Stevens Water Monitoring Systems, Inc.

Stevens Water Monitoring Systems, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of integrated hydrological, meteorological and oceanographic monitoring instrumentation, accessories and information systems that help optimize water resource management and enhance forecasting. Stevens first understands the customers' objectives and then provides an applicable system that consists of electronic sensors, data logging and process control instruments, communication equipment and necessary software for data presentation to help the customer understand environmental conditions and efficiently execute decisions.

Products & Services Summary

Stevens sells hydrological, meteorological and coastal oceanographic sensors, data collection platforms and telemetry communication systems for governments and industries that monitor and manage the environmental conditions, with emphasis on water resources. Services include first and foremost a customer service support staff to assure our customers' success. Other Stevens's services include engineering support on systems design, installation and commissioning; on-going monitoring station maintenance; and data collection and management

Targeted Environmental Market Segments

Stevens is the 'HMO' to measuring and monitoring the health of our environmental conditions. Stevens focus targets on the following market segments that provide information to help better understand and manage our water resources:

1. Hydrological - the measurement of water level, water flow and water quality in streams, rivers, ponds, estuaries, irrigation canals, lakes, reservoirs and aquifers;
2. Meteorological - flood warning / forecast and weather station configurations defined as hydromet stations and agricultural stations; and
3. Oceanographic - tide gauge and current measurements for shipping channels, water quality, and tsunami warning.

Background and Sensors

Stevens Water Monitoring Systems, Inc. (fka Leupold & Stevens), its wholly owned subsidiary Vitel, Inc. and with the Tyco / Greenspan Technologies LTD alliance provides easy to use and reliable Water Level Sensors, Water Quality Sensors, Water Quality Analyzers, Soil Moisture Sensors, Soil Temperature Sensors, Soil Conductivity and Salinity Sensors, Water Flow Measurement, Chart Recorders, Water Monitoring Accessories, Staff Gages (gauge) and Weather Monitoring Sensors.

Data Loggers and Process Control

Stevens has a selection of data loggers or Data Collection Platforms (data acquisition platforms) for environmental monitoring sensors, event notification and process control.

Remote Environmental Telemetry / Communications

Stevens has Telemetry options for communication of environmental monitoring data via Radio modem, Phone Modem, Bluetooth Radio Transmitter, GOES Satellite (geostationary), GOES High Data Rate Transmitter, GOES Direct Readout Ground Station, Orbcomm satellite (low earth orbiting (LEO).

Applications

Some of Stevens product applications include ground water, water resources management of stage, flow and quality, water analyzers, waste water flow, hydrological, hydropower, agriculture, and irrigation, precision agriculture soil monitoring, golf course and sports turf soil sensing and measurement, hydrometeorological, agrimet, coastal oceanographic (GLOSS standards), and tide gage.

Stevens Water Monitoring Systems was founded in 1911 as a division of Leupold & Stevens, Inc. in Portland, Oregon USA. The founder of Stevens, Mr. John C. Stevens, was a well-established civic leader in Portland, Oregon's history. In addition to building Stevens into a world class water monitoring company, J.C. Stevens also contributed significantly to Portland's development and his most note-worthy achievement is his role as the founder of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI).

Leupold & Stevens, Inc. is a family owned Oregon Corporation that manufactures sporting optics scopes and has approximately 500 employees in Beaverton, Oregon.

During Stevens' early years, various products were developed including the original chart recorders. With installations in over 40,000 remote water monitoring sites worldwide, the Stevens chart recorders are the foundation of and have influenced the stream gaging standards used today. In fact, many of the mechanical instruments are still in gaging stations around the globe with the Stevens name prominently displayed on the product. Although, Stevens’ provides microprocessor based sensors, data loggers and telemetry instruments, Stevens continues to support the mechanical chart recorders, which was the first true real-time continuous water level measurement instrument. Stevens' reputation, based on reliable quality equipment and quality, helped position the Company as the market leader in water resource instrumentation for most of the 20th century.

In the mid 1980's, the water monitoring industry was in transformation from mechanical to electronic systems. Running on the continuing success of Stevens mechanical business model, Stevens began developing electronic sensors and data loggers. In the early 1990's, Stevens introduced new electronic instruments and set into action a plan to regain their position as the market leader. However, Leupold & Stevens, Inc. Board of Directors concluded that in the best interest of Stevens’ customers, the Stevens' division should be divested to be operated by leaders having 100% focus. Accordingly, Stevens was acquired in April 1998 and is currently being managed by the new owners with an ignited fervor and passion that customers have come to expect. Stevens today is utilizing the latest in technology to help our customers succeed.

Under new leadership, Stevens has undergone an impressive corporate renewal and is focused on a new level of innovation, customer service and customer support.