💧 H2O INTRO 👤 Meet Anjali Gupta, Operations Program Manager at DC Water
Infrastructure decisions shape communities — often in ways most people never see. At DC Water, Anjali Gupta created a GIS-based operational tool that combines asset condition data with environmental justice information to help prioritize repairs and upgrades in historically marginalized neighborhoods.
The system helps the utility evaluate hydrants, valves, and other infrastructure not just by failure risk, but also by who is impacted when systems fail. Gupta says the goal is simple: hold utilities accountable for how they invest resources and ensure operational decisions better reflect community needs.
H2O INTRO is sponsored by Human Capital Solutions. Visit https://humancs.com/
00:00 — Inequality Hidden in Cities
00:29 — Meet Anjali Gupta
00:52 — Finding Fairer Repair Priorities
01:16 — Building a GIS Equity Tool
01:47 — Hydrants, Valves, and EJ40 Data
02:16 — Quiet Accountability in Operations
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