Cadiz’s ATEC Water Systems wins filtration system sales contracts worth US$1.6mn

Cadiz Inc’s operating subsidiary ATEC Water Systems LLC has been awarded three new sales contracts totalling US$1.6 million for delivery of arsenic, iron and manganese filtration systems in 2025.

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Under the new sales contracts, ATEC will manufacture treatment systems using its 42" and 48" wide filters to remove arsenic, iron and manganese from groundwater supplies in rural and suburban communities in California, Washington and Oregon that serve close to 100,000 people reliant on groundwater as their principal water supply. The filters will be capable of processing up to 10 million gallons per day.

"Groundwater contamination is a growing global threat," said Susan Kennedy, Cadiz CEO and board chair. "The demand we've been seeing over the last few months for ATEC's treatment products is setting us on a path for strong segment growth in 2025."

"I am proud of the work we are doing to help water districts, cities and disadvantaged communities clean up their groundwater, and we are excited to ramp up production at ATEC to meet the growing demand we're seeing for our products," said Lee Odell, ATEC's chief operating officer.

The ATEC treatment system uses patent-pending filter media processes to remove common groundwater contaminants by adsorption. The filters and systems are fully scalable and can be manufactured to different sizes and specifications depending on the volume of groundwater treated; contracts to date range from 60 million gallons a day for the largest water conservancy district in Utah to customized smaller systems for isolated smaller communities dependent on groundwater for their water supply. ATEC systems provide treatment for groundwater addressing a wide range of contaminants including arsenic, hexavalent chromium, nitrates, and other groundwater constituents of concern.

Cadiz acquired ATEC's assets in 2023.