Xylem wins contract to supply UV technology to Vigo wastewater project

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Xylem, a global water technology company, has won a contract valued approximately $2.75 million to supply Xylem’s Wedeco-brand ultraviolet (UV) technologies to a wastewater treatment facility in the Vigo region of southwest Spain.

With a treatment capacity of 147,000 cubic meters per day, serving 800,000 people, the facility will be the largest bio-filtration and UV wastewater treatment plant in Spain, Xylem said. The facility will also be one of the biggest in Europe when the two-phase development is completed in 2016.

Wedeco Duron is a highly flexible and high performing system that makes it an ideal choice for the project. Due to the innovative inclined lamp arrangement and its highly energy-efficient 600 watt Wedeco Ecoray lamps, total UV lamp count can be significantly reduced and its maintenance simplified.

Xylem wins contract to supply UV technology to Vigo wastewater project

The Wedeco Duron system was selected because its performance to disinfect low quality wastewater has been extensively tested and proven to be highly efficient by industry-leading third-party consultants.

The new and innovative system provides several benefits such as low maintenance and space requirements. This will be the largest installation of the new Wedeco Duron UV system to-date, with 1,100 UV lamps, Xylem stated.

Disinfection with UV light inactivates pathogens including bacteria, viruses and parasites in seconds. UV continues to grow in popularity; it is an all-in-one system, simple to operate, requiring a small amount of space and a low operating and maintenance investment. It is also environmentally sustainable with no residuals or toxic by-products.

With 2012 revenues of $3.8 billion and approximately 12,900 employees worldwide, Xylem was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the last two years for advancing sustainable business practices and solutions worldwide.

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