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BEAUMONT BASIN WATERMASTER
MEMORANDUM NO. 17-11
Date: February 1, 2017
From: Hannibal Blandon, ALDA Inc
Subject: Discussion Regarding the Water Level Monitoring Equipment
Recommendation: That the Watermaster Committee continues to use the Solinst
monitoring equipment.
Over the last few months several concerns have been raised during the Watermaster
meetings about the poor customer service received from Solinst, the manufacturer of the
monitoring equipment currently in use. The Watermaster Committee requested that we
look at other manufacturers to evaluate the possibility of installing new equipment.
It should be noted that we have brought the customer services issues to upper
management at Solinst and they have been resolved. Equipment at present is working
as intended.
Over the last few weeks we contacted two additional manufacturers that use depth probes
and one that uses sonic waves to record water levels. One of the manufacturers
contacted was In-Situ; this company and Solinst are the two brands most commonly used
in similar groundwater monitoring programs. The attached table compares Solinst
product against these companies. Attached to this memorandum are included the bids
submitted by these manufacturers along with pertinent equipment information.
Given that a) the customer service issues have been addressed with Solinst, b) the
equipment is working as intended, and c) new equipment will have to be acquired, we
recommend to continue using the existing equipment.
