MEDIA ADVISORY: DC Water and Xylem to Unveil First Intelligent Wastewater Pumping System
March 21, 2017 at 08:49 am EDT
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WHAT:
DC Water, one of the nation’s leading water and waste water
innovators, and Xylem, a cutting-edge technology company, will
celebrate the first intelligent wastewater pumping system in North
America.
In the wake of a renewed interest in federal investments in
infrastructure, DC Water and Xylem are coming together to
highlight the urgent need for investing in smart water
infrastructure to maximize productivity and benefit
customers.
WHEN:
Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. (ET)
WHERE:
DC Water’s Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant
5000 Overlook Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
WHO:
George S. Hawkins, CEO and General Manager of DC Water
Patrick K. Decker, President and CEO of Xylem Inc.
Biju George, Chief Operating Officer of DC Water
Jay Iyengar, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, Xylem Inc.
Ron Askin, Managing Director, Xylem’s North America Commercial Team
EVENT DETAILS:
The one-hour event will include presentations by DC Water’s George
Hawkins and Xylem’s Patrick Decker, along with a demonstration of
the features of the new Flygt Concertor, the world’s first
intelligent wastewater pumping system.
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About DC Water
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water), is an
industry leading multi-jurisdictional regional utility that provides
drinking water and wastewater collection and treatment for millions of
visitors, residents and employees in the District of Columbia, and also
collects and treats wastewater for a population of 1.6 million in
Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland and Fairfax and
Loudoun counties in Virginia.
DC Water's service area covers approximately 725 square miles and the
enterprise operates the world's largest advanced wastewater treatment
plant (AWWTP) with a capacity of 384 million gallons per day and a peak
capacity of 1.076 billion gallons per day. Blue Plains AWWTP
consistently exceeds the nutrient removal limits in support of the
Chesapeake Bay and is also a model in sustainability, with the world’s
largest thermal hydrolysis facility and anaerobic digesters that
together with the onsite combined heat and power plant provide a third
of the plant’s energy needs. DC Water is in the process of also
constructing deep tunnels, pump stations and treatment facility along
with plans for green infrastructure on an unprecedented scale, to
eliminate untreated combined sewer overflows.
About Xylem
Xylem (NYSE: XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed
to developing innovative technology solutions to the world’s water
challenges. The Company’s products and services move, treat, analyze,
monitor and return water to the environment in public utility,
industrial, residential and commercial building services, and
agricultural settings. With its October 2016 acquisition of Sensus,
Xylem added smart metering, network technologies and advanced data
analytics for water, gas and electric utilities to its portfolio of
solutions. The combined Company’s nearly 16,000 employees bring broad
applications expertise with a strong focus on identifying comprehensive,
sustainable solutions. Headquartered in Rye Brook, New York with 2016
revenue of $3.8 billion, Xylem does business in more than 150 countries
through a number of market-leading product brands.
The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that
transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of
our water-centric business by linking it with the best water
transportation of all – that which occurs in nature. For more
information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.
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Xylem Inc. specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of engineered equipment for water and wastewater industries. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- sale of transportation and water treatment systems (42.6%): Flygt, Wedeco, Godwin Pumps, WTW, Sanitaire, AADI and Leopold brands;
- sale of hydraulic equipment (29.4%): booster devices, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, distribution and control equipment, etc. sold under the Goulds, Bell & Gossett, AC Fire, Standard, Flojet, Lowara, Jabsco and Flowtronex brands for the agricultural, industrial, commercial and residential sectors;
- sale of measurement and control systems and analytical instruments (28%): dedicated to the conservation of water resources and water testing.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (47.1%), Europe (28.8%), Asia/Pacific (12.7%) and other (11.4%).