Creating Baselines and New Insights Through Cloud-Based, Stakeholder, Groundwater Monitoring

There is no such thing as static groundwater levels anymore. The pressures on vulnerable groundwater resources due to pumping and overuse are well known; however, better understanding and effective management continues to be a challenge due to both the technical and financial requirements of building a monitoring network capable of fully capturing the dynamic nature of groundwater systems on local and regional scales. Wellntel has stepped up to meet this challenge by introducing an affordable, non-invasive, cloud-based groundwater monitoring system which provides the well owner, the well servicer, the consultant, and/or the community the ability to deploy a monitoring system which provides access to data through an online, visual interface. The cloud system provides individual owners or communities the ability to monitor a network of wells on the same screen, while also allowing Wellntel to maintain the quality assurance and quality control of sensor measurements collected at frequencies on the order of hours. Directly engaging stakeholders through graphical representation of their groundwater resource in a common access interface fosters a collaborative environment focused on building understanding and new insights into groundwater availability and change. Established and developing Wellntel monitoring networks around the U.S. will be highlighted with a focus on how communities are utilizing Wellntel technology to develop a baseline understanding of groundwater dynamics for smarter, more engaged management.