News | August 29, 2006

Whittier Filtration Acquires Power Clean Systems

Santa Fe Springs, CA — Whittier Filtration, Inc., a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, announced the purchase of the assets of Power Clean Systems from C.J. Hensley, developer of the Power Clean Systems technology. The acquisition adds nutshell filtration to Whittier Filtration's line of water treatment technology for produced water treatment in the oil and gas industry. The Power Clean Systems technology also filters oily wastewater in other industrial applications.

"The Power Clean nutshell technology is recognized as one of the most reliable nutshell filters on the market today and further broadens our portfolio of solutions for produced water treatment," said Luis Maturana, General Manager of Whittier Filtration. "The purchase of the Power Clean Systems patented technology demonstrates Whittier Filtration and Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies' commitment to the oil and gas industry.

Whittier Filtration, Inc. is a provider of water treatment and filtration systems, serving industrial customers worldwide. Providing leading technologies such as Auto-Jet®, Auto-Shok™, Filtra-Matic™, L'eau Claire®, Auto-Pulse™, Autoflot® and membrane and ion exchange techologies, Whittier Filtration has been serving industries for more than 50 years. Whittier Filtration is a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company.

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies is the technological subsidiary of Veolia Water. Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (VWS), which includes five subsidiaries in North America (HPD, John Meunier, Kruger, N.A. Water Systems, and Whittier Filtration), is a world leader in engineering and technological solutions in water treatment for industrial companies and municipal authorities. VWS is also one of the world's major design-build providers of water and wastewater treatment facilities. Present in more than 50 countries, with 6100 employees, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies had revenues of $1.8 billion in 2005.

SOURCE: Whittier Filtration