CloudCompli, OC Public Works Recognized in California Water Board Data Innovation Challenge

The California Water Board recognized CloudCompli for its winning entry in the board's inaugural Data Innovation Challenge.

The Data Innovation Challenge was issued following the California Water Board Data Fair to "create applications, visualizations and other tools to help harness publicly available water data related to climate change adaptation, regulatory oversight, and water quality."

Partnering with Orange County Public Works, CloudCompli built a GIS application harnessing data from Orange County's water quality monitoring programs and the California's Storm Water Multiple Action and Report Tracking System (SMARTS) identify root causes of water quality degradation.

"I was impressed by the ingenuity and innovation exhibited…and its close connection to the core mission of the water boards to protect water quality," said Tam Doduc, California State Water Board member.

"It was great collaborating with Grant Sharp and his team at OC Public Works," said Eric Bollens, chief technology officer for CloudCompli. "Addressing the issue of source identification for water quality issues, a problem common to all municipal storm water programs, is a big step towards incorporating storm water into the 'smart cities' of tomorrow."

Moving forward, CloudCompli looks forward to incorporating the outcomes of the study into its MS4 platform. 

Source: PR Newswire