Water & Wastewater Asia September/October 2018

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AKVOTEK provides water filtration system for a
school in Vietnam
AKVOTEK, together with Australia
government (Australian Aid), Australian
Water Association and HydroScience Asia
handed over its Advanced Water Filtration
System to Trường Tiểu học Mỹ Hòa 1, an
elementary school in Đồng Tháp province,
Vietnam.
lack of clean water in this locality. The school
and its community take on the responsibility
to manage and maintain the water treatment
system to ensure the continued success
of this project,” said Nguyen Thanh Hoan,
deputy director of the Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development.
This plant treats highly turbid river water
into safe drinking water without the use
of chemicals —making this the latest and
most advanced treatment technology being
applied to a school in rural Vietnam.
The event was well-attended by officials from
Australia, Vietnam and Cambodia parties,
signifying the massive support for this project
But this is only the beginning as Akvotek
plans to continue helping other communities
live fuller lives by providing cleaner drinking
water. WWA
The safe and affordable water is catered to
more than 800 people — for the students
and faculty of the said school, and the school
intends to engage local women to operate a
business in selling the potable water to the
local community so as to provide low-cost
safe drinking water; replacing the bottled
water they current purchase.
“We are thankful that we are able to share
our technology to this community. This
advance water treatment system takes
raw river water and process it to provide
safe, drinkable water. Providing a modern,
yet affordable water treatment system is
a great opportunity for Akvotek, not only
to demonstrate our company’s capability,
but also help elevate the lives of people and
actually make a difference,” said Akvotek
CEO Mark Forbes.
The event was well-attended by officials
from Australia, Vietnam and Cambodia
parties, signifying the massive support for
this project.
“The Australian Water Association shares in
the vision to provide safe drinking water to
everyone. Drinking water that is free from
From left: An Nguyễn (Position, Company), Paul Smith (International Manager, Australian Water
Association), Mark Forbes (CEO, Akvotek), Murray Winstanley (Chairman, Akvotek), Ken Huynh
(Managing Director, HydroScience) and George Harris (Chairman, HydroScience)
contamination, liberates a person from water
borne illnesses and dehydration. Now that
this fundamental need is fulfilled, we can
expect the community to perform in better
capacity and achieve higher pursuits,”
said Paul Smith, international manager of
Australian Water Association.
Akvotek’s advanced water treatment
system’s technology can filter dirty water
into clean water with a capacity of 10,000
liters per day. The system serves not only
the entire school population, but also the
community it belongs to.
“We thank the Australian sponsors for
installing the advanced water treatment
system at Trường Tiểu học Mỹ Hòa 1. This
is an important solution to our problem, the
Water & Wastewater Asia • September / October 2018