PureSafe Water Systems, Inc. announces that the Hon. Michael Balboni, former New York State Homeland Security Advisor joins the company as a Special Advisor to the Board of Directors

PLAINVIEW, N.Y.--(Business Wire)--
PureSafe Water Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:PSWS) (formerly known as Water Chef, Inc):

Leslie J. Kessler, President and Chief Executive Officer of PureSafe Water
Systems, Inc (Formerly: OTCBB:WTER) announced that the Hon. Michael Balboni has
joined the Company as a Special Advisor to the Board of Directors. Mr. Balboni
was the former New York State deputy secretary of Public Safety. In this role,
he had day-to-day responsibility for managing homeland security affairs,
emergency preparedness and response, law enforcement, oversaw 63,000 employees
and a budget of $5 billion.

Mr. Balboni has had a distinguished career in New York state government, having
served in both houses of the State Legislature and as a cabinet officer for two
governors.

Mr. Balboni is a recognized expert in security, counterterrorism and emergency
management. He has chaired the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and
Military Affairs when he served in the New York State Senate. In that role, he
authored and passed one of the first laws at the state level designed to secure
water facilities against acts of terrorism.

In addition, Mr. Balboni served on the Federal Homeland Security Advisory
Committee, which provided direct consultation with Secretary Chertoff, as well
as being appointed by President-elect Obama as an outside advisor to the
Homeland Security transition team, the Homeland Security Quadrennial review
Commission, and the Homeland Security Advisory Council.

Mr. Balboni will assist PureSafe in developing funding and business
opportunities on a local, state, federal and international level.

From time to time, information provided by the Company (including; but not
limited to this release), statements made by its employees or information
included in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission may contain
"forward -looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of
1934, as amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created
thereby. With respect to such forward-looking statements, the Company claims
protection under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The
Company's results may differ significantly from those stated in any
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks
and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, product demand, pricing,
market acceptance, litigation, risks in product and technology development and
other risk factors detailed from time to time in the Company's Securities and
Exchange Commission reports including, without limitation, its 2008 Form 10-K
and Forms 10-Q. The Company does not undertake to update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.

PureSafe Water Systems, Inc.
Leslie J. Kessler, 516-208-8250
Fax: 516-208-8252
info@puresafewatersystems.com
www.puresafewatersystems.com

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