All posts tagged with 'Utility Stories'
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Drought-stricken farmers in Italy get water with Xylem rental pump solution
When a drought in 2022 decreased the flow of the Po River in Italy, Xylem created an emergency pump station in just a few weeks using Flygt rental pumps.
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Historic project linking Rome and Vatican City uses advanced technology to keep water flowing
Xylem’s custom hydraulic bypass diverted major sewer infrastructure, enabling construction of pedestrian link for 35 million visitors to the 2025 Jubilee.
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Data science series: Two experts helping utilities make the invisible visible
To find out more about how Xylem is applying data science in the real world, Making Waves is profiling some of our experts on the power and potential of distilling data into actionable insights.
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How one utility uses a digital twin to manage real-time drinking water distribution
Operators need to efficiently manage drinking water networks, but they often lack visibility into their systems to make data-driven decisions. Learn how one utility is using hydroinformatics and a network digital twin to improve operations.
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How Xylem customers advanced water reuse, resilience and water security in 2025
Innovative water projects demonstrate how advanced technology can transform the way communities, industries and institutions manage water.
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Making Waves in 2023: 5 Xylem customers revolutionizing water access, affordability, and resilience
Learn how Xylem customers are using digital technology to improve drinking water, prevent sewer overflows, lower emissions and detect leaks.
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Managing the changing tides of cybersecurity
Amid the digitization of the water sector, the risks posed by cyber threats are growing. Learn how utilities can modernize while staying secure.
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New industry models to simplify water pipeline data
Xylem and PODS create first-of-a-kind industry data models to help organize and communicate utility pipeline assessment data.
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Partnership in action: Driving digital transformation for water utilities
Leading water operators embrace data-fueled solutions to tackle aging infrastructure and water security challenges.
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Powering recovery: How diesel and electric dewatering pumps restored clean water after a fire
When a fire shut down a major water treatment plant in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, the local water utility urgently needed support to maintain service for 8,500 residents. Xylem responded immediately, deploying a Godwin diesel-driven dewatering pump to restore water access. Once the situation stabilized, the utility upgraded to a more efficient electric pump, keeping the community’s water flowing.
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Ripple Effect: Building a smart water system on Catalonia's coast
How a water utility in Spain is using digital twins and AI to prevent pipeline breaks, anticipate risks, and optimize water management.
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Ripple Effect: How digital transformation is solving water in Asia
Xylem’s President of China and Asia, Shuping Lu, discusses digital trends across the region and how collaboration is fueling digital transformation.
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Ripple Effect: Unlocking the value of digital is all about smart planning
For water utilities, “going digital” is not an outcome, it’s a way to solve problems. Peter Verlaan, director of a water utility, explains his approach.
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Securing water’s future: Xylem signs CISA’s Secure by Design Pledge
As the water sector embraces digital technologies to improve resilience and efficiency, cybersecurity has become mission critical. Every connected device and cloud-based solution strengthens water management but also expands the attack surface for potential cyber threats.
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SIWW 2024: Xylem CEO Matthew Pine on transitioning to a water-secure world
At Singapore International Water Week, Matthew Pine discussed escalating global water challenges and the proven technologies available to solve them.
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Yorkshire Water deploys the largest CoMag system in the world to protect UK rivers
As phosphorus limits tighten across the UK, wastewater utilities are turning to proven, scalable treatment solutions to protect water quality and plan for growth. At its Knostrop Wastewater Treatment Works, Yorkshire Water adopted Xylem’s innovative CoMag™ ballasted clarification technology to meet stricter discharge requirements while increasing treatment capacity and improving operational efficiency.
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Yorkshire Water eradicates wastewater pump blockages with intelligent pumping system
The Flygt Concertor N pump, deployed at over 150 pump stations, has decreased reactive callouts by 51% and contributed to a 29% reduction in energy use.
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5 ways to maintain water infrastructure cybersecurity while going digital
Using new platforms to integrate and leverage data shouldn’t feel scary. Here are five tips to help you navigate the digital landscape securely.
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Across the water cycle, across the globe: Xylem customers solving water
Around the world, utilities and companies are facing complex water challenges, from ensuring safe drinking water to treating industrial wastewater. Growing challenges such as PFAS contamination, emissions, and energy consumption require innovative solutions.
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Charlotte Water rallies public support for recycled water with Renew Brew craft beer
The Southeast U.S. – once considered water-rich – is facing a new reality. Recently, the region has been hit hard by record-breaking droughts, prompting communities to rethink how they manage and protect their water sources.
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Combatting PFAS through proven water technologies
Xylem leaders share insights on the impact of the new EPA rule, and how water operators are using advanced solutions to solve PFAS for their communities.
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Rental bypass for aeration tank delivers reliable, guaranteed performance during upgrade
A wastewater treatment plant in France used a customized bypass solution from Xylem to efficiently reroute 10,000 cubic meters of water per hour.
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Richmond utility uses real-time analytics for plan to reduce combined sewer overflows
The city used a decision support system from Xylem to identify infrastructure projects that could reduce CS0s by 180 million gallons and save costs.
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Treatment plant maintains service during infrastructure upgrade using Xylem rental bypass
To move forward with long overdue infrastructure upgrades, Nodra AB needed a wastewater bypass solution capable of lifting up to 3,000 liters per second into its Slottshagens treatment plant. Xylem’s Rental Solutions team set up a turnkey wastewater bypass station in a little over three weeks. Through dedicated service personnel and remote, digital monitoring and control, Xylem provided 24/7 operational support throughout the 10-week bypass.