Where to Find BlueConduit in March 2022
BlueConduit may be headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI, but in the month of March you’ll find Sheela Lal at American Water Works Association (AWWA) conferences across the U.S. March 3 Catch Sheela’s presentation on best practices for data science in lead service line replacement at the 26th Annual Technical Conference and Vendor Exposition (ATCAVE) hosted […]
Taking Inventory with BlueConduit
February 23, 2022 – Water Finance & Management published “Taking Inventory” covering the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions and Lead Service Line Inventory and Replacement. Read the full story on their site. The article includes this graphic from our Flint case study, showing the influence of statistical modeling on the replacement cost. To make the […]
Meet the Team: Sheela Lal
Sheela Lal is BlueConduit’s Delivery Project Manager. Here’s a quick Q&A with Sheela. Why did you join BlueConduit? Timing. I live in a house with lead service lines and lead paint. Even though we are proactive about our own lead abatement, getting lead out of homes and other buildings should not be the onus of […]
Machine Learning and Water Infrastructure at #UMC22
BlueConduit is speaking at The Utility Management Conference hosted by the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and American Water Works Association (AWWA). Our talk is part of the Operations & Maintenance Session taking place from 1:30 – 3:30pm on February 22 in Windsong 6. Our presentation is slotted for 2:30pm ET and will focus on applications […]
Trenton Water Works LSLR featured in WaterOnline
Trenton Water Works’ Kristin Epstein, PE, talked Lead Service Line Removal (LSLR) with us in a recent Q&A on WaterOnline. Epstein is the Assistant Director of Water and Sewer at Trenton Water Works. Epstein shared with us why and how Trenton proactively tackled the issue and progress to date.WaterOnline: How Cities Leverage Machine Learning to […]
Video: LSL Inventory and Replacement on WWD Weekly Digest
Bob Crossen, Senior Managing Editor of Water & Wastes Digest spoke with BlueConduit’s National Lead(Pb) Service Line Inventory and Replacement Executive Director Greg Baird. From the Water & Wastes Digest article: “In this video interview, BlueConduit National Lead Service Line Inventory and Replacement Executive Director Greg Baird explains what utilities are currently required to do […]
Lead Service Line Inventory at Pacific Water Conference Feb 2, 2022
The 9th Annual Pacific Water Conference will take place February 1-3, 2022. This annual event is hosted by the AWWA Hawaii Section and the Hawaii Water Environment Association (HWEA). This year’s conference is entirely virtual. BlueConduit’s Ian Robinson will present “Case Studies of Using Statistics and Machine Learning to Inventory and Locate Lead Service Lines” […]
Webinar: Virtual Municipal Forum Feb 17, 2022
Updated: Feb 14 BlueConduit’s Ian Robinson will speak at the Virtual Municipal Forum (VMF) on Trenchless Technology on Thursday Feb 17, 2022 at 1PM-3PM Central time. This virtual event is hosted by the Trenchless Technology Center at Louisiana Tech University. Register now ($40 + service fee) to attend the online virtual municipal forum. Participants may obtain […]
Webinar: Levels of Service
The American Public Works Association is hosting its next Click, Listen & Learn Webinar on Thursday, Jan 22, 2022 Register Now! for 0.1 CEU Credits, free of charge to APWA and non-APWA members during January and February Time: 11AM EST, 10AM CST, 9AM MST, 8AM PST About the Webinar BlueConduit will speak at the upcoming […]
Meet the Team: Raanan Gurewitsch
Raanan is BlueConduit’s Data Scientist, R&D. Here’s a quick Q&A with Raanan. Why did you join BlueConduit? I joined BlueConduit because I believe that accessible, safe drinking water is a human right. Everyday myself and so many others take for granted the abundance of clean water we have access to. So working for a company […]
Video: BlueConduit and Innovation Partnerships
January 2022 – The University of Michigan Research News featured BlueConduit and the University of Michigan’s Innovation Partnerships. The story, titled “Locating Lead: BlueConduit & Innovation Partnerships” featured BlueConduit co-founder Eric Schwartz and Kelly Sexton, the Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation Partnerships at the University of Michigan.
Webinar: Virtual Municipal Forum Jan 20, 2022
BlueConduit will moderate the Virtual Municipal Forum (VMF) on Trenchless Technology on Thursday Jan 20, 2022 at 1PM-3PM Central time. This virtual event is hosted by the Trenchless Technology Center at Louisiana Tech University. Register now ($40 + service fee) to attend the online virtual municipal forum. Participants may obtain 0.2 CEUs upon request and […]
BlueConduit selected for Urban Water Challenge
Water innovation accelerator Imagine H2O announced its Urban Water Challenge Cohort IV. We’re so proud to be included as one of the six finalists. According to the Urban Water Challenge Cohort IV announcement, The Challenge gives new urban water tech a powerful opportunity to shine on a global stage — and provides communities with a […]
Webinar: APWA Machine Learning and Cloud Platforms – Water and Sewer Pipes
BlueConduit will present at the American Public Works Association (APWA) webinar on AI/Machine Learning and Cloud Platforms – Water & Sewer Pipes tomorrow, January 13, 2022 at 11AM Eastern, 10 Central, 9 Mountain, and 8 Pacific. Register Now! The Event, which offers 0.1 CEU Credits, is sponsored by the APWA Engineering and Technology Committee. From […]
E&E News Greenwire on BlueConduit and the Lead and Copper Rule
Updated: Dec 26, 2021 In an article on the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule and upcoming Federal funding for infrastructure, E&E News’ Hannah Northey quoted BlueConduit’s co-founder Eric Schwartz. The challenge for using the funding efficiently will be the uncertainty in the location of the lead service lines affecting people’s drinking water. “The fact that we […]
BlueConduit and SimpleLab Team Up to Find and Remove Lead from U.S. Drinking Water
Collaboration combines predictive machine-learning technologies with the largest U.S. water quality testing and data platform (Berkeley, CA) December 8, 2021—A new water quality alliance between BlueConduit and SimpleLab will enable water utilities and engineering consultants to meet their water testing requirements and inventory lead service lines through a more cost-effective and efficient process. “BlueConduit and […]
The Infrastructure Bill Just Passed. Why Lead Service Line Removal Deserves The $15B And More.
The big-picture stakes of BlueConduit’s lead-finding machine learning work Welcome to the BlueConduit data science blog! We are excited to begin posting about our algorithm and data developments in the ongoing quest for lead water service line replacement. But before we talk about our machine learning R&D, we’re going to take some time in these […]
BlueConduit Named One of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2021
Updated: Nov 12, 2021 Each year, TIME highlights inventions that make the world better, smarter, and more fun. This year, the news organization selected BlueConduit’s predictive model technology to determine service line materials and limit lead exposure as one of the best inventions of 2021 in the sustainability category. BlueConduit’s proven data-driven technology helps cities and […]
State Recovery Now playbook for getting the lead out
The $350 billion enacted for state and local aid in the American Rescue Plan Act is the largest amount of flexible federal funding ever approved by Congress. BlueConduit’s team authored a policy playbook as part of the State Recovery Now, a program of America Achieves, about how policymakers can leverage this unprecedented opportunity to address […]
Fast Company: We don’t know where all the lead pipes are. BlueConduit’s tool helps find them
Fast Company detailed how BlueConduit’s software helps address pressing questions that cities hoping to replace their lead services lines must confront, highlighting the recently announced Google.org-supported collaboration between BlueConduit, NRDC, and WE ACT for Environmental Justice. “When the city of Flint, Michigan, started to replace lead service lines in 2016—two years after mismanagement of the […]
Google Grant Advances BlueConduit’s Mission to Identify and Remove Lead Service Lines
It’s an exciting day for BlueConduit! Google.org announced an award of $3 million in grants to our new project, the BlueConduit Charitable Fund, and two non-profits, the Natural Resources Defense Council and WE ACT for Environmental Justice. This grant supports the equitable replacement of lead service lines (LSLs) nationwide. We’ll use those funds to create […]
BlueConduit and Google.org Announce Coalition to Help Communities Quantify and Locate Dangerous Lead
BlueConduit and Google.org Announce Coalition to Help Communities Quantify and Locate Dangerous Lead Service Lines BlueConduit will create machine learning tools to map service lines and inform communities of risks with $3 million grant from Google.org and support from WE ACT and NRDC (Mountain View, CA) September 28, 2021 –– Today, Google.org announced $3 million […]
Crain’s: BlueConduit sees growth opportunity with infrastructure bill
The $1 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure bill includes billions of dollars of funding for lead service line replacement. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to upgrade aging infrastructure. Crain’s Detroit Business published a story about how BlueConduit allows water systems to answer two critical questions when it comes to applying for funding and replacing their lead service […]
Day One Project Whitepaper
American Rescue Plan Funding: A Playbook for Efficiently Getting the Lead Out Lead is a neurotoxin that continues to harm communities across the country. Though new uses of lead in paint, gasoline, and pipes have been banned for several decades, lead in legacy products and materials remains in communities, posing an ongoing threat to human […]
American City & County: Lead-Free Challenge
Five municipalities across the US have been selected by the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) for a lead pipe replacement program. These cities will receive assistance spanning technical resources, introductions to funders and guidance as part of EPIC’s Lead-Free Water Challenge. According to American City & County: Approximately 11,000 communities across the country have lead […]
Helping Detroit Get the Lead Out
Helping Detroit Get the Lead Out: Kresge Foundation Promotes Efficient and Equitable Lead Abatement Efforts by Supporting the Use of BlueConduit’s Machine Learning Technology Ann Arbor, MI – June 3, 2021 – The Kresge Foundation has awarded BlueConduit a grant to help the Detroit Water & Sewage Department (DWSD) improve the efficiency and equitability of […]
Flyover Future: BlueConduit tech stems a public health crisis
In a conversation with Flyover Future, our managing director, Ian Robinson, talked about how BlueConduit’s technology is helping cities accelerate their lead service line replacement programs How does machine learning detect where the lead pipes are located? Robinson: We train a model based on what the cities have in terms of verified data. That data […]
BlueConduit and The Rockefeller Foundation partner
The Rockefeller Foundation and BlueConduit Partner to Improve Community Health by Developing Efficient and Cost-Effective Lead Service Line Replacement Programs Ann Arbor, MI – April 1, 2021 – Leveraging the power of machine learning, BlueConduit, a water analytics company, and The Rockefeller Foundation have partnered to increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of lead service line […]
Federal Funding Sources
In recent weeks, the Federal Government has identified various funding opportunities for water infrastructure projects with an emphasis on lead abatement. BlueConduit can support your effort to access federal funding for lead service line inventory and replacement. The following federal programs are in various stages of review and approval. Updates on their status are available […]
Michigan CDSMI
Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, Drinking Water, and Environmental Health Division (EGLE) released its Complete Distribution System Materials Inventory (CDSMI) Overview and Minimum Service Line Material Verification Requirements. As part of its guidance, EGLE says “Water supplies are not expected to physically verify every service line, but rather a statistically sound subset. […]
