Xylem’s Godwin pumps to fill new Panama Canal lock basins with 1.7
billion gallons of water
Company Website:
http://www.xyleminc.com
BRIDGEPORT, N.J. -- (Business Wire)
Xylem
Inc. (NYSE:XYL), a leading global water technology company, is playing
an important role in the Panama Canal Expansion Program. Xylem is
providing its heavy duty Godwin dewatering pumps to fill the third set
of basin locks on the Pacific Ocean sector, with 1.7 billion gallons of
water, as part of performance trials for the system prior to its
commissioning.
The Panama Canal Expansion Program is scheduled for completion in the
second quarter of 2016. It creates a new traffic lane and builds two new
lock complexes, one on the Atlantic Ocean and the other on the Pacific,
allowing for the passage of New Panamax ships, doubling the capacity of
the Canal.
"We are honored to work with the Authority of the Panama Canal (ACP) and
to be part of this project which expands one of the world’s most
important transport routes,” said Colin Sabol, Senior Vice President and
President of Xylem’s Dewatering business.
This is the second project that the ACP has awarded to Xylem under the
Panama Canal Expansion Program. Earlier this year, Xylem supplied 64
Flygt mixers to prevent the formation of corrosive deposits on the
rolling gates during installation.
To support the dewatering project, Xylem installed 15 Godwin
diesel-driven pumps, deployed from the U.S. In June, these pumps
transported up to 122 million gallons of water per day (MGD) from the
Miraflores Lake to fill the third set of locks on the Pacific. Over a
period of 22 days, the project consisted of pumping enough water to fill
90,000 average sized swimming pools.
Xylem is providing turnkey services and equipment for the project, with
Xylem’s highly-skilled engineers designing and installing the system,
which also includes 13,500 feet (more than 2.5 miles) of 18-inch
high-density polyethylene pipeline (HDPE) to transfer the massive
amounts of water. Xylem is also supervising the performance of the 15
Godwin pumps with its remote pump monitoring system called Field Smart
Technology.
Jorge Alvarado, Managing Director for Xylem Latin America North, added,
“Xylem is providing its global experience at a local level. With the
world’s largest inventory of rental pumps and related equipment, Xylem
has the ability to mobilize our vast resources quickly. In combination
with the local presence and engagement of our Panama-based team, we are
able to rapidly deliver the quality services demanded by the ACP for the
execution of the Expansion Program project.”
The third set of basin locks includes reuse basins that will save water
and also improve the Panama Canal’s efficiency, using seven percent less
water compared with the amount currently used by the existing locks. In
addition, in each transit operation, 60 percent of the water will be
recycled.
About Xylem
Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology provider, enabling
customers to transport, treat, test and efficiently use water in public
utility, residential and commercial building services, industrial and
agricultural settings. The company does business in more than 150
countries through a number of market-leading product brands, and its
people bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on finding
local solutions to the world’s most challenging water and wastewater
problems. Xylem is headquartered in Rye Brook, N.Y., with 2014 revenues
of $3.9 billion and approximately 12,500 employees worldwide. Xylem was
named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the last three years for
advancing sustainable business practices and solutions worldwide.
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 www.xyleminc.com
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Contacts:
Xylem
Inc.
David Callaghan, +353-87-938-8880
David.Callaghan@edelman.com
or
Investors
Phil
DeSousa, +1-914-323-5930
Phil.Desousa@xyleminc.com
Source: Xylem Inc.
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