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.
Sampling equipment
Manual and automatic sampling equipment for grab samples, composite samples, storm events, and water quality programs.
Water level monitoring
Level loggers, pressure transducers, staff gauges, ultrasonic sensors, and field setups for drainage and water monitoring.
Data loggers and telemetry
Options for storing field data, transmitting readings, building alerts, and reducing manual site visits.
Water quality monitoring
Field meters, sondes, probes, calibration supplies, lab coordination, and monitoring plan considerations.
Flow measurement
Tools for pipes, channels, outfalls, flumes, weirs, temporary monitoring, and long-term flow records.
Pumps and controls
Pump selection, pump curves, duty point, controls, wet wells, backup operation, and maintenance access.
Treatment and reuse
Filtration, disinfection, storage, treatment trains, monitoring requirements, and reuse planning.
New equipment selection articles
Stormwater sampling equipment
How to match sampling equipment to industrial site layout, stormwater permit needs, and event monitoring workflow.
Water quality meter vs sonde
When a handheld meter is enough and when a multiparameter sonde is better for longer deployments.
Manual vs automatic sampling
Compare grab sampling, automatic sampling, composite sampling, staffing needs, power, and maintenance.
Data loggers and telemetry
Choose logging and communication options for field monitoring, alarm workflows, and data review.
Pump selection
Understand flow, head, wet well operation, controls, power, access, and duty point before choosing a pump.
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?
