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Making Waves

Welcome to Making Waves, where you’ll find stories on water from Xylem, a global water technology company with a mission to solve water.

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Advanced wastewater treatment in Knoxville gets a UV boost

Beaver Creek Wastewater Plant embraces chemical-free UV technology to meet strict environmental standards and protect local waterways

Flowing through the heart of Knoxville, Tennessee, Beaver Creek is more than just a local waterway – it’s a 303(d) listed stream, meaning it’s been flagged by the state as needing environmental restoration. A 303(d) designation comes with strict pollution limits for everything from nutrients and bacteria to heavy metals and chemicals.

Advanced wastewater treatment in Knoxville gets a UV boost

Aging pipes, modern solutions

How Hot Springs cut water loss by 50%

The city of Hot Springs, Arkansas, had a problem hidden beneath its feet – millions of gallons of treated water disappearing every day. The culprit? Aging pipes and undetected leaks. Today the city is back in control, using advanced digital technology that has reduced non-revenue water loss from 44% to 24%.

Aging pipes, modern solutions: How Hot Springs cut water loss by 50%

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The state of ultrapure water: Insights from UltraFacility

UltraFacility 2025 highlighted how ultrapure water (UPW) strategy in semiconductor manufacturing is evolving. As chip production scales and process complexity increases, manufacturers are balancing tighter purity requirements with higher reuse rates and shifting source water conditions. Maintaining stable water quality, protecting yield, and designing resilient systems are now central priorities as facilities scale to support AI-driven growth.
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Rethinking water in the AI economy: A path to resilient data centers

Water is rarely a first consideration in data center planning, but it has long-term impacts on the viability of site operations. Ann Perreault explains why this is becoming more critical now, and what it means for how data centers are planned, built, and supported as AI demand grows.
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How Greer CPW used nanobubbles to eliminate foaming and cut treatment costs

Greer CPW, the public utility serving Greer, South Carolina, piloted nanobubble technology to reduce winter foaming and heavy chemical use at its wastewater treatment plant. Working with Xylem, Moleaer, and Black & Veatch, the utility eliminated defoaming and settling chemicals, improved stability, and saved an estimated $210k–$290k annually.
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Turning pressure into progress: three examples of water security in action

Three real-world examples show how utilities and industries are strengthening water security through water reuse, resilient infrastructure, and smart water technologies. From Los Angeles to Washington state to the Netherlands, Xylem customers are modernizing water systems to meet growing demand.