SCPN Springs Monitoring: Standard Operating Procedure #9. Well Installation and Hydrologic Monitoring
Southern Colorado Plateau Network. 2018. SCPN Springs Monitoring: Standard Operating Procedure #9. Well Installation and Hydrologic Monitoring. SCPN
This SOP describes installation techniques, instrument set up, and monitoring measurements for groundwater wells. An equipment list is provided in SOP #2. The initial site visit includes infrastructure installation and development, programming and installing data loggers, and taking initial water level measurements. Monitoring revisits include water level measurements, downloading data loggers, and infrastructure maintenance, if needed. Installation and ground surface elevations are also recorded annually (SOP #8).
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Southern Colorado Plateau Network
- Date of Issue
- 2018-09-27
- Publisher
- SCPN
- Units
- AZRU , BAND , CACH , CHCU , ELMA , ELMO , GLCA , GRCA , HUTR , MEVE , NAVA , PEFO , PETR , RABR , SAPU , SCPN , SUCR , WACA , WUPA , YUHO
- Keywords
- : hanging gardens, hydrology, riparian vegetation, spring ecosystems, spring monitoring
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Groundwater Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Surface Water Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic plants , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic animals , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Riparian Communities