ITT Completes First Rural Drinking Water Safety Project in China
December 02 2008 - 11:09AM
Business Wire
ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) and the China Ministry of Water
Resources today announced the completion of two new rural water
treatment plants, part of a pilot project to tackle rural drinking
water issues in China. The two plants, which utilize leading water
treatment technology, will supply more than 10,000 local residents
with purified water that meets or surpasses the national standards.
Both plants were designed and donated by ITT� a global leader in
systems and solutions for the movement and treatment of water
�under an agreement with the Center for Rural Drinking Water Safety
of China�s Ministry of Water Resources. �Finding sustainable
solutions for the problem of rural drinking water safety in China
poses huge challenges for the local government, rural residents and
technology providers,� said Mike Kuchenbrod, president of ITT�s
China and India operations. �To address the issue, ITT designed two
different solutions for Qing County and Zhaojiaopu Village, each
according to the distinctive features of the water environment and
the specific needs of local residents. We hope that these two
successful pilot models can be promoted to more rural areas of
China and offer useful experience for future rural drinking water
safety projects in many developing regions of the world.� According
to survey data, 300 million of China�s rural residents drink water
that falls below standards. Residents in Qing County rely on wells
that have been in use for more than 20 years. Because of the local
land composition, seawater has gradually infiltrated the wells
leading to higher fluoride content in its water. The ITT project
was conceived in 2005, with company and the China Ministry of Water
Resources signing a cooperation agreement in April 2008. Having
analyzed raw water quality, residents� needs and existing
equipment, ITT employed technologies such as multiple agent
filtration and ultraviolet sterilization to purify the well water
and produce water that surpasses National Drinking Water Standards
in a scalable form that is also energy- and resource-efficient.
�China continues to devote resources to a national comprehensive
rural drinking water safety program. The establishment of water
plants in Qing County and Zhaojiapu Village is a good start, acting
as a successful archetype going forward,� said Deng Shaobo,
assistant director of the Center for Rural Drinking Water Safety.
�We are grateful that ITT has donated the water treatment equipment
for this pilot project and also provided the technical support
throughout the entire process. We look forward to continuing our
cooperation with ITT�s water treatment experts to design better
sustainable solutions and expand rural drinking water safety
infrastructure.� About ITT Corporation ITT Corporation
(www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and
manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable
environments, enabling communications and providing protection and
safety. The company plays an important role in vital markets
including water and fluids management, global defense and security,
and motion and flow control. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y.,
the company ITT employs approximately 40,000 people and generated
$9 billion in 2007 sales.
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