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An innovative flush: Phoenix turns to artificial intelligence for improved wastewater monitoring
From self-driving cars to automated services, artificial intelligence has been influencing every aspect of day-to-day life – even in ways we can’t see. In Phoenix, artificial intelligence is helping the city from underground.
In October, the city’s Water Services Department launched a six-month wastewater treatment pilot program with AI company Kando, based in Israel.
Kando Pulse is a wastewater intelligence platform built to “improve people’s lives and the environment,” according to Guy Cohen, chief product officer at Kando. The system uses sensors to obtain data from wastewater and translate it into insights that detect any irregularities within sewage.
Those irregularities can range from pH issues to high temperatures, caused mainly by illegal dumping at industrial sites. Pollutants such as fuels, solvents and oils can damage wastewater plants and pipes, forcing the city to expend more time, energy and money cleaning and treating the sewer system.