TWI customizes and scales affordable and effective point-of-drinking solutions.

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TWI customizesand scales affordable and
effectivepoint-of-drinking solutions.
March 2014
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Just as cell phones enabled billions of people to
leapfrog the need for telecommunications
equipment, TWIs Point-of-Drinking solutions will
enable billions of people to leapfrog the need
for central treatment plants and bottled water.
TWI is a TEAM of leading global business
executives and renownedscientists who develop
and deploy Point-of Drinking (POD)
watersystems to address local conditions. TWI
engages local communities toCO-CREATE unique
business development models providingCUSTOMIZED
AND SUSTAINABLE technology SOLUTIONSwhich
effectively remove water contaminants.
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TWI Mission

• DIAGNOSE targeted local conditions to customize
  point-of-drinking (POD) clean water solutions.
• DEVELOP APPROPRIATE and REPLICABLE WATER
  SOLUTIONS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO
  COMMUNITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
• DISTRIBUTE through LOCAL PARTNERS products which
  are AFFORDABLE, CONVENIENT, EFFECTIVE and TRUSTED
  Solutions.
• Become the TRUSTED SOURCE OF LOCAL WATER
  SOLUTIONS.

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Contaminated water is the1 health issue in the
world.
Map of The Big Three water contamination issues

• 1.2 Billion people without access to safe water.
• 50 of hospital beds are occupied by people with
  a waterborne disease
• 80 of all global diseases are caused by
  contaminated drinking water (WHO)
• More people die from waterborne diseases than all
  communicable diseases combined
• More people have died of microbiological
  contaminants in water than all wars in recorded
  history

Map is illustration only
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Related Diseases
Arsenic Effects 1 Global Carcinogen
Fluoride Effects

• 100s of millions of people affected
• Brain Damage and Dental Fluorosis
• Bone malformations, particularly in children

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Facts About Arsenic

• Globally, over 250 MILLION people drink water
  with excessive arsenic.
• Over 30 MILLION in Mexico and over 50 MILLION in
  US.
• LEADING CARCINOGENIC linked to liver, kidney,
  skin, lung and bladder cancer.
• 1 IN 6 AMERICANS are exposed to levels of
  arsenic that may cause CANCER over time, Purdex,
  research paper released Oct. 8, 2013
• Causes Diabetes II and Heart Disease.
• ODORLESS and TASTELESS nearly impossible to
  detect.
• BOILING water INEFFECTIVE against arsenic
  removal worsens the problem by CONCENTRATING the
  resulting amount.

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Water UsageConsumption by Energy Source
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Water UsageGenerating Food Products
1 Pound of Meat 1 Gallon of Beverage 1 Pound
of Grain
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20th Century Solutions Bottled Water

• NO REGULATION INCONSISTENT quality everywhere
• 40 of Bottled Water taken FROM the TAP.
• Bottled Water is NOT TESTED for e. coli.
• PLASTIC DUMPING is environmental hazard.
• In US less than 20 of water bottles recycled.
• Often 1,000 TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE than tap water.
• HEATING of plastic bottle contaminates water/PBA
  carcinogen.
• NATIONAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
• Approx. 1/3 of the tested waters (34 of 103
  waters) VIOLATED an enforceable state standard or
  EXCEEDED microbiological-purity guidelines.
• ¼ of waters tested (23 of 103 waters) VIOLATED
  applicable health LIMITS, most commonly for
  arsenic and man-made compounds.

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Recent News

• 11/21/13 CNBC.com re BALTIMORES
  INFRASTRUCTURE Over the next 20 years,
  Americas local governments and water districts
  will need to spend some 300 billion to keep
  customers adequately supplied with fresh water
  it WILL TAKE ANOTHER 300 BILLION TO OVERHAUL
  public sewer mains along with treatment
  plants.
• 10/9/13 FoxNews.com re BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA A
  rare amoeba that caused the death of a child in
  south Louisiana has been found in five locations
  the amoeba can cause a rare brain infection
  that destroys brain tissue and is usually
  fatal (NEW ORLEANS)
• 10/8/13 PRWeb re Purdex study MORE THAN 49
  MILLION PEOPLE US ARE CONSUMING VARYING AMOUNTS
  OF CANCER-CAUSING ARSENIC
• 6/17/13 NaturalNews.com re toxin in CALIFORNIA
  DRINKING water GLYPHOSATE the chemical name
  of Roundup herbicide multiplies the
  proliferation of BREAST CANCER cells by 500 to
  1300 even at exposures of just a few parts per
  trillion.
• 5/22/13 TheGlobeAndMail re MONTREALS YELLOW
  WATER 1.3 million residents in and around
  Montreal were told their tap water was unsafe to
  drink when a BOIL WATER advisory was issued as
  the result of some routine upgrade work at a
  century old water plant

• 1/29/14 ArabNews.com re Saudi water
  contamination HIGH LEVELS OF BROMATE, A
  CARCINOGENIC SUBSTANCE were found in water
  samples at multiple factories
• 1/27/14 NY Times re NYC APT WATER TANKS
• upon inspection of a water tank in Queens, the
  super found pigeon droppings, sunlight shooting
  through the slatted planks, and water that was
  impenetrable and brown
• 5 OUT OF 12 TANKS (APARTMENT BUILDINGS)
  CONTAMINATED WITH E-COLI
• tank cleaning companies have stories about
  finding dead birds, mice and animal droppings
• one even discovered a homeless person living
  above the water
• 1/24/14 Huffington Post re new Mexico City law
  MEXICO CITYS LEGISLATORS WILL REQUIRE ALL
  RESTAURANTS TO INSTALL FILTERS, offering patrons
  free, apparently drinkable potable water that
  wont lead to stomach problems and other
  ailments.
• 1/10/14 ABCNews.com regarding WV CHEMICAL LEAK
  We dont know that the waters not safe, but I
  cant say it is safe.

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20th Century SolutionsCentral Treatment
WATER MISMANAGEMENT
leakage
33
65
100
2 Liters
waste
utility
Infrastructure Defects
Water Plant
Home Utilities
Drinking Cooking
80 of water plant cost dedicated to drinking
water BUT Only 2 of treated water is used for
drinking and cooking! Often becoming
recontaminated
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POD as Part of Global Water Planning
Cities lt 1mm Peri Urban Rural
Cities gt 1mm (urban)
CENTRALIZED TREATMENT
POD/POU SOLUTIONS

SECONDARY
PRIMARY
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US ProductsProduct Performance Comparison
Product Taste/ Odor Chlorine Organic Compounds Pharma-ceuticals Lead Cysts Bacteria Viruses Arsenic
Bobble YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Brita YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Culligan YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
3M Filtrete YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Mavea YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO
Pur YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO
TWI YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
ZeroWater YES NO NO YES NO NO NO NO
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TWI Product Offerings

• 1.0 Platform floor standing, installation
  required, hot/cold water functionality
• 2.0 Platform COUNTERTOP product, installation
  required, ambient water only
• 3.0 Platform portable, gravity fed product
• 4.0 Platform filter cartridges for use in 3.0
  Platform products
• 5.0 Platform undersink unit with separate faucet
• 6.0 Platform hydration station for public areas

1.0 Platform 2.0 Platform
3.0 Platform 4.0 Platform
5.0 Platform 6.0 Platform
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TWI Global Partner Model

• Healthcare
• Mining
• Other

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TWI Internet of Water (IoW) Leader

• DIAGNOSE mapping water data/prioritize
• DEVELOP hardware software/delivery systems
• DEPLOY supply chain, manufacturing (segments),
  inventory controls, local distribution partners
• SUSTAIN sensors/maintenance

AFFORDABLE, CONVENIENT, EFFECTIVE, TRUSTWORTHY
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Future Developments

• Sensors
• Provisional patent filed changing taste or color
  of water toindicate filter maintenance.
• Develop tests with partners for hand held
  instruments.
• Tech A Controlled Release
• Introduction (extremely slow release) of
  regulated compounds through various devices
  patent filed
• Automatic Shut Off Sacrificial Filter
• Healthy Additives
• Carbonation
• Emergency Preparedness

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TWI Decentralized Water Advocate
The Water Initiative creates global point-of-use
purification systems to safeguard the last mile
of water. Dedicated to building trusted
solutions to satisfy the worlds thirst for clean
drinking water through local partnerships. -
The United Nations World Water Symposium on
Water Security
Kevin McGovern and his team are leading the
revolution of new thinkingon how to effectively
deliver water to consumers. Alan Hinchman,
Infrastructure Marketing Director for GE
Intelligent Platforms
The Water Initiative, has developed a
filtering device that takes all the nasties out
of water in the home and needs to be replaced
only once a year. Unlike osmosis, it consumes no
energy, and every drop of incoming water can be
used for drinking. -The Economist, May 22,
2010, A Special Issue on Water
The Water initiative (is) a business that brings
water purification systems to homes and
organizations worldwide. -Fortune
The Water Initiative manufactures and
distributes water purification devices -
Bloomberg Business week
We believe that the Point-of-Drinking solutions
that TWI has created and deployed can form an
integral part of Mexicos, and any nations,
water quality improvement strategy. - Jose Ramon
Ardavin Ituarte, Conagua, The National Water
Commission in Mexico
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Anyone who can solve the problems ofwater will
be worthy of two Nobel prizes one for Peace and
one for Science. John F. Kennedy
Global Collaboration
Lets go invent tomorrow instead ofworrying
about what happened yesterday. Steve Jobs
www.TheWaterInitiative.com