Reports: Technical Coordinators’ Updates

TECHNICAL COORDINATOR’S
WELL MONITORING UPDATE
BGwT Meeting: July 31, 2008

WELL MONITORING

The BGwT’s latest set of readings are indicated below.

There are currently 712 wells in the West network. Wells were read between June 21 - July 20, 2008. Of the 712 wells read:

• 160 wells @ elevation >7’
• 303 wells @ elevation 5’- 7’
• 188 wells @ elevation 3’-5’
• 32 wells @ elevation <3’
• 1 wells @ Dry
• 28 wells @ no reading

We have read 85 wells in the East network (East Boston Area). Wells were read in East Boston on June 16-21, 2008. Of the 85 wells read:

• 44 wells @ elevation >7’
• 14 wells @ elevation 5’- 7’
• 8 wells @ elevation 3’-5’
• 9 wells @ elevation <3’
• 10 wells @ Dry
• 0 wells @ no reading

NOTE: We are continuously reading the well network and started a new set of readings on Friday July 26, 2008.

LEVELLOGGERS

• We continue to upload dataloggers at the following locations on a weekly basis:
  • 2 on and around Saint Charles St. and 2 on Cazenove Street
  • 5 on Beacon St., in the Berkeley to Clarendon St. block
  • 1 at the corner of Charles St. South and Melrose St.
  • 1 adjacent to 211 Berkeley St.
  • 3 in the North End around Fulton and Commercial Streets
  • 4 wells installed along the Back Bay Station Railroad alignment

WEBSITE

• Updated the following:
  • Reading zones
  • WPA wells, also adding a new map for WPA wells in East Boston
  • All WPA waterlevel data and locations for both West and East Boston