The Southeast U.S. – once considered water-rich – is facing a new reality. Recently, the region has been hit hard by record-breaking droughts, prompting communities to rethink how they manage and protect their water sources.

As the water sector embraces digital technologies to improve resilience and efficiency, cybersecurity has become mission critical. Every connected device and cloud-based solution strengthens water management but also expands the attack surface for potential cyber threats.

At Singapore International Water Week, Matthew Pine discussed escalating global water challenges and the proven technologies available to solve them.

Idrica and Xylem experts share insights on Southeast Asia’s water problems and proven digital technologies to help solve them.

2024 Xylem Sustainability Excellence Award winners set the pace as companies turn to smart water technology to conserve and reuse water.

Here’s a look at media coverage of how Xylem customers and partners are addressing their toughest water challenges and improving their communities.

To move forward with long overdue infrastructure upgrades, Nodra AB needed a wastewater bypass solution capable of lifting up to 3,000 liters per second into its Slottshagens treatment plant. Xylem’s Rental Solutions team set up a turnkey wastewater bypass station in a little over three weeks. Through dedicated service personnel and remote, digital monitoring and control, Xylem provided 24/7 operational support throughout the 10-week bypass.

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.

Nitrous oxide (N2O) can be a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater treatment. Here are steps utilities can take to manage emissions.

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.

Site managers responsible for utility or industrial water operations face constant demands. Managers must keep operations running smoothly, stay compliant with increasingly complex regulations and prevent costly downtime – all while overseeing limited staff and tight timelines.

Learn how one New York water utility uses Xylem Vue to integrate data and optimize its wastewater management systems.

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.

The Flygt Concertor N pump, deployed at over 150 pump stations, has decreased reactive callouts by 51% and contributed to a 29% reduction in energy use.

Xylem Vue's Meter Asset Management application enables water network operators to optimize meter replacement planning.

Xylem Vue’s Meter Data Analytics application optimizes the full potential of utility AMI investments.

Xylem Vue’s Unified Network Management application delivers system-wide, real-time remote monitoring and suggested actions for drinking water networks.

Developed in partnership with AWWA, this guide explores how utilities can adopt data-driven pipeline management strategies with real-world utility success stories. Learn more about assessing pipelines and leveraging data to address risk.

In order to further protect its customers’ drinking water and comply with the latest WIMES and DWI disinfection regulations, Cambridge Water needed to differentiate between the alarms for “quartz sleeve failure” and “UV lamp failure” at its Hinxton Grange facility, thereby allowing operators to take decisive and immediate action in the event of a problem.

RYE BROOK, N.Y.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Global water technology company, Xylem (NYSE:XYL), has been included on Fortune’s 2019 " Change the World" list for a...

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