Equipment and Technology Guides

Practical water equipment guidance for stormwater monitoring, sampling, field meters, telemetry, pumps, treatment, reuse, and drainage applications.

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Stormwater monitoring equipment

Equipment for industrial stormwater sites, outfalls, drainage areas, rainfall triggers, inspections, and field documentation.

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Sampling equipment

Manual and automatic sampling equipment for grab samples, composite samples, storm events, and water quality programs.

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Water level monitoring

Level loggers, pressure transducers, staff gauges, ultrasonic sensors, and field setups for drainage and water monitoring.

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Data loggers and telemetry

Options for storing field data, transmitting readings, building alerts, and reducing manual site visits.

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Water quality monitoring

Field meters, sondes, probes, calibration supplies, lab coordination, and monitoring plan considerations.

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Flow measurement

Tools for pipes, channels, outfalls, flumes, weirs, temporary monitoring, and long-term flow records.

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Pumps and controls

Pump selection, pump curves, duty point, controls, wet wells, backup operation, and maintenance access.

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Treatment and reuse

Filtration, disinfection, storage, treatment trains, monitoring requirements, and reuse planning.

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New equipment selection articles

Stormwater sampling equipment

How to match sampling equipment to industrial site layout, stormwater permit needs, and event monitoring workflow.

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Water quality meter vs sonde

When a handheld meter is enough and when a multiparameter sonde is better for longer deployments.

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Manual vs automatic sampling

Compare grab sampling, automatic sampling, composite sampling, staffing needs, power, and maintenance.

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Data loggers and telemetry

Choose logging and communication options for field monitoring, alarm workflows, and data review.

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Pump selection

Understand flow, head, wet well operation, controls, power, access, and duty point before choosing a pump.

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Questions to answer before choosing equipment

  • What problem must the equipment solve: compliance, screening, design data, operations, or troubleshooting?
  • What will be measured: flow, level, rainfall, pH, temperature, turbidity, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, or another parameter?
  • Will the equipment be used for a short field study, a permit-driven program, or permanent monitoring?
  • What are the power, access, weather exposure, safety, calibration, and maintenance constraints?
  • How will data be reviewed, stored, transmitted, and used for decisions?