Hurricane Sandy Emergency Floodwater Drainage

The devastating impact of Hurricane Sandy on New York City and the Northeast U.S. surprised some, but the people at Xylem were not among them. Xylem’s dedicated water professionals stood ready to fight the surging seawaters and torrential rainfall that threatened thousands of homes and commercial properties in Sandy’s path.

As early warning systems began to predict Sandy’s path, Mike Delzingaro, Vice President of Xylem’s dewatering business, and his entire team sprang into action. They spent the days leading up to the hurricane gathering hundreds of powerful Godwin brand dewatering pumps from all across the country and pre-positioning them in Xylem branch locations and distribution sites near the hurricane’s projected path.