Stormwater Featured Articles

11. Clean Water Even During Disaster: Why U.S. Pipe Ductile Iron Pipe Is The Smart Choice For Public Health And Safety 11/18/2025

    Infrastructure must endure disasters to protect public health. Learn why ductile iron pipe offers fire resistance, seismic stability, and ensures clean, chemical-free water delivery when it is needed most.

12. A Blueprint For Smart Water Management 11/18/2025

    Ferrán Bosch, Senior Business Development Manager Xylem Vue at Xylem, speaks with Koldo Urkullu, Director of Operations and Asset Management at CABB, about how a utility is innovating to meet volatile weather patterns head-on. 

13. 3 Utilities Achieve Cleaner, More Reliable Water For Their Communities With Intelligent Solutions 10/30/2025

    From droughts to floods to leaking pipes, water utilities are under more pressure than ever. Traditional infrastructure wasn’t designed for today’s demands, but digital technology is helping close the gap. Tucson Water, Buffalo Sewer Authority and Hot Springs are three utilities leveraging Xylem’s intelligent solutions to identify and address issues before they happen – providing a cleaner, more reliable water supply for the communities they serve.

14. Building Resilient Water Treatment: How Ozone Systems Help Utilities Prepare for Extreme Weather 10/23/2025

    Ozone systems build resilience into water treatment. They ensure utilities remain chemically self-sufficient, allow fast recovery from power outages, and handle rapid water quality shifts.

15. How AI Can Improve Storm Surge Forecasts To Help Save Lives 10/20/2025
    Accurate storm surge predictions are critical for giving coastal residents time to evacuate and giving emergency responders time to prepare. But storm surge forecasts at high resolution can be slow.
16. Flood-Prone Houston Faces Hard Choices For Handling Too Much Water 10/3/2025
    There are three potential options to contain floods with tunnels to direct excess water out of Houston to the coast. As researchers who study disaster resilience, we bring complementary expertise to analyzing this complex discussion. Here are what we see as the key factors for the city to consider.
17. Quick Response Following Tropical Storm Prevents Service Disruption 9/26/2025

    Following Tropical Storm Isaias, a damaged reservoir outlet pipe needed fast, custom repair. Learn how a quick response, site assessment, and custom-engineered couplings prevented a major water service shutdown.

18. What Water Utilities Need To Know About Climate Adaptation 9/18/2025
    No one knows more than water utilities how changing climate conditions are impacting the challenges and costs of delivering clean drinking water to communities they serve. In a recent episode of The Water Online Show, climate experts Jesse M. Keenan from Tulane University and Edgar Westerhof of Arcadis discussed the issue of resiliency for drinking water and wastewater systems.
19. Optimization Of Wastewater Treatment Plant Processes With The Help Of AI 9/1/2025

    It is more important than ever for cities and municipalities to leverage wastewater treatment plant data to optimize operational efficiency and sustainability, given the increase in energy prices and the rising frequency of severe weather events due to climate change.

20. Storm-Proofing Wastewater Infrastructure: Strategies To Protect Coastal Cities 9/1/2025
    When evaluating how to best prepare a city for climate threats, consider lessons from past extreme weather events and evaluate how to apply these lessons to infrastructure challenges. Coastal cities can act now to protect their infrastructure against future risks.