Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2008DC97B

Application of Spaciotemporal Informatics to Water Quality

Institute: District of Columbia
Year Established: 2008 Start Date: 2008-03-01 End Date: 2009-02-28
Total Federal Funds: $15,000 Total Non-Federal Funds: $31,900

Principal Investigators: Pradeep Behera, Byunggu Yu

Abstract: Recent developments and innovations in spatiotemporal informatics (storage, update, and retrieval of continuously changing data) and relevant sensor technologies can provide exciting opportunities and innovations in urban water resource management and decision making applications. For example, for the implementation of the Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) that addresses the combined sewer overflows and storm water discharges problems in the District of Columbia, such emerging technology and developments can significantly enhance and improve the monitoring and decision making processes. The objective of this multidisciplinary (Civil Engineering and Computer Science and Information Technology) project is to devise a highly efficient and effective technology for stormwater quantity and quality monitoring by taking advantage of much emerging advances in spatiotemporal informatics and relevant sensor technologies. The benefits of the project include the following: (1) highly cost-efficient and continuous monitoring of the runoff quantity and quality; (2) data and tools for real-time analysis and sharing of raw runoff data for better emergency and maintenance decisions; (3) lab and field training, education, and research. Upon completion, this proposed project will benefit the District of Columbia in the development and implementation of a watershed wide innovative stormwater quantity and quality water quality monitoring system to measure flow and water quality parameters at the combined and separated sewer outfalls.