Colorado’s Surface Water Colorado’s Surface Water Monitoring SystemMonitoring System

Colorado Division of Water Colorado Division of Water ResourcesResources

HistoryHistory

1881 - State Hydraulic Engineer 1881 - State Hydraulic Engineer Water Rights AdministrationWater Rights Administration Stream Flow and Diversion MeasurementsStream Flow and Diversion Measurements Reservoir Capacity, Cost and LocationReservoir Capacity, Cost and Location First gaging station installationFirst gaging station installation

1884 First chart recorder 1884 First chart recorder installationinstallation

1969 - Division of Water Resources1969 - Division of Water Resources Public SafetyPublic Safety Ground Water PermittingGround Water Permitting Interstate CompactsInterstate Compacts Hydrographic and Satellite MonitoringHydrographic and Satellite Monitoring

Hydrographic and Satellite Hydrographic and Satellite Monitoring BranchMonitoring Branch

28 project staff28 project staff Gaging station operations and Gaging station operations and

maintenancemaintenance Stream flow measurementStream flow measurement Electronic equipment maintenanceElectronic equipment maintenance Records publicationRecords publication Software development and web Software development and web

administrationadministration Manage surface water monitoring Manage surface water monitoring

systemsystem Satellite-linked starting in 1985Satellite-linked starting in 1985 VAX and DB2 databaseVAX and DB2 database Retrieve data from external sourcesRetrieve data from external sources

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Hydrographic and Satellite Monitoring Hydrographic and Satellite Monitoring Branch Branch

Water Water administration/distributionadministration/distribution

Compact administrationCompact administration Water storage and releaseWater storage and release Flood warning/monitoringFlood warning/monitoring Dam safetyDam safety Recreation/safetyRecreation/safety Environmental monitoringEnvironmental monitoring Minimum stream flowMinimum stream flow

Certified final stream flow Certified final stream flow recordsrecords

Hydrologic modelingHydrologic modeling Water rights analyses, Water rights analyses,

exchanges, transfersexchanges, transfers LitigationLitigation Wildlife and fisheriesWildlife and fisheries Water qualityWater quality

Data Collection OverviewData Collection Overview

Surface Water Monitoring Surface Water Monitoring System Data CollectionSystem Data Collection

DWR Data CollectionDWR Data Collection 456 DWR gaging stations on satellite telemetry456 DWR gaging stations on satellite telemetry 62 cooperator gaging stations 62 cooperator gaging stations Federal agencies (USBR, USACE, NWS)Federal agencies (USBR, USACE, NWS) Local entities (Colorado Springs, Aurora, etc.)Local entities (Colorado Springs, Aurora, etc.) Stream flows and diversionsStream flows and diversions Reservoir levelsReservoir levels Environmental data (precipitation, air and water Environmental data (precipitation, air and water

temperature)temperature) Water quality parameters (cooperators)Water quality parameters (cooperators)

Data from external providersData from external providers 375+ external stations375+ external stations U.S. Geological SurveyU.S. Geological Survey Water conservancy districts (NCWCD, LSPWCD, Water conservancy districts (NCWCD, LSPWCD,

SVLHWCD)SVLHWCD)

Surface Water Monitoring System Surface Water Monitoring System

Data CollectionData Collection Satellite TelemetrySatellite Telemetry

509 NESDIS IDs (411 active)509 NESDIS IDs (411 active) 86% are High Data Rate (HDR)86% are High Data Rate (HDR) Decode 53 cooperator IDsDecode 53 cooperator IDs 10,700+ transmissions /day10,700+ transmissions /day 105,500+ data values/day105,500+ data values/day 32,000+ diagnostics values/day (signal strength, battery 32,000+ diagnostics values/day (signal strength, battery

voltage, error codes)voltage, error codes)

Data provider stationsData provider stations Via web servicesVia web services Data automation servicesData automation services 45,200+ data values / day45,200+ data values / day

La Plata and Cherry Creek DitchLa Plata and Cherry Creek Ditch

Rio Grande Above the Mouth of Rio Grande Above the Mouth of

Trinchera CreekTrinchera Creek

Cheeseman ReservoirCheeseman Reservoir

Data Processing OverviewData Processing Overview

Decode and Processing ServerDecode and Processing Server

Data Retrieval & DecodingData Retrieval & Decoding Ilex Local Readout Ground StationIlex Local Readout Ground Station Ilex DCS Real-time Process (self-timed and random Ilex DCS Real-time Process (self-timed and random

data)data) Ilex DCS Diagnostics Process (raw transmission string)Ilex DCS Diagnostics Process (raw transmission string)

Data Processing ServicesData Processing Services Data Loader ServiceData Loader Service Data Processor ServiceData Processor Service Diagnostics ServiceDiagnostics Service USGS Data ServiceUSGS Data Service NCWCD Data ServiceNCWCD Data Service

System MonitorSystem Monitor Monitor ServiceMonitor Service

Database ServerDatabase Server

Microsoft SQL Server 2000Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Data storageData storage Update Decodes databaseUpdate Decodes database System configurations System configurations System statusSystem status

Data Processing (Data Transformation Services)Data Processing (Data Transformation Services) FTP export DTSFTP export DTS

System AdministrationSystem Administration

Hydrologic Management System (webHMS)Hydrologic Management System (webHMS) Web accessible applicationWeb accessible application Configure station setupConfigure station setup Manage gaging station listsManage gaging station lists Manage satellite transmission configurationsManage satellite transmission configurations Update Decodes databaseUpdate Decodes database View system and station diagnosticsView system and station diagnostics ReportingReporting

webHMS – Station configurationwebHMS – Station configuration

Manage station setupManage station setup Change platformChange platform Configure station sensor dataConfigure station sensor data ReportingReporting

webHMS – DiagnosticswebHMS – Diagnostics

System statusSystem status View diagnosticsView diagnostics Data transmission stringsData transmission strings

Colorado’s Surface Water Conditions Web Site

Provide near real-time telemetry data to personnel and the public

Detailed graphs Tabular data Approximately 3 million page views per year

Colorado’s Surface Water Conditions

Customized user station lists Statistics Analysis / Comparison Tools

Telephony SolutionsTelephony Solutions

Alert Notification SystemAlert Notification System Dials out to subscribersDials out to subscribers User subscribed station listUser subscribed station list Informs subscriber of “red flag” conditions (minimum, Informs subscriber of “red flag” conditions (minimum,

maximum or rate of change)maximum or rate of change)

WaterTalkWaterTalk Inbound stream flow condition requestsInbound stream flow condition requests Approximately 90,000 inbound call per yearApproximately 90,000 inbound call per year

Active Call Center Active Call Center

Automated Data Services

Web Service ColoradoWaterSMS Expose provisional data to Cooperators, Application

Developers, and other data harvesters .NET platform, can be consumed by any SOAP client

Web Site URL -

http://www.dwr.state.co.us/SurfaceWater/data/export_tabular.aspx

FTP Site Data exported from SQL Server using scheduled Data

Transformation Services (DTS) packages Being phased out in favor of web services

The End…The End…

Questions?

Phil DeArcos

Co. Division of Water Resources

(303) 866-3581 ext. 8259

phil.dearcos@state.co.us

www.dwr.state.co.us

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