LONDON (Dow Jones)--Modern Water PLC (MWG.LN), an owner of leading water technologies focused on addressing the scarcity of fresh water and the treatment of waste water, Wednesday announced that it has agreed an extension to the trial of its desalination plant with the Omani Public Authority for Electricity and Water (PAEW). MAIN FACTS: -Modern Water has agreed a tariff to continue to provide water to the local community for a further six-month term, to ensure consistent provision of fresh water to the Al Khaluf area. -The desalination plant in Al Khaluf is the first and only in the Middle East to use Manipulated Osmosis, an innovative process developed by Modern Water. -The technology provides high quality drinking water in an area where the seawater provides a difficult challenge for the more traditional reverse osmosis process. -The technology reduces operating costs and provides a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional desalination by significantly reducing energy and chemical consumption. -Shares at 0704 GMT up 0.5 pence, or 0.7%, at 71.0 pence. -By Iain Packham, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9269; iain.packham@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 23, 2010 03:05 ET (07:05 GMT)