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WESTON Team Chosen to Help Modernize Calcutta's Infrastructure

WEST CHESTER, Pa. - July 18, 2000 - - Roy F. Weston, Inc., announced today that the team of WESTON, Metcalf & Eddy and Philadelphia Suburban Water Company has been awarded a contract by the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC), India, to assist in modernizing the City of Calcutta's water supply, sewer and drainage systems. STUP Consultants, Ltd. will be the local consultant. The one-year contract, funded by the World Bank, is valued at $1.3 million.

"This contract places us and our business partners squarely in the international municipal services marketplace," said WESTON Chief Executive William L. Robertson. "WESTON brings extensive water and wastewater management expertise to this project and a well-established reputation for delivering economic value to our clients. We look forward to an expanding relationship with CMC as it moves ahead to redevelop Calcutta's water infrastructure."

The WESTON team will work with CMC to develop a plan of immediate actions and will provide ongoing technical and operations assistance for upgrading the city's water utility, which serves a population of 4.5 million people. The team will also develop a pilot sewer rehabilitation program involving the application of trenchless technology. To provide local accessibility, WESTON has opened a project office in Calcutta.

An industry pioneer since 1957, WESTON provides infrastructure redevelopment services worldwide. With an emphasis on creating lasting economic solutions for its clients, the company's services include site remediation, infrastructure operations and knowledge management to bring impaired facilities, land, water and other resources back to productive use.

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