The new agreement builds upon existing arrangements to jointly serve the oil and gas markets of Latin America where opportunities are currently being pursued in Brazil and Colombia.

The agreement gives Cardno ENTRIX rights to market and design complete solutions using the technology and systems of EWS to allow water generated from produced water plants to be used for beneficial social and environmental uses.

EWS CEO Bill Weathersby said the expansion of EWS’s relationships with companies with the reputation and capabilities of Cardno ENTRIX is a significant step in making the EWS water purification technology available globally.

"We have a solid business focus and share the view that our joint solution will provide operators in the unconventional gas and oil industries, and their associated communities, cost saving, better performance and improved environmental options in the beneficial use of treating water resulting from the production process," Weathersby said.

EWS is a global water company that owns and operates produced water purification facilities.