• Digital twin helps utility with water distribution

    The Nashville utility can now quickly detect and respond to water network issues.

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  • Andrea Rinaldo wins the Stockholm Water Prize

    His research on river networks helps us understand the spread of invasive species and diseases.

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  • 5 stories of solving water and accelerating change

    On World Water Day 2023, we celebrate our customers making their communities more sustainable.

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  • Smart water simplified

    Xylem Vue powered by GoAigua is an integrated software and analytics platform-built by utilities, for utilities–at any stage of the digital journey.

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  • Sinking or Swimming in Data-Enabled Water Utility

    Q&A with IWA Expert Oliver Grievson

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  • 4 Women Leaders Driving Change in the Water Sector

    Learn how they help Xylem customers around the globe overcome water challenges.

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  • Exploring the origins of life on Earth

    Researchers use Xylem’s YSI technology to study an isolated Antarctic lake

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The growing problem of wastewater in oceans and coastal habitats

Researchers at World Water Week 2021 discuss the link between ocean health and wastewater. When wastewater enters watersheds and coastal habitats, it can cause...

Indian beach awarded Blue Flag with Xylem’s water monitoring solution

India’s Environmental Ministry recently set out to earn a Blue Flag accreditation for one beach in each of the country’s coastal states. To earn the Blue Flag,...

Smart water: Environmental monitoring and analytics

Smart water technologies help you efficiently monitor ecosystems in real time. This monitoring supports smarter decisions about surface water quality,...

Iceland stream warming study gives preview of climate change

Xylem’s technology was recently used to study how global climate change could affect rivers and streams. In Hengill, Iceland, researchers warmed streams and...

Flygt AC series pumps to be used on fish passage project

Xylem recently announced that it has won a contract worth U.S. $19.6 million to provide custom-made Flygt pumps for a fish passage project on the Xayaburi...

Oceans not providing enough food for population growth

In its second year of assessing the world’s oceans, the Ocean Health Index (OHI) recently reported that there is not enough seafood in the world’s oceans to...