Reports: Technical Coordinators’ Updates

TECHNICAL COORDINATOR’S
WELL MONITORING UPDATE
BGwT Meeting: November 19, 2009

WELL MONITORING

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

There are currently 714 wells in the West network. Wells were read from Sep. 22 - Oct. 20, 2009. Of the 712 wells read:

  • 59 wells @ elevation >9’
  • 106 wells @ elevation 7’-9’
  • 301 wells @ elevation 5’-7’
  • 194 wells @ elevation 3’-5’
  • 26 wells @ elevation <3’
  • 2 wells @ Dry
  • 24 wells @ no reading
  • 69 Recharge Locations

We have read 85 wells in the East network (East Boston Area). Wells were read in East Boston on Sep. 18 & 19, 2009. Of the 85 wells read:

  • 23 wells @ elevation >9’
  • 24 wells @ elevation 7’-9’
  • 11 wells @ elevation 5’- 7’
  • 9 wells @ elevation 3’-5’
  • 7 wells @ elevation <3’
  • 10 wells @ Dry
  • 1 wells @ no reading

NOTE: We are continuously reading the well network and started a new set of readings on Monday November 9, 2009.

I have taken over the readings for this period due the termination of our co-op, Xavier D’Ambrosio. I relieved Mr. D’Ambrosio of his duties on Friday November 6, 2009 due to his lack of reliability in completing the well readings.

LEVELOGGERS

  • We continue to upload dataloggers at the following locations on a weekly basis:
    • 1 on and around Saint Charles St. and 2 on Cazenove Street
    • 5 on Beacon St., in the Berkeley to Clarendon St. block
  • 12 dataloggers have also been installed in the Back Bay, South End, and the Fenway
  • I continue to be in contact with Terrence McCarthy of the MBTA and hope to gain access to the OW’s adjacent to the alignment on their tracks with a couple of their flagmen.

CONTOURS

  • We continue to generate contours for all areas of our well network. Elliott and I have reviewed them with our technical committee.
  • We will continue to receive the contours from BWSC and will be sending them our contours for comparison.

ISD RESEARCH

  • We continue to look for building permits and any underpinned buildings.
  • I have completed all of Back Bay, Lower Beacon Hill, Chinatown/Leather District, and Bulfinch Triangle. I continue working on the South End.