Xylem to supply Spanish ultraviolet wastewater plant

US-based water and wastewater equipment and services provider Xylem has been awarded a contract for a wastewater treatment facility in the Vigo region of southwest Spain.

Under the $2.75m contract, the company will supply its Wedeco-brand ultraviolet (UV) technologies to the wastewater treatment facility, which will have a capacity of 147,000m³ a day.

The facility is capable of serving 800,000 people and is the largest bio-filtration and UV wastewater treatment plant in Spain.

Xylem product manager Kirsten Meyer said that Wedeco Duron is a highly flexible and high-performing system, which makes it an ideal choice for this 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," Meyer added.

The system provides several benefits, including low maintenance costs and space requirements.

The order of 1,100 UV lamps will be the largest installation of the new Wedeco Duron UV system to date, according to the company.