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

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.

The Water Footprint Assessment Tool is a free online web application that provides clear insight into how water is appropriated for human uses and the impacts resulting from those uses.

APANA’s patented technology gives organizations control over their water use. This enables significant reductions in risk, helps eliminate wasteful water use, and saves money. The solution’s value has been proven in large company deployments including Costco, Fetzer Winery, and MGM Resorts.

Boxed Water's paper-based cartons are 92% renewable and way less destructive to our planet than single-use plastic bottles and aluminum cans. While our cartons are designed to breakdown overtime, they can be refilled and reused using clean drinking water up to twice a day for 30 days. Then they can be recycled just like any other household product.

Kilimo provides a decision support tool for irrigation management in extensive agriculture. Using satellite, climate and on site data, we feed our proprietary Big Data engine to make the best possible irrigation prescription for each crop, improving yields up to 30% and water use efficiency up to 70%.

SkyTruth is a conservation technology nonprofit using satellite imagery and data to inspire people to protect the environment. Despite the tremendous environmental challenges we face today, we’re optimistic. An explosion of satellite and computing technology will soon allow us to see what’s happening on the ground and on the water, everywhere, in near real-time.

By providing homeowners with access to real-time water use information, Flume helps customers save water, save money and protect their home. The Flume® Smart Water System consists of an easy-to-install sensor that adapts to most existing home water meters, a bridge and an app to communicate water use to the homeowner in real-time.

The next revolution in smart energy technology. Smappee is an all-in-one energy management system for commercial, industrial and residential use. It gathers data on solar production and energy, gas and water consumption. Consult real-time and historical data in the Smappee App or Dashboard. Control appliances and loads to save energy and money.

Water is a key input to nearly everything made on the planet. So we co-created the initial Earth Genome tool — The Green Infrastructure Support Tool, or GIST, focused on revealing options for corporate decisions on water use — by engaging with seven global corporations (under the auspices of WBCSD) for whom water is integral.

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.