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Cape Town’s water shortage has escalated to the level of a disaster, with the city planning to shut off taps to homes and businesses by mid-July. In order to...
Biotech pioneers win 2018 Stockholm Water Prize

Professors Bruce Rittmann and Mark van Loosdrecht have been named the 2018 Stockholm Water Prize Laureates for revolutionizing water and wastewater treatment....

A water and wastewater utility in Michigan recently selected Xylem’s Flygt Concertor intelligent pumping system when upgrading a pumping station. The system,...
Romania’s largest wastewater plant gets new Xylem aeration system

The Glina wastewater treatment plant in Bucharest was having trouble with an inefficient aeration system that was leading to costly maintenance. Xylem’s new...
Xylem installs first UV cryptosporidium barrier in Florida

A water treatment plant in Florida will soon be the first in the state to use a UV cryptosporidium barrier. Xylem will supply its advanced Wedeco LBX Series UV...
Award-winning invention could change drinking water treatment

You wouldn’t think that the graphite inside a pencil could lead to an invention that detects and removes harmful bacteria from water. But that is exactly what...