SNWA GOES DCS REPORT
By Chris AshinhurstSouthern Nevada Water Authority
SNWA/LVVWD
LVVWD Municipal water provider for the city of Las
Vegas. SNWA
Water purveyor for Southern Nevada Process and treat more than 400,000 ac-ft
through treatment and return flow credits. Alternative water resources due to drought on
CR. Spring Valley DDC Valleys
Stations GOES Transmitters
1x Surface Water 2x Groundwater
Outstations (Transmitting data to GOES stations) 1x Surface Water 1x Groundwater 2x Precipitation
Not Yet Transmitting (Possible Future) 40+ Groundwater 20+ Surface Water 10+ Precipitation
Telemetry EquipmentSite Site Type Purpose Equipment Make Equipment Model Use
Battery 12V 35 amp*hour BatteryMorningstar ProStar PS-30 Solar ControllerIn-Situ Level TROLL500 Pressure Transducer
H-500XL Data LoggerH-4411M Master RadioH-2221-V2 Goes RadioWhip Antenna Whip AntennaGoes Antenna Goes Antenna
Battery 12V 75 amp*hour BatteryMorningstar ProStar PS-30 Solar Controller
H-350XL Data LoggerH-355 Bubbler System
OTT/Hach/Hydromet Pluvio Rain GaugeH-4411S Slave RadioYAGI Directional Antenna
Battery 12V 35 amp*hour BatteryMorningstar ProStar PS-30 Solar ControllerIn-Situ Level TROLL500 Pressure Transducer
H-500XL Data LoggerH-4411S Slave RadioYAGI Directional Antenna
Battery 12V 35 amp*hour BatteryMorningstar ProStar PS-30 Solar Controller--- 4-20 mA Pressure Transducer Pressure Transducer
H-500XL Data LoggerH-2221-V2 Goes RadioGoes Antenna Goes Antenna
Battery 12V 75 amp*hour BatteryMorningstar ProStar PS-30 Solar Controller
H-350XL Data LoggerH-355 Bubbler SystemH-2221-V2 Goes RadioGoes Antenna Goes Antenna
P1847101 Meteorological Precip. Monitoring OTT/Hach/Hydromet Pluvio Rain Gauge
Well
Well
Stream
SPR7007M
1846203
P1846201
184506M
SPR7023I
1847101
SW Monitoring
GW MonitoringWell
Spring
Meteorological
Design AnalysisSW Monitoring
GW Monitoring
GW Monitoring
Precip. Monitoring
Design Analysis
Design Analysis
Design Analysis
Design Analysis
Design Analysis
Performance
Installed GOES transmitters initially Summer 2013
300 baud CS2 Generally very good. Only minimal data
outages. Issues
User Error Generally Too much data Data logger clock settings.
Future Work
Irrigation Wells Flow Water Level Well head pressure.
Remote location wells for background water-level monitoring.