Monitoring and Operation a Watershed Using Low-Cost Automation and the Internet: The Sevier River Experience

Bret Berger

StoneFly Technology

Roger Hansen

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Provo Area Office

Arlen Hilton

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Provo Area Office

Frank Woodward

U.S. Bureau of Relcamation
Provo Area Office

Russell Anderson

Richfield Irrigation Company
Table of Contents
Abstract
Introduction
SEVIER RIVER BASIN
Canal and Reservoir Automation History
GOES Real-time Monitoring System
Delta Area Canal Automation
Richfield Area Canal and Reservoir Automation
WEB SITE HISTORY
WEB SITE: www.sevierriver.org
Internet Camera System
Full-Time Internet Connections
Future of the System
Expanding the System to the Entire Basin
Limited Control via the Internet
Water Orders over the Internet
Daily Water Rights Updates
Real-time River Model
System Evolution
Sustainability
Conclusion
References
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