Severn Trent Services Receives Environmental Business Journal Award for Products thatAdvance the Environmental Industry


FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. -25 January 2011 For the third consecutive year, Severn Trent Services received the Environmental Business Journal's (EBJ) Technology Merit Award in the Water/Wastewater category as part of the annual EBJ Business Achievement Awards. Severn Trent Services was recognized for the introduction of several new products which represent significant advancements in the environmental industry.

Among the new water and wastewater treatment products introduced by Severn Trent Services in 2010 were twonew, standard and pre-engineered inorganic removal systems. The SORB 33®ARS Series and the Omni-SORBIRS Series for small water systems are designed to treat arsenic, iron, and manganese contamination in potable water. Also introduced was the BALPURE®ballast water treatment system from Severn Trent De Nora, an electrolytic disinfection ballast water treatment system suited for ships with high ballast water flow rates such as tankers and bulk carriers.

Severn Trent Services also launched the TETRA®Higgins Loop(TM)continuous ion exchange technology for treating produced water from coal-bed methane production. Another new technology unveiled in 2010 was the TETRApHix(TM) CO2addition systemfor pH adjustment in drinking water treatment. The final new product for which the company was recognized was the Capital Controls®Series WP70CV3, a wall-mounted gas feed system to control chemical feed in water or wastewater applications.

The 2010 awards will be presented by EBJ, a leading business newsletter for the environmental industry, at the 2011 Environmental Industry Summit, March 9 in San Diego.

About Severn Trent Services

Severn Trent Services(www.severntrentservices.com), with global headquarters in Fort Washington, Pa., USA, is a leading supplier of water and wastewater solutions. The company's broad range of products and services is concentrated around disinfection, instrumentation and filtration technologies and contract operating services. Our analytical services group is the United Kingdom's leading environmental testing organization, and our international operating services business provides worldwide contract operation and support for all aspects of water and wastewater utility operational development and business transformation. Severn Trent Services is a member of the Severn Trent Plc (London: SVT.L) group of companies. Severn Trent is a FTSE 100 company.

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