H2O Innovation Wins the WateReuse Equipment/Manufacturer of the Year Award at the 31st Annual WateReuse Symposium

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Sept. 14, 2016) - H₂O Innovation Inc. ("H₂O Innovation" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:HEO) (ALTERNEXT:MNEMO:ALHEO) (OTCQX:HEOFF) is proud to announce that it has won the WateReuse Equipment/Manufacturer of the Year Award by the WateReuse Association, at the 31^st Annual WateReuse Symposium, in Tampa (Florida), yesterday afternoon. The award was presented to the Corporation to highlight its work in the water reuse and desalination industry.

This award recognizes the contribution made by the Corporation to the water reuse and desalination field and underlines its exceptional commitment to it. "H₂O Innovation has demonstrated continued dedication to the water reuse community, and the WateReuse Association gratefully acknowledges the contributions it has made", stated Melissa Meeker, Executive Director for the WateReuse Association. Winners of each category were announced during the Awards Luncheon at the 31^st Annual WateReuse Symposium, in Tampa, Florida, on September 13, 2016.

Over the last 20 years, H₂O Innovation has installed several reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration/microfiltration systems for water reuse applications in the United States in both industrial and municipal sectors, and continues to be a leader in the market.

About the WateReuse

The WateReuse Association is a not-for-profit trade association which supports water utilities, businesses, industrial and commercial enterprises as well as not-for-profit organizations and associations. The WateReuse members represent more than 100 communities and 50 million utility customers in the United States. For more information, visit www.watereuse.org.

About H₂O Innovation

H₂O Innovation designs and provides state-of-the-art, custom-built and integrated water treatment solutions based on membrane filtration technology for municipal, industrial, energy and natural resources end-users. The Corporation's activities rely on three pillars which are water and wastewater projects, specialty products & services, including a complete line of specialty chemicals, consumables, specialized products for the water treatment industry as well as control & monitoring systems, and operation & maintenance services for water and wastewater treatment systems. For more information, visit www.h2oinnovation.com.

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