Case Study: Detroit Water and Sewerage Department reduces lead service line replacement timeline with BlueConduit

Detroit Water and Sewerage Department cuts lead service line replacement plan by 75% with BlueConduit

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) faced the significant challenge of identifying and replacing an estimated 120,000 lead service lines, a problem that threatened resident health and was projected to take 40 years to resolve. To address this, DWSD partnered with vendor BlueConduit to leverage its predictive modeling and machine learning platform for lead service line identification.

By implementing BlueConduit's data-driven solution, DWSD was able to drastically refine its inventory, reducing the estimated number of lead lines from 120,000 to 80,000. This allowed the department to accelerate its replacement plan from 40 years down to just 10 years, a 75 percent decrease in the project timeline. The collaboration with BlueConduit enabled more efficient targeting and budgeting, helping to ensure a lead-free future for the city's residents.

Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD)