The need for continuous hydrological data is growing, while the ability of government agencies to collect and interpret these data is flat or declining. Photo from Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin 111, full citation below * The responsibility for groundwater resource management is shifting from governments to citizens Recent legislation and legal rulings onContinue reading “As central oversight lessens, neighbors take resilience into their own hands”
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Wellntel data confirm satellite-based groundwater trends
Providing networked data at the level needed to make informed decisions, take action, and manage local groundwater resources This colorful map, developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, provides an important view of the extent and level of drought and wetness in shallow aquifers across the United States. These regional conditions vary seasonally andContinue reading “Wellntel data confirm satellite-based groundwater trends”
“In a nonstationary world, continuity of observations is critical”*
Groundwater isn’t static anymore… It is true that groundwater as a natural resource has never been truly static, in the sense that it is constantly moving from points of recharge to points of natural discharge. All components of the hydrological cycle, including groundwater, move continually in response to large-scale physical drivers and the energy dynamicsContinue reading ““In a nonstationary world, continuity of observations is critical”*”
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”
Wellntel Appoints New VP Business Development
Groundwater technology leader strengthens commercial team Milwaukee, WI — April 3, 2017 — Wellntel, Inc. (https://www.wellntel.com) announced today that Charles “Chuck” P. Dunning, PhD, has joined the company as its new Vice President of Business Development, with the goal of growing the Wellntel network with new local, state and national groundwater research and monitoring customersContinue reading “Wellntel Appoints New VP Business Development”
Rainfall impacting groundwater levels in Central California
Wellntel owners in central California are tracking the impacts of heavy rainfalls on groundwater levels in their wells. In a dramatic weather turn, the skies have opened up over an area that has suffered many months of drought. In Paso Robles, for example, there has been a total of seventeen inches of rainfall since October, with eleven of itContinue reading “Rainfall impacting groundwater levels in Central California”
Wellntel System Impresses in USGS Pump Test
At the invitation of scientists at USGS, a Wellntel system was deployed alongside redundant in-water level sensors in a monitoring well and gathered groundwater level data during pumping tests to evaluate groundwater availability. The result: a compelling argument for Wellntel as a dependably accurate instrument that can engage stakeholders with shared facts, in near realtime.Continue reading “Wellntel System Impresses in USGS Pump Test”
New Features on Wellntel Dashboard; including Smartphone Hydrographs
Earlier this week, we posted new features to customer dashboards to provide easier access to the most important groundwater information, improve communication, increase system accuracy and uptime. Here are a few of the highlights: 1.) Mobile Web includes Groundwater and Tank Level When you login to your Wellntel account using a smartphone, you’ll be ableContinue reading “New Features on Wellntel Dashboard; including Smartphone Hydrographs”
Wellntel expands, opens Global Groundwater Center in Milwaukee
To accelerate and expand production, customer service, and new product development, Wellntel, Milwaukee’s hottest watertech start-up* has moved into a new facility on Milwaukee’s historic lower east side. The new space boasts a water lab, high-tech just-in-time production cells, a fabrication shop, fulfillment center, high-speed internet, natural sunlight, a store front, conference center, ample parking,Continue reading “Wellntel expands, opens Global Groundwater Center in Milwaukee”
Wellntel wins BizTimes I.Q. Award for Innovation
Wellntel will receive a BizTimes I.Q. Award for Innovation from BizTimes Media LLC. The I.Q. Awards salute Southeastern Wisconsin businesses for their innovative products, services or processes. The winners will receive their awards at a lunch ceremony on Wednesday, May 18, at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, Woodland Dreams Ballroom, in Milwaukee at 1721 W. Canal St.,Continue reading “Wellntel wins BizTimes I.Q. Award for Innovation”