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Worrell Water Technologies Welcomes Ghana Delegation to Its Offices
Worrell Water Technologies Welcomes Ghana Delegation to Its Offices
- Worrell Water’s Commitment to Solving Water Issues in Developing Countries and Past Work in Tema, Ghana Draws Delegation Interest -
Charlottesville, Va. – August 4, 2010 – Worrell Water Technologies (www.livingmachines.com <http://www.livingmachines.com> ) welcomed five community leaders visiting from Winneba, Ghana on Monday, August 2. Winneba is now Charlottesville’s fourth sister city. The delegation’s visit is meant to formalize the relationship and identify areas for immediate focus, including technology transfer to solve vexing challenges such as maintaining a safe, clean and ample water supply.
Mayor Dave Norris accompanied the delegation to Worrell Water’s offices for a brief tour of the facility, including an up close view of Worrell Water’s patented Living Machine® system. The Living Machine® technology is a new approach to wastewater treatment and water re-use, employing the natural ecological process of a tidal wetland to recycle both gray and black water for re-use.
“We were honored to receive the call from Mayor Norris to host the Ghana delegation, describe our past work in Ghana, and discuss our ongoing commitment to help communities recycle, purify and replenish water,” said Will Kirksey, Vice President at Worrell Water Technologies.
In 2007, Worrell Water Technologies built a Living Machine® system in the city of Tema in Ghana. The Living Machine® system was designed to intercept and treat sewage flowing into the Sakumono Lagoon (a designated World Heritage Wetland) and produce quality water that could be recycled to irrigate food crops and sustain the surrounding wetland.
For photos or more information on the Living Machine® system, please contact Caroline March from Four Leaf Public Relations LLC at caroline@fourleafpr.com or 434-295-5938.