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PRESS RELEASE: High quality espresso from canal water, groundbreaking water reuse project launched at Aquatech Amsterdam 2025

March 12, 2025/in Press Release

High quality espresso from canal water, groundbreaking water reuse project launched at Aquatech Amsterdam 2025

Amsterdam, March 12, 2025 – Natural Systems Utilities and Sodai, both part of Nijhuis Saur Industries (NSI), in collaboration with renowned architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), proudly announce the launch of the Canal Café project at Aquatech 2025 in Amsterdam. This groundbreaking initiative challenges conventional thinking about water reuse, proving that alternative water sources exist everywhere—even in the canals of Venice.

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Pioneering the Future of Water Reuse in Urban Environments

With Natural Systems Utilities leading system design and Sodai handling local operations, sampling, and maintenance, the project seamlessly blends sustainability, building with nature, technology, and culture to redefine urban water management.

“Water is the source of life, shaping cultures and defining cities. Canal Café — part living laboratory, part espresso bar — allows us to enjoy water in a whole new way by fusing natural and artificial processes to create an espresso uniquely tied to its place.”
– Sean A. Gallagher, DS+R Principal and Director of Sustainable Design

“There could not be a greater moment to unveil this visionary project in the ‘Venice of the North’—Amsterdam. Just as Venice and Amsterdam are intrinsically linked by their canals, they now share a common future: pioneering the next era of sustainable water management. The Canal Café embodies our group’s mission—where innovation, collaboration, and expertise converge to transform the way we think about water.”
– Menno M. Holterman, President & CEO, Nijhuis Saur Industries

Rethinking Water Reuse: #MissionWater
As the world faces water scarcity and rapid urbanization, the Canal Café serves as a powerful statement— demonstrating how brackish canal water can be transformed into high-quality espresso. This immersive experience invites the public to rethink water reuse and embrace circular solutions for the future.

Following its Aquatech debut, the Canal Café will come to life from May to November 2025 at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice, a city intrinsically shaped by water. This initiative will further highlight the urgent need for sustainable water management and innovative reuse solutions.

How It Works: A Fusion of Tradition & Innovation

The Canal Café is more than just an espresso bar – it’s a showcase of innovative water purification technology. Developed by Natural Systems Utilities & Sodai, this unique system combines natural purification methods with advanced filtration to transform canal water into high-quality drinking water.

Join the Water Revolution

The Canal Café is more than a project—it’s a vision for the future. Join us at Aquatech 2025 and experience firsthand how innovative water reuse solutions can reshape urban sustainability and the integration of centralized and distributed infrastructure systems.

Curious to discover how we turn canal water into a Venetian espresso? Visit our booth during Aquatech 2025 or explore the full story on our website to learn more about the cutting-edge hybrid system that makes this possible.

Discover More About The Café Canal Project

About Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) | www.dsrny.com
Founded in 1904, Nijhuis Saur Industries today is one of the global water quality service providers delivering solid and adaptive solution

About Nijhuis Saur Industries | www.nijhuissaurindustries.com
Founded in 1904, Nijhuis Saur Industries today is one of the global water quality service providers delivering solid and adaptive solutions for sustainable and resilient water use, energy- and resource recovery. Since the inception of Saur’s Industrial Water platform in 2020 more than 18 companies have been successfully acquired and integrated into one global operating company supporting municipal and industrial clients in over 140 countries with engineering and consultancy services, EPC / DBFOM project execution, mobile water solutions, O&M site services and Water As A Service . With an extensive portfolio of innovative technologies and game-changing solutions, Nijhuis Saur Industries deliver local, scalable, and circular water-on-demand solutions to more than 7.000 references around the world and contributes to a more sustainable and resilient future.

Our purpose is to be an advocate for water, ensuring everyone gives water the value it deserves. With our unique Customer for Life approach, we protect water resources, contribute to the water-, energy-, waste- and food transition, and help to restore and close the water loop. We call it #MissionWater.

NSI’s expertise is further strengthened by the integration of companies such as Natural Systems Utilities and Sodai S.p.A. Natural Systems Utilities is a leader in distributed water reclamation and turnkey reuse innovation, currently operating over 400 systems across North America, including the largest base of onsite reuse and natural treatment systems in the United States. Sodai S.p.A. specializes in the treatment of primary or wastewater and process fluids, offering tailored solutions with a sustainability-oriented approach, covering the entire lifecycle of water treatment plants including Operation & Maintenance. Together, these companies enhance NSI’s ability in this prestigious Canal Café project to convert the canal water in Venice to the best high quality espresso.

Press Contacts

Menno M. Holterman
CEO Nijhuis Saur Industries
T: +31 (0) 314 74 90 12
E: menno.holterman@nijhuisindustries.com

Sean A. Gallagher
Principal and Director of Sustainable Design DS+R
T : +1 336 687 4525
E : sgallagher@dsrny.com

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NATURAL SYSTEMS UTILITIES ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP CHANGES

June 6, 2024/in Announcement, News, Press Release

Hillsborough, NJ – Following the closing of the acquisition of Natural Systems Utilities (NSU) by Nijhuis Saur Industries, Saur’s Industrial Water Solutions Division in January this year, we are delighted to announce the following changes in the Executive Leadership Team as part of the implementation of our accelerated growth strategy and the successful integration in NSI’s global organization.

Effective June 1, 2024 Zach Gallagher has been promoted to President & Chief Executive Officer. Zach’s exceptional leadership and vision in his previous role as COO have been instrumental in the company’s success, and we are confident that he will lead NSU to new heights in his new role.

Debbie Burke has been promoted to Chief Administrative & Human Resources Officer. Debbie has consistently demonstrated her commitment to the team’s well-being and organizational efficiency. Her expanded role will allow her to further enhance our administrative and HR functions and support the expansion of the team.

Jen Cohn will be promoted to Vice President of Finance and Treasurer. Jen’s financial acumen and strategic insights have been invaluable, and we are excited to see her take on this critical leadership position.

Additionally, Bill Massa stepped down as Chief Executive Officer to serve as an Advisor to NSU. Bill’s leadership and dedication have been pivotal in our achievements, and we are grateful for his continued support in his new advisory role.

Bill Massa comments “It has been an honor and a privilege to work with this incredible team. I am extremely proud of what we have accomplished together. I leave the day to day business knowing that the leadership of this company is in great and experienced hands and we are now part of a market-leading company. Together with our group, Zach, Deb, and Jen will undoubtedly drive NSU to new successes. I look forward to continuing to support NSU in my new role and supporting the company’s continued growth and achievements.”

Zach  Gallagher comments “I am honored and excited to step into the role of CEO at NSU. I would like to thank Bill for his leadership and commitment to NSU and am grateful for the trust and confidence placed in me by the entire team. We are looking forward to building on our successes and working closely with NSI’s global team to continue driving our #MissionWater forward. Together, we will navigate this period of growth and integration, ensuring that NSU remains at the forefront of the industry and to make sure that our valued customers will fully benefit from the extensive portfolio of technologies, solutions, and services our group is offering to address the water challenges around the globe.

About Natural Systems Utilities (NSU):

NSU is a leader in distributed water reclamation and reuse innovation, currently operating over 300 systems across the United States, including the largest base of onsite reuse and natural treatment systems. NSU’s approach offers clients fully integrated and cost-effective solutions that incorporate award-winning innovations in system design. With over 40 years of experience, NSU has built the unique capability to structure a full range of design, build, operations and ownership project solutions. Their reputation has been built on best-in-class execution capability, and on long-term shared-value partnerships with the people and communities served.

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Natural Systems Utilities is proud to have joined the SAUR / Nijhuis Saur Industries family.

January 16, 2024/in News, Press Release

Hillsborough, NJ – Natural Systems Utilities announced today that the Saur Group (“Saur”), a leading service provider in the global water and wastewater sector has acquired Natural Systems Utilities (“NSU”) through Nijhuis Saur Industries (“NSI”). Together with Saur, NSU will be able to drive further growth and innovation, and create additional value for its employees, customers, and stakeholders.
As cities face an increasing urban population, decentralized water reuse emerges as a crucial stride toward ensuring access to water and sanitation. In a growing market driven by the need for water quality, this acquisition represents an opportunity to facilitate the evolution of water consumption from a finite resource to a sustainable one.

The combination of NSI and NSU, both prominent players in the water sector, will accelerate the introduction of new technologies and innovative approaches to the commercial and residential buildings markets in the Americas and Europe. This acquisition leverages the strengths of two industry leaders with highly complementary expertise, fostering new synergies that are ideally positioned to support the commercial and residential buildings markets.

The company will continue to be led by Zach Gallagher, President & COO of NSU and Bill Massa, CEO of NSU.
The completion of the acquisition has been approved by the relevant regulatory authorities and the integration of NSU into Industrial Water Solutions division of Saur Group has successfully kicked-off.

About Saur:

As a pure-play water and essential services provider, Saur works to protect the environment in the heart of the territories it serves. Saur has always acted to offer the same quality of service to small towns as to large cities, guided by its purpose: to restore to water the value it deserves. Saur operates globally. 2022 key figures: €1.9 billion Group net revenue, 9,500 local authorities and industrial clients contracted, 12,000 employees and 20 million consumers served worldwide.

www.saur.com

About Natural Systems Utilities (NSU):

NSU is a national leader in distributed water reclamation and reuse innovation, currently operating over 270 systems across the United States, including the largest base of onsite reuse and natural treatment systems. NSU’s approach offers clients fully integrated and cost-effective solutions that incorporate award-winning innovations in system design. With over 40 years of experience, NSU has built the unique capability to structure a full range of design, build, operations and ownership project solutions. Their reputation has been built on best-in-class execution capability, and on long-term shared-value partnerships with the people and communities served.


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Natural Systems Utilities will expand its water reclamation and reuse activities with Saur agreement

November 7, 2023/in News, Press Release

Hillsborough, NJ – Natural Systems Utilities announced today that Saur, a leading service provider in the global water and wastewater sector will be acquiring Natural Systems Utilities (NSU). Together with Saur, NSU will be able to drive further growth and innovation, and create additional value for its employees, customers, and stakeholders.

“With Saur’s global influence and NSU’s North American expertise this is the perfect partnership to both companies’ objectives and this transaction marks a historic and exciting milestone for NSU.” Bill Massa, NSU’s Chairman and CEO.

“We are very excited to join forces with Saur/NSI.  We have invested a lot of time in identifying the right partner for NSU and we are looking forward to leveraging Saur’s international experience and relationships and generating significant synergies across NSI’s Industrial Water arm.  There is strong alignment between our design-build-operate turnkey approach and the Saur/NSI #missionwater with their ‘Customer for Life’ approach.  We have a great team here at NSU and I am very much looking forward to what the future holds for all of us as we move into the next chapter with Saur/NSI.”  Zach Gallagher, NSU’s President and COO.

With the NSU partnership, Saur will gain an established position in the residential and commercial onsite water and wastewater treatment and reuse market in the United States. Saur will also leverage NSU’s know-how to further penetrate the reuse market in Europe. In addition to NSU’s leading design, build, operating and maintenance capabilities, this partnership is expected to generate significant synergies including cross-selling opportunities among existing industrial and municipal customers, manufacturing synergies, and product and procurement opportunities.

“I am incredibly excited about the potential this unlocks for us in the years to come.  Saur has profound respect for the business that we built, for our incredible team, and for our company culture.  I am looking forward to our continued growth and leveraging Saur’s scale and resources in a way that we would be unable to do on our own.” Debbie Burke, NSU’s Vice President of HR and Administration.

“I am absolutely thrilled about the news!  It’s a testament to our dedication and commitment as a company. I can’t wait to see the remarkable future that lies ahead for NSU.” Jennifer Cohn, NSU’s Director of Finance.

As a pure-play water and essential services provider, Saur works to protect the environment in the heart of the territories it serves. Saur has always acted to offer the same quality of service to small towns as to large cities, guided by its purpose: to restore to water the value it deserves. Saur operates globally. 2022 key figures: €1.9 billion Group net revenue, 9,500 local authorities and industrial clients contracted, 12,000 employees and 20 million consumers served worldwide.

“For more than 90 years, Saur has been a leader in providing municipal and industrial water solutions around the globe. Giving water the value, it deserves is our key focus and the acquisition of NSU will further advance our companies in our important work to pioneer solutions to tackle global water challenges. This acquisition will allow us to enrich our technological base in water reuse and decentralized water solutions, thereby strengthening our value proposition to a now broadened shared customer base in both residential and commercial buildings. It marks an important milestone in our water transition journey to a genuinely circular economy.” Patrick Blethon, Executive Chairman of Saur

The transaction will take place through Nijhuis Saur Industries (NSI), the Industrial Water arm of Saur, formed after the acquisition of Netherlands-based Nijhuis Industries in 2020.  The agreement is expected to close in January 2024, subject to regulatory approvals.

About Natural Systems Utilities (NSU):

NSU is a national leader in distributed water reclamation and reuse innovation, currently operating over 270 systems across the United States, including the largest base of onsite reuse and natural treatment systems. NSU’s approach offers clients fully integrated and cost-effective solutions that incorporate award-winning innovations in system design. With over 40 years of experience, NSU has built the unique capability to structure a full range of design, build, operations and ownership project solutions. Their reputation has been built on best-in-class execution capability, and on long-term shared-value partnerships with the people and communities served.

www.nsuwater.com

About Saur:

As a pure-play water and essential services provider, Saur works to protect the environment in the heart of the territories it serves. Saur has always acted to offer the same quality of service to small towns as to large cities, guided by its purpose: to restore to water the value it deserves. Saur operates globally. 2022 key figures: €1.9 billion Group net revenue, 9,500 local authorities and industrial clients contracted, 12,000 employees and 20 million consumers served worldwide.

www.saur.com

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XPV Colorado River Article

June 23, 2022/in Announcement, News, Press Release

Colorado River #water managers are facing a monumental task – to commit to an unprecedented amount of #conservation before an August deadline.

Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the nation’s two largest reservoirs, are in danger of reaching critically low levels. The Colorado River supplies these reservoirs and 40M people in the Southwest.

Earlier this month, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Camlimlim Touton set a goal to keep the lakes from dropping to levels where #hydropower production ceases and where it becomes physically impossible to move water through the #dams.

If the seven states that rely on the Colorado River can’t cut their own use, she said, the federal government is prepared to do it for them.

There is some good news: Innovative solutions that can significantly increase #waterefficiency are ready to go now. For example, Metron Farnier – Smart Water Meters, though its one-minute analytics, is helping communities monitor, understand, and save water. Soli Organic is changing the game when it comes to growing #food, using more than 90% less water to cultivate crops. Over 90% of Natural Systems Utilities‘ facilities directly #reuse treated water for beneficial purposes.

XPV Water Partners invests in companies that we know can make a meaningful difference when it comes to the world’s water crisis.

#drought #climatechange

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NATURAL SYSTEMS UTILITIES NAMES NEW PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

March 12, 2021/in Announcement, News, Press Release

Hillsborough, NJ, March 12th, 2021 — Natural Systems Utilities (NSU), the nation’s leader in onsite water treatment and reuse solutions, today announced that Zach Gallagher has been named President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Gallagher, a 20-year veteran of the company, previously served as the Executive Vice President of Business Development since 2016. As President and COO, Zach will continue to lead Business Development as well as taking on more of the execution side of the business, including Engineering, Operations, and Site Services.

“Zach is an ideal fit for NSU’s President and COO. He is a proven leader whose contributions have been invaluable to the growth of our company – from both a business and cultural perspective,” said Bill Massa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NSU. “In addition to an impressive track record of strategic planning and execution, Zach brings a passion to his work that inspires and motivates our teams. I look forward to seeing all that NSU will accomplish under Zach’s leadership.”

Zach joined NSU as a Project Engineer nearly 20 years ago when the company was known as Applied Water Management. In 2007, he became a partner of Alliance Environmental serving as COO before merging with NSU in 2011. Over the years, Zach has held various positions within Engineering, Operations, Construction, and Business Development. He has a deep understanding of the business and is passionate about NSU’s services and solutions. Mr. Gallagher is a licensed Professional Engineer and LEED Accredited Professional holding BS and MS degrees from Rutgers University in Bio-Resource and Civil/Environmental Engineering. He is the past Vice Chair for the Board of Directors of the U.S. Green Building Council, NJ Chapter. He has over 20 years of experience with decentralized/onsite water reuse systems, has been published by Forbes and serves as a Guest Lecturer on the subject at multiple universities across the Country.

Zach Gallagher giving a tour

Zach Gallagher giving a tour

ABOUT NATURAL SYSTEMS UTILITIES
Natural Systems Utilities (NSU) creates value where others see waste. Since 1984, we have been an industry leader in water reclamation and reuse innovation. We currently manage 250+ onsite systems along with 150+ innovative/alternative Title V facilities across North America. Our award-winning approach features fully integrated and cost-effective solutions for water supply, wastewater treatment, and water reuse. Our reputation is built on best-in-class execution and focuses on long-term shared-value partnerships with the people and communities we serve.

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NSU’s Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Playbook: A Winning ESG Strategy

February 19, 2021/in Announcement, News, Press Release

**Article courtesy of XPV Water Partners**

February 17, 2021 (https://www.xpvwaterpartners.com/news/2021/02/17/nsus-wastewater-treatment-and-reuse-playbook-a-winning-esg-strategy)

“Keeping water local” is becoming widely embraced as a mainstream design approach by municipalities, businesses, institutions, and developers turning to privately managed water treatment infrastructure as an alternative to centralized services delivered by large-scale treatment networks.

Gillette Stadium-Patriot Place Complex in Massachusetts

Gillette Stadium-Patriot Place Complex in Massachusetts

“The industry is recognizing that discharging local wastewater into a river for somebody else to manage downstream is not a sustainable solution,” says Zach Gallagher, Executive VP of Natural Systems Utilities. “Keeping water local using onsite recovery and reuse systems delivers proven economic, environmental, and energy-saving benefits, while ensuring local water resources are available for future generations.”

Natural Systems Utilities (NSU), a leader in innovative onsite wastewater treatment and reuse solutions, has developed a successful approach for designing, building, financing, and managing decentralized treatment systems, and is currently operating more than 400 onsite treatment systems across North America.

Decentralized treatment systems, designed for keeping local water in local communities and reducing the amount of fresh water drawn, are becoming increasingly necessary. Privately managed decentralized systems are in use at business campuses, resorts, industrial parks, shopping complexes, and high-density residential buildings and developments.

“We provide the full solution customized for project specific conditions, ensure that it operates as designed, and take responsibility for performance through the entire life cycle,” Gallagher adds.

Award-winning showcase projects

Receiving more than 100 wastewater operations awards and national project recognition for sustainable design, NSU’s turnkey platform provides a range of Design-Build (DB) to Design-Build-Own-Operate-Maintain (DBOOM) approaches. NSU’s platform has enjoyed many high-profile project successes, ranging from the famous Gillette Stadium-Patriot Place complex in Massachusetts to the exclusive high-rise communities of Battery Park City in New York City.

“The Gillette Stadium-Patriot Place project came to us for the same reasons as many of our customers – their nearby centralized systems either lack adequate supply and discharge capacity or their facilities are located too far away to access centralized water treatment services,” says Gallagher.

NSU designed, built, and operates the water reuse system for Gillette Stadium – home of the New England Patriots football team –and the adjacent Patriot Place which includes restaurants, retail spaces and a convention centre. The system creates a sustainable and environmentally friendly solution to produce high-quality reuse water for toilet flushing within the 68,000-seat stadium along with the surrounding Patriot Place. Treated water is also used to recharge the local groundwater aquifer and the system has recently been upgraded to provide reclaimed water for landscape irrigation.

“In contrast to Gillette Stadium,” says Gallagher, “the Battery Park City project involved a New York City area where the centralized treatment systems offered adequate wastewater capacity; however, the local governing authority had set-out a long-term strategy to introduce a new standard of environmentally responsible solutions that required using less material, lower energy expenditure and less water.”

Battery Park City in Manhattan

Battery Park City in Manhattan

The high-rise buildings within the planned community of Battery Park City in Manhattan are served by NSU-designed, built, and operated water recycling systems. NSU’s approach – also adopted by several other high-profile buildings in Manhattan – cut water consumption by more than 50% and reduced wastewater discharge by greater than 60% compared to similar residential buildings in NYC. Today, the Battery Park City project is among the largest neighbourhood-scale sustainability initiatives in the United States.

Driving growth and ROI

“We are seeing multiple factors coming together to drive growth in our business sector,” says Gallagher. “Twenty years ago, developers had no choice but to install decentralized systems as it was the only option. The market evolved over time, and new projects emerged that were driven by Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) factors. Today, we’ve reached a threshold where our customers not only benefit from ESG but there is also a proven return on investment as the cost of water and sewer in many urban areas has doubled.”

Operators of centralized treatment networks are also recognizing the benefits of partnering with private on-site treatment operators, according to Gallagher. Decentralized treatment systems and facilities are now playing a larger role with easing the strain on centralized treatment plants grappling with aging infrastructure issues. Adding decentralized treatment capacity can help centralized treatment networks delay capital improvements while enhancing system resiliency.

New government mandates to maximize water reuse, minimize the “water footprint,” and return water to the community for purposes not requiring potable water can create daunting infrastructure challenges for centralized treatment networks, but not for decentralized systems. Gallagher says these mandates are creating a competition between tech campuses, academic campuses, and large employers to enhance their ESG programs and compete for the distinction of being the most “green.”

Leveraging the XPV portfolio

“There is a perception that private equity investors are simply providing money – but that’s not the case with XPV Water Partners,” says Gallagher. “XPV deeply understands the water industry and that’s a huge asset. They have thousands of industry relationships, and they have arranged multiple introductions that enabled us to pursue and win new projects.”

NSU recently partnered with fellow XPV portfolio company, LuminUltra, creating an online microbiological monitoring system with the ability to remotely and automatically conduct regulatory equivalent reporting. The development of this online microbiological capability, initially believed to be 5-10 years out, was significantly accelerated due to the companies joining forces and is expected to be “a game-changer,” according to Gallagher. Automated sampling opens up an entirely new market segment that did not previously pursue water reuse initiatives due to the high volume of manual samples that were required. Additionally, NSU’s long-standing partnership with Newterra (recently acquired from XPV by the Frontenac Company) drove significant synergies by combining Newterra’s wastewater treatment technology with NSU’s delivery approach, creating a complementary, differentiated, and high-value solution.

Gallagher adds “Communities lacking access to centralized infrastructure or seeking to maximize their ESG score have always been our bread-and-butter clients and will continue to be. We will bring them innovative, reliable and safe solutions that source all water locally, and reuse or return high quality water to the environment from which it came – that’s our job, that’s our vision, and that’s our passion. We will continue to reimagine what can be done with water.”

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ConstructSecure Gold Safety Award

Natural Systems Utilities receives Gold Safety Award

January 7, 2021/in News, Press Release

Lexington, MA: ConstructSecure, Inc., a cloud-based mobile platform that empowers clients to make smarter risk management decisions, has announced the recipients of its prestigious safety awards. Natural Systems Utilities, LLC has received the Gold Safety Award. This award is presented to companies that register a safety score between 85% – 95% in the Safety Assessment Program administered by ConstructSecure.“

Natural Systems Utilities, LLC has done a remarkable job of implementing a strong safety management system. In addition to keeping employees safe, safety performance of this caliber should reduce their insurance premiums,” says Garrett Burke, CEO of ConstructSecure.

The Safety Assessment Program reviews a company’s historic safety performance and current safety management systems. The platform normalizes data for vendor or contractor size and type of work performed. The program provides thorough, objective, and consistent evaluation of company performance so clients can identify, monitor, and manage risk smarter. The results provide a strong indicator of how a vendor or contractor values safety and a reliable predictor of future performance.

About ConstructSecure: ConstructSecure, Inc. is a global SaaS company. Our cloud-based and mobile platform empowers clients to make better risk management decisions. Proprietary algorithms developed at an Ivy League University, leverage safety, and financial indicators to accurately pre-qualify vendors. The data captured by our suite of solutions ensures that our clients, and their subcontracted vendors, are not only meeting regulatory standards but are approaching safety in a way that positively
impacts their number of injuries, loss rate, EMR, defaults, insurance premiums, and their overall financial health.

ConstructSecure Gold Safety Award

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Natural Systems Utilities Expands Into South Bay

December 3, 2019/in Press Release

Natural Systems Utilities Expands Into South Bay, CA and Acquires Acqualogic/Kanso

HILLSBOROUGH, N.J., Dec. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Natural Systems Utilities (“NSU”) announced today the successful completion of the acquisition of the Acqualogic/Kanso (“Kanso”) water and wastewater operations and maintenance services. Kanso currently manages 28 on-site water and wastewater systems in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company has a proven track record of providing safe and reliable operations services and has an outstanding reputation with its clients and regulatory agencies. NSU assumed all of Kanso’s operations and maintenance contracts and business operations.

NSU now operates over 270 on-site, community systems across 10 states, including the largest base of distributed reuse and natural treatment systems in the country. Kanso’s customers will benefit from NSU’s expertise and innovation in operations management and turnkey design-build services. “As the effects of the worldwide water crisis continue to escalate, this partnership benefits every community facing water issues by making on-site treatment more reliable and cost-effective,” says Kurt Bauer, Kanso’s Chief Executive Officer. “NSU will take our already proven service to the next level and Kanso is now enabled to focus its efforts on delivering its next-generation on-site wastewater recycling and freshwater treatment solutions.”

Zach Gallagher, Executive Vice President of NSU stated, “Expanding into the South Bay region of San Francisco has been part of our strategy since we acquired Phillips Services, Inc. (PSI) in 2016. It was the right time to increase operating density in the area with the construction phase of Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus on-site water reuse system nearing completion. We are looking forward to building upon Acqualogic/Kanso’s legacy of local water resource management with long-term reliable operations and maintenance services.”

NSU consistently develops A Better Way to create value where others see waste. NSU is a national leader in wastewater treatment and water reuse innovation. Our reputation has been built on best in class execution capability, and on long term, shared-value partnerships with the people and communities we serve.

For more information about Natural Systems Utilities, LLC, visit https://nsuwater.com.

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Natural Systems Utilities Expands into Cape Cod, MA and Acquires Bennett Environmental Associates

January 17, 2019/in News, Press Release

PRESS RELEASE (January 17, 2019)

Natural Systems Utilities (NSU) announced today the successful completion of the acquisition of Bennett Environmental Associates LLC (BEA) and expansion into Cape Cod and the islands in Massachusetts. BEA currently manages 30 onsite water and wastewater systems along with 160 innovative/alternative Title V facilities. The company has been proudly providing safe and reliable operations services for over 25 years and has an outstanding reputation with its clients, along with the local and state regulatory agencies. NSU will assume all of the BEA contracts and business operations.

NSU now operates over 240 onsite community based systems across 10 states, including the largest base of distributed reuse and natural treatment systems in the United States. BEA’s customers will benefit from NSU’s expertise and innovation in operations management and turnkey design-build services. BEA’s Founder, David Bennett reports; “NSU shares the same values we do, and has exceeded our hopes for a firm that we can join forces with. We look forward to continuing the tradition we have for excellent service, deep expertise, and an environment our clients and associates want to be a part of”.

Zach Gallagher, Executive Vice President of NSU stated; “NSU is very excited to expand into Cape Cod and the islands, a beautiful part of the Country that can benefit from our onsite systems and solutions. This partnership enhances our existing New England coverage based out of Fall River, and we look forward to building upon BEA’s legacy of local water resource management with long-term reliable operations and maintenance services”.

NSU consistently develops A Better Way to create value where others see waste. NSU is a national leader in wastewater treatment and water reclamation innovation. Our reputation has been built on best in class execution capability, and on long term, shared-value partnerships with the people and communities we serve.

For more information about Natural Systems Utilities, LLC, visit https://nsuwater.com or contact Kimberly Knight at 908-359-5501 or kknight@NSUwater.com. Learn more about BEA at http://bennett-ea.com/.

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