HOUSTON, April 15, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHEN: Friday, April 16, 2004
11 a.m.
WHERE: PHA Jacintoport Terminal
16398 Jacintoport Blvd.
Houston, Texas
(Directions: From Loop 610 East, take I-10
East toward Beaumont, past Beltway 8. Take
the Sheldon Rd. exit and make a right.
At dead end, make left on Jacintoport Blvd.
and stay to the right. Enter the
Jacintoport gate.)
WHO: Officials from PHA, Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality, and Hydro Teq.
WHY: This event will demonstrate a new processing
system to remove raw sewage, chemicals and
metal contaminants from water to achieve
drinking water quality standards. The system
would operate at a cost of one-half to
two-thirds of the cost of a traditional water
treatment system. Model RF-100 is a complete
system capable of providing quality
drinking water from variety of water sources
(ranging from groundwater to raw sewage)
within 10 minutes at a rate of 100 gallons
per minute. It can be mounted on a barge for
emergencies, towed behind a vehicle, or
shipped in a 20-foot container and can produce
100 gallons of clean water per minute or
144,000 gallons per day. It is capable of
providing drinking water for 25,000 people
per day.
AUDIO/
VISUALS: TV live shot arrangements available - minimum
24 hours advance notice preferred
DUE TO SECURITY RESTRICTIONS, MEDIA ACCESS WILL BE LIMITED TO DESIGNATED PHA LOCATIONS. ALL MEDIA PERSONNEL MUST PRESENT CURRENT PHOTO IDENTIFICATION UPON ENTRANCE.
The Port of Houston Authority
The Port of Houston Authority owns and operates the public facilities located along the Port of Houston, the 25-mile long complex of diversified public and private facilities designed for handling general cargo, containers, grain and other dry bulk materials, project and heavy lift cargo, and other types of cargo. Each year, more than 6,600 vessels call at the port, which ranks first in the U.S. in foreign waterborne tonnage, second in overall total tonnage, and sixth largest in the world. The Port Authority plays a vital role in ensuring navigational safety along the Houston Ship Channel, which has been instrumental in Houston's development as a center of international trade. The Barbours Cut Container Terminal and Central Maintenance Facility are the first of any U.S.port facilities to develop and implement an innovative Environmental Management System that meets the rigorous standards of ISO 14001. Additionally, the port is an approved delivery point for Coffee "C" futures contracts traded on the New York Board of Trade's Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange. For more information, please visit www.portofhouston.com.