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Falcon Partners with Dig Deep for World Water Day

Los Angeles, CA — March 22,2106

We are always working on ways to give back to our local community and help to build a long term, sustainable infrastructure. We believe that every child and family should have access to clean running water and we could not be more proud to celebrate World Water Day this year by announcing our partnership with DigDeep on the Baby Lisa Project.

Baby Lisa was born in Phoenix, Arizona and has been diagnosed with microvillus inclusion disease, a life-threatening condition that prevents the absorption of nutrients from food during digestion, resulting in malnutrition and dehydration.

Since her diagnosis a year and half ago, Baby Lisa has been living in a medical facility 3 hours away from her home, located in the remote Arizona desert. Unfortunately, Baby Lisa cannot receive the medical attention she needs and return home until her family’s house can meet sanitation requirements and have access to running water. Baby Lisa’s family is one of many American families that suffer from water poverty – a tremendous issue that is often over looked and forgotten about in the United States. Water is crucial to Baby Lisa’s recovery and without access to running water in her home doctors are refusing to give her the transplant she desperately needs.

Even though the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) considers them ‘first priority’, Baby Lisa’s family still has to wait 2 or 3 years to get running water in their home – time that Baby Lisa does not have. In order to bring Lisa home, we are partnering with DigDeep, a non profit organization who defends clean water access as a human right, to provide sustainable, water conservation fixtures for Baby Lisa’s home.

Today, on World Water Day, DigDeep has launched an incredible campaign to help Baby Lisa’s family renovate their home to meet the standards needed for Lisa to return. We could not be more proud to help build a sustainable and hygienic infrastructure for Baby Lisa and her family, and we encourage everyone to join in and help contribute by donating at http://www.babylisa.org/ .

Together, we can build Baby Lisa home with running water and take her family out of water poverty!

Falcon Waterfree Technologies Acquires the Former Urinal Assets of LiquidBreaker from Green Drain Inc.

We are pleased to announce Falcon Waterfree Technologies, LLC, has acquired the urinal assets and business formerly of LiquidBreaker, LLC, from Green Drain Inc., to continue Falcon’s global market growth and leadership in water conservation technology within the restroom space.

Los Angeles, California — March 22, 2016 Falcon Waterfree Technologies is proud to announce the acquisition of the former LiquidBreaker urinal assets as the acquired business will enhance our company’s ability to provide customers with products to help solve local social and environmental problems. As a company committed to changing the world by developing revolutionary, technology-driven restroom products that conserve our Earth’s precious fresh water supply, Falcon is excited to continue its upward trajectory.

“This was a strategic decision based on our technology and Falcon’s deep history in innovation. Falcon is the industry leader and this would be a perfect marriage between our mechanical and their fluid technology. We are excited to continue to design and develop products with environmental concerns at the forefront.” – Jason Bocchino, President & CEO of Green Drains.

“The LiquidBreaker urinal technology complements our existing technologies for the commercial restroom, especially in growth markets outside of North America,” stated Simon A. Davis, President and CEO of Falcon. “By acquiring such technology, Falcon continues to push forward as the global leader in our core space.”

For more information please contact Steve Nuskiewicz, SVP of North American Sales, at snuskiewicz@falconwaterfree.com.

About Falcon

Founded in 2000, Los Angeles-based Falcon Waterfree Technologies is the sustainability and technology leader in the development of water conservation solutions for the commercial restroom. Falcon’s existing technology has saved an estimated total of 20 billion gallons / 75 billion liters of water over the last ten years.

About Green Drain Inc.

Green Drain Inc. manufactures and sells the Green Drain which provides a great solution for both new construction and as a retrofit into existing floor drains. The Green Drain provides crucial preventative technology to help curb the spread of dangerous bacteria that can come up from sewers to pose potential health risks. The Green Drain is an eco-friendly solution for floor drains and eliminates the need to frequently pour primer and fresh water down the drain. The Green Drain is truly an install-and-ignore solution for floor drain problems. The Green Drain saves a significant amount of time, water, costs and energy.

World Water Day: The Baby Lisa Project

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Together, we can build Baby Lisa home with running water and take her family out of water poverty!

Technology Spotlight: Healing the Waters through Ecological Design

In 1980, John Todd started experimenting with biologically diverse systems to deal with recalcitrant contamination issues. His research and patents have influenced a generation of wastewater technologies. He envisions a world in which natural treatment systems are at the heart of our industries and cities and reintegrate human life back into the biological cycle.

Eight years later, Dr. Todd founded John Todd Ecological Design (JTED) to commercialize this vision and to create an accessible alternative to conventional wastewater treatment. In the last 28 years, Dr. John Todd has completed projects on five continents dealing with waterborne waste streams ranging from domestic sewage to industrial wastes.

JTED’s Restorers use, biodiversity to create biological complex systems capable of treating the most difficult contaminants and human-waste streams. For example, the Eco-Machine design for the Omega Center for Sustainable Living in Rhinebeck, NY, treats up to 52,000 gallons/day of wastewater for irrigation of a leach field in a space used as a classroom, event space and yoga studio.

By using 12,000 plants composed of 20 native species, the Restorer in the Baima canal was able to reduce odors, eliminate floating solids and improve the aesthetics of the neighborhood. Additionally, the walkway down the center of the Restorer became a recreation area for the members of the community.

John Todd Ecological Design commitment to design initiatives that give more than what it takes from nature is also setting a precedent to reversing the ongoing contamination of oceans. The Ocean Restorers are unlike any other bio solution John Todd Ecological Design has ever created. The Ocean Restorers are catamaran lookalike ships, powered by solar and wind energy, and filled with biological complex systems of sea grass, oyster reef, kelp forest and algae turfs that would be able to filter more than 1 billion gallons of sea water per day

We love when people are committed to design sustainable initiatives that help us conserve our natural resources. Combining water efficient technologies, such as Hybrid or waterfree Urinals, with these other revolutionary recapture technologies will be crucial to build a sustainable long term infrastructure and conserve our most valuable resource, water.

Smarti Partners with Falcon In Key UK Market

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Los Angeles, California March 15, 2016 As a company committed to changing the world by developing revolutionary, technology-driven restroom products that conserve our Earth’s precious fresh water supply and to use the power of our business and products to help solve local social and environmental problems, Falcon Waterfree Technologies is proud to announce our partnership with Smarti Environmental Products LTD in the UK.

Under this agreement with Falcon, Smarti reinforces their commitment to both environmental stewardship and corporate social responsibility. The addition of Falcon’s water conscientious technologies align with Smarti’s initiatives to offer water conserving devices with full service maintenance targeted to architects, contractors and end users who seek the highest quality commercial restroom products.

“We are delighted to be in a partnership with such a great company and our joint ethos, creative drive and commitment to deliver market leading water free urinal technology, environmental benefits and service, whilst supporting charities, will ensure we continue to save many thousands of liters of water and costs for our growing customer base in the UK.” said Martin Richards, Director, with Smarti Environmental Products.

To Falcon, this agreement represents a continued commitment to develop partnerships with quality companies that value both environmental and social welfare.

“Smarti’s way to market gives us a unique opportunity to share the benefits of technology and service for the best customer experience in the important UK market,” stated Simon A. Davis, President & CEO of Falcon Waterfree Technologies.

Each Falcon waterfree urinal annually saves an annual average of up to 40,000 gallons (151,000 liters) or more fresh water. With over fifteen years in market and countless Falcon urinals installed throughout the world, Falcon Waterfree urinals have directly saved over an estimated 20 billion gallons (75.5 billion liters) of water. Endlessly devoted to innovation, Falcon’s waterfree urinal system is the best available worldwide and holds many patented features that make maintenance easier to end customers. All Falcon cartridges are compatible with the Falcon housing, use of any competitor cartridges in the Falcon system voids the Falcon warranty and can cause detrimental maintenance and performance issues.

For more information, please contact:

Falcon Waterfree Technologies
Francisco Vilagut
Vice President of European Sales
Rda.Gral. Mitre 36
08017 Barcelona, Spain
Email: fvilagut@falconwaterfree.com
www.FalconWaterfree.com

Smarti Environmental Products LTD
Martin Richards
Director
Peamore Centre, Alphington
Exeter, Devon, EX2 9SL
Email: martin@smartilimited.com
www.smartiwaterfree.com

Retrofit Hybrid Technology Splashes into Market

As sustainable building design has evolved, the market has moved to minimize water consumption through decreasing the volume of urinal fixture flush rates. What was once a forceful flush of 1 or 2 gallons, has now become a trickling of a pint of water through a building’s infrastructure- ultimately creating unanticipated performance issues in a system built for high volume flushes.

At Falcon, we believe that conservation should not sacrifice performance and today, we are excited to introduce the new Hybrid Retrofit Urinal to our collection of high performance technology driven water conservation products. With all the same benefits of the New Construction Hybrid Urinal, the Retrofit Hybrid – available through Sloan Valve Company – conserves nearly 100% of water and can now easily upgrade almost all existing flush urinals to high performance Hybrid technology.

By merging the best attributes of the waterfree technology (100% water savings) with the best of flushing technology (high volume flushing), we have created the most hygienic, water-saving, high performance urinal available. Revolutionary in it’s design, our Hybrid Urinals do not require water after each use and are not dependent on users to flush. Instead, our Hybrid Urinals utilize a multi-patent pending flush system that automatically performs a full gallon (4 liter) flush through the housing and pipe system every 72 hours, adding up to only 102 gallons a year total – regardless of the users. This timed large volume of water flushing through the system prevents hard scale build-up (often formed in pipes from trickling of high concentrate urine-water), while earning maximum LEED credits, guaranteeing water savings and delivering unrivaled performance and functionality.

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The combination of our world-class patented Velocity cartridge, along with our self-cleaning hybrid urinal technology, will keep your drain lines clean and odor-free.

Join the water conservation revolution and try one of our Hybrid Urinals, the environment and your maintenance staff will thank you.

California Misses Water Savings Target

Last April, Gov. Jerry Brown called for a statewide water-savings mandate of 25%. During the four months following this mandate, Californians quickly adapted to the new conservation requirements. But as temperatures have dropped, conservation has stalled. This February, for the first time since the mandate began, urban water users have missed the conservation goal.

With California going into its fifth straight year of serious drought and El Niño failing to replenish the state’s water reservoirs, the probability for a “March (Water) Miracle” is very low.

With this January much warmer than usual, State water consumption dropped to only 17.1 percent in January, compared to 2013. Usually during the winter months, there is a lower consumer consumption as residents use less water for outdoor irrigation. With this unusual hot and dry February, building on low conservation results in January, officials are insisting that Californians buckle down on water conservation efforts through the remaining winter and upcoming spring months.

Californians have been able to commit to the 25% reduction in the past. In fact, water-saving efforts have conserved up to 374 billion gallons of water stored in reservoirs so far, but California must continue to stay on course and embed conservation technologies into the infrastructure.

Conservation efforts include: watering early or later in the evening, gardening with native species in order to reduce or eliminate irrigation, inspecting pipes for leaks, taking maximum of 5 minute-long showers, turning the water off when not using it (brushing teeth, washing hair) and buying water-saving devices such as high efficiency toilets and urinals, such as the Falcon Hybrid.

Sustainability is a journey with no final destination, and the twenty-five percent mandated by Governor Brown should act as the start of California’s water conservation efforts, not the end.

Unlocking the Mystery of Purple Pipes

Across the United States, utility companies in large urban areas are bringing recycled water directly to consumers’ homes and commercial sites through recently introduced “Purple Pipes”.

Color-coded pipes are used by utility companies to reduce the chances of accidental cross-connections within plumbing and piping infrastructures. Colors often have various symbolic meanings: blue pipes indicate potable water, green signifies sewers, and yellow pipes are for potentially flammable hazards such as natural gas, oil or petroleum. Other color categories serve a myriad of additional utilities: orange pipes represent telecommunications, red is for power lines and white pipes signifying the markings where excavations and new pipe routes will go. When recycled water came along, the industry needed a color to differentiate it from the other pipes already on the property.

Keith Lewingerm, an engineer suffering from extreme color-blindness, picked out the lavender-painted pipe, now known as ‘Irvine Purple’ — he thought that if he could identify it, so could others, and the rest is history.

Water is a precious resource. As water scarcity continues to strike around the country, water agencies are moving toward reclaimed water for non-drinking purposes as a sustainable long term solution. Using recycled water for applications such as landscape irrigation and toilet flushing, can save thousands of gallons of water a year and help us to conserve valuable potable resources.

The Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility is an example of a treatment plant that restores gray water from sinks, washing machines, showers and hoses to a pristine condition. The reclaimed water is subject to a series of scientifically-proven cleansing processes to ensure its quality and safe use, holding the same or even higher standards than drinking water.

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Despite its drought-resistant benefits, using recycled water is not without its challenges. Due to the high concentrations of chemicals, reclaimed water can severely damage plumbing systems with a high zinc content or yellow brass and organic rubber, potentially leading to increased maintenance requirements. As a result, the new Sloan’s new reclaimed water flushometer, the Sloan® Royal®, is a specifically designed solution that withstands reclaimed water harsh conditions with purple interior components designed to help maintenance personnel know that it is designed for reclaimed water.

CLICK HERE to find out where to find out more about the Sloan Royal and how to take advantage of the Purple Pipes program in your city!

Falcon Waterfree Technologies Joins Forces with TreePeople

We are pleased to announce Falcon Waterfree Technologies’ Liam Dow, Government Affairs Coordinator, has joined the Board of Directors for Los Angeles based non-profit TreePeople to help secure a more sustainable future in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles, March 4, 2016 As a company committed to changing the world by developing revolutionary, technology-driven restroom products that conserve our Earth’s precious fresh water supply and to using the power of our business and products to help solve local social and environmental problems, Falcon Waterfree Technologies is proud to announce that Liam Dow, Government Affairs Coordinator, has joined the Board of Directors at Los Angeles based non-profit TreePeople.

TreePeople works to ensure climate resiliency in the city of Los Angeles by monitoring and supporting sufficient tree canopy, healthy soil and locally-sourced water initiatives. TreePeople focuses their efforts on working with both communities and governments to create unstoppable momentum for beneficial community change. With their focus on chief urban forestry, TreePeople helps to rebuild areas with the lowest amount of tree canopy, concentrating much of their efforts in South LA and the Northeast San Fernando Valley.

Just like Falcon, TreePeople is very concerned about the effects of the current California drought in Los Angeles and is fully engaged in providing support to the local community. Los Angeles is an urban jungle that, in many parts, is fully covered by asphalt and concrete. As California has been hit with rain from El Nino, this asphalt ground cover prevents water from absorbing into our aquifers and is instead wasted, often running into our oceans. As the California and Los Angeles climate continues becomes hotter and drier, an abundant tree canopy is crucial to shading and ultimately helping create a dependable local water supply. By investing in both the planting of new trees and caring of our current trees, TreePeople is reestablishing healthy soil, conserving water, and ultimately helping to harvesting the rain.

“Since getting involved with TreePeople over the past few months, it’s been remarkable to see all of the amazing work and collaboration going on in the City of LA to achieve a more sustainable future for all Angelinos. I could not be happier to be a part of this movement towards sustainability.” Stated Dow.

Falcon Waterfree Technologies is proud to be able to support TreePeople and aid in their commitment to building a stronger and more sustainable Los Angeles.

About Falcon

Founded in 2000, Los Angeles-based Falcon Waterfree Technologies is the sustainability and technology leader in the development of water conservation solutions for the commercial restroom.

The Michigan Club Unites For Flint

Here at Falcon, we believe in using business as a force for good. We are committed to supporting local positive impact efforts that aspire to solve social and environmental problems in our community. The Flint Water Crisis hits especially close home, as many of us at Falcon have personal connections to Michigan and the Detroit area.

The Flint water crisis started after the county decided to change its water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River in April 2014. It wasn’t long before the government officials started receiving various complaints of discoloration, smell and bad taste from the water. Unfortunately, the city continued to state that the water was safe to drink. From the beginning of this transition, Flint’s drinking showed numerous problems, ranging from coliform bacteria to elevated presence of trihalomethane- or TTHM.

However, tragedy, reached the highest point when aging pipes mixed with the new highly corrosive water supply, releasing large levels of lead into the water supply and exposing between 6,000 and 12,000 children to lead poisoning. Lower IQ, learning problems, slow growth and inability to pay attention are some of the effects of lead on young brains, which are “untreatable and irreversible.” Other effects from lead contamination include anemia and hyperactivity. On top of all this, the contaminated water might cause an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. The waterborne bacterial infection has killed 10 people and affected another 87. Clearly, the people of Flint, Michigan need our support, and this need is tremendous.

The Michigan Club is a global social network and membership-based community whose mission is “to have a positive impact on the world by connecting forward-thinking, Michigan-minded people and inspiring social and economic change through business, education, personal development and travel.” Tonight the Michigan Club is hosting a fundraiser to help the community of Flint during the serious water crisis.

The Michigan Club partnered with the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, an organization that has been providing Flint families and children with resources to face this population-wide lead exposure. Proceeds will benefit the non-profit who aids in crisis response, early childhood education, nutrition education and other needed areas.

Join us in sharing your passion for this cause, and supporting The Michigan Club initiative:

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* Event Registration: http://bit.ly/1Vk13G8

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* Website: http://www.themichiganclub.com