Patent ID: 6356205
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A monitoring system to determine ground water contaminant characteristics in a well; the system comprising:a well module adapted to be disposed in the well at a ground water well site, the well module comprising a probe and at least one sensor that senses ground water contaminant characteristics, the well module being capable of transmitting signals concerning ground water contaminant characteristics and said well module adapted to have additional sensors added thereto; a data collection center capable of receiving well signals transmitted from the well module and generating information concerning ground water contaminant characteristics; a monitoring site that is remotely disposed from the data collection center; a remote water handling apparatus disposed at the ground water well site and linked to the data collection center, the remote water handling apparatus being capable of maintaining the ground water well site within compliance limits; and a communication link that interconnects the data collection center and the monitoring site to obtain the information concerning ground water contaminant characteristics and to transmit a control signal to the water handling, apparatus for directing an operation thereof; wherein the monitoring system further comprises a global positioning system that enables an accurate determination of a location of the well in the monitoring system, and the monitoring system transmits a user's action embodied in the control signal to the remote water handling apparatus in response to the received information concerning the ground water characteristics to maintain an operation of the ground water well site within compliance limits.