NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: WTS) today announced its
sponsorship in building a water filtration system at the Luoxiang Center
Primary School in Luoxiang Township, Jinxiu County, Laibin City, Guangxi
Autonomous Region in southwestern China, as part of a Planet Water
Foundation initiative designed to bring clean water to communities
around the world. The tower was erected on September 29, 2016.
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Boys from the Luoxiang Center Primary School enjoy their new drinking water. (Photo: Business Wire)
This is Watts’ second project with Planet Water, a U.S.-based
non-profit: the first was undertaken in Colombia in March 2016 as part
of the worldwide Project 24 challenge.
A team of Watts volunteers erected an "AquaTower" at the Luoxiang
school. The tower filters water to remove bacteria, protozoa, viruses,
pathogens, and other contaminants to produce clean drinking water for a
community of approximately 1,000 people. This "green" solution operates
without power or the use of chemicals and can be easily maintained.
To ensure correct use of the new water source, the volunteers taught the
teachers at the school water-health and hygiene lessons and did
hygiene-related activities with the students.
According to Planet Water, one in 10 people globally lack access to
clean water, and one in four people use a drinking water source with
fecal contamination. The purpose of Planet Water's AquaTower is to
provide a small community with easy access to clean water in an effort
to save lives, especially the lives of children, who are more vulnerable
to the effects of contaminated water.
“Our company is delighted to be a sponsor of the Planet Water
Foundation, and our volunteer team was excited to bring clean drinking
water to this remote region of China,” said Robert J. Pagano, Jr., Chief
Executive Officer and President of Watts Water Technologies, Inc. “Our
mission is to improve comfort, safety, and quality of life for people
around the world through our expertise in water technologies. Central to
this is helping people access clean, safe water.”
For more information on the AquaTower installation at Luoxiang, visit
our website at http://www.wattswater.com/About-Us/WWT-in-Action/Article/Watts-Sponsors-Clean-Water-for-Remote-Village-of-Luoxiang-China.
To learn more about Planet Water Foundation, go to www.planet-water.org.
About Watts Water Technologies
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., through its family of companies, is a
global manufacturer headquartered in the USA that provides one of the
broadest plumbing, heating, and water quality product lines in the
world. Watts Water companies and brands offer innovative plumbing,
heating, and water quality solutions for residential, commercial, and
industrial applications. For more information, visit www.wattswater.com.
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