When the affluent, new home development was being established, odor control was top of mind. The wastewater treatment plant was in close proximity to the new development, which includes 900 acres (364 hectares) of preserved open space, including 24 miles (38 kms) of trails, 10 neighborhood parks, a community pool and water park, as well as outdoor sport courts.

The Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District is an independent special district created by the State of California to collect and treat wastewater and protect the Vallejo community from flooding. Since 1952, the district has protected public health and the San Francisco Bay Area by treating wastewater generated by the more than 115,000 residents of Vallejo and surrounding area.

The City of Kamloops is located in the interior of British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province. Situated along the scenic Thompson River, the city’s wastewater treatment facility currently serves a population of over 80,000 people and treats a daily flow of 40,000 m³ (10 mgd), a number which would soon increase to 60,000 m³ (16 mgd).

About an hour south of Atlanta, the city of Barnesville, Georgia is a town of shady, tree-lined streets, a fondness for celebrating its history, and a sharp eye on the future. In 2013, as its 30-year-old wastewater treatment plant was reaching the end of its useful life, Barnesville found itself planning for a future of growth, progress, and a new, state-mandated <0.6 mg/L total phosphorus (TP) wastewater discharge limit.

The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County received odor complaints from the Seven Points subdivision in Nashville, TN. The community consists of about 150 homes located near the 22 square mile J. Percy Priest Reservoir.

At the Ho-Chunk Casino owned and operated by the Ho-Chunk Indian Tribe, thousands of people try their luck. However, at the wastewater treatment facility, customers, suppliers, and engineers win.

Located in Evesham, New Jersey the Elmwood Wastewater Treatment Plant was prompted to upgrade its filtration process to address three aging traveling bridge sand filters that had reached the end of their useful life.

The City of Los Angeles has selected Xylem through its sales partner MiscoWATER, to manufacture and install a wastewater treatment system at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. The new treatment system will be installed as part of a pilot facility to evaluate three membrane bioreactor (MBR) systems.

Xylem has been selected by United Utilities and its design and construction partner, Advance Plus, to supply its BioMag® ballasted clarification system to reduce phosphorus at both the Horwich and Burnley Sewage Treatment Works in Lancashire.

The Sutter Primary Wastewater Treatment Facility, built in 1919, treats an average of 20 million gallons per day (MGD) for the City of Modesto. The treated effluent is discharged to a secondary site, where it is then treated for agricultural reuse.

The South Surrey Interceptor is an extensive piping system that collects and conveys approximately 500 million litres of wastewater daily from municipalities in the eastern area of Metro Vancouver to the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant located in the City of Delta, British Columbia.

The Cronulla Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is one of 30 wastewater treatment and water recycling plants in greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, and the Illawarra. It is owned and operated by Sydney Water, Australia’s largest water utility. The plant is located on the southern end of the Kurnell Peninsula (about 18 km [11 miles] from the city center), and treats about 54 million liters (14 million gallons) of wastewater a day.

The Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) of the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, operates two wastewater treatment facilities and maintains the city’s sewer system.

Water is precious to the 8000 residents of this town in central Utah, as it is to so many similar places in the arid Intermountain West. Town history attributes Salem City's 19th-century founding to its location as a suitable spot for damming up a local spring to create a pond, which is still the centerpiece of the town.

The James River Treatment Plant is one of nine major treatment plants operated by the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Located in Newport News, Virginia, USA, the James River Treatment Plant is committed to protecting the environment and enhancing neighboring communities through a variety of wastewater treatment improvements.