Reports: Technical Coordinators’ Updates

TECHNICAL COORDINATOR’S
WELL MONITORING UPDATE
BGwT Meeting: November 20, 2008

WELL MONITORING

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

There are currently 718 wells in the West network. Wells were read between October 4-31, 2008. Of the 718 wells read:

• 150 wells @ elevation >7’
• 302 wells @ elevation 5’- 7’
• 199 wells @ elevation 3’-5’
• 41 wells @ elevation <3’
• 2 wells @ Dry
• 24 wells @ no reading

We have read 85 wells in the East network (East Boston Area). Wells were read in East Boston on October 3&4, 2008. Of the 85 wells read:

• 48 wells @ elevation >7’
• 12 wells @ elevation 5’- 7’
• 8 wells @ elevation 3’-5’
• 11 wells @ elevation <3’
• 6 wells @ Dry
• 0 wells @ no reading

NOTE: We are continuously reading the well network and started a new set of readings on Thursday, November 6, 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
  • 2 at the corner of Charles St. South and Melrose St.
  • 3 in the North End around Fulton and Commercial Streets
  • 5 wells installed along the Back Bay Station Railroad alignment
  • 1 adjacent to Trinity Church

NEW PART-TIMER

• I will be conducting interviews for a new part-timer for the winter reading period. All three applicants are from Wentworth Institute of Technology.

ISD RESEARCH

• We continue to look for building permits and any underpinned buildings.
• The search engine server has appears to have been updated and is now pulling information much faster.