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How to tackle water scarcity in a city of 22 million people
Beijing Drainage Group is using water reuse, digital solutions and bold innovation to solve some of the toughest urban water challenges of our time....
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Ripple Effect: A Basque Blueprint for Smart Water Management
Nestled between the Bay of Biscay and the Pyrenees, Bilbao’s geography – a blend of coasts, valleys, and mountains – poses unique water management challenges....
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Xylem and partners launch “Wave of Action” to improve clean water access
Xylem’s Wave of Action builds on Watermark’s 2024 momentum, where volunteers collectively dedicated more than 220,000 hours to advancing water security....
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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...
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Advanced pumps and services optimize wastewater management for Portugal Cove-St. Phillips
The picturesque coastal community of Portugal Cove-St. Philips (PCSP) in Newfoundland, Canada, faced a major challenge with its wastewater systems. Constant...
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Ripple Effect: Weathering climate challenges by combining data with nature-based solutions
As climate impacts escalate, utilities worldwide are reimagining water system management to build resilience against more frequent floods. In Ontario, Canada,...
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5 ways to maintain water infrastructure cybersecurity while going digital
By Dr. Kenneth Crowther Digital transformation in the water and wastewater infrastructure space offers incredible value in the face of increasing challenges –...
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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. Nearly 18 months ago, Xylem committed to...
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4 European utilities tackling water loss through advanced technologies
As more utilities set ambitious 2050 net zero goals, the European water sector is taking bolder steps to cut water and energy waste and reduce GHG emissions....
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Combined sewer overflows: Smarter solutions for water utilities
As extreme weather events like heavy rainfall and flooding become more frequent, combined sewer overflows (CSOs) are putting greater strain on urban water...
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Bringing together the most creative minds in water
Xylem is partnering with leading innovators across the water sector and beyond to solve urgent water challenges. With water challenges escalating around the...
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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty with Engineers Without Borders
For many communities, access to infrastructure is a key to breaking the cycle of poverty. Xylem Watermark’s Emma Housman spoke with Vinesan Govender to learn...
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Leading With Infrastructure: Harnessing the Biggest Opportunity of Our Time
In November, Congress passed the historical Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) – the single largest investment in infrastructure that the federal...
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Earth Day 2021: Restore Our Earth. Q&A with Xylem President & CEO Patrick Decker
Solving water to create a more sustainable world. How is the water sector advancing sustainability and helping “Restore Our Earth?” “The water sector has so...
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“What water means to us” – Xylem voices on our shared mission to solve water
On World Water Day 2021, Xylem celebrates the value of water and the amazing water operators and other users of water whom we partner with every day to protect...
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Women shaping the next generation of water solutions
Xylem is focused on advancing diversity, equity and inclusion . Bringing together different voices with different perspectives is key to fueling innovation, as...
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Flygt prefabricated pump station solves wastewater challenges at fairgrounds
Xylem’s Adaptive N pump technology reduces energy use by 25 percent. The Allegany County Fairgrounds lacked the adequate wastewater infrastructure for the...
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5 things you didn’t know about waterfalls
Waterfalls are often judged by which are the tallest or have the largest volume of water, but there’s so much more about them to know. They can make cliffs,...
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Xylem and Manchester City Football Club win Lighthouse Award for Innovation in Communication and Partnerships
The Brave Blue World Foundation, the not-for-profit initiative behind the acclaimed documentary film on water innovation “Brave Blue World,” has recognized...
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Intelligent pumping system solves clogging at Sochi Olympic Park
Frequent clogging at a wastewater pumping station at Sochi Olympic Park in Russia was causing the municipality a lot of time and resources. Now with...
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World Toilet Day: Xylem and others call on the EU to ensure the human right to sanitation
Xylem and a coalition of stakeholders are calling on EU institutions to enshrine in EU law the human right of access to sanitation. Today, on the United...
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Ozone solution disinfects wastewater from paper industry up to 99.9%
The wastewater is treated for color and disinfection using ozone, generated and diffused by Xylem’s Wedeco technology. The ozone plant was supplied in a fully...
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Wastewater pumping station in Slovenia cuts energy use by 35% with Flygt Concertor®
A wastewater pumping station in Trbovlje, Slovenia, was constantly clogging and requiring maintenance at least once a week. After replacing the station’s pumps...
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Q&A: Award-winning teenagers develop solution for farming in arid regions
The winners of this year’s Stockholm Junior Water Prize, Hiroki Matsuhashi and Takuma Miyaki, found a new use for tataki – a material used in Japanese earthen...
