Municipal Drinking Water Facilities Across Canada Moving To UV Disinfection

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Municipal Drinking Water Facilities Across Canada Moving To UV Disinfection

From Victoria, B.C., To St. John's, Newfoundland, Trojan Technologies

Supplying Systems Which Destroy Water-Borne Microorganisms

CANADA, ONTARIO, LONDON, Oct. 16 -/E-Wire/-- Increasingly, municipalities are turning to ultraviolet (UV) light disinfection to ensure the safety of their drinking water. Trojan Technologies Inc. (TSX:TUV) of London, Ontario, the leading supplier, has been awarded contracts in Canada totalling more than $6 million for these systems over the past year and a half.

"After the disease outbreak in North Battleford and the tragedy in Walkerton, many of the provinces have introduced new drinking water standards, and there is more accountability at the local level to protect public safety," says Allan Bulckaert, President and CEO of Trojan Technologies.

As a result, the Canadian market for UV disinfection equipment is growing quickly. Trojan has previously announced contract awards including: Victoria, B.C.; Lethbridge and High Prairie, Alberta; North Battleford, Saskatchewan; North Bay, Waterloo, and Sudbury, Ontario; and St. John's, Newfoundland. A total of more than half a million people in these various communities will have access to UV-protected drinking water when the systems are operational.

The project in Victoria, which has a contract value of $3.4 million, will be one of the largest UV drinking water facilities in the world. Once installation is completed by the end of 2003, the UV equipment will ultimately treat more than 127 million gallons of drinking water a day.

"We selected Trojan after a thorough review and evaluation," explains Jack Hull, General Manager of the Capital Regional District Water Department in Victoria. "Its systems were independently validated, and the equipment meets the requirements of the Medical Health Officer for parasite inactivation."

At the other end of the country, the Petty Harbour treatment facility, which supplies drinking water to St. John's, Newfoundland, has awarded a contract to Trojan for UV equipment. Installation is to be completed this November.

Trojan's UV systems effectively destroy water-borne pathogens including E.coli, Giardia and Cryptosporidium.

"Increasingly, communities across Canada are recognizing that a multi- barrier system is the best way to ensure safe drinking water, and that UV is an important component of such systems because of its reliability, proven effectiveness, and cost-efficiency," says Bulckaert.

The multi-barrier approach to protecting municipal drinking water was endorsed in the Report of the Walkerton Inquiry. Municipalities are "switching on" to UV for other reasons as well. For example, UV destroys microorganisms which are resistant to chlorine, and UV does not form disinfection by-products which can pose health risks.

Trojan designs, manufactures and sells UV systems for municipal wastewater and drinking water facilities, as well as for the industrial, commercial and residential markets. The company also provides UV treatment for the removal of toxic chemicals from water. With approximately 3,000 municipal facilities in over 25 countries using its technology, Trojan has the largest installed base of UV systems in the world.

The company has over 350 employees around the world. Headquartered in London, Ontario, Trojan has offices in Germany, the U.K., Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and the U.S. Its shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol TUV.

Trojan Technologies Inc

Diana Cunningham, Manager, Corporate Communications/Investor Relations, Trojan Technologies Inc., Tel: (519) 457-3400

http://www.trojanuv.com

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