The water sector’s transformation is gaining pace. Water and wastewater utilities are deploying digital solutions on a larger scale and demonstrating how data and analytics can optimize operations and enhance services for communities. Sharing insights from the pacesetters is an important factor in accelerating progress.

Sohail Ahmed Siddiqui, a field coordinator for emergency response with Mercy Corps, discusses supporting disaster-affected communities in Pakistan.

For water utilities, “going digital” is not an outcome, it’s a way to solve problems. Peter Verlaan, director of a water utility, explains his approach.

High-school senior Naomi Park, winner of this year’s Stockholm Junior Water Prize, is working to solve oil spills and climate change. With a sponge.

Xylem’s Flygt Bibo Alpha dewatering pump, which automatically adapts to real-time conditions, has delivered months of trouble-free operation.

The plant deployed the IQ SensorNet system, from Xylem’s YSI brand, to continuously monitor nitrogen levels, optimize processes and lower costs.

The Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant (TIWRP) at LA Sanitation and Environment is a global trailblazer in water reuse, harnessing recycled water to safeguard its groundwater reserves against saltwater intrusion and meet the city’s growing water needs. In this article, Lance Thibodeaux, division manager for the Terminal Island water reclamation division at LA Sanitation and Environment, describes Terminal Island’s industry leading water reuse program and its long-time partnership with Xylem.

Xylem’s President of China and Asia, Shuping Lu, discusses digital trends across the region and how collaboration is fueling digital transformation.

Xylem recently released our 2022 Sustainability Report, spotlighting the significant progress we delivered towards our Sustainability Goals. Through our operations, supplier and sector-wide partnerships, and green finance offerings, Xylem aims to improve water security by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, building watershed stewardship and resilience to climate change, and advancing equitable access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).  

Building on insights from Xylem’s "Reimagining industrial water: From commodity to strategic asset," this discussion with Verónica García Molina, Sr. Director, High Growth Verticals at Xylem explores how industrial operators across Europe are approaching water reuse in practice. It examines the treatment, digital, and phased reuse strategies shaping industrial decision-making, and how these approaches help teams improve water performance, strengthen resilience, and support more circular operations.

Dutch water utility Dunea partnered with Xylem to develop the world’s first sequential advanced oxidation process for drinking water treatment. The system combines ozone-AOP and UV-AOP to remove up to 90% of organic micropollutants while keeping bromate levels far below health thresholds, improving water quality, energy efficiency and long-term treatment resilience.

As phosphorus limits tighten across the UK, wastewater utilities are turning to proven, scalable treatment solutions to protect water quality and plan for growth. At its Knostrop Wastewater Treatment Works, Yorkshire Water adopted Xylem’s innovative CoMag™ ballasted clarification technology to meet stricter discharge requirements while increasing treatment capacity and improving operational efficiency.

After a drinking water well in Maine became contaminated with PFAS, the local water utility worked with Xylem experts to find a cost-effective solution.

Alexis de Kerchove, Senior Director, Client Sustainability at Xylem, on the water sector’s important role in mitigating and adapting to climate change.

The Flygt Concertor pumping system cut energy use by up to 60% and the Xylem Avensor digital monitoring service significantly reduced reactive callouts.

Xylem’s Roxana Marin discusses some of the trends being set and outlines why digital is fast becoming an operational imperative to build resilience.

Join Xylem at DTECH & TechAdvantage 2026. Discover how we’re powering the edge of what’s next with AI-driven grid modernization and smart metering.

The city of Bristol, England, receives nearly half of its drinking water from the River Severn, supplied via the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. New column pumps from Xylem’s Flygt brand transport an average of 100 million liters of water a day, while reducing energy use and CO2 emissions.

We live on a blue planet covered with oceans that we depend on for our way of life. But how much attention are we actually giving them? Today, on World Oceans Day, the United Nations is joining forces with decision makers, leaders and activists around the world to put the oceans first.

Accurate meter readings are essential for a water utility’s ability to detect leaks and reduce non-revenue water. A German water utility, ESWE Versorgungs AG, tested to see how well their Sensus iPERL meter was holding up after operating for seven years in the harsh conditions at a bus washing facility. Here’s what they found out.

Xylem brought together water sector channel partners to advance collaboration and sustainability in Vienna for the first-ever “Xylem Together” European partner event. The conference focused on fostering innovation to help water operators better serve their communities.

To track progress toward Net Zero, in late 2022, Xylem commissioned a survey of utilities across North America and Europe. We spoke with Austin Alexander, Vice President, Sustainability and Social Impact at Xylem, to break down the results and understand how utilities are decarbonizing quickly and affordably.

After a devastating tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, the utility used Xylem’s Sensus AMI to respond to leaks faster and track power restoration.

The Silver Creek Water Corporation has deployed technology from Xylem’s Sensus brand to remotely manage meters, prevent water loss and save costs.