm Desert, Calif., USFilter (www.usfilter.com) is a $1 billion water company with 6,000 experienced professionals dedicated to delivering cost-effective, reliable water and wastewater treatment systems and services to municipal, industrial, commercial and institutional customers worldwide. CONTACT: Patricia Scott, USFilter Memcor Products, Towson, Maryland, Tel: (410) 307-6548, scottp@usfilter.com or Karole Colangelo, USFilter, Schaumburg, Illinois (847) 706-6947 colangek@usfilter.com Important Disclaimer. Veolia Environnement is a corporation listed on the NYSE and Euronext Paris. This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, including but not limited to: the risk of suffering reduced profits or losses as a result of intense competition, the risk that changes in energy prices and taxes may reduce Veolia Environnement’s profits, the risk that governmental authorities could terminate or modify some of Veolia Environnement’s contracts, the risk that Veolia Environnement’s compliance with environmental laws may become more costly in the future, the risk that currency exchange rate fluctuations may negatively affect Veolia Environnement’s financial results and the price of its shares, the risk that Veolia Environnement may incur environmental liability in connection with its past, present and future operations, and the risks related to Veolia Environnement’s relationship with Vivendi Universal, as well as the risks described in the documents Veolia Environnement has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Veolia Environnement does not undertake, nor does it have, any obligation to provide updates or to revise any forward-looking statements. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of documents filed by Veolia Environnement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from Veolia Environnement. |
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