Runoff Monitoring Studies
Runoff monitoring is receiving increased attention for both higher tier ecological risk assessments and for addressing drinking water exposure. Waterborne has conducted runoff studies as part of product stewardship and product defense measures for both national regulatory agencies such as the US Environmental Protection Agency and individual state agencies.
Runoff monitoring studies conducted by our field services group include field-scale studies and studies with small-scale plots using irrigation systems and artificial rainfall simulators. We have a tested and proven rainfall simulator available for use in North America. The following site-specific components have been installed for a wide range of projects:
- Rainfall simulators
- Flow diversion structures
- Weirs
- Autosamplers
- Tensiometers
- Drain tile access wells
- Weather stations
- Flumes
- Flowmeters
- Velocity Sensors
- Piezometers
- In situ degradation microcosms
Samples collected for residue analysis have included the following:
- Runoff water and sediment
- Soil sampling
- Foliar residue and washoff
- Plastic mulch residue and washoff
