| Title | Remotely Monitoring Water Quality Near Highways: A Sustainable Solution |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 61517 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Yang, Quing |
| Corporate Creator | Montana State University |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publication Date | 20151100 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Collecting water quality data on streams located near highways can be challenging in remote and difficult-to-reach locations. Obtaining and transporting water samples is time-consuming, expensive, and sometimes dangerous. Another key challenge is that transportation agencies can miss the release of toxins and pollutants that occur in a short time period or the first flush of stormwater runoff from highways. Collecting water quality data is crucial, however, to State departments of transportation in their effort to meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements, particularly during the first flushes of spring stormwater runoff. Placing sensors directly in the water to collect data is an appealing solution, but these in situ sensors typically rely on batteries that have to be replaced as often as every 3 weeks. Designing a renewable and self-sustaining onsite system is the goal of the Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program project “A Remote, Self-Sustained System for Monitoring Water Quality Near Highways.” Montana State University conducted this research, which was funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). |
| Rosap ID | dot:39941 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39941 |
| TRT Terms | Data collection; Field tests; Remote sensing; Water quality; Streams; Runoff |
| General Subjects | Environment; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I15: Environment; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States; Montana |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1584083 |
| Report Number | FHWA-HRT-16-018 |
| Availability | Federal Highway Administration |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/61000/61500/61517/16018.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |