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World Water Week 2024: Advancing WASH through climate-resilient solutions and youth engagement
Xylem’s Vice President of Sustainability and Social Impact Austin Alexander spotlights how the private sector can accelerate WASH innovation.
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Xylem and Idrica partner to accelerate digital transformation of water utilities
Accelerating our efforts to make digital technology easier for customers to deploy and use, Xylem is teaming up with Idrica, a leader in water data management and analytics with a background in water utility operations.
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Xylem and partners launch “Wave of Action” to improve clean water access
Join our Wave of Action, March 17-22. Volunteer for a cleanup, participate in an educational event, support WASH initiatives, or make a donation.
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Xylem Commercial Accelerator spotlight beyond borders: speeding technology adoption across diverse landscapes
Xylem Innovation Labs (XIL) brought together the 2023 Xylem Commercial Accelerator cohort, water innovation partners, and Xylem leadership for the first-ever “Xylem Accelerator Symposium,” focused on how the water sector can drive innovation adoption forward through collaboration.
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Xylem factory recycles its process water with new treatment plant
Xylem’s manufacturing facility in Emmaboda, Sweden, has a new water treatment plant that recycles the plant’s process water. The plant helps ensure a continuous supply of safe water, even in times of water scarcity, using Xylem’s water reuse technology.
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Xylem Together 2023: Fostering sustainable partnerships for a water-secure Europe
Xylem brought together water sector channel partners to advance collaboration and sustainability in Vienna for the first-ever “Xylem Together” European partner event. The conference focused on fostering innovation to help water operators better serve their communities.
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A day in the life: PipeDiver inspection with pressurized insertion & extraction
Join us onsite for a day in the life of a PipeDiver inspection with pressurized insertion and extraction. See how the team uses specialized standpipes to launch and remove PipeDiver from a live pipeline without disrupting service.
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How threat monitoring can save pipeline operators time and money
Pipeline damage can happen even with a robust integrity program in place. Third-party damage during excavation, natural disasters, and even material defects from manufacturing can put your pipeline at risk.
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Identifying and addressing the weak links
Pure Technologies partnered with a southeastern U.S. utility to inspect a 24-inch potable water main in late 2015. The team inspected 9 miles (14 km) of the critical pipeline with the inline PipeDiver® platform.
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Know your standards: AWWA to release new standards for concrete pressure pipe installation
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) will release a new standard for concrete pressure pipe (CPP) installation in 2025. The standard will help utilities and contractors identify and prevent installation defects.
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Leading the way
More than a decade of pipeline inspection and monitoring positions Miami-Dade County as a leader in managing aging infrastructure.
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No silver bullet technology for pipeline condition assessment
For utilities with large-diameter networks, waiting for failures to occur before repairing or replacing highly critical mains is not an option.
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Reducing water loss and NRW with smartball platform
Since 2007, utilities all over the world have been using the SmartBall® pipeline inspection platform to save millions of dollars in water loss and to fix leaks before they turn into larger problems.
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Responding to water and wastewater pipeline emergencies
Xylem’s pipeline experts are a resource to help utilities face their toughest integrity challenges. We can evaluate the immediate area of concern, provide emergency repair recommendations and solutions, and perform quality assurance and control checks on repairs in the field.
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Should I collect data on the condition of the cylinder in prestressed concrete cylinder pipe?
Utilities can safely manage prestressed concrete cylinder pipe by detecting the early warning signs of a failure. So, what should utilities look for when assessing this type of pipe?
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Should I spot check prestressed concrete cylinder pipe?
A successful condition assessment program uses the right mix of methods to cost-effectively reduce risk. Do spot checks deserve a place in the toolbox for managing prestressed concrete pipelines?
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Usable field information that minimizes the consequence of failure
Valve condition assessment services involve inspecting, operating, and assessing the mechanical condition and operational reliability of water main valves. Wachs Water Services provides a comprehensive condition assessment report detailing the operability of the asset including residual life, rehabilitation or repair.
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Wachs large valve solutions deliver big savings for utilities
A utility client in the upper Midwest operates and maintains approximately 1,250 miles of water main, 31,000 system valves, approximately 1,320 large system valves (16” and larger) and has a maximum day demand of approximately 75 MGD.
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Where do you stand?
Each day, 850 main breaks occur in North America. A study by Utah State University reported that the average break rate per 100 miles of pipe can be as high as 24.4 breaks per 100 miles of pipe.
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5 things you didn't know about Defender Regenerative Media Filters (RMFs)
There’s more to the Defender® RMF than meets the eye. Here are five lesser-known facts.
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Cooling tower treatment Q&A for power plants
A closer look at the key questions and expert insights on cooling tower treatment in power generation.
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CTE vs flat plate: The critical design choice for power plants
Discover the critical differences between two popular electrochlorination treatment technologies: concentric tube (CTE) and parallel plate (PPE), also known as flat plate systems -
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Navigating the chlorine shortage: the power of resilience
Utilizing OSEC® onsite generation of chlorine to mitigate shortages
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Saving our pools: How to take charge of energy costs
Is your pool operating as efficiently as possible to help minimise the impact of rising energy costs on business?
