Supplying the population with drinking water and wastewater treatment poses challenges on a global scale. The growing consumption of water worldwide coupled with ever advancing contamination and salinization of fresh water call for effective and innovative technical solutions. As industry experts in water applications, we provide smart automation products and systems to support the work of treatment facility planners, builders and operators, as well as energy-efficient drive solutions and services, time-saving engineering solutions, and products and systems for power distribution. This offering encompasses four focal areas: desalination of seawater, drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, and water network and transport management. Siemens’ role as a technical partner is underpinned by an extensive and unrivalled portfolio of solutions tailored to the water industry.