GREIFENBERG, Germany, Mar. 10, 2011 -- The theme for this year's World Water Day on March 22 is "Water for Cities: Responding to the Urban Challenge." At present, some 3.3 billion people -- around half the world's population -- live in cities. And the urban population is growing by two people every second. As the number of city-dwellers increases, so too does the need for clean water. Yet the steady industrialization of countries in Asia and elsewhere is leading to more and more pollution and water shortages in the world's megacities.
The average household water consumption in industrialized countries is between 100 and 500 liters a day. But with fresh water making up just three percent of the water on Earth, cities have little choice but to pursue the goals of minimizing water usage, increasing their use of sea water and, above all, fully exploiting the benefits of water recycling.
Ultrafiltration replaces sand filters and UV irradiation
The technology required to achieve these goals is changing: Traditional methods of water treatment such as sand filtration and UV irradiation require considerable time and space and cannot cope with significant fluctuations in water quality. Ultrafiltration is therefore gradually taking over as the technology of choice. By passing dirty water through fine membranes, ultrafiltration systems remove the suspended solids, viruses and bacteria that are simply too large to fit through the ultrafine pores. The process offers numerous benefits: It does not require the use of chemicals, and the filtrate it produces is of consistently high quality regardless of the level of contamination of the source water.
German company ranked as global technology leader
Based in the town of Greifenberg on the Ammersee lake in Germany, inge watertechnologies AG is one of the world's leading ultrafiltration companies. With a global reach enhanced by its network of partners, the company has carried out numerous reference projects around the globe with its cutting-edge technology. Its range of products includes highly-efficient ultrafiltration modules and cost-effective, space-saving rack designs as the core components of water treatment plants. All the company's products are based on the in-house development of its patented membrane technology. Bruno Steis, CEO of inge watertechnologies AG, says: "Our technology offers significant advantages over conventional water treatment methods, including rapid, simple and space-saving module installation and stable, highly resilient membranes. This makes planning a water treatment facility much simpler and facilitates low-cost installation and reliable operation."
So it is hardly surprising that cities and municipal authorities from all corners of the globe are flocking to inge watertechnologies AG: German ultrafiltration technology is now up and running in Trier, Luxembourg, Sur City (Oman) and Peking. Steis adds: "Clearly, no single technology can solve all the water problems that cities face -- but we are delighted that our products can at the very least contribute towards making water treatment safer and more efficient."
About inge watertechnologies AG
The company inge watertechnologies AG, based in the town of Greifenberg near Munich in Bavaria, Germany, employs more than 80 staff and is the world's leading provider of ultrafiltration technology, a membrane process used to treat drinking water, process water, wastewater and sea water.
With a global reach enhanced by its network of partners, the company has completed numerous reference products around the globe featuring its cutting-edge technology. Its range of products include highly-efficient ultrafiltration modules and cost-effective, space-saving rack designs as the core components of water treatment plants, rounded off by the superb technical support it provides to its customers.
All the company's products are based on the in-house development of its patented Multibore® membrane technology, providing the top-quality standards for which German-made goods are famous. The extremely small-pore filters of the Multibore® membrane reliably intercept not only particles, but also microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses, thereby providing a dependable source of clean water. Deployment of the inge technology also offers significant advantages over conventional water treatment methods, such as rapid and easy module installation and stable, highly resilient membranes. This makes planning a water treatment facility much simpler, enabling customers to achieve low-cost installation and operation. And all this comes with a guarantee of long-lasting reliability.
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