Web Site History

Originally, the information collected from the monitoring stations was transferred from the station to the EWCD office via VHF radio. Reclamation was also able to view the information. Employees of EWCD could look up the information from a computer at home or in the field. The various monitoring and automation systems in the county were generating substantial amounts of data, but essentially it was unavailable to all but a few water managers.

The rapid rise in the development and use of the Internet meant that many of the water managers were either getting on-line or considering it. It became apparent that getting the real-time data onto the Internet might become a good way to distribute the data to a wide audience without requiring the water users to purchase more specialized equipment.

In 1999, StoneFly Technology began to design and maintain a public website where the information would be displayed. Since then the site has been upgraded and changes are made almost daily. Efforts to improve the type and quality of information available, as well as the readablity of the data, create an ever-changing and evolving site: www.ewcd.org.