In the late summer and early autumn of 2019, Texas experienced severe to extreme drought over portions of Central, Southern, and eastern West Texas Regions. That drought is captured in weekly map images provided by the United States Drought Monitor, through a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, theContinue reading “The 2019 Texas Drought – Water-Levels Observed in Pumping Wells”
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Upgrades to Wellntel Analytics Dashboard Mapping Tools
The Wellntel Analytics Dashboard (AD) includes new features for maps and spatial data analysis. Maps can now be downloaded as image files. This feature is indispensable for groundwater professionals who rely on network map visuals for reports, communications, and groundwater level analysis. Downloaded maps match the zoom of the currently displayed map on AD andContinue reading “Upgrades to Wellntel Analytics Dashboard Mapping Tools”
Network Design Critical To Revealing Groundwater and Surface Water Interactions
California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (SGMA) requires that Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) manage groundwater resources to avoid significant and unreasonable adverse impacts on beneficial uses of interconnected surface water1, 2. Surface Water Depletion is one of the six SGMA Sustainability Factors that GSAs and their Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) must consider and endeavorContinue reading “Network Design Critical To Revealing Groundwater and Surface Water Interactions”
Tagged water-level measurements provide greater insight into network aquifer characteristics and pumping activity
Wellntel systems collect detailed data on pumping activity, tagging these data to be useful in understanding the groundwater aquifer and the operational characteristics of network wells. Data Tagging The data that can be collected, tagged, and displayed in real time are: the water level in the well during each timed measurement – tagged as TimedContinue reading “Tagged water-level measurements provide greater insight into network aquifer characteristics and pumping activity”
Wellntel Network Operations on Analytics Dashboard
The “Operations” tab on the Wellntel Analytics Dashboard will soon be completing its beta testing phase and will be promoted as a stable feature set. When you login to AD as a sponsor you will soon see the tab labeled “Operations.” Gone are the days of checking off each system one by one on my.wellntel.com.Continue reading “Wellntel Network Operations on Analytics Dashboard”
Pumping Influence In Central Texas Trinity Aquifer Revealed In Real Time
The Comal Trinity Groundwater Conservation District is employing Wellntel technology to create a cost-effective and powerful groundwater-monitoring network that will greatly increase hydrogeologic understanding and science-based resource management. Their network build-out began in October 2018 with 4 wells, scaling to 10 in early 2019. “The plan to establish monitoring wells in the Trinity Aquifer hasContinue reading “Pumping Influence In Central Texas Trinity Aquifer Revealed In Real Time”
Wellntel is proud to be helping concerned citizens in rural Oregon
This press release was issued by a creative and hard-working group of Oregonians. We’re honored to be working with them. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2018. Monroe, Oregon. Concerns about groundwater availability and development pressure in rural South Benton County have spurred local residents to form a community groundwater monitoring network to study local groundwaterContinue reading “Wellntel is proud to be helping concerned citizens in rural Oregon”
New Mexico’s Groundwater Future
You’re invited to learn about a new community-oriented groundwater monitoring program that aims to cover the state of New Mexico, especially engaging rural participants like farmers, ranchers, well owners and municipalities. Recent years have seen water shortages in communities across New Mexico, from Magdalena to Questa to Wagon Mound to Clovis. New Mexico currently lacksContinue reading “New Mexico’s Groundwater Future”
Wellntel at Badger Rock Center finds hydrologic connections
Wellntel systems at the Badger Rock Center are tracking groundwater and water in storage on the south side of Madison, Wisconsin. Data from the systems help neighbors, gardeners, teachers, students, and facility managers to see connections between rainfall, rainfall collection, pumping for irrigation, and groundwater levels in the shallow aquifer underlying the school, its gardens, and the neighborhood. Recently,Continue reading “Wellntel at Badger Rock Center finds hydrologic connections”
Wellntel Announces New Groundwater Data Services, Capabilities, and Pricing for Network Sponsors
Milwaukee, WI — May 11, 2017 — Wellntel, Inc. (https://www.wellntel.com). As water and resource agencies around the United State embrace Wellntel as a platform for creating Community Groundwater Networks, Wellntel is unveiling a new suite of groundwater-level data services designed to accelerate network expansion, data analysis, and fact-based outcomes and actions. Conventionally, groundwater data haveContinue reading “Wellntel Announces New Groundwater Data Services, Capabilities, and Pricing for Network Sponsors”