HydroFlo Water Treatment Invited to Participate in EPA's First Annual Prosperity Planet and People Award Competition

Market Wire, March, 2005

HydroFlo, Inc. (OTC BB: HYRF) announced its portfolio company HydroFlo Water Treatment Inc. (HWTI) will present their waste-water pre-treatment technologies at the First Annual Prosperity Planet and People (P3) Award Competition on May 16-17, 2005, hosted at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The P3 Award Competition is the first competition for undergraduate and graduate teams in colleges, universities, and other post-secondary institutions in the U.S. for students to research and develop sustainable solutions for environmental challenges. There will also be exhibits from organizations and companies that currently market sustainable technologies for both national and international markets. The competition includes the following categories: agriculture; built environment; ecosystem; materials and chemicals; energy; resources; and water. Some of the organizations scheduled to participate are: The White House Council for Environmental Quality, NASA, The National Science Foundation, The American Society of Engineering Education, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and many others. Additional information about the EPA P3 Award Competition can be found at www.epa.gov/p3.

"We are honored that the EPA invited HydroFlo Water Treatment to be one of the 40 companies to attend such a prestigious competition," stated Tom Barbee, Chief Operations Officer of HWTI. "Their recognition of the world-wide need for sustainable technologies like those that HydroFlo can provide is indicative of the urgency to introduce these products internationally. We are proud to exhibit our ecological and sustainable products for the EPA and other organizations."

HWTI is an international provider of aeration equipment used for the treatment and pre-treatment of wastewater. Using the patented PLUS pre-treatment system, HWTI provides customers a treatment process at pumping stations, prior to the wastewater reaching a treatment plant. The company also provides a full range of related services to companies and municipalities to treat their wastewater at the treatment plant by the use of the energy efficient aeration systems in treatment lagoons.

Dennis L. Mast, CEO of HydroFlo, commented, "HydroFlo Water Treatment's technologies provide an advanced and economical means of wastewater treatment. We are excited to present our technologies to the EPA and other organizations in the hopes of elevating some of the environmental challenges throughout the world."

About HydroFlo

HydroFlo, Inc. (http://www.hydroflo.us) is a Business Development Company, as defined by the Investment Act of 1940. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, HydroFlo's core focus is to seek out synergistic acquisitions that will provide capital appreciation and income from its portfolio companies. Its portfolio investment companies include; HydroFlo Water Treatment, Inc. www.hydroflo-inc.com, Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. www.martiinc.com, and Safety Scan Technology, Inc. www.safety-scan.com.

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