Underground water resource monitoring and management system

Abstract

An underground water resource monitoring and management system is described. The station is a complete hydrological and weather station and/or network capable of measuring, analyzing, storing and/or transmitting hundreds of parameters, such as but not limited to, quality and/or quantity of water and surroundings, and weather factors (e.g., rain, wind, etc), or any combination thereof.

1 . A system comprising: 
 an underground water resource monitoring and management system, comprising instrumentation buried underneath a ground surface for measuring groundwater levels in wells; and    a controller in communication with said instrumentation and adapted to process measured groundwater levels.    
   
   
       2 . The systems according to  claim 1 , wherein said instrumentation comprises at least one of a seismic sensor, a temperature sensor, a water level sensor, an electrical property sensor, a thermal conductivity sensor and a sensor for measuring physical properties of water.  
   
   
       3 . The systems according to  claim 1 , wherein said instrumentation and said controller are packaged in a casing capable of surviving underground for very long periods of time.  
   
   
       4 . The systems according to  claim 1 , further comprising a battery pack for powering said instrumentation and said controller.  
   
   
       5 . The systems according to  claim 1 , further comprising a wireless data transmission link for communicating to an external station.  
   
   
       6 . The systems according to  claim 1 , wherein said instrumentation and said controller are packaged in a lockable chamber openable via a wireless and secure signal from an authorized source.  
   
   
       7 . The systems according to  claim 1 , further comprising an alarm adapted to send an alarm upon sensing an attempt to tamper with said system.  
   
   
       8 . The systems according to  claim 1 , further comprising a GPS sensor for locating said system.