When heavy rains hit, minutes matter. A few extra moments of warning can mean the difference between reaching safety before a flood or being caught by rising...
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September 13, 2018
Young inventors use food waste to create sustainable water filter
The winners of this year’s Stockholm Junior Water Prize developed a more sustainable way to produce a material used in water filters. Using the rinds of...
September 12, 2018
How to prepare your water utility for hurricanes and floods
About 25 percent of sanitary sewer overflows are caused by weather events, such as heavy rainfall, snowmelt and ground saturation. Xylem has helped thousands...
August 16, 2018
5 innovative projects from the 2018 Stockholm Junior Water Prize
How do we solve water scarcity? Or prevent floods? Or treat polluted water? This year’s finalists in the Stockholm Junior Water Prize address these basic water...
After a 17-year run, the UV disinfection system at the French Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant was limping toward the finish line. The plant decided to replace...
July 16, 2018
White paper: Smart water technology for water utilities
A new white paper shows how water utilities can transform the efficiency and reliability of their operations with smart water solutions. Xylem’s white paper,...