{"id":17823,"date":"2014-08-04T11:42:28","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T17:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=17823"},"modified":"2014-08-04T11:42:28","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T17:42:28","slug":"new-app-lets-report-water-waste-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/new-app-lets-report-water-waste-find\/","title":{"rendered":"New App Lets You Report Water Waste When You Find It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, we took a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2014\/07\/green-social-media-app-eecosphere-turns-sustainable-living-shared-experience\/\">an app<\/a> designed to harness millennials&#8217; aspirations for doing good and their comfort with social media. This week, we&#8217;ve come across the EveryDrop app <a href=\"http:\/\/ecopreneurist.com\/2014\/08\/04\/everydrop-app-puts-power-of-water-conservation-in-the-palm-of-your-hand\/\">on sister site Ecopreneurist<\/a>. The concept here strikes me as much broader in terms of audience appeal: the desire to report a problem to the right authorities when you discover it. EveryDrop empowers you to do just that: when you (and &#8220;you&#8221; means a resident of Los Angeles currently) find water being wasted &#8211; an open fire hydrant, a broken pipe or main, or even a dripping faucet in a public park &#8211; you can report it right then.<\/p>\n<p>Interested? I&#8217;ll hand it off to Derek for more details&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/97176751\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/97176751\">Meet EveryDrop &#8211; A Water Conservation Platform<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/citysourced\">CitySourced<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>EveryDrop App Puts Power of Water Conservation In the Palm of Your Hand<\/h3>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Published on<\/b>\u00a0August 4th, 2014 |\u00a0<em>by Derek Markham<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been paying attention to the news at all over the last year, you\u2019re aware that the drought conditions, especially in states like California, are putting lots of pressure on local water systems. The answers to reducing that pressure, and to coming to terms with a drier future, are many, but one of them, a citizen platform for reporting water waste, could be an effective method of addressing the issue of wastage and raising awareness.<\/p>\n<p>A free app, EveryDrop, aims to put the power of water conservation in the palm of your hand, as it allows users to document and report incidents of water waste, whether it\u2019s a dripping faucet, a broken water line, or a gushing hydrant.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9904\" src=\"http:\/\/ecopreneurist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/everydrop-app.jpg\" alt=\"everydrop-app\" \/>The app, which is for both Android and iOS users, was developed by the team behind\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #7ec6de;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.citysourced.com\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">CitySourced<\/a>\u00a0(a mobile platform that empowers citizens to use their smartphones to make their communities a better place), and while it\u2019s focused on Los Angeles, it could very well be a helpful asset to water-stressed communities everywhere.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"font-style: italic; color: #5d5d5d;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: italic;\">\u201cBy using our platform, in conjunction with Esri\u2019s GIS technology, the power of big data comes alive. Water waste can now be isolated, quantified and studied. Education is tantamount in the effort to conserve water, and with the help of EveryDrop it\u2019s easier than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>EveryDrop allows its users to get further engaged with\u00a0water conservation\u00a0efforts by being the eyes and ears of the community, including mapping the locations of water waste. Users can:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #222222;\">\n<li>Identify and report water waste directly<\/li>\n<li>View the water waste around them<\/li>\n<li>Receive alerts to conserve when it\u2019s absolutely essential<\/li>\n<li>Educate themselves on conservation<\/li>\n<li>Engage with the water community through social media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find out more about EveryDrop, or download the free app, at\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #7ec6de;\" href=\"http:\/\/everydrop.la\/\" target=\"_blank\">everydrop.la<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Los Angeles-focused water waste app allows residents to be good citizens &#038; report leaks and deluges that they come across.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":17824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4490,3389,2358,7106,6842,1435,7107],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with 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