Water is essential to life, but in many parts of the United States, the safety and quality of drinking water are under threat. Aging infrastructure, underfunded water providers, and ineffective government assistance have left millions of Americans unsure about the water flowing from their taps. SIPP, which stands for Safe Insightful Proactive Protection, is one such company that aims to cater to this issue. The company's mission is to make every sip of water a safe one. By offering a proactive solution that combines smart devices and data analytics, SIPP is revolutionizing the way we ensure clean and safe drinking water.
The American Society of Civil Engineers has drawn an unsettled depiction of the nation's drinking water infrastructure. Many distribution pipes are far past their expected lifespans and are constructed with outdated materials that can lead to harmful contaminants, including lead, leaching into the water supply. An estimated 240,000 pipe breaks occur each year, jeopardizing the integrity of the water distribution system. The main issue is that many water supplier organizations are underfunded and understaffed, making it difficult to maintain aging infrastructure. Furthermore, water contamination problems are frequently discovered only after people have consumed potentially dangerous water over extended periods of time. This reactive method of monitoring water quality has produced a need for a more proactive solution.
The most significant aspect of SIPP's solution is to provide a proactive approach to water treatment and quality monitoring. SIPP uses a smart home device to treat tap water and track its quality. Through this, SIPP empowers users with fully treated water, from the convenience of their tap, and notifies them of any potential contaminations that have occurred due to faulty infrastructure.
SIPP's Co-Founder and CEO, Ben Bickerstaff, outlines the company's vision and purpose to transform water safety. He emphasizes the need for a simplified and integrated solution in people's lives that provides robust protection. SIPP's solution addresses both filtration and disinfection at the point of use, giving individual consumers control over their water quality.
SIPP aims to improve water safety through a data-driven community effort. By collecting data from various devices, they can equip local authorities and utility providers with insights to prioritize infrastructure improvements. The goal is to enable communities to campaign for funding, enhancing the precision and efficiency of water infrastructure improvement initiatives. This data-driven approach will enable better-informed requests from local leaders, ensuring the replacement of water infrastructure in communities.
SIPP's comprehensive approach to water purification is characterized by the fact that, unlike many other solutions, SIPP handles both filtration and disinfection. Their smart home water treatment technology uses filtration and ultraviolet (UV) radiation to treat tap water. By connecting the device to the water inflow pipe beneath the sink, it can begin disinfecting water as soon as the sink is turned on. The company ensures that users have access to clean and safe water by doing so at the point of use, rather than depending on centralized infrastructure. This strategy is especially important given the aging and susceptible nature of today's distribution networks.
Bickerstaff understands that water utilities in the United States are highly localized and community-driven. He explains that "water as a utility is a little different than power." Water utilities are more locally and community-driven than electrical utilities, which have a more regional reach. Because of the variety of water sources and delivery networks, widespread modifications are challenging to accomplish. By aggregating data from individual users, SIPP aims to empower communities to advocate for water infrastructure improvements and more efficient financial utilization.
“We are excited to be a part of the solution by empowering individuals and utility companies to work together to make data driven decisions that create positive change for their community,” said Bickerstaff.
SIPP understands that to increase the precision of community wide decision making is a tall task. "We've got to start somewhere," says Bickerstaff, "and it starts with this initial smart home device." SIPP's objective is to make clean water as convenient and accessible as possible while also fostering community trust. SIPP is leading the charge in an industry ready for innovation as one takes proactive actions toward a cleaner water future.
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