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Zeolite-Based System Safely Removes Radium From Drinking Water

In 2000, the EPA revisited regulations and monitoring requirements for the presence of radionuclides in drinking water. While most radioactive materials that are present in water supplies are naturally occurring, over time they can present considerable human health risks when allowed to reach unsafe levels in drinking water. One such radionuclide is radium (specifically radium-226 and radium- 228), for which the EPA set the maximum contaminant level (MCL) at five picocuries per liter (pCi/L) in 1976. In 2000, the EPA re-confirmed this MCL and established regulations for monitoring of radium levels in public water systems, with a mandate for communities […]

WRT Celebrates Signing of 50th Contract for Water Treatment in South Carolina

Salem, SC – Reaching a new company milestone, Water Remediation Technology, LLC (WRT) has signed its 50th contract for water treatment services with the Keowee Bay Property Owners Association. The company’s newest uranium removal system, scheduled for installation in January, will be the first of its kind in the state. Under a 20-year contract, WRT will remove uranium from a well providing drinking water to approximately 60 homes in the community of Keowee Bay, S.C. Located in the northwestern corner of the state, near Salem on Lake Keowee, Keowee Bay is a gated community nestled into the eastern side of […]

WRT Awarded North Carolina Radioactive Material License to Remove Radium and Uranium from Groundwater

WHEAT RIDGE, CO – The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources has issued Water Remediation Technology, LLC (WRT) a Radioactive Material License for the removal, storage, and handling of natural radium and uranium from the state’s drinking water. WRT will extract the naturally-occurring contaminants from water, eliminating the need for water providers to obtain their own license, and will also be responsible for the environmentally safe handling and removal of the radium to a licensed and permitted facility, preventing future contamination in the area. “WRT has installed and operates more than 40 water treatment systems around the country, […]

WRT MAKES DRINKING WATER SAFER FOR SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS

SYCAMORE, IL – Residents of Sycamore, IL, will now have safer drinking water, thanks to the new Z-88® radium removal system provided by Water Remediation Technology, LLC (WRT). The addition of the Sycamore system marks the 17th installation that WRT is operating in Illinois. Located about 50 miles west of Chicago in DeKalb County, the City of Sycamore water supply comes primarily from five wells that cater to a population of nearly 15,000 residents. Prior to being treated, two of the wells serving Sycamore had radium concentrations averaging 8.25 pCi/L (picocuries per liter), exceeding the EPA’s maximum allowed contaminant level […]

SCHENKEIN ADDS WATER REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY, LLC TO CLIENT LIST

Denver Agency Builds Client Roster with National Drinking Water Treatment Company DENVER, CO – Schenkein, one of Denver’s largest public relations agencies, has added Water Remediation Technology, LLC (WRT) to its growing client roster. WRT provides the most effective processes available for removing radium, uranium and other naturally occurring contaminants from drinking water. As the only company of its kind in the United States, WRT offers consumers and water providers a beginning-to-end, environmentally safe solution for long-term removal and disposal of select contaminants from various water sources. “We’re thrilled to provide such a forward-thinking company with national media relations support,” […]

Long-Term Illinois Customer Adds Third WRT Radium Removal System to Meet Needs of Growing Population

ELBURN, IL. – Water Remediation Technology, LLC (WRT) is continuing to make drinking water safer for residents in Illinois, installing and operating its third radium-removal water treatment system in the community of Elburn. The third system follows two previously installed and successfully operated radium removal systems in the Village of Elburn, located 45 miles west of Chicago. Elburn has grown quickly in recent years, and the third WRT system was installed to meet the drinking water needs of additional residents. WRT has been successfully operating radium removal systems at the community’s two other active wells since 2006. Under a 20-year […]

WRT Expands Operations in Wisconsin With Radium- Removal System in Pewaukee

PEWAUKEE, WI – Water Remediation Technology, LLC (WRT) is continuing to make drinking water safer for residents in Wisconsin, installing and operating a fourth radium-removing water treatment system in the state. Under a 20-year contract, WRT will remove the contaminant from a well that provides drinking water to some 12,000 people in Pewaukee, located 15 miles west of Milwaukee. The treatment system, capable of processing 183,000 gallons of water a day, will lower the amount of radium in the water to a level below the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) requirements, ensuring that the city has safe drinking water. WRT […]

WRT Signs Contract in New Mexico to Remove Radium in Drinking Water

Cañoncito, NM – Water Remediation Technology, LLC (WRT) is increasing its presence in the West with its first contract in New Mexico to remove radium from drinking water supplies to ensure that it is safe enough for residents to consume. WRT’s system will treat water from two wells that service about 100 residents in Cañoncito, a residential area approximately 15 miles east of Santa Fe. Not only will WRT be treating the water under the 10-year contract with the Cañoncito Water Association, but it will also be responsible for the environmentally safe handling and removal of the radium media from […]

WRT Kicks Off Operations in Wisconsin With Award-Winning Radium-Removal System in Brookfield

Brookfield, WI – Water Remediation Technology, LLC, (WRT) has begun operations of its first water treatment system in Wisconsin to remove select contaminants from drinking water sources. WRT will use its award-winning system to remove radium from two water wells in Brookfield, Wis., under a 20-year contract between the company and the city, which is located approximately 10 miles west of Milwaukee. It will remove the radioactive contaminant to a level below EPA requirements, ensuring the city has safe drinking water. “We looked at several different technologies that could suit our needs,” said Tom Grisa, director of public works for the […]

Uranium treatment system running for Bass Lake region

Water company officials say residents and tourists at Bass Lake no longer need to worry about uranium in their taps and faucets. Officials from Water Remediation Technologies said the licenses have been approved and the Bass Lake uranium treatment facility is up and running. “We are pretty excited,” said Steve Welch, president of the Bass Lake Water Company. “We went online June 21, and everything has worked flawlessly. Right now we are using the system to replenish more than 1 million gallons of water for our storage tanks, in preparation for the Fourth of July Weekend.” Welch said the uranium […]