Poor water quality and infrastructure management have a direct impact on the health, quality of life and activities of citizens. Artificial intelligence can greatly help municipalities in their strategic decision-making. However, managers who want to innovate face several major obstacles: lack of expertise in artificial intelligence, lack of time and lack of budget, even if the necessary data are often available within the city. 

CANN Forecast works with city managers, currently providing solutions to two water related crises. The first being that traditional laboratory processing methods for water quality require 24 hours for completion, consequently beaches are closed too late, already exposing swimmers to waterborne diseases.

The second crisis is that it is estimated that 850 water main breaks occur in North America everyday, wasting 2 trillion gallons of water every year, for a total repair cost of over $3 billion per year. 

Cann Forecast is collaborating with over 40 municipalities and organizations across North America and France.

“Building and scaling a startup in water-tech is very rewarding because it allows us to develop solutions that have a positive impact on the environment.” – Naysan Saran

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