Category: Press Releases

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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,” […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Bass Lake, CA – Residents and tourists of Bass Lake, Calif., will no longer need to worry about having clean, healthy water running from their taps and faucets, thanks to a new state license allowing the operation of a new treatment system by Water Remediation Technology, LLC (WRT). The license issued by the California Department of Health Services allows WRT to reduce high and unsafe levels of uranium currently in the water in one of five wells maintained by the town’s water provider, Bass Lake Water Company. State officials limited the use of the well about a decade ago, only allowing […]

Wheat Ridge, CO – The Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services (WDHFS) issued Radioactive Materials License #025-2032-01 to R.M.D. Operations, LLC, a Water Remediation Technology, LLC (WRT) sister company, to remove radium and uranium from drinking water. WRT removes radium and uranium from water using its Z-88® and Z-92® proprietary Treatment Processes. This license allows RMD to handle and remove the contaminant loaded treatment media, eliminating the need for water providers to obtain their own license. The WRT approach significantly limits the long term liability for the water provider. This multi-site license allows for the operation of all WRT/RMD […]