| In 2004, Pure Aqua, Inc. manufactured and | | | | Because of the Aysir Tourism Resort's location, |
| supplied an industrial seawater reverse osmosis | | | | city or municipal water was not available. In |
| (RO) system for the Aysir Tourism Resort in | | | | addition, because of the resort's close proximity |
| Turkey. The system consists of two independent | | | | to the sea,well water in the area was 40,000 |
| units with a total capacity of400m3per day of | | | | ppm or more TDS. It was estimated that the |
| product water. | | | | resort would need as much as 400 m3per day to |
| The system consists of two independent units | | | | meet its potable and irrigation water needs. After |
| with a total capacity of 400m3per day of product | | | | careful analysis of the resort's needs and location, |
| water. Prior toPure Aqua's involvement, RO pilot | | | | the technical staff of Pure Aqua, Inc., a |
| installations had been employed on thesite with | | | | manufacturer and wholesale distributor of RO |
| limited success. Membranes became fouled and/or | | | | systems and components for industrial and |
| scaled, and the owners were not convinced that | | | | commercial applications located in Irvine, California, |
| the RO equipment would provide adependable | | | | decided that a seawater RO was the most |
| long-term water supply for the property. Shipping | | | | effective and efficient method of obtaining the |
| potable water by truck became a likely means of | | | | quality and quantity of water necessary for the |
| supplying the resort. | | | | resort's daily operations. |
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