MONTREAL, June 27 2005
The District of Summerland has selected John Meunier to supply water treatment equipment for the future Trout Creek Water Treatment Plant. The contract is valued at $2.8 million (Cdn).
John Meunier will design and supply two ACTIFLO® clarifiers and six filters, for a total capacity of 72 million liters per day. Site preparation has begun and the new water treatment plant is scheduled for start-up in late 2007. Urban Systems of Kelowna will act as Project Manager.
"With more than 280 systems in operation worldwide, a better quality of end product and lower energy costs, John Meunier's ACTIFLO® technology was our preferred choice", said Tim Palmer, Superintendent of Works & Utilities for Summerland.
"We are absolutely thrilled to be working with Summerland and Urban Systems on this state-of-the art plant. The location of the plant in beautiful Summerland will make it a showcase for our technologies in the Okanagan", said Francis Bordeleau, Representative for John Meunier.
The project will be John Meunier's largest project in British Columbia. Other recent ACTIFLO® projects in Western Canada include the Greater Vancouver Water District (Seymour-Capilano Filtration Plant), the City of Red Deer Water Treatment Plant and the City of Calgary (Bearspaw and Glenmore Water Treatment Plants).
The ACTIFLO® water clarification technology relies on microsand to significantly increase the settling velocity of particles. This results in outstanding process performance and very small equipment footprint.
About John Meunier
John Meunier is a Canadian leader in water and wastewater treatment solutions. Based in Montreal, it has been serving municipalities and industries since 1948, with technologies such as ACTIFLO®, and a team of experienced water treatment professionals. John Meunier is a member of Veolia Environment, the largest environmental services company in the world, with more than 295,000 employees in about 100 countries and annual revenues of more than $25.6 billion (CDN).
To learn more about our technologies and services, please visit our web sites at www.johnmeunier.com and www.veoliaenvironnement.com.
For more information:
Francis Bordeleau, P.Eng.
John Meunier Inc.
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
Tel: (514) 334-7230
Email: fbordeleau@johnmeunier.com