| | Robowell - Providing Accurate and Current Water-Level and
      Water-Quality Data in Real Time for Protecting Ground-Water Resources

      Fact Sheet FS-053-02
      By Gregory E. Granato and Kirk P. Smith
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Accurate and current hydrologic data are necessary to protect
the Nation's water-supply infrastructure because ground water
is a limited and vulnerable resource. Robowell, an automated ground-water
monitoring system, provides real-time data without incurring the
high labor and laboratory costs associated with manual sampling.
Using proven sampling methods, the Robowell system can monitor
ground-water quality and water level in one or more wells at a
monitoring site. This technology, if used with periodic manual
sampling and appropriate calibration, provides the information
necessary to detect abrupt changes, short-term variability, and
seasonal and long-term trends in water quality and water levels.
When Robowell detects these changes, it can quickly alert an operator. These capabilities make Robowell a steadfast sentry that can detect
and report changes in water-quality or flow direction at contaminated
sites, near potential sources of contaminants, or at public water-supply
well fields.



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The citation for this report, in USGS format, is as follows:



Granato, G.E., and Smith, K.P., 2002, Robowell--Providing Accurate 
  and Current Water-Level and Water-Quality Data in Real Time for Protecting Ground-Water 
  Resources: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-053-02, 6 p.



For more information about Robowell and related programs, visit the following 
Web sites:



The Robowell web site at URL http://ma.water.usgs.gov/automon/

The Technology Enterprise office web site at URL http://www.usgs.gov/tech-transfer/

and the Toxic Substances Hydrology Program web site at URLhttp://toxics.usgs.gov/



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