MONTREAL, April 30 2007 - The Junta de Aguas y Drenaje (JAD) of the City of Matamoros in Mexico has chosen the Actiflo® Ballasted Floc Clarification technology for the upgrade of its water treatment plant No1. John Meunier will design and supply two Actiflo® clarifiers as well as one Actidyn® thickener and other accessory equipments.
The addition of these two Actiflo® clarifiers will increase the production capacity of the plant by 50%, from 800 LPS to 1200 LPS once the upgrade is completed. Furthermore, the selected technology will guarantee that the quality of produced water be constant and meet international standards and regulation regarding drinking water. John Meunier was awarded this contract following a thorough analysis conducted by JAD of the advantages pertaining to the proposedtechnologies.
Construction started in February and will be conducted without interruption in water production. "We are confidant that, by choosing John Meunier and the Actiflo® technology, we are insuring the success of the upgrade of our water treatment plant No1", says Lic. Jesus de la Garza, gerente general of JAD.
The City of Matamoros, located in the province of Tamaulipas, has a population of 450,000 and takes its water from the Rio Bravo River.
About ACTIFLO®
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. This technology is used in almost 400 municipal and industrial installations worldwide, half of those being in North America. The City of Matamoros will be the first installation in Mexico.
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 state-of-the-art technologies and a team of experienced water treatment professionals. John Meunier is part of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, one of the world's major designers of technological solutions and constructors of water treatment facilities. With more than 7000 employees operating in over 50 countries, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies had revenues of €1.9 billion in 2006.To learn more about our technologies and services, please visit our websites at
www.johnmeunier.com and www.veoliawaterst.com.
For more information:
Marie Meunier, International Sales Manager
John Meunier Inc.
Montréal, Québec, CANADA
Tél: (514) 334-7230
Email : mmeunier@johnmeunier.com