BlueConduit’s AI-Based Solution to America’s Lead Pipe Challenge Expands with $1M Commitment from Rockefeller Foundation
Summary
Alongside its machine learning analysis, BlueConduit will provide free data analytics tools and outreach through education programs in under-resourced communities, with an interactive map of where lead in water infrastructure is concentrated. “BlueConduit has used machine learning to remove lead service lines with big gains in efficiency and cost-effectiveness, giving communities cleaner water and overcoming long-standing public health inequities,” said Zia Khan, Senior Vice President of Innovation at The Rockefeller Foundation. We now have the opportunity to both efficiently and equitably remove lead pipes from the drinking water system at a national scale,” said Eric Schwartz, BlueConduit co-Founder and associate professor of marketing at Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. This new map will democratize data, build public support, maintain government accountability, and work as an accessible, key resource for policymakers and others to track progress. Our focus is on scaling renewable energy for all, stimulating economic mobility, and ensuring equitable access to healthy and nutritious food.