![]() ![]() ATEC will retain its name and operate as a unit of Cadiz led by Lee Odell as the Chief Operating Officer. The acquisition is expected to close this month. ATEC systems can be scaled in size to serve small, rural communities as well as larger municipalities, and require less maintenance and upkeep than traditional filtration systems. states, as well as Canada and Sri Lanka, with system treatment capacities up 60 million gallons per day (mgd). "ATEC's highly efficient design and low operating costs makes it the most cost-effective solution on the market for both large municipal and small community water systems to address the growing threat of groundwater contamination in California and nationwide, including Chromium 6, nitrates, arsenic, industrial pollution and 'forever chemicals'."ĪTEC has built more than 450 water filtration systems for cities, water districts, investor-owned utilities and small communities and businesses in 10 U.S. "ATEC's strength is the versatility of its designs which can service both small and large systems through compact-footprint filter systems tailored to remove the specific contaminants in each groundwater basin." Kennedy added. ![]() ATEC can provide a cost-effective alternative to the treatment challenge. The California State Water Resources Control Board has estimated that the cost of curing this problem is more than $10B. More than 800 California community water systems are out of compliance with, at risk or consistently fail to meet primary drinking water standards. There are more than 3,000 public water systems in California with 2 or more water quality violations per system and 78,000 groundwater wells operating in contaminated basins in California alone. The Company installed ATEC systems to test the removal of naturally occurring minerals for operation of the Cadiz Water Project and identified ATEC as the best in class, most cost-effective treatment technology for removing minerals from groundwater supplies. It initially pioneered technology to provide a cost-effective high-rate removal of iron, manganese and then expanded its reach to a full range of contaminants, including, arsenic, Chromium-6, nitrates, and other contaminants found in groundwater that pose serious health risks in drinking water.Ĭadiz has been engaged in a strategic partnership with ATEC since 2015. "ATEC's technology and expertise in conjunction with our state-of-the-art conservation and conveyance technologies will help us deliver affordable clean water solutions to communities throughout and beyond California."ĪTEC, a closely held firm based in Hollister, California, has produced water filtration systems since 1982. "We are proud to combine our expertise with ATEC in delivering innovative and affordable water solutions, particularly for small, rural and low-income communities without the financial resources to access to safe, reliable water supplies," said Susan Kennedy, Executive Chair of the Cadiz Board. Capturing, storing and transporting water underground saves billions of gallons of water from evaporation each year- enough to serve millions of homes in communities impacted by drought. Cadiz will transport conserved and stored water to communities in Central and Southern California through a network of underground pipelines that once carried oil. The Company's flagship initiative is the Cadiz Water Conservation and Storage Project ("Cadiz Water Project"), which captures surplus groundwater before it evaporates in the desert and stores it underground. (NASDAQ: CDZI, CDZIP) ("Cadiz," the "Company") today announced a definitive agreement to acquire ATEC Systems, Inc., ("ATEC"), a leading provider of technologically-advanced, cost-effective groundwater filtration systems for community, municipal, agricultural and industrial use.Īdding the ATEC business to the Cadiz portfolio diversifies its range of innovative, sustainable clean water solutions and expands Cadiz' mission to provide safe, affordable drinking water to underserved communities. Acquisition of pioneering water tech firm accelerates Cadiz's growth as a leading-edge water solutions provider, and furthers its commitment to improving reliable access to clean and affordable water in California communities ![]()
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