Tech Solutions Related To UN SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Natel Energy develops sustainable, climate-resilient hydropower enabled by fish-safe turbines and powerful predictive analytics. Our mission is to restore rivers while generating reliable, renewable energy, motivated by the fact that climate change is water change. We use a combination of hardware, software and project development.

PA’s National Stormwater Calculator (SWC) is a software application tool that estimates the annual amount of rainwater and frequency of runoff from a specific site using green infrastructure as low impact development controls. The SWC is designed for use by anyone interested in reducing runoff from a property, including site developers, landscape architects, urban planners, and homeowners.

OnFarm Systems Inc. designs and develops application software. The Company focuses on providing Internet of Things (IoT) data integration services, as well as offers software and analytics tools that help farmers simplify their data.

NanoAffix has developed a portable device for real-time detection of lead in tap water. The system consists of a handheld sensor module connected via Bluetooth to a mobile app. It outperforms existing water testing methods and is simple to use. Results in seconds on the spot instead of days in a lab.

Gybe provides actionable information about sediment flows, excess nutrients and harmful algal blooms in lakes, rivers, estuaries and coastal areas. Our products enable customers to more cost-effectively manage environmental regulations, land-use and urban development, as well as conservation and resotration.

Azavea creates software and data analytics to address complex civic, social, and environmental problems. We enable our clients to answer complex questions in a wide range of domains including urban ecosystems, water, infrastructure planning, economic development, public transit, elections, public safety, energy, and cultural resources management.

First Street Foundation is a non-profit research and technology group defining America’s Flood Risk. First Street Foundation has built a team of leading modelers, researchers, and data scientists to develop the first comprehensive, publicly available flood risk model in the United States.

Mammoth Water has led the development and implementation of the world’s most advanced surface and groundwater markets in the world – called smart markets. The rollout of Mammoth Water’s smart markets over 500K irrigated acres has reduced search and transaction costs of water trading for thousands of America’s food producers. We make water trading more affordable, accessible, and equitable.