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Tucson Becomes a Smarter City

Water-supply research will help the desert city operate more efficiently using less energy

University of Arizona
Wed, 01/23/2013 - 10:38
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IBM recently awarded a Smarter Cities Challenge Grant to the city of Tucson, Arizona, and Tucson Water, which will work on technology with the University of Arizona’s (UA) College of Engineering to improve water reliability. Tucson was selected for its proposal to merge two technology improvements designed to increase water reliability. One will allow customers to better monitor water use, and the other will help Tucson Water operate more efficiently.

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The IBM Smarter Cities Challenge is a competitive grant program under which IBM is awarding $50 million worth of technology and services to 100 municipalities worldwide through 2013. Teams of experts from IBM will provide city leaders with analysis and recommendations to support sustainable growth, better delivery of municipal services, more citizen involvement, and improved efficiency.

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