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BQE Water's Selen-IX(TM) Selected for Coal Ash Pond Clean-up for US Power Utility: First Application of Selen-IX(TM) Outside Mining Sector
(via TheNewswire) VANCOUVER, BC - TheNewswire - March 11, 2020 - BQE Wate...
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[{"type":"text","content":"BQE Water's Selen-IX(TM) Selected for Coal Ash Pond Clean-up for US Power Utility: First Application of Selen-IX(TM) Outside Mining Sector(via TheNewswire)\n \n \nVANCOUVER, BC - TheNewswire - March 11, 2020 - BQE Water Inc. (TSXV:BQE), a leader in industrial wastewater treatment has entered into agreements with WesTech Engineering, Inc. (\"WesTech\") a US based supplier of equipment and water treatment systems for municipal and industrial applications, and a major American power utility that supplies energy to customers in 18 states, to build and operate a water treatment plant that incorporates BQE Water's Selen-IX(TM) process technology to remediate the coal ash pond at a site in the Eastern US. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nUnder the agreements, the project will be executed in two phases. Phase one will involve the design and construction of a water treatment plant with the capacity to treat up to 1,500 US gallons per minute. The plant is comprised of two treatment stages; the first is the removal of suspended solids and metals provided by WesTech and the second is the removal of selenium down to 7.7 parts per billion using Selen-IX(TM) provided by BQE Water. Phase two of the project will consist of the water treatment plant being operated jointly by WesTech and BQE Water.\n\n\n \n\"We recognize BQE Water has leading technical expertise in the treatment of selenium with Selen-IX(TM) which fits the needs of the coal ash pond water treatment market and lends itself to modularization. We are excited about combining our core strengths and expertise with those of BQE Water to create a strong technical and commercial partnership for this sector of the power generation industry,\" commented Philip Lake, VP Technical Services at WesTech. \n\n\n \nDavid Kratochvil, President & CEO of BQE Water, added, \"It is gratifying to see the benefits and applicability of Selen-IX(TM) to provide a reliable means of achieving environmental compliance for selenium removal being recognized by industries outside of mining. The partnership with WesTech and the joint successful execution of the project for one of the leading US utilities also provides the prospect to open more opportunities in this market.\"\n\n \n \nConstruction of the coal ash pond water treatment plant is expected to be substantially completed by the end of 2020 with commissioning to follo...