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Metro Water Services: deploying a digital twin to manage drinking water distribution in real time
Nashville’s city government has a deep-rooted history in the water industry, providing drinking water to its citizens since the early 1800s. Today, Nashville Metro Water Services (MWS), Tennessee, serves more than 191,000 customers in Nashville and surrounding counties.
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Taron™ Activated Sludge Filter Provides Effective Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Reduction
For Pennsylvania’s Western Butler County Authority (WBCA), peak flow events due to inflow and infiltration (I&I) have gone hand-in-hand with aging sewage system and treatment plant infrastructure.
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Tarragona Water Consortium: implementation of an advanced data management solution
CAT implemented the Xylem Vue platform and its Smart Water Engine to solve this problem and boost water and energy efficiency. The Unified Network Management application was implemented to provide a single control center for CAT’s drinking water treatment assets, regardless of their geographical location.
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Taron™ activated sludge filter delivers needed capacity to meet discharge limits
A food processing company’s wastewater treatment plant was struggling to meet local discharge limits and faced a hard deadline for compliance from the local authority. The problem centered on excessive solids in the effluent. To ease the hydraulic load on the existing concrete secondary clarifier and reduce total suspended solids (TSS), Xylem installed a Taron activated sludge filter.
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An innovative project in Neustadt in Holstein
Faced with high standards for both efficiency and sustainability, Averdung and the municipal utility sought a partner capable of realizing this supply through seawater source heat pumps using Baltic Sea water.
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Bremen's Future District: Sustainable Energy from the River
The investor set out to realize a sustainable and innovative concept that meets the demands of a contemporary urban quarter.
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BALTEN: Implementation of an advanced business management system (ERP)
BALTEN needed to modernize its outdated infrastructure and software platforms, so it could optimize its irrigation water transportation system and improve the overall performance of its irrigation water service.
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Manchester City: Efficient rainwater capture and reuse through data and analytics
Manchester City FC is using smart technology and rainwater reuse to reduce potable water use across its Etihad Campus. With help from Xylem’s data-driven platform, the club aims to optimize irrigation and achieve full stormwater reuse by 2026.
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Xylem CoMag helps Yorkshire Water exceed phosphorous targets
Due to a projected population increase, discharges from the site were required to undergo advanced biological treatment to reduce levels of phosphorous returned to the River Aire. This requirement was part of the UK Environment Agency’s Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP).
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State of the art water treatment technology for a German outdoor pool in Bernsbach
The operators wanted to use non-hazardous table salt with electrolysis for disinfection. They were also looking for a filter technology that generates low wastewater costs and can be installed in a space-saving manner.
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CHE enhances flood prevention and management in the Ebro river basin
Xylem Vue is helping the Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro (CHE) reduce flood damage and implement an EWS for stakeholders managing disaster situations in the basin. CHE is the water authority that manages, regulates and maintains the Ebro river basin, which covers a surface area of around 85,000 km2 and takes in 347 large rivers in northeastern Spain.
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Safeguarding water supplies with SmartBall
In 2020, real water loss in the town’s network peaked at 27 percent. Leaks were undermining the town’s critical water conservation efforts. Recognizing the urgency of the issue, the town is deploying innovative solutions to combat water loss and ensure a sustainable water supply.
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Xylem water pumps selected for London’s tallest residential tower
Landmark Pinnacle is a 75-storey skyscraper on the edge of London’s financial district, Canary Wharf. At 233m (764ft), the building is the tallest residential tower not only in London but in western Europe.
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Risks associated with the use of dispense gases in a food and beverage service establishment
A dispense gas is simply a pressurized gas used for dispensing drinks. The gas of choice is typically carbon dioxide (CO2), especially for carbonated drinks such as soda and beer. Carbon dioxide is commonly employed in the food service environment in a variety of equipment systems such as carbonation, refrigeration, and....
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Buffalo Sewer Authority: wet weather operational optimization and real-time control system
As the level of national awareness for the need to protect our nation’s water resources continued to grow, federal and state regulators pursued a consent decree in 2006 requiring enhancements to Buffalo’s collection system.
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Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Hirwaun Water Treatment Works, Glamorgan
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s Hirwaun water treatment works is a small works (5Ml/d) which treats raw water from the Penderyn upland reservoir. Treatment is by coagulation with ferric sulphate and lime, flocculation and clarification by DAF. The clarified water is dosed with lime and this is followed by first stage filtration in four rapid gravity filters, intermediate electrochlorination and orthophosphoric acid dosing, and second stage filtration in four pressure filters. Final disinfection is by electrochlorination. The original electrochlorination plant was an Evoqua OSEC® packaged unit installed over twenty years ago and had reached the end of its asset life.
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Fighting Water Loss: Best Practices to Reduce Non-Revenue Water and Operate Sustainably
Learn best practices for leak detection, pressure management, and smart metering to help utilities address Non-Revenue Water and move toward a more sustainable "watertight" future. This guide offers practical solutions and valuable insights to create a more efficient and equitable water infrastructure.
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Our 15 most frequently asked questions on improving aquaculture
To help companies protect against waterborne infection and disease, Evoqua recently hosted a webinar dedicated to understanding and improving water quality in land-based hatcheries that you can watch here.
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City of Tulare celebrates 25 years of converting waste-to-energy
The City of Tulare, located in California’s world renowned San Joaquin Valley, is known for its rich agricultural and dairy industries. Tulare is home to six large-scale cheese and dairy producers. Like many municipalities, the city is challenged to meet industrial requirements at a reasonable cost while maintaining harmonious relationships with the surrounding community.
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CoMag® System Provides Immediate Results
Situated in Staffordshire in the UK, the Severn Trent Cannock wastewater treatment facility serves a population of 65,053. The plant had early obligation AMP7 requirements to meet for controlling phosphorus levels.
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Community with poor soil conditions seeks safe, chemical-free solution
The Fredericksburg Sewer & Water Authority (FSWA) owns and operates two wastewater treatment plants, five wastewater pumping stations, three wells and three water storage facilities.
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Cover helps community control odors from wastewater treatment
When the affluent, new home development was being established, odor control was top of mind. The wastewater treatment plant was in close proximity to the new development, which includes 900 acres (364 hectares) of preserved open space, including 24 miles (38 kms) of trails, 10 neighborhood parks, a community pool and water park, as well as outdoor sport courts.
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Cover System Helps Vallejo Sanitation District Streamline Plant Operations
The Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District is an independent special district created by the State of California to collect and treat wastewater and protect the Vallejo community from flooding. Since 1952, the district has protected public health and the San Francisco Bay Area by treating wastewater generated by the more than 115,000 residents of Vallejo and surrounding area.
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Covers help keep Kamloops beautiful
The City of Kamloops is located in the interior of British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province. Situated along the scenic Thompson River, the city’s wastewater treatment facility currently serves a population of over 80,000 people and treats a daily flow of 40,000 m³ (10 mgd), a number which would soon increase to 60,000 m³ (16 mgd).