{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-21/onterris-defense-innovation-unit-pfas-memo","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-21/onterris-defense-innovation-unit-pfas-memo.md","title":"Onterris Wins DIU Success Memo for PFAS Treatment","headline":"Onterris Earns Defense Innovation Unit Success Memo After Willow Grove PFAS Prototype","description":"Onterris completed a PFAS treatment prototype at NASJRB Willow Grove, treating 2.5 million gallons over eight months and earning a DIU Success Memo.","section":"Contracts & Customers","published_at":"2026-10-21T15:15:54+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-21T15:15:54+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Onterris received a Defense Innovation Unit Success Memo after completing a PFAS treatment prototype at Former NASJRB Willow Grove in Horsham, Pennsylvania.","The company's regenerable ion exchange resin technology treated 2.5 million gallons of PFAS-impacted groundwater to EPA drinking water maximum contaminant levels over eight months.","The memo allows federal agencies to pursue follow-on production and deployment without another competitive process."],"companies":[{"name":"Onterris","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/02mb2cb/onterris","website":"https://onterris.com"},{"name":"Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0007ccx/defense-innovation-unit-diu","website":"https://diu.mil"}],"source":{"publisher":"Business Wire","title":"Onterris gets Defense Innovation Unit success memo","url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261021731654/en/"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Contracts & Customers","Onterris","Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)"],"body_markdown":"Onterris received a Defense Innovation Unit Success Memo on October 21, 2026, after completing a PFAS treatment prototype at Former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove in Horsham, Pennsylvania. The memo allows federal agencies to pursue follow-on production and deployment without another competitive process, [Business Wire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261021731654/en/) reported.\n\n## How the Willow Grove Prototype Worked\n\n[Onterris](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/02mb2cb/onterris) is a global environmental solutions company that provides consulting, laboratory testing, treatment technologies and emergency response across air, water and soil media to more than 6,100 government, industrial and commercial clients in the United States, Canada and Australia.\n\nThe prototype used the company's regenerable ion exchange resin technology to treat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances associated with aqueous film-forming foam impacts in groundwater. The technology treated 2.5 million gallons of PFAS-impacted groundwater to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's drinking water maximum contaminant levels over an eight-month period of performance. Three regeneration cycles were performed, with a return to initial treatment performance after each cycle.\n\nThe project was funded by the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program in partnership with the [Defense Innovation Unit](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0007ccx/defense-innovation-unit-diu), which issued an Area of Interest in November 2022 seeking technologies capable of treating PFAS-contaminated groundwater, stormwater, soils, sediments and biosolids. After a competitive evaluation of 64 submissions, the company's solution was selected as one of the technologies for prototype development, testing and evaluation.\n\n\"The issuance of this Success Memo validates both the performance of our technology and the strength of our collaboration with the Department of War,\" said Vijay Manthripragada, President and Chief Executive Officer of Onterris.\n\n## Onterris's Rebrand and Federal Work\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Onterris rebranded from Montrose Environmental Group on Earth Day 2026, unifying subsidiary brands including Montrose Environmental, ECT2, CTEH, Enthalpy Analytical and Epic Environmental under a single global identity. The company changed its common stock ticker symbol from MEG to ONT on the New York Stock Exchange effective May 4, 2026. The same records list more than 100 offices across the United States, Canada and Australia and 3,500 employees.\n\n## Earlier Onterris Announcements\n\nOnterris announced on October 6, 2026, that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin visited its Portland, Maine office to discuss PFAS treatment technology, with its regenerable ion exchange system able to reduce waste volume by about 80 million to one, Stock Titan reported. On September 29, 2026, the company published its 2025 Sustainability Report showing a 52% cut in targeted Scope 3 emissions and a 31% cut in combined Scope 1 and market-based Scope 2 emissions from its 2022 base year, according to Stock Titan. On September 14, 2026, Onterris was awarded a C$9 million environmental services contract for a C$3 billion natural gas transmission project in Canada, with revenue expected through 2027, Stock Titan reported.\n\n## What Follows the Success Memo\n\nThe Success Memo establishes a pathway for any federal agencies to pursue follow-on production and deployment activities without requiring additional competitive processes, according to Business Wire.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}