Xylem has a unique position in the water sector, reaching across both the water and the wastewater cycles with the most comprehensive portfolio of technology and services in the industry, backed by unparalleled applications expertise. This gives us a powerful vantage point and opportunity to drive break-through innovation and solve water challenges holistically, through increasingly interoperable solutions.
Xylem’s unique position in the water sector enables us to be the “connector” that brings together best-in-class organizations to drive innovation.
Our comprehensive approach to innovation comprises five strategic pillars.
In 2020, we took a number of meaningful steps to expand the sustainability impact we drive with innovation.
Solving Water through Digital Optimization: Cincinnati, OH
The Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) of Greater Cincinnati serves an Ohio population of more than 850,000 spread out across 290 square miles. Like many large cities, Cincinnati MSD operates combined stormwater and sanitary sewer systems, some of which were built more than a century ago. These systems were built to collect rainwater runoff, domestic sewage and industrial wastewater in the same pipe. Whether by design, or due to infiltration and inflow of stormwater, they have a tendency to overflow, discharging untreated sewage into local waterways or flooding streets and basements.
Xylem worked with MSD to implement Xylem’s Wastewater Network Optimization solution that utilizes a combination of sensors and weather data to create a real-time decision support system (RT-DSS) that delivers automated, optimized control of existing assets to reduce sewage overflows, improve storage and maximize treatment plant operations during wet weather.