Synagro Announces New President

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Synagro Announces New President

TEXAS, HOUSTON, Mar. 6 -/E-Wire/-- Synagro Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:SYGR), the largest national wastewater residuals management company in North America, announced today that Robert C. Boucher, Jr. has joined Synagro to fill its recently created position of president and chief operating officer. Mr. Boucher will be responsible for all of Synagro's operations, including Class A drying, pelletization, and composting; Class B land application; and dewatering and cleanout services.

Mr. Boucher's background in the environmental services industry began when he became a division manager with American Waste Systems. He successively held the positions of operations manager, general manager and division president with Waste Management of Greater Boston. Since 1997, with Allied Waste Industries, he has served as district manager of Boston, district manager of New York City Metro, and regional assistant vice president. Mr. Boucher leaves Allied Waste as the regional vice president of the Northeast United States, where he was responsible for operations with more than $900 million in annual revenue. He will relocate to Houston. Ross M. Patten, Synagro's chairman and chief executive officer, stated that, "Bob brings a wealth of valuable operating experience to Synagro that will help maximize the value we have created over the last four years and enhance our management team's ability to focus on growth opportunities in the years to come.'

Synagro is the largest national company focused on the wastewater residuals management services in North America, serving over 1,000 municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants in 35 states. We offer a range of wastewater residuals management services, focusing on the beneficial reuse of organic nonhazardous residuals resulting from the wastewater treatment process, including collection and transportation, land application, thermal drying and pelletization, incineration, composting, alkaline stabilization, dewatering, cleanout services, wastewater treatment plant operations and maintenance, product marketing, and related recordkeeping and regulatory reporting services.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors not under the Company's control which may cause the actual results, performance or achievement of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to (1) unseasonable weather, (2) changes in government regulations and (3) the ability to access debt and equity financing when needed. Other factors are discussed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Synagro Technologies Inc.

Synagro Technologies Inc., Houston,

Ross M. Patten, 713/369-1700

http://www.synagro.com

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