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

Bret Berger

Roger Hansen

Arlen Hilton

Frank Woodward

Russell Anderson


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