Long Point Basin Land Trust (LPBLT) is a charitable, non-government organization located in Port Rowan, Ontario, Canada. They work to establish and maintain areas of ecological importance and promote conservation throughout the Long Point Basin community. A major focus of LPBLT is the preservation of Carolinian reptile populations. This past winter, LPBLT teamed… Continue Reading »
Water For Life in Haiti is a non-profit organization that has been providing safe freshwater supplies to rural communities for over 30 years. To date, over 1700 working wells have been drilled in southern Haiti, supplying clean drinking water and water for raising livestock. In addition, six irrigation wells have been installed to… Continue Reading »
Gruppo Egeo, the exclusive distributor of Solinst products in Italy, recently worked with a client with very specific groundwater sampling requirements. Their client Tecno Habitat, an engineering company specializing in the environment, has the task of investigating the vertical distribution of tetrachloroethylene (commonly known as PCE) in the groundwater at an abandoned… Continue Reading »
Do you have a network of groundwater monitoring wells? Are the wells equipped with Levelogger water level data loggers? Are you frequently traveling long distances to collect the data? These are all reasons you need LevelSender 5 telemetry! The Model 9500 LevelSender 5 from Solinst uses a cellular modem… Continue Reading »
The demand for clean, safe drinking water remains critical across rural areas of Kenya and much of East Africa, prompting many organizations to focus on increasing the number of water supply wells.For the past five years, William (Bill) Halbert, a professional hydrogeologist and owner of Insight Geologic has been working with… Continue Reading »
It is now common practice to use a pressure transducer, with a built-in datalogger, to monitor wells and collect readings during conventional pumping tests. Prior to their use, field technicians and drilling contractors may have spent hours or days on site, taking water level measurements by means of a manual water level meter or steel tape. Continue Reading »
Stormwater monitoring is ever increasing in importance. With continued development and urbanization, comes the loss of green space—space that once absorbed stormwater runoff. These areas are replaced by impervious surfaces such as roads, rooftops, and parking lots. Altering land-use leads to considerable changes in the natural drainage pattern. Continue Reading »
Water-taking permits in Ontario are a hot topic of late. There was outcry when a large water bottling company outbid a small community for its own drinking water well! This prompted the Ontario government to commit to reviewing their permit renewal processes and fees. But it’s not just large water-takers who are subject… Continue Reading »
Barometric Compensation Leveloggers measure total pressure (water column equivalent + barometric pressure). In order to accurately determine the true changes in water level only, barometric pressure fluctuations must be removed from the data. The simplest method to accomplish this is by the use of a Barologger suspended above high water level in… Continue Reading »
Conductivity measurement devices have sensors that require calibration to ensure optimum performance. The frequency of calibration is largely dependent on the quality of the water it’s been exposed to during deployment. The conductivity sensor of a Levelogger 5 LTC is highly accurate and sensitive, therefore requires regular calibration. As a minimum, calibrate your LTC… Continue Reading »
