Maintaining Water Quality in a Formerlty Flammable River
Solinst Eureka
2113 Wells Branch Pkwy, Suite 4400
Austin, TX, USA
78728
Tel: +1 512-302-4333
Fax: +1 512-251-6842
email: [email protected]
Overview
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper has been a guardian of Western New York’s fresh water for over 30 years. They work with partners, municipalities, and elected officials to ensure the health and protection of New York State’s Great Lakes and shoreline ecosystems. Waterkeeper has improved water quality through volunteer programs, water quality monitoring, restoration projects, and educational outreach.
Challenge:
While government agencies regularly collect data throughout the Niagara River Watershed (a massive area spanning 1440 square miles over five counties), staffing and budget concerns prevent adequate coverage. Important waterways like the Buffalo River were damaged by heavy industrial use, decimating the water quality. In fact, in January 1968, the Buffalo River caught on fire because it was so heavily polluted. Timely, consistent gathering of data was vital to the mission of cleaning up and maintaining the health of freshwater resources.
Solution:
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper created the Riverwatch Citizen Science Program in 2010, recruiting and training concerned citizens. These volunteers collect monthly data including location, date, temperature, pH, conductivity, total dissolved solids, and turbidity throughout the Watershed. All results are compared to New York State Department of Environmental Conservation water quality standards. These volunteers use the latest testing equipment including the Solinst Eureka Manta+. They serve as a network of ‘eyes on the water’ and help provide surveillance monitoring to bolster regional baseline water quality data. The consistent data they gather allows Waterkeeper to track the health of the waterways and determine if restoration efforts are having a positive effect on water quality.
Result:
By implementing the Riverwatch volunteer program, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper has direct impact on protecting the freshwater resources and shoreline ecosystems in Western New York. They work to protect the water, restore the waterways and surrounding ecosystems, connect people to the waterways, and inspire both economic activity and civic engagement along the waterways.
Links:
https://bnwaterkeeper.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2021-water-quality-report_FINAL_web.pdf
Manta Series Water Quality Probes
Solinst Eureka offers the largest selection of water quality sensor technologies in the industry. So in addition to standard configurations, each probe may be customized for your specific application. Pick sensors of your choice to fully populate larger probes, or add a battery pack to convert a probe to a logging device.
Manta Trimeter Water Quality Probe
The Trimeter holds any one sensor* from the Sensor Parameters list, Plus temperature and depth sensors (both are optional). For example, a Trimeter configuration could be turbidity, temperature, and depth. Another example could be DO and temperature.
EasyProbe: Water Quality Sondes
The EasyProbe, by Solinst Eureka, is a high-performance, cost-effective water quality monitor. It's ideal for spot-checking, remote telemetry, education, research, aquaculture, and more. The EasyProbe20 includes sensors for temperature, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, and pH, while the EasyProbe30 adds a turbidity sensor. Eureka multiprobes are known for their reliability, with a three-year warranty covering all sensors, and have the lowest maintenance costs in the industry.
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