Contact: Lauren Bonney Office: 864-574-7966 ext. 5139 Email: lbonney@circortech.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CIRCOR Instrumentation Technologies, Inc. is Recognized for Superior Environmental Compliance Spartanburg, South Carolina (November 2009)- At a recognition breakfast, hosted by The Spartanburg Water System, CIRCOR Instrumentation Technologies, Inc. [CIT] was awarded the 2008 Superior Environmental Compliance Award. This award recognizes outstanding compliance by industrial facilities to requirements of the Wastewater Discharge Permit issued by The Spartanburg Water System. The Spartanburg Water System is an award winning group of water treatment facilities. Twenty nine local industrial facilities are eligible for this award, 13 of which received recognition. CITs wastewater procedure is as follows: Wastewater is produced, it is cleaned via an internal treatment system which uses a “Physical / Chemical” process to remove all contaminants, then is released into the environment. CIT operates using strict wastewater guidelines to make certain any water discharged from its facility is free of contaminants. Monthly samples are taken by both CIT and Spartanburg Water to ensure compliance. To receive this award, all samples taken throughout the year must be compliant to the permit requirements. About CIRCOR Instrumentation Technologies, Inc.: CIT is a worldwide provider of valves, fittings, regulators and other various fluid control solutions. CIT services a variety of industrial markets including Chemical & Petrochemical, Alternative Fuels, and Oil and Gas. ###