For decades, the City of Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities has been working to reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and improve water quality in the James River. Despite making significant improvements, the City still experiences between one and three billion gallons of annual overflow and is actively working to reach Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) water quality goals.

Global Omnium, one of Spain's largest water utilities, has gone through a remarkable digital transformation over the past two decades - upgrading from conventional meters to an advanced smart meter network of over 550,000 fixed network smart meters. This journey provides valuable lessons for any water utility looking to modernize its operations and capitalize on the latest innovations in smart metering and data analytics.

The Autonomous Region of Navarre, located in northern Spain, has a surface area of over 10,000 km² and a population of approximately 680,000, concentrated mainly in the Pamplona metropolitan area. It has a highly complex hydrological system, as it is divided between the Ebro River basin, which covers approximately 90% of the region, and the Cantabrian basin, characterized by short, fast-responding basins.

During an inspection, it became clear that one major culvert – 140 feet long, 15 feet tall and running under heavily traveled Route 30 – had outlived its expected life. The 10-guage corrugated steel structure was deteriorated and needed to be repaired – with as little disruption to Route 30 traffic patterns as possible.

Chaos Water Park Upgrades Regenerative Media Filtration

Xylem Vue is helping the Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro (CHE) reduce flood damage and implement an EWS for stakeholders managing disaster situations in the basin.  CHE is the water authority that manages, regulates and maintains the Ebro river basin, which covers a surface area of around 85,000 km2 and takes in 347 large rivers in northeastern Spain.  

The City of Tulare, located in California’s world renowned San Joaquin Valley, is known for its rich agricultural and dairy industries. Tulare is home to six large-scale cheese and dairy producers. Like many municipalities, the city is challenged to meet industrial requirements at a reasonable cost while maintaining harmonious relationships with the surrounding community.

Soon after starting this biological treatment method, the membrane disc diffusers were found to be clogged with scale particles. However, this problem was satisfactorily solved by the Xylem’s mobile cleaning service: the Diffuser Liquid Cleaning Service.