Georgetown, ON, March 5, 2002 -- In response to a public tender held in late 2000, a proposal from Golder Associates Ltd. resulted in a 3 year contract being awarded in January 2001.
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment required Water Well Monitoring and Telemetry Equipment, Installation Services and a Central Data Management System, to be part of the establishment of a Provincial Groundwater Monitoring Network (PGMN).
Under the contract Solinst Canada Ltd. is supplying the Water Well Monitoring and Telemetry Equipment along with training and technical support for the equipment. Golder Associates are managers of the project, installing the equipment and supplying the Central Data Management System.
The contract calls for the supply of up to 380 Remote Telemetry Units, utilizing Leveloggers and Barologgers to measure water level, temperature and barometric pressure.
These units are being installed for 38 Conservation Authorities across the Province of Ontario, Canada. As of December 31 2001, 73 Solinst Telemetry Units, 103 Leveloggers and 14 Barologgers have been installed and are currently operating. The Central Data Management System has been operating in pilot mode for 9 months.
