Fountain Quail Sees Growth Opportunities as Marcellus Drillers End Current Water Discharge Practices

Fort Worth, TX, May 05, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Fountain Quail Water Management LLC, a subsidiary of Aqua-Pure Ventures, Inc. (AQE – TSXV), today commended on a decision by the Marcellus Shale Coalition to end the practice of discharging wastewater from shale gas drilling operations into area waterways. The Coalition, which represents the leading natural gas drillers in the region, said its members are committed to voluntarily halting the use of riverside treatment plants that have released millions of barrels of produced and flowback water into local rivers by May 19, 2011.

The Coalition announced that after May 19, its members would begin sending wastewater to underground disposal wells in Ohio, or recycling the water for re-use in hydro-fracking operations.

Richard Magnus, Aqua-Pure’s Chairman, cautioned that while stopping the river discharges is a critical first step, transporting millions of barrels of wastewater to Ohio for disposal is both wasteful and costly.

“Recycling is the most environmentally responsible and sustainable option for handling shale gas wastewater,” explained Magnus. “Fortunately, it’s also a very cost-effective alternative in Pennsylvania due to the high cost of transporting the water to disposal wells in Ohio. This decision by the Coalition significantly accelerates our opportunities in the Marcellus.”

Fountain Quail, the premier recycler of oilfield wastewater in North America, has developed and refined its industry-leading technology for recycling flowback and produced water over the past seven years in Texas, and since mid-2010 in Pennsylvania. During that time, the company has recycled more than 700 million gallons of shale gas wastewater which would otherwise have been injected into disposal wells and permanently removed from the hydrological cycle.

About Fountain Quail Water Management
Fountain Quail Water Management (www.fountainquail.com) provides low-cost, practical recycling alternatives for shale gas producers. The company is the global leader in recycling shale gas flowback and produced water into fresh water for re-use. Fountain Quail is wholly-owned by Aqua-Pure Ventures Inc. and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.

About Aqua-Pure Ventures Inc.
Aqua-Pure (www.aqua-pure.com), based in Calgary, Alberta, is an oilfield engineering and services firm that has developed and commercialized cutting-edge technology that transforms wastewater from a liability to an asset. Aqua-Pure’s municipal and oil and gas wastewater services and technology solutions ensure environmental sustainability through the utilization of patented and proprietary technologies. The Corporation’s common shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol "AQE."

For more information, please contact rmagnus@aqua-pure.com, or:

Richard Magnus
Chairman
Tel: (403) 301-4123
Cell: (403) 471-8733

This press release contains forward-looking information including but not limited to future development plans and anticipated operations. These statements are based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated. These risks include but are not limited to financing risks, risks arising from volatility in the oil and gas industry and ongoing operational risks.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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