GUELPH, ON, Sept. 27 /CNW/ - Dr. Gene Shelp, President of ENPAR Technologies Inc., is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a service contract with the Department of Indian and Northern Development (DIAND) to complete Phase 1 laboratory testing of the DesEL System to remediate arsenic-contaminated water from an abandoned mine. In the late 1990s, DIAND assumed ownership of several abandoned mines, some of which have issues related to arsenic in water. ENPAR hopes to become the "Company of Choice" to treat all these sites. Phase I will continue for two months and culminate in a report that describes the results and provides an overview of a full-scale water treatment plant, as well as in a presentation to a Technical Advisory Committee in Ottawa in early November. Following a successful Phase I, management anticipates that follow-up Phase II on-site pilot testing will occur at a DIAND-owned mine site, and that a successful Phase II will result in a commercial full scale installation. ENPAR believes that its DesEL System is cost effective and superior to any other known treatment for arsenic-contaminated water, and has the potential to yield many contracts for the remediation of arsenic-contaminated water at mine sites worldwide. As previously reported (February 01, 2006 Press Release), research conducted by Dr. Sofia Garrido of the Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia del Agua (IMTA), a research arm of the Mexican Federal Government, demonstrated that the DesEL System is extremely effective for treating ground water containing arsenic. That success was confirmed in April 2006 during an independent third-party evaluation process conducted by Dr. F. Bilek of Grundwasserforschungsinstitut GmbH Dresden of Dresden Germany. Dr. Bilek reported that the DesEL system reduces arsenic in surface waters from an initial concentration of 450 parts per billion to less than 10 parts per billion (low analytical detection limit), which corresponds to greater than 98% removal of arsenic. The ongoing independent study is testing the effectiveness of the DesEL System to treat various waste waters. ENPAR is a "Technology Company" applying its patented and proprietary "Electrochemical Technologies" to the treatment of waste water and drinking water contaminated by metals or nutrients i.e., nitrate/ammonia associated with the mining, metal processing, chemical, agricultural, municipal and waste management sectors. The common shares trade on Tier II of the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "ENP". The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbour" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause ENPAR Technologies Inc. results to differ materially from expectations. These include risks relating to market fluctuations, property performance and other risks. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof.