EXHIBIT   99.0

          FarWest Group, Inc.
          1665 East 18th Street, Suite 113
          Tucson, Arizona 85719
          Phone: ( 520) 740-1119; facsimile: (520) 740-1193

          November 3, 2000
          NEWS RELEASE
          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
          Contacts: Dallas  Talley, Chairman  and President.   Phone: (520)
          740 1119, Fax (520)-740-1193; E-mail: dick@elgt-amti.com


          FarWest Group,  Inc. Appoints  Dallas Talley  as Chairman of  The
          Board

          The  FarWest Group,  Inc. ("FWST")  Board of  Directors announced
          today  that Dallas  Talley  has been  appointed  Chairman of  the
          Board, in addition  to his  current position as  President.   Mr.
          Talley is  replacing Clark  Vaught, the co-founder,  Chairman and
          CEO  of FarWest  Group,  Inc.    Mr.  Vaught  resigned  from  the
          positions  of   Chairman,  CEO  and  director   to  pursue  other
          opportunities.

          Mr.  Talley  said,  "FarWest  Group, Inc.  and  its  shareholders
          appreciate the contribution  Mr. Vaught made  to the company  and
          look forward to his  continued support as a major  shareholder of
          the  company."    Talley  Added,   "FarWest  Group,  Inc.  is  in
          negotiations to add  a team  of senior  management executives  as
          part of a proposed equity transaction."

          FarWest  Group,  Inc.,  is  the licensee  of  Lawrence  Livermore
          National    Laboratory's    patented   Capacitive    Deionization
          Technology.   FarWest  develops, manufacturers  and markets  this
          technology  for  water   purification  applications,   including:
          desalination   and  brackish   water  filtration,   boiler  water
          polishing,  pure/ultra pure  systems for electronic,  medical and
          food   production   as   well   as  ground   water   remediation;
          additionally, the  technology  can  be  used in  the  removal  of
          nuclear elements.

          FarWest Group (FWST), in response to comments from the Securities
          and  Exchange Commission  (SEC)  staff, is  completing its  third
          amendment  to its  Form  10SB  for  filing  in  November.    Upon
          completion  of the SEC Review of the  Form 10SB, the company will
          be qualified to regain trading capability on the Over The Counter
          Bulletin Board (OTC-BB).

          This  press release  contains forward-looking  information within
          the  meaning of  Section 29A  of the  Securities Act of  1933 and
          Section 21E of  the Securities  Exchange Act of  1934.   Forward-
          looking   statements   include   statements   concerning   plans,
          objectives, goals, strategies, future  events of performances and
          underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than
          statements  of historical  facts.   Certain statements  contained
          herein  are  forward-looking statements  and  accordingly involve
          risks  and uncertainties,  which could  cause actual  results, or
          outcomes  to  differ  materially  from  those  expressed  in  the
          forward-looking statements. The  company s expectations,  beliefs
          and projections are expressed  in good faith and are  believed by
          the  Company,   to  have  reasonable   basis,  including  without
          limitations,  management s  examination  of historical  operating
          trends, data  contained in the  Company s records and  other data
          available  from third parties, but there can be no assurance that
          management s expectations, beliefs  and projections will  result,
          or be achieved, or accomplished.