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Calgon Carbon Awarded Contract for UV Disinfection System for Drinking Water
PITTSBURGH, PA — March 7, 2002 — Calgon Carbon Corporation
announced today that it has received a contract from the Moon Township
Municipal Authority (MTMA) near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to supply
four Sentinel UV™ Disinfection Systems for the Township's
drinking water plant. The contract is valued at over $300,000 and
includes a license fee to operate the systems.
The Sentinel Systems use ultraviolet light (UV) technology to
inactivate cryptosporidium and other pathogens that could pose a
health threat to the citizens of Moon Township. Sentinel reactors will
treat up to 5.5 million gallons of water per day. Calgon Carbon has
patented the application of low-energy UV light for the inactivation
of cryptosporidium and offers water producers a license fee of $0.015
per 1,000 gallons treated to utilize the technology. Moon Township
elected to make a one-time lump sum payment to CCC for a paid up
license for use of the technology.
Commenting on the contract, John Riley, general manager of the MTMA
said, "We are making modifications to our water filtration plant to
ensure the Authority's ability to continue to provide a reliable,
adequate supply of excellent quality drinking water at the lowest
long-term cost to our customers."
"In the past, all water was taken from wells prior to treatment, but
in the future the well water will be blended with surface water to
increase capacity. Although the use of ultraviolet light technology is
not required to receive a PA Department of Environmental Protection
permit for treatment of the blended water, MTMA wants to provide this
additional treatment barrier to allow our customers to have the same
confidence in their water supply as when only groundwater was
used."
"MTMA has used Calgon Carbon's granular activated carbon (GAC) for
over 15 years to remove objectionable taste and odor and is planning
the addition of a powdered activated carbon feed system. The continued
use of GAC and the new Sentinel systems will provide protection for
our customers against both toxins and biotoxins."
Jim Cederna, Calgon Carbon's chairman and chief executive officer,
also commented on the contract. "We are excited that Moon Township
chose our patented Sentinel technology to meet their drinking water
treatment needs. The increasing acceptance of our UV systems by
municipalities as a cost-effective barrier against pathogens will
contribute to our company's improved financial performance in 2002 and
beyond."
Assessing Purification, Separation, Recovery
and Synthesis Needs
Calgon Carbon Corporation provides Engineered Solutions to customers
air, water and chemical process problems through design, fabrication
and operation of systems that utilize a combination of core
technologies: ion exchange and chromatographic separations,
ultraviolet light disinfections and oxidation, odor control, solvent
recovery, VOC abatement and distillation.
The group includes 160 professional engineers, scientists, sales and
marketing personnel, four global manufacturing sites, intellectual
property assets of more than 50 patents as well as pilot plant
facilities and custom chemical manufacturing capabilities utilizing
our technology.
About Calgon Carbon Corporation
Calgon Carbon Corporation is a global leader in services and solutions
for making air and water safer and cleaner, and for purifying food,
beverage, and industrial process streams.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Calgon Carbon Corporation employs
approximately 1,000 people and serves more than 4,000 customers around
the world through four business platforms: Carbon, Service, Engineered
Solutions and Consumer Health.
Calgon Carbon offers a variety of technology solutions and services to
address all purification, separation, recovery and synthesis
needs.
For more information, visit the Calgon Carbon website at: www.calgoncarbon.com or contact
a customer service technician at: info@calgoncarbon.com or call
1-800-422-7266.
Contact: Gail Gerono, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate
Communications, (412) 787-6795; gerono@calgoncarbon.com
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