For Immediate Release

Contact: Jennifer Jobson
775-824-7626
jennifer.jobson@epminerals.com

EP Minerals provides Arsenic Removal Treatment for the County of Sacramento

NXT® -2 arsenic removal media from EP Minerals, LLC has been selected for use by Sacramento County, for use at its well in Walnut Grove, CA. The well delivers a maximum flow rate of 300 gallons per minute (gpm) and has an average arsenic level of approximately 15 parts per billion (ppb). NXT-2 was selected after a thorough pilot test, which clearly demonstrated its high arsenic holding capacity in order to provide the city with the most cost effective arsenic treatment. The NXT-2 media was sold through Filtronics, an authorized distributor for EP Minerals.

The NXT-2 patented*technology was developed in cooperation between EP Minerals and the University of Nevada-Reno to provide cost effective treatment for the removal of arsenic from drinking water to less than 10 ppb to meet the EPA requirements. NXT-2 is a free-flowing, lanthanum based mixed metal oxy-hydroxide media which was designed not only to provide maximum capacity through high surface area, but also improved stability against pH upset to prevent possible desorption of bound arsenic both during use and in landfill conditions. Compared to other available technologies, NXT-2 has been demonstrated to offer the lowest overall treatment costs, coupled with ease of use and low maintenance requirements.

EP Minerals, LLC, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EP Management Corporation. EP Minerals started operations in Nevada in 1945 and has grown to become a worldwide leader in diatomaceous earth (DE) filter aids, absorbents, and functional additives serving dozens of diverse markets from food and beverage to biofuels to paints and plastics. The company also produces perlite filter aids and drinking water purification media. Additional information on EP Minerals is available at www.epminerals.com.

Filtronics, Inc. incorporated in 1974 and is based in Anaheim, California. Filtronics is widely known as a technological leader in the municipal and industrial water treatment industry throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, with a comprehensive line of products featuring their patented Electromedia? and Envirowash? backwash reclaim systems.

EP Management Corporation is a diversified holding company based in Dearborn, Michigan. Continuing operations include EP Minerals, a leading global supplier of diatomaceous earth products headquartered in Reno, Nevada and Wolverine Advanced Materials, a leading supplier of specialty materials to the global automotive and industrial markets.

For more information email us at info@filtronics.com or visit our NXT-2 webpage.

* patent pending