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Xylem Watermark and Americares: Helping Youth Tap into a Better Future
Through infrastructure improvements and education in Malawi, Americares and Xylem helped thousands of young people bring lasting, positive change to their...
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Plankton wars: A student’s journey to solve harmful algae blooms
What if we could use tiny animals to eat harmful algae? If so, which genotype would be best suited for the job? That was the subject of Annabelle M. Rayson’s...
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Boracay Island chooses sustainable UV disinfection for wastewater treatment
One of the top tourist destinations in the Philippines, Boracay Island, can now protect its beaches through an innovative solution that treats wastewater...
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Leveraging the power of sports to tackle global water challenges – one goal at a time
Xylem recently announced the renewal of its global partnership with Manchester City FC for another four years. The renewed partnership extends to New York City...
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Introducing Xylem’s 2021 Sustainability Report
"We have a responsibility to make a difference, working alongside our customers and partners, and the communities we all serve. That’s why our sustainability...
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Xylem named “Net Zero Champion” at Global Water Awards
Xylem was recently named “Net Zero Carbon Champion” at the 2022 Global Water Awards, recognizing our work to advance the decarbonization of the water sector....
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2022 water events, conferences and exhibitions
With the world slowly returning to the “old normal”, many conferences and events are moving from online, back to physical. Here’s our annual line up of water...
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Leading With Infrastructure: Harnessing the Biggest Opportunity of Our Time
In November, Congress passed the historical Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) – the single largest investment in infrastructure that the federal...
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Xylem employees volunteer 113,000 hours to tackle water challenges
In 2021, Xylem employees doubled their volunteer hours to help with water challenges in 55 countries. Xylem provides 10 hours of time off annually for...
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Cybersecurity Series: Human machine interface (HMI) or hacker machine interface?
Water utilities are increasingly focused on building resilience to cybersecurity threats across their networks. The human machine interface (HMI) is one of the...
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After winter storm Texas city pinpoints where to shut off water with smart utility network
Xylem’s Sensus technology enabled Jacksonville, Texas, to shut off water remotely and strategically – preventing flood damage and saving millions of gallons of...
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Partnering to Solve Water in India
Partnership is core to how Xylem operates and to our work to solve water in India. To solve the world’s biggest water challenges, you need partners who share a...
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Towards net-zero emissions: How the water sector is rewiring for a zero-carbon future
Now that the curtain has come down on the UN’s Climate Change Summit in Glasgow, the question becomes “where to next?” COP26 has created a foundation for...
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Spotlight on hydroinformatics: The force shaping the future of water
The water sector is in the throes of a bold transformation, driven by technologies, digital insights and smart water infrastructure. But there’s a powerful,...
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Xylem and Dutch water utility Dunea develop first sequential advanced oxidation process (AOP) system for drinking water containing bromide
Groundbreaking solution uses a unique process to advance sustainability by reducing micropollutants in water by up to 90%. In 2005, the Dutch water utility...
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Advanced digital optimization solutions from Xylem reduce sewer overflows by 247 million gallons annually
Innovative installation saves money while advancing sustainability The Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) of Greater Cincinnati serves an Ohio population of...
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Women shaping the next generation of water solutions
Xylem is focused on advancing diversity, equity and inclusion . Bringing together different voices with different perspectives is key to fueling innovation, as...
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City in Washington state reduces non-revenue water by 50 percent with Xylem’s Sensus technology
Aging infrastructure was causing the city of Walla Walla to lose 30 percent of its drinking water every year. However, a smart utility network from Xylem’s... -
Ozone solution disinfects wastewater from paper industry up to 99.9%
The wastewater is treated for color and disinfection using ozone, generated and diffused by Xylem’s Wedeco technology. The ozone plant was supplied in a fully...
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Q&A: Award-winning teenagers develop solution for farming in arid regions
The winners of this year’s Stockholm Junior Water Prize, Hiroki Matsuhashi and Takuma Miyaki, found a new use for tataki – a material used in Japanese earthen...
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Smart utility network to help Anglian Water tackle water shortages
By 2025, Anglian Water, located in East England, could face a projected water shortage of up to 30 million liters of water a day. To meet this challenge, the...
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Xylem funds WEF Chief Medical Officer to protect water professionals during COVID-19 and beyond
“There is a lot of science out there, and that science helps us to understand how to protect workers.” To help protect the health and safety of wastewater...
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Smart utility network helps city reduce annual water loss by 12 million gallons
When the City of Dallas, Georgia, launched an initiative to get a handle on water loss, they couldn’t know how far the journey would take them. Solid results...
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Xylem solves vibration problem in wastewater pumping station
People living near a wastewater pumping station in Hardenberg, the Netherlands, were complaining about the vibrations coming from the station, caused by an...
