Future of the System

The automation/Internet system of the Emery Conservancy Water District continues as a work in progress. The site has been operational since 1999, but there have been many changes and additions since that time. There will continue to be more. A list of some of the additions that are scheduled to take place in the near future follows.

Evaporation Models

A more extensive evapotranspiration model is currenly being developed.

Voice-synthesized Phone interface

This type of program would be used almost exclusively by the water users, specifally the commisioners and seasonal ditch riders. It will allow a user with the correct pass code to call the station and request various data that has recently been recorded. The advantage to this would be that problems with the internet would not affect the transmission and distribution of the data to a limited but critical audience.

More Sensors

As part of the continual process (rather than a product), the need for more sensors of various types will arise to provide better and more accurate real-time data to the water users. Some of these sensors might include more air temperature readings, salinity sensors, and soil moisture probes at the weather stations or other monitoring stations.