Monthly Archives: February 2014

The ER line of ultrafiltration membranes from GE Osmonics is being discontinued.  The following products will no longer be offered:

• YMERSP1905
• YMERSP4205
• YMERSP3001

Sterlitech has limited stock remaining of YMERSP475.  While GE has no direct replacement for the ER membrane, the EW ultrafiltration is made of the same materials and is used in many of the same applications.

For the past two years, California has been gripped in a historic drought, but things took a turn for the worse last month when measurements indicated 20% below normal precipitation levels and the worst drought conditions since record keeping began in the 1840’s. Governor Jerry Brown has declared a Statewide Drought Emergency and asked all 38 million California residents to reduce water use by 20%. Even President Obama has traveled to the state, offering Federal aid to those adversely affected by the drought. However, conservation may not be enough to ensure that there will be enough water in California to meet the demands of its population and industries in the long term.  California produces a third of the country’s vegetables and agriculture accounts for 80% of the state’s water use.  As California’s population continues to grow, and climate change threatens the state’s largest source of water, the annual snowpack on the Sierra Nevada, it falls to water technologies to help bridge the

Sterlitech is looking forward to seeing you and showing off our latest products at the following trade shows next month: Pittcon, Booth #1617, Chicago, IL

        AMTA/AWWA 2014 Membrane Technology Conference, Booth #516, Las Vegas, NV