Transitioning To ALERT2 In Harris County · 2017-03-22 · 7/3/2015 – 10 beta sites installed...
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Transitioning To ALERT2 In Harris County
ALERT User’s Group Conference 2016
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Transitioning To ALERT2 In Harris County
History Upgrade Process Benefits Testing The System What The Future Holds
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History
7/23/79 – Tropical Storm Claudette drops 43” of rain 7/24/79 – Need for flood warning system recognized 1982 – 12 stations installed in 5 watersheds 1989 – 68 stations installed in 22 watersheds
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History
1999 – 105 stations installed 2001 – Tropical Storm Alison drops +40” of rain 2004 – 129 stations installed 2015 – Upgrade from ALERT to ALERT2 4/17/2016 – Completed upgraded system gets tested
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History
2 Base Stations 3 Repeaters 139 Remotes – Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge – Bubblers, Radar, Pressure Transducers – Wind Speed, Wind Direction – USGS ‘Sniff’
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Upgrade Process
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Upgrade Process
1/15/2015 – RFP released 2/3/2015 – Bid awarded 6/29/2015 – Upgrades begin 7/3/2015 – 10 beta sites installed 8/7/2015 – First ALERT2 units delivered 10/29/2015 – 90 ALERT2 upgrades complete 12/7/2016 – Upgrade process completed
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Upgrade Process
Two Standard Types Of ALERT2 TX’er A2 DCP Type A A2 DCP Type B
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Upgrade Process
Standard Components Data Logger
(Type B Units)
Maxon SD-125EL V2
AL200
Power & Sensor Terminal Blocks
ProTech Regulator
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Upgrade Process After Before
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Upgrade Process
Install GPS Antenna
Replace VHF Antenna & Cabling
Upgrade Solar Panel
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Upgrade Process After Before
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Upgrade Process After Before
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Benefits
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Benefits – Better Data
Error reduction Knowing when new data will be available No value rollovers Faster interpretation of conditions
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Benefits – Better Data
5/25/2015 – +7” rain event. 100% data capture from ALERT2 test site, 65% from neighboring ALERT stations. October 2015 – +8” rain event. 99.6% data capture from 90 upgraded stations. March 2015 - +7” rain event. 99.8% data capture from 139 stations April 2016 - +15” rain event…..
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Benefits – Better Data
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Benefits – Technician POV
Less time on site Troubleshooting done in the office Problems are easier to diagnose
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Harris Count Rainfall Totals - 4/18/2016
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Benefits
“In the larger picture, the performance of the Houston system with A2 is simply stunning for those of us used to ALERT. I will try to do some metrics, but it is clear that the data capture at rainfall rates exceeding 4" per hour were better than 99% - probably a lot better.” Event generated ~64,000 messages
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Questions
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Thanks To: Steve Fitzgerald – HCFCD Jeff Linder – HCFCD Jim Greeson – HCFCD Jeremy Justice – HCFCD Valerie Lomas – HCFCD Richard Velasco – HCFCD Ronald Havran – HCFCD Mark Moore – HCFCD David Haynes – Distinctive AFWS Designs Don Van Wie – Telos Services Barb Utley – Campbell Scientific
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Thank You
Thursday @ 2:30 PM “Optimizing Water Quality Measurements Within an ALERT2 Network” w/ Barb Utley