Getting FLint's Lead Pipes out of the GroundAs the drinking water crisis unfolded in Flint, it became clear that removing all of the lead pipes ...
Published on by Travis Loop, Founder of waterloop, a podcast helping water leaders to discover solutions and drive change.
As the drinking water crisis unfolded in Flint, it became clear that removing all of the lead pipes to people’s homes would be a daunting challenge. Among the reasons - a lack of records on locations, competing approaches for the sequence, and a community that was distrustful and in many ways disconnected. But more than five years later most lead pipes are out of the ground. In this episode reflections on the experience and lessons learned are shared by Benjamin Pauli, Assistant Professor at Kettering University, Jared Webb, Chief Data Scientist at BlueConduit, and Mona Munroe-Younis, Executive Director of the Environmental Transformation Movement of Flint. On the technical side, the use of data, machine learning, and predictive analytics proved to be highly effective for locating lead lines. On the human side, community outreach was vital, including engagement with diverse groups, gathering a range of input, and forging new partnerships.
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https://bit.ly/FlintLeadTaxonomy
- Lead Reduction