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Discover the world’s smartest wastewater management

Learn how smart water technologies can improve your wastewater and stormwater operations, while saving time and money.
Rotterdam pumping station eliminates clogs with Flygt Concertor

A pumping station in Rotterdam was repeatedly clogging due to wet wipes. The Municipality of Rotterdam decided to install the Flygt Concertor intelligent...
4 steps to planning a successful sewage bypass

When sewer systems need to undergo maintenance, complex bypass operations are often required to transfer the wastewater to another part of the system. Here are...
How to prepare your water utility for hurricanes and floods

About 25 percent of sanitary sewer overflows are caused by weather events, such as heavy rainfall, snowmelt and ground saturation. Xylem has helped thousands...

A solution from Xylem’s Pure Technologies brand recently completed a 44-mile (77 km) water pipeline inspection in a single day. The inspection usually took at...

Organic micropollutants in wastewater, also known as trace substances, have increasingly come under scrutiny from the authorities responsible for water...