Heckmann Corporation Added to the Russell 3000 and Russell Global Indexes

Heckmann Corporation of Palm Desert, California (NYSE: HEK, HEK.U, HEK.WS) (“the Company”) today announced that the Company has been added to both the Russell 3000® Index and the Russell Global Index, as published by Russell Investments after the stock market close of June 26, 2009.

Mr. Richard J. Heckmann, Chairman and CEO of Heckmann Corporation, stated, “Our inclusion in the Russell Indexes is an important milestone in the development and expansion of our company. We are pleased to be selected for Russell’s leading equity benchmarks.”

The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the largest 3000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. The Russell Global Index measures the performance of the global equity market based on all investable equity securities. The index includes approximately 10,000 securities in 70 countries and covers 98% of the investable global market. All securities in the Russell Global Index are classified according to size, region, country, and sector, and as a result, the Index can be segmented into more than 300 distinct benchmarks.

For more information about Russell indexes, visit www.russell.com. Final membership lists for the Russell 3000®, Russell 1000®, Russell 2000®, Russell Global, Russell Midcap® and Russell Microcap® will be published today, June 29, 2009 at http://www.russell.com/indexes/membership/Reconstitution/Reconstitution_changes.aspx.

About Heckmann Corporation

Heckmann Corporation is a holding company that was created to make investments in attractive businesses. The Company completed its first investment, the acquisition of China Water in October 2008. The Company expects to complete its second investment later this summer, the purchase of a multi-modal water disposal, treatment, and pipeline transportation business in Texas that it will operate as a new subsidiary, Heckmann Water Resources Corporation. China Water is a leading producer and distributor of bottled water in China. Through its eight production facilities, China Water produces and distributes bottled water to fourteen provinces and regions in China. The Company markets its own products under the brands “Darcunk”, and “Grand Canyon” to distributors throughout China and supplies bottled water products to beverage and servicing companies, including local and international beverage brands such as Coca-Cola and Uni-President. It provides private label bottled water for companies such as Sands Casino, Macau.

Interested stockholders and investors can access additional information about Heckmann on the Company’s web site at www.heckmanncorp.com, and in documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

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