TRADE & COMMERCE

Aqua Clear takes cere

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efreshing purified bottled water. ... the

simple solution", says the brochure advertising

Terrace’s newest "business. Dave and Anita Materi

are the proprietors of Aqua Clear, the business that
purifies water through a system of reverse osmosis.

The Materis describe the process as "water under
pressure being forced through a cylinder of four

membranes, which force the impurities back and. out’

of the system." Dave adds, "The purified water goes
into a holding tank where it circulates through the
sterilization units. During the process of bottling the
- Water, ozone gas is
injected into the
water which pre-.
vents any bacterial
regrowth and con-
verts to oxygen as
it contacts the
water. The process
removes up to 98
percent of water
contaminants,
including chlorine
and fluoride.”
Anita points out,
"People don’t have
to worry about the
maintenance of a
home system,
either."
~ Once the water

Dave and Anita Materi: Delivery by the jug.

business for the past. year or 80. Dave: has. always
been in sales of some sort and looked forward to |

starting a new business of his own. Anita was a
certified dental assistant with | desire to research
water purification and asepsis (the prevention ‘of
infection by use of sterilization). She had always |
been concerned about the. foods they até. They had
friends with a water purification system in. their
home, which: gave them thé opportunity to see.and.

_ taste the difference. They enjoy good clean water and -

see a need in Terrace and area.as people are becom-
ing more health conscious.

Dave says they
did tours of other
plants . and:;\then
built the system to
match the: local
water suppl y.
They also read all
the literature
available through
the Ontario ‘Water .
Bottlers’ Associ-
ation. Because
bottled water is
becoming 80: popu-
lar right ‘| across
the country, the
Ontario — organi-
zation is in’; the
process of: : chang-
ing their name to

is bottled, the
Materis and their

part-time helper offer delivery to homes and busi-.
nesses in Kitimat, Terrace and Lakelse Lake (on the ©

highway side) and other areas, depending on
demand. One major hotel in Terrace i is offering Aqua
Clear water to their customers in the dining and

meeting rooms. Water cooler units are available for.

rent or purchase. There are room temperature units,
room temperature.and cold units, and hot and cold

Anita and Dave have been considering’ the

Terrace Review — March 27, 1992

the Canadian
Water Bottlers’
Association.

Reverse osmosis is a system used by most water
purifiers, approved by provincial and federal. Minis-
tries of Health and follows all Canadian drinking
water guidelines. The Materis sterilize and re-cycle
their 18.9-litre- bottles, the customer is assured of
fresh bottled water and it’s cost effective and
healthy, § says Anita..

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— Betty:Barton

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