2021 Water data prize - Lead-Free Water edition

Whether you are in New Jersey and face state-specific requirements or are preparing for a new national Lead and Copper Rule, we need higher quality resources to communicate about where lead pipes are and how to address them.
Coming soon! A prize for all the creative communicators, engineering firms, data scientists and designers folks to solve these problems.
EPIC created the Water Data Prize competition to inspire new approaches to sharing information about water quality that help all consumers make informed decisions about whether their water is safe to drink. With just a two-month window of the first prize, more than 30 organizations and individuals in the water sector submitted entries to the Water Data Prize, and an esteemed panel of judges reviewed the submissions looking for simple and effective ways to communicate about health data to as many people as possible.

The results were impressive. EPIC awarded prizes to five submissions that each provided simple, easy to implement strategies and tools for water quality reports and related communications. 
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​​FIRST PLACE: RAFTELIS
HONORABLE MENTIONS
- PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT
- WATER DATA LAB
- TIP TOP TAP
- WATERSMART
Recommendations from the 2020 Water Data Prize Entries:
  1. Translate complex information using simple graphics
  2. Use plain language
  3. Elevate local water quality concerns
  4. Make information accessible
  5. Encourage customer engagement
  6. Innovate with emerging or established technologies
  7. Ease implementation through low cost features​

SPONSORS

The Water Data Prize was made possible by the generous support from the following organizations:

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