Water Management Services

There are many water monitoring projects that WIN is involved in. These range from stream level monitoring, irrigation pivots, water pressure/valve monitoring, water balance outputs, to flood monitoring. Specific projects, such as irrigation timing in tomatoes and potatoes use metre deep Capacitance probes that records soil moisture at three depths – growers can watch the moisture life cycle of their soil and when the plants are actively taking up water. The data is accessed online and allows for easier irrigation scheduling. The soil sensors are also used in sugar beets to record temperature and moisture to aid researchers in modeling for diseases that are affected by the soil conditions.