{"id":38066,"date":"2023-10-02T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fondriest.com\/news\/?p=38066"},"modified":"2025-10-07T09:13:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T13:13:58","slug":"remote-water-quality-monitoring-with-the-oklahoma-water-resources-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fondriest.com\/news\/remote-water-quality-monitoring-with-the-oklahoma-water-resources-board.htm","title":{"rendered":"Remote Water Quality Monitoring with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board"},"content":{"rendered":"

Growing up surrounded by water, whether it be rivers or streams, lakes or ponds or right on the coast of the ocean, it can be easy to forget that clean water is a limited resource. For many, turning on the tap means potable, running water\u2014\u201cYou\u2019re not really thinking, \u2018well this comes from a reservoir,\u2019\u201d explains Sarah Dexter, an Environmental Program Supervisor with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board<\/a> (OWRB).<\/p>\n

The OWRB monitors various waterbodies throughout Oklahoma, and Dexter works specifically with rivers and streams, which has placed her on several projects involving dams and stormwater monitoring. Overall, the OWRB collects large amounts of data that allows them to support various studies, trend spotting and initiatives thanks to real-time monitoring and continuous data gathering.<\/p>\n

Dexter explains, \u201cWe have that benefit of having our data reach a wide area of citizens. That\u2019s probably the most significant part of our work. Some of these sites, we\u2019ve been sampling for 20 years or more. So there\u2019s a lot of data that we have, that can be utilized in a variety of ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stormwater Monitoring in Norman, Oklahoma<\/span><\/h3>\n

Dexter is leading two major projects in Oklahoma, the first of which is a stormwater monitoring project for the city of Norman<\/a>. The project began as a result of a Total Maximum Daily Load that was conducted in 2013 and resulted in the city being required to create a monitoring plan to identify the main sources of nutrient and sediment concentrations impacting water quality.<\/p>\n

The city is also required to use the data gathered by the project to develop and put in place best management practices that lessen those pollutants from entering into the watershed. Dexter\u2019s role in the project is to lead the monitoring efforts year-round. \u201cDuring a rain event the streams carry runoff, which can contain excess sediments and nutrients from the surrounding watershed to the lake,\u201d explains Dexter.<\/p>\n

Dexter expands, \u201cIt\u2019s what\u2019s entering into the streams, because those streams are flowing into the lake. And the lake is where people recreate, and that\u2019s where the drinking water for the city comes from. So it\u2019s a major multi-use watershed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A seasonal OWRB staff member collects a stormwater discharge measurement using an ADCP at Upper Dave Blue Creek in Norman, Oklahoma. (Credit: Neal Harmon)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Dam Monitoring Downstream<\/span><\/h3>\n

Alongside the stormwater monitoring in Norman, the OWRB has been involved in the Grand River Dam Authority\u2019s<\/a> (GRDA) dissolved oxygen monitoring program since 2006. When the OWRB got involved in 2006, the division worked with the GRDA to test various release scenarios and their effectiveness on dissolved oxygen concentrations. The current strategy of monitoring water quality and preemptively mitigating dissolved oxygen<\/a> declines was adopted in 2013.<\/p>\n

Dexter serves as a contractor to the GRDA, helping to maintain equipment below the dam and collecting and correcting the data to determine whether the locations are meeting Oklahoma water quality standards.<\/p>\n

The GRDA must meet Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) guidelines in order to stay licensed, and the CB-450s<\/a> equipped with X2-CB data loggers<\/a> stationed below Kerr Dam and the X2 data loggers<\/a> attached to a bridge downstream of Pensacola Dam help gather data continuously to ensure the dam is meeting these requirements.<\/p>\n

The X2 data loggers transfer the data gathered by the system to the cloud, where Dexter and the dam operators can view the data in real-time through the WQData LIVE datacenter<\/a>. The team of managers and scientists involved in the program all have access to the database, including the alarms that go off and get sent out to everyone involved when dissolved oxygen levels have dropped too low.<\/p>\n

There are two alarms designed to go off. The first is set at a dissolved oxygen concentration above water quality standards\u2014the goal of this alarm is to notify operators and allow them to proactively mitigate levels from dropping below. The second alarm occurs when dissolved oxygen falls below the standards, notifying the OWRB, GRDA and other government agencies that additional water should be released.<\/p>\n

The alarms allow the dam operators to respond quickly to low dissolved oxygen levels. \u201cIf they\u2019re not meeting standards, then alarms get emailed to a whole bunch of people,\u201d states Dexter.<\/p>\n

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Three multiparameter sondes housed in drag tubes attached to Langley Bridge downstream of Pensacola Dam are a year-round, continuous monitoring and compliance point. (Credit: Sarah Dexter)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Local Challenges to Real-Time Monitoring<\/span><\/h3>\n

The systems located near Norman have been the target of vandalism and theft on a few accounts, with solar panels being stolen or damaged, leading to equipment dying. When equipment stops working as a result of environmental damage or vandalism, Dexter has to go through the arduous process of acquiring replacement parts to ensure minimal data loss.<\/p>\n

Since the OWRB works across Oklahoma, having to go out and troubleshoot sensors or other pieces of equipment can be challenging due to the location. The systems sounding out alarms does make identifying the need for troubleshooting easier and saves the team a great deal of time traveling to each location in order to manually collect data.<\/p>\n

When designing each system, Dexter had to consider data needs as well as building something that would be able to withstand a challenging environment. For the GRDA project specifically, the buoys needed to be rugged and durable in the face of flood conditions while still being able to gather data.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe use a lot of equipment from various companies and NexSens\u2019 equipment is really sturdy. We\u2019ve had buoys\u00a0deployed\u00a0below the dam, during flood conditions, and\u00a0the buoys are\u00a0still there! They make it and it\u2019s reliable,\u201d states Dexter.<\/p>\n

She continues, \u201c[NexSens has] really good technical support. It\u2019s nice to be able to call and get someone who can actually help.\u201d<\/p>\n

An additional two buoys are stationed in the Horse Creek arm of Grand Lake from May to October, when the system experiences lower dissolved oxygen levels. The buoys do more than simply monitor dissolved oxygen, with some being equipped to monitor algal blooms<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n

Dexter explains, \u201cThey put the NexSens buoys out there to try and see if they could catch a bloom happening before it happens. So they\u2019re looking at all these different parameters and their relationships between pH and dissolved oxygen and the chlorophyll and blue green readings and trying to determine if they can catch something happening before it gets too bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

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An OWRB staff member pulls a multiparameter sonde out of a drag tube attached to Langley Bridge downstream of Pensacola Dam on Grand Lake. (Credit: Sarah Dexter)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Conclusion<\/span><\/h3>\n

One of the greatest challenges for Dexter and other scientists working for the OWRB is being unable to see the impact of the data they collect. As a non-regulatory agency, Dexter explains that it can be frustrating to collect all of the data and then be unable to act on it immediately. However, being part of the solution and part of the larger initiative is rewarding.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of nice to be part of something where maybe there\u2019s not always a tangible solution or sometimes you can see it, like, \u2018Okay, this is the solution to this problem\u2014this is how we fix it.\u2019 And sometimes it\u2019s a little frustrating, but it\u2019s nice to be able to think that what we\u2019re doing is part of a process for the greater good and communal use of the data,\u201d Dexter clarifies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWater is integral to everything,\u201d she states. \u201cBeing able to help improve the environment in which I\u2019m living, my friends are living, the people of the state are living\u2014it\u2019s nice to think that maybe we contribute to that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A Nexsens data buoy housing a multiparameter sonde used to help predict and identify algal blooms sits in the Fly Creek arm of Grand Lake in NE, Oklahoma. (Credit: Sarah Dexter)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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