Xylem’s President of China and Asia, Shuping Lu, discusses digital trends across the region and how collaboration is fueling digital transformation.

The water sector’s transformation is gaining pace. Water and wastewater utilities are deploying digital solutions on a larger scale and demonstrating how data and analytics can optimize operations and enhance services for communities. Sharing insights from the pacesetters is an important factor in accelerating progress.

For water utilities, “going digital” is not an outcome, it’s a way to solve problems. Peter Verlaan, director of a water utility, explains his approach.

Romanian utility ApaVital uses Xylem Vue to cut water losses, improve leak detection and strengthen water security for more than 500,000 people.

As the water sector embraces digital technologies to improve resilience and efficiency, cybersecurity has become mission critical. Every connected device and cloud-based solution strengthens water management but also expands the attack surface for potential cyber threats.

At Singapore International Water Week, Matthew Pine discussed escalating global water challenges and the proven technologies available to solve them.

Beijing Drainage Group is using water reuse, digital solutions and bold innovation to solve some of the toughest urban water challenges of our time.

Idrica and Xylem experts share insights on Southeast Asia’s water problems and proven digital technologies to help solve them.

2024 Xylem Sustainability Excellence Award winners set the pace as companies turn to smart water technology to conserve and reuse water.

Here’s a look at media coverage of how Xylem customers and partners are addressing their toughest water challenges and improving their communities.

To move forward with long overdue infrastructure upgrades, Nodra AB needed a wastewater bypass solution capable of lifting up to 3,000 liters per second into its Slottshagens treatment plant. Xylem’s Rental Solutions team set up a turnkey wastewater bypass station in a little over three weeks. Through dedicated service personnel and remote, digital monitoring and control, Xylem provided 24/7 operational support throughout the 10-week bypass.

Three real-world examples show how utilities and industries are strengthening water security through water reuse, resilient infrastructure, and smart water technologies. From Los Angeles to Washington state to the Netherlands, Xylem customers are modernizing water systems to meet growing demand.

Nitrous oxide (N2O) can be a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater treatment. Here are steps utilities can take to manage emissions.

Dutch water utility Dunea partnered with Xylem to develop the world’s first sequential advanced oxidation process for drinking water treatment. The system combines ozone-AOP and UV-AOP to remove up to 90% of organic micropollutants while keeping bromate levels far below health thresholds, improving water quality, energy efficiency and long-term treatment resilience.

Site managers responsible for utility or industrial water operations face constant demands. Managers must keep operations running smoothly, stay compliant with increasingly complex regulations and prevent costly downtime – all while overseeing limited staff and tight timelines.

Learn how one New York water utility uses Xylem Vue to integrate data and optimize its wastewater management systems.

As phosphorus limits tighten across the UK, wastewater utilities are turning to proven, scalable treatment solutions to protect water quality and plan for growth. At its Knostrop Wastewater Treatment Works, Yorkshire Water adopted Xylem’s innovative CoMag™ ballasted clarification technology to meet stricter discharge requirements while increasing treatment capacity and improving operational efficiency.

The Flygt Concertor N pump, deployed at over 150 pump stations, has decreased reactive callouts by 51% and contributed to a 29% reduction in energy use.

Learn how four water utilities are combatting water loss throughout their networks, increasing water and energy efficiency, and reducing emissions.

From the Amazon rainforests to the Caribbean coasts, communities across Latin America are adapting to shifting water conditions. Changing weather patterns, population growth and expanding urban development are placing new demands on drinking water systems across the region. 

Digital twin technology helps water utilities manage resources more efficiently and make smarter decisions about infrastructure. But if your water utility hasn’t used digital twin technology before, what’s the best way to get started? Here’s a three-step approach that will help you get faster results.

Learn how three utilities are using an analytics platform to optimize decision-making, increase efficiency and cost savings, and improve network resilience.

What are today’s best opportunities for reducing the environmental impact of pumping systems? That’s the question Stephanie Smith asked Xylem’s expert engineers when she started her role as Director of Global Product Sustainability. Here’s what she learned.

Xylem’s water utility customers are using practical, innovative solutions to tackle the critical water challenge of non-revenue water. Read three case studies.