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10 December 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaOne Comment

From Storm to Stream: How Open-Channel Flow Monitoring Protects Communities

From Storm to Stream: How Open-Channel Flow Monitoring Protects Communities Storms don't follow our rules. One moment the air is still, and the next, runoff is moving through a city faster than you can keep track of. Stormwater channels, culverts,…

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3 December 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

A Simple, High-Resolution Approach to Aquifer Testing

The Virtual HERMIT provided a reliable way to collect and manage groundwater data across a large area–when that capability hadn’t been an option before. Technology has come a long way since then, but our mission at In-Situ hasn’t changed: we…

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26 November 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

Why Cleaning Water Quality Instruments Is Critical

Why a Cleaning Kit Is Essential for Reliable Water-Quality Monitoring When deploying water-level or water-quality instruments in lakes, reservoirs, rivers, or industrial discharge and stormwater systems, one of the most persistent — and often underestimated — challenges is biological fouling: in…

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19 November 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaOne Comment

Smart River Monitoring: Why Reliable Data Is the Key to Protecting Our Waterways

Smart River Monitoring: Why Reliable Data Is the Key to Protecting Our Waterways Rivers are the lifelines of our communities — supplying drinking water, supporting agriculture, sustaining ecosystems, and carrying stormwater away from our cities. But as pressures on our…

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12 November 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

Transform Your YDOC Data Logger into a Versatile LoRaWAN® End Device

We believe in empowering sustainable water decisions with reliable, accurate data. That’s why we’ve added the new ML-00-LORA option board enabling your YDOC logger to act as a full-featured LoRaWAN end device. Why LoRaWAN — and why now? While LoRaWAN excels…

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5 November 20255 November 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

Solid Slug Testing With Level TROLL 700

SOLID SLUG TESTING Tech Note by: Adam Hobson Solid slug testing is a straightforward and cost-effective method for estimating hydraulic conductivity in wells. It involves quickly inserting or removing a solid object—a slug—to create a sudden change in water level,…

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29 October 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

Installing Pore Pressure Sensors: Lessons from past projects

Installing Pore Pressure Sensors: Lessons from Past Projects IntroductionPore pressure monitoring is a critical component of tailings dam management. Accurate data allows engineers to assess stability, anticipate settlement, and detect potential issues before they escalate. While drilled and grouted installations…

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22 October 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

Restoring Healthy Lakes: EMF Technology for Natural Water Remediation

Understanding the Oxygen Cycle in Lakes Large waterbodies tend to have periods of hypoxia/anoxia (i.e., low-oxygen), especially at night. During the day, when sunlight is relatively constant, phytoplankton will grow by combining the dissolved carbon dioxide, phosphorus, and nitrogen (ammonia…

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15 October 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

Understanding the Link Between Climate Variability and Water Quality

Understanding the Link Between Climate Variability and Water Quality Climate variability is having a measurable impact on water resources across southern Africa. Shifts in temperature, rainfall, and hydrological flow directly influence water quality by changing the chemical balance and physical…

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8 October 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

Guide to efficient Aquifer Testing

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