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As aging infrastructure, rising costs and more demanding operating conditions put greater pressure on critical systems, Xylem marks 125 years of Flygt engineering heritage and the breakthroughs that have helped make pumping more reliable, efficient and intelligent.
In some regions of the world, the poorest people may spend about 50 percent of their income on food, while the richest spend about 5 percent.
As global demand for freshwater continues to rise, the need for innovative solutions has never been more critical. In the UK, England alone could face a public water supply shortfall of up to 5 billion litres per day by 2055.
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new scientific study using cutting-edge methods to improve the agency’s understanding of what pollutants may be present in drinking water. This groundbreaking new research by EPA scientists goes beyond traditional testing methods to screen for a broad array of pollutants, including pharmaceuticals, PFAS, and more than 1,000 potential contaminants. This action advances EPA’s commitment to help Make America Healthy Again while following gold standard science.
Wastewater treatment plants in many American communities are doing more than treating sewage – they’re also producing renewable energy. According to new data released today from the American Biogas Council, 1,200 wastewater treatment plants across the United States currently capture and use biogas produced from wastewater sludge. That means wastewater treatment plants account for nearly half of the approximately 2,600 biogas facilities of all types operating in the United States today.
The global policy framework for industrial wastewater treatment is undergoing a fundamental transformation, escalating from mere "compliance discharge" to mandatory "resource recovery" and "zero liquid discharge."