PCCD Implements Real-Time Flood Alert System at Plum Creek Watershed
Dayton, OH, June 15, 2007 - Plum Creek Conservation District (PCCD) recently contracted NexSens Technology to provide equipment and services to install and setup a real-time rainfall and water level monitoring network in the Plum Creek Watershed near Lockhart, Texas.
PCCD monitors, maintains and improves this system to ensure that it works properly, maintaining 28 flood control structures and managing underground water resources in parts of both Hays and Caldwell Counties. The rainfall and water level monitoring systems were installed at 3 of the 28 flood control structures.
PCCD staff members chose the OTT PS1 pressure transducer and RM Young tipping bucket rain gauge to connect to NexSens 3100-iSIC cellular data logging systems.
At user-defined intervals, the systems collect and send environmental data to the District's office PC. The real-time monitoring network has ability to send various forms of alarms to PCCD staff members, making them aware of rainfall and flood events within the watershed.
By simultaneously measuring rainfall and water level, PCCD staff can effectively correlate changes in water level to the amount of precipitation produced by rainfall events in the watershed.
The installation of this monitoring system is part of the district's efforts to develop and implement water conservation and management strategies that protect, conserve, and prevent waste of the groundwater resources in the District.
For more information on the latest in environmental data logging and software technology, contact Paul Nieberding or visit www.nexsens.com.
About NexSens Technology - Recognizing the need for real-time environmental data, NexSens Technology, Inc was started in 1999 and is quickly becoming the preferred supplier for environmental researchers. The company's unique focus on water quality and weather sensors gives researchers valuable system features and capabilities not found in generic data logging equipment.
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