RECENT NEWS

September 2008  
2008 Innovative Technology Award Presented to Aqua by WEF

March 2008  
Aqua Received 2008 Manufacturer of the Year Award

March 2008  
80 Delegates from India Attended Aqua's SBR and Cloth Media Filtration Seminar

September 2008

2008 Innovative Technology Award Presented to Aqua by WEF

Aqua is being presented with the prestigious Innovative Technology Award from the Water Environment Federation (WEF).  Aqua will be recognized during an award ceremony held on Tuesday, October 21 at WEFTEC® '08 in Chicago, Illinois.  WEFTEC® is a technical exhibition and conference held annually for the water and wastewater treatment industry.  More than 18,000 professionals will attend and 1,000 companies will exhibit at the show, October 18-22.

                                                                                                                                  

Aqua is receiving the Innovative Technology Award award in the Process Equipment category for its innovative AquaDiamond® filter featuring OptiFiber® cloth media. The filter is easily adaptable, and ideal, for retrofitting or upgrading old traveling bridge sand filters, or for new filter installations.  The AquaDiamond filter can increase a facility's wastewater treatment capacity 2 - 3 times that of the sand filter in an equivalent footprint. To learn more about the filter visit
www.aqua-aerobic.com/aquaDiamond.asp

 

March 2008

Aqua Received 2008 Manufacturer of the Year Award

Aqua received the 2008 Manufacturer of the Year award from Rockford Chamber of Commerce at an appreciation dinner held on March 13, 2008 in Rockford, Illinois.  A certificate of Special Congressional Recognition and a trophy were presented to Aqua by Illinois Congressman, Donald Manzullo, for Aqua's significant contribution to Rockford's manufacturing community.  Aqua's use of innovative technology and technical training programs for its employees and customers has made it a competitive manufacturer, producing a 52% growth in sales, with only an 18% growth in staff, in the past five (5) years.

 

March 2008

80 Delegates from India Attended Aqua's SBR and Cloth Media Filtration Seminar

Aqua's rep, Crystal Industrial Syndicate Pvt., and Process Plant Manufacturer's Association of India held a one-day seminar on March 5, 2008 in Belapur, India titled Biological Processes (SBR) & Cloth Media Filtration of Wastewater.  The seminar was hosted by two presenters from Aqua's USA headquarters and it attracted 80 engineers and owners from India's wastewater industry.  Comprehensive information was presented on the quality parameters for reuse and discharge effluent limits as it relates to treatment plants in India.  The importance of controls and process monitoring were also discussed to inform attendees of available process flexibilty and energy savings.  Following each of the session topics was an interactive session between attendees and the presenters to discuss wastewater problems being experienced.  The seminar was a great success and Aqua looks forward to working with professionals in India's wastewater treatment industry.