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PFOA/PFOS removed from municipal water well
The small unincorporated township of Stratmoor Hills is located in the foothills of Cheyenne Mountain in Southern Colorado Springs. It offers its residents stunning views, a lively cultural mix, and a convenient commute to the Fort Carson U.S. Army installation, making it a popular place for military families to live. The community’s water security is the responsibility of the Stratmoor Hills Water District (SHWD), which oversees a combination of surface and groundwater sources.
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Phoenix improves arsenic concentration levels
Like many communities in the desert southwest, Phoenix, Arizona's water supply includes wells with arsenic concentrations exceeding 10 ppb. Long before the USEPA revised the arsenic rule from 50 parts per billion (ppb) to 10, the City of Phoenix began bench and pilot scale studies for arsenic removal options. Early investigations focused on well-known processes like activated alumina and ion exchange as well as less proven concepts such as coagulation-assisted microfiltration.
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Public utility removes arsenic to control underground plume
A public water agency in California contacted Xylem to treat remove arsenic from a groundwater supply. They needed to achieve a 1 ppb effluent level from the treatment system, 90% lower than the current drinking water standard in California. In addition they needed to have the treatment operating within weeks.
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Rand Water installs chlorine and ammonia dosing equipment
Klomac, the Southern African agent for Wallace & Tiernan® products, has successfully completed the supply and installation of chlorine and ammonia dosing equipment at Rand Water’s Mapleton Pumping Station as part of that station’s upgrading and expansion programme. The Wallace and Tiernan equipment includes four Model V2000™ automatic chlorinators rated at 40 kg/h each, four ammonium hydroxide dosing pumps and GMS chlorine gas leak detection equipment.
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Reliability and resilience: the key words for Mosswood
Northumbrian Water provides water supply and sewerage services to a population of 2.7m in the north east and 1.8m in the south east of England, delivering 1,100 MLD of drinking water. Potable water treatment works vary from small groundwater sources to large surface water treatment facilities. Their Mosswood Water Treatment Works in County Durham treats 135 MLD of water by clarification, filtration and chlorination.
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Safeguarding the city's water source with ultraviolet disinfection
The Water Division provides continuous high quality water to approximately 43,500 that call Moline home. It utilizes the Mississippi River as its source to treat, pump, and meter water to over 17,000 homes and businesses. The variable quality of the water in the Mississippi source poses unique treatment challenges to the Water Division. Moline’s LT2 water study revealed that significant levels of Cryptosporidium are periodically present in the source water.
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San Diego plant cuts THM levels in half
The 34 MGD Otay Water Treatment Plant in San Diego, California serves a population of approx. 200,000. The plant receives raw water from two sources - imported water from the Colorado River and runoff from three local reservoirs.
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SCV Water Agency selects Xylem vessels & media for PFAS removal
Santa Clarita is located about 35 miles north of Los Angeles. The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCV Water) services nearly 74,000 customers and obtains about 50% of its drinking water through local groundwater aquifers. Positioned behind the William S. Hart community baseball and softball fields three two-vessel systems have been installed to remove PFAS from drinking water.
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SES Water partners with Xylem for gas disinfection solution
SES Water supplies 160 million litres of clean water daily to over 735,000 people in the UK across parts of Surrey, Kent West Sussex and South London. Westwood Water Treatment Works in Surrey is central to keeping its supply of water safe for local residents.
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Vermont Town of 450 Removes PFOA From Drinking Water Well
The source of the contaminated water was located approximately 250 meters away from the municipal well, at a former industrial site. Upon learning of the elevated test results, the state issued a “do not drink” order to the 450 residents served by the municipal water supply until the water source could pass quality testing again.
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