Development of a Web-based tool to collect and display water system customer service areas for public health action.
Development of a Web-based tool to collect and display water system customer service areas for public health action.
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开发基于网络的工具来收集和显示供水系统客户服务区域，以采取公共卫生行动。
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10.1097/phh.0000000000000159
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2015
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English,Paul
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Wong,Michelle;Wolff,Craig;Collins,Natalie;Guo,Liang;Meltzer,Dan;English,Paul
目标：加州环境健康跟踪计划开发了一个在线应用程序，可以收集加州公共供水系统 (PWS) 客户服务区的地理位置数据，然后将其与人口统计和饮用水质量数据联系起来。设计：我们部署了水边界工具 (WBT)，这是一个基于 Web 的地理空间众包应用程序，可以管理加州每个 PWS 的客户服务边界数据，并可以跟踪随时间的变化。我们还进行了扩展到其他州的需求评估。背景/参与者：WBT 是为供水系统运营商、地方和州监管机构以及政府实体设计的。结果：自 2012 年公开启动以来，WBT 已收集了约 2300 个个人 PWS 的服务区边界，为加州 90% 以上的人口提供服务。需求评估的结果表明，在缺乏全州 PWS 服务区边界数据的州中部署此类工具的兴趣和实用性。结论：尽管 WBT 数据集不完整，但它已用于各种应用，包括满足立法规定的报告要求以及将客户服务区与饮用水质量数据联系起来，以更好地了解当地的水质问题。该工具的开发有望协助疫情调查和预防、环境健康监测以及应急准备和响应。
Objective:The California Environmental Health Tracking Program developed an online application that would collect data on the geographic location of public water system (PWS) customer service areas in California, which then could be linked to demographic and drinking water quality data.Design:We deployed the Water Boundary Tool (WBT), a Web-based geospatial crowdsourcing application that can manage customer service boundary data for each PWS in California and can track changes over time. We also conducted a needs assessment for expansion to other states.Setting/Participants:The WBT was designed for water system operators, local and state regulatory agencies, and government entities.Results:Since its public launch in 2012, the WBT has collected service area boundaries for about 2300 individual PWS, serving more than 90% of the California population. Results of the needs assessment suggest interest and utility for deploying such a tool among states lacking statewide PWS service area boundary data.Conclusions:Although the WBT data set is incomplete, it has already been used for a variety of applications, including fulfilling legislatively mandated reporting requirements and linking customer service areas to drinking water quality data to better understand local water quality issues. Development of this tool holds promise to assist with outbreak investigations and prevention, environmental health monitoring, and emergency preparedness and response.