Issue: June 2008

The SonTek Soundings Newsletter is published by SonTek YSI Incorporated, and reproduced by
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Flow News from Sontek... Keeping You Informed!

This newsletter is dedicated to you, the reader with the goal of improving your flow measurement knowledge and enhancing your value to your company or clients. As such, we welcome your participation. If you have questions or seek advice about your flow measurement requirements, or if you wish to share your experiences with others, please e-mail your contributions to us at mandy@davidson.com.au

SonTek/YSI Assists China in Emergency Dam and Flood Assessments;
Donates $65K in Current Surveyors
While fears of flash flooding and massive mudslides continue to threaten thousands in China, who are still working to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives following the massive 8.0 magnitude earthquake, SonTek Application Specialists have received special permission to enter the disaster zone to assist in the collection of data in the Luoshui River in the city of Shifang, which was earlier blocked by rocks and mud... More

LEFT: Application Specialists Mark Tepper and James Chen assist the local hydrologist assemble a SonTek RiverSurveyor.

Application Note: Argonaut-SWs Assist Data Collection in Complex
"Big Thompson" Project
Colorado's Big Thompson Project is one of the largest and most complex natural resource developments undertaken by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It consists of over 100 structures integrated into a trans-mountain water diversion system through which multiple benefits are provided to the people. Two SonTek Argonaut SW acoustic Doppler current meters were installed at two of the Project's eastern slope gauging stations... More

LEFT: NEW! Side looking and bottom rail retractable canal mounts for Acoustic Doppler Current Meters

New Mount Makes Argonaut-SW/SL Installation Easy!
In need of a mooring solution that doesn't involve a complicated deployment platform? Now there is a simplified option for installing side-looking or bottom mounted acoustic Doppler Profilers on concrete-lined, or earthen canals or waterways... More

LEFT: This shopping cart was just one of many that were pulled out of a local river during the 2008 River Days cleanup event organized by the San Diego River Foundation. Pictured are SonTek volunteers, Lora Ellis and Maria Brown.

WEBINAR/PODCAST: Irrigation Flow Monitoring
Miss our last webinar training entitled "Irrigation Flow Monitoring - Installation, Calibration, and Calculating Real-Time Discharge"? Well, the good news is that the recorded version is now available for viewing. Or you can download the file as a podcast. Participate at your convenience!
Click here

(LEFT) Thank you to Eric Swenson, from the Coastal Ecology Institute, Louisiana State University, who submitted this photo, taken in the Northern Terrebonne Marshes, about 90km Southwest of New Orleans. Pictured is Gregg Snedden, also of the University. These Argonaut-ADV's are installed in a flume which was being used to measure nutrient uptake. More on this application in the next issue of Soundings!

Do you have photos you would like to share with your colleagues in the field?
Send them to mandy@davidson.com.au and SonTek may feature your pictures in future newsletters, their new website, or in upcoming publications!

YSI Foundation Awards Special $60K Anniversary Grant
to Columbia Riverkeeper
After reviewing over 200 submissions, the Columbia RiverKeeper organisation, was awarded a $60,000 grant from the YSI Foundation for its work in helping monitor water quality along the Columbia River - the Pacific Northwest's longest river. Since 2006 the group has observed a rise in temperature that has affected the survival rate of aquatic species, in particular salmon and steelhead. The grant is a one-time special award amount in honour of YSI's 60th anniversary.
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