Every day, the United States’ extensive water supply system faces pressure to deliver safe water. Now, University of Vermont (UVM) scientists have invented a new tool using AI to help communities better predict threats to their supply.  New research published today by Vermont scientists shows how an already-existing computer system—the federal government’s National Water Model—can be modified, with AI and real-time data from sensors, to go beyond simply forecasting stream flow—to predicting water quality too. … The framework developed by the team has national applicability, as it can be adapted nationwide, allowing water plant operators and other managers to learn about their water quality constituent of interest, such as phosphorus, nitrogen, nitrate, turbidity, or chloride.