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Home » Xylem Announces Partnership with The Chris Long Foundation

Xylem Announces Partnership with The Chris Long Foundation

December 6, 2019
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Xylem Announces Partnership with The Chris Long Foundation

Xylem, a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world's most challenging water issues, is partnering with The Chris Long Foundation's Waterboys initiative to bring clean and sustainable water to communities in need across the United States. The partnership was announced Dec. 4 during the National Ground Water Association's (NGWA) 2019 Groundwater Week.

Xylem and Waterboys seek to raise awareness about domestic water issues, including that 1.5 million people in the United States lack access to clean, safe drinking water at home. It's an issue that is particularly acute for lower-income communities in rural areas. Working with Xylem's acclaimed corporate social responsibility program, Watermark, and activated by the company's Goulds Water Technology brand, this partnership will deliver a series of water well projects to provide rural communities with reliable, safe water access, which can lead to better overall health and improved quality of life.

"Access to high-quality drinking water is something the majority of Americans take for granted," said Susan O'Grady, Xylem director of marketing, residential and agriculture. "With so many of our neighbors living without this essential resource, the water sector has an opportunity to help. By combining the unique capabilities of our Watermark program, our industry knowledge, and leading Goulds Water Technology products with the Waterboys' base of dedicated volunteers and partners, we can bring water to communities that need it, and awareness to this important national issue."

The partnership with Waterboys directs Xylem Watermark's community of stakeholders, employee volunteers and product donations toward an important cause, and sets Goulds Water Technology to work for communities in need.

Established in 2015, Waterboys is the signature initiative of The Chris Long Foundation, dedicated to raising funds and awareness to provide clean water to 1 million people. With an initial focus in East Africa, the U.S. program will expand Waterboys' existing efforts under a program called "Hometown H2o."

"It's always been a passion of mine to connect our work abroad with our work domestically," said Chris Long, founder and chairman of The Chris Long Foundation. "This partnership with Xylem will allow us to take on our most important fight yet – growing our domestic presence and serving people in our own communities."

The "Hometown H2o" program will work with the Water System Council's Water Well Trust to fund and drill water wells for low-income households that do not have access to water at home or within a reasonable distance. By raising funds to build individual wells and small, shared wells, "Hometown H2o" will be able to provide safe drinking water to American homes in need in one of the most cost-effective ways.

For more information about the partnership or Goulds Water Technology, contact Amanda Holloway at amanda.holloway@xyleminc.com or 224-500-0742. For more information about The Chris Long Foundation and Waterboys, contact Nicole Woodie at nicole@chrislongfoundation.org or 786-863-7096.

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