Wastewater Management Resources

  1. Impact Of Improved Actuation On Filter Performance 12/4/2025

    A water filtration treatment plant was built in 1950, pneumatic actuators were installed on all of the filter control valves. The pneumatic actuators were not always reliable. Air compressor problems limited the availability of the pneumatics to control the filter valves.

  2. Actuators On Aeration Blower Valves Improve Dissolved Oxygen And Increase Overall Process Stability 12/4/2025

    Discover how installing Beck electric actuators on the aeration blower control valves has improved process stability and plant operations for a South Florida treatment plant.

  3. Valve Upgrades Reduce The Number Of Corrective Work Orders By 99% 12/4/2025

    A water treatment plant was using conventional electric actuators on valves across the facility, including the modulating Filter Effluent applications. A history of actuator problems prompted plant personnel to consider replacements.

  4. Sludge Valve Upgrades Reduce The Number Of Corrective Work Orders 12/4/2025

    Read about one of the largest wastewater treatment plants in the world that recently finished a project for upgrading its sludge valve actuators.

  5. Why Digital Solutions Still Struggle To Gain Traction At Utilities 12/1/2025
    Utilities need greater efficiency, lower costs, and more visibility. So, one would think the uptake for digital solutions would be smoother and faster. But it’s not. Why?
  6. How Artificial Grass Installations Help Reduce Stormwater Runoff And Improve Local Ecosystems 11/24/2025

    In areas with storm drains, the water can quickly overwhelm the drains, causing flooding hazards. For this reason, many towns have ordinances dictating how much ground can be covered with impermeable substrates.

  7. 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. 

  8. Treatment Plant Maintains Service During Infrastructure Upgrade Using Xylem Rental Bypass 11/12/2025

    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.

  9. How Advanced Process Controls Empower Operators, Enhance Effluent Quality, Save Energy, And Reduce Emissions At WWTPs 10/30/2025

    Technology like advanced process control systems can streamline operations, create opportunities to lower costs and emissions, and ensure effluent quality meets the highest standards. Research also indicates that implementing an appropriate control strategy can help reduce N2O emissions.

  10. The Hidden Costs Of Legacy Operational Technology 10/30/2025

    Water and wastewater utilities can get stuck in a cycle of upgrading their legacy operational technology systems. Here’s how to break that cycle.