With a population of eight million people, and 30 million international visitors every year, London has its share of water challenges. Over the years, Xylem products – including Flygt, Lowara, Leopold and Sanitaire – have helped London solve these challenges, from monitoring one of the world’s largest movable flood barriers to transporting water in one of the UK’s busiest financial districts. Read on for a behind-the-scenes tour of the waters of London.
Illustration/Nils-Petter Ekwall


The West End


Estudios centrales de la BBC



Palacio de Westminster

Estadio del Chelsea FC

Circuito de aguas blancas
Metro de Londres

Planta de tratamiento de aguas negras

Depuradora de Beckton
Canary Wharf
Thames Barrier