June 25, 2002 --Trojan Technologies Inc. has been awarded the contract for the largest municipal ultraviolet (UV) drinking water installation in the world, the company announced recently.
The facility, to be built by the City of Seattle, will treat up to 180 million gallons of water a day. It will serve nearly one million people when it becomes operational in 2004.
Trojan will supply 13 UV systems to CH2MHILL Constructors Inc., the design build company selected by Seattle Public Utilities to permit, design, build and operate the treatment facility. "Based on our evaluation process which considered many technical and non-technical factors, Trojan UVSwift provided the best overall solution for the unique needs of this project," said Scott Trusler, Design Manager for CH2MHILL.
"Not only will this be the largest facility of its kind in the world, but it will also be the first large municipal drinking water plant in the U.S. to use ultraviolet light as part of its disinfection process," Trusler added. "Trojan was the clear choice for this major project."
Trojan's water treatment systems use ultraviolet light to quickly, effectively and efficiently destroy all water-borne pathogens -including Giardia and Cryptosporidium which are relatively resistant to chlorine.
Another important benefit of this technology and a reason why many large cities in North America are now considering UV for the treatment of their drinking water is that --unlike chlorine -it does not create disinfection byproducts. Some disinfection byproducts, such as trihalomethanes, have been linked to increased risk of cancer and birth defects.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving to more stringent rules requiring treatment plants to increase protection against Cryptosporidium and reduce the byproducts. "Our technology has been designed to meet these needs," said Trojan President and CEO Allan Bulckaert.
There are more than 55,000 community water systems in the U.S. processing nearly 34 billion gallons of water per day. 'We're confident that the Seattle contract is indicative of the market opportunities that now exist for a company which provides safe drinking water solutions," Bulckaert added.
Trojan is a global leader in the UV treatment of drinking water. More than 200 facilities around the world are currently using Trojan systems to protect against microorganisms in municipal water supplies.
The company also has the largest installed base of UV municipal wastewater systems in the world -nearly 3,000 systems in more than 25 countries treating a total of more than 12 billion gallons of water each day.
Established in 1976, Trojan is a high technology environmental company. In addition to municipal wastewater and drinking water systems, it also serves the industrial, commercial and residential water markets, and provides environmental contaminant treatment for the removal of chemicals from water.
The company is listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange (stock symbol TUV). It has more than 300 employees around the world, and its head office is located in London, Ontario, Canada.
