Xylem (XYL) was named the Water Technology Company of the Year at the 2018 Global Water Awards. The accolade is presented to the company that made the most significant contribution to the field of water technology in 2017.
Xylem’s recent acquisitions of Pure Technologies, EmNet and Valor Water Analytics were each noted for strengthening the Company’s suite of solutions to address non-revenue water, as well as smart water and wastewater network assessment and management. Other achievements highlighted include the installation of Xylem’s Concertor intelligent wastewater pumping system in Washington, D.C., and the launch of Xylem’s latest smart dewatering pump. Also acknowledged were Xylem’s continued efforts to develop potable reuse solutions with the installation of the world’s first large-scale ultraviolet /chlorine process to treat wastewater to drinking water standards at the Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant in Los Angeles in 2017.
