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Tuesday, July 16
 

1:00pm CDT

What Makes the Mechanical Meter QA Program Click
Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Midway 5
This session will provide an overview of the Mechanical Meter QA Program, as well as the Water Science Centers’ participation in the program. Topics will include navigating the OneStop Website and managing your equipment using Query Portal tools. Additionally, the calibration procedure used by the hydraulics lab team at the Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility will be presented, including the criteria used to evaluate the meters. The calibration sheets provided for each meter will be explained to facilitate understanding of what the results mean and how to use them. Quality Assurance program results from recent years will also be presented.
Speakers
CW

Christopher Wilson

Supervisory Hydrologist, USGS
Recently, I have become the section chief for the Hydraulics and Water Quality section at the HIF, overseeing the QA programs for ADCPs, ADVs, mechanical meters, and groundwater tapes, as well as the preparation and calibration of the water quality probes and sondes. Before joining... Read More →
Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Midway 5
  HIF & EQUIPMENT, ANALYSIS

3:00pm CDT

Basic Electronics Principles
Tuesday July 16, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm CDT
Midway 6
An introduction to basic electronics principles regarding gage houses and DCP's.
Speakers
MW

Michael West

Electronics Technician - Telemetry, USGS
Tuesday July 16, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm CDT
Midway 6
  HIF & EQUIPMENT, TIPS AND TRICKS

3:00pm CDT

Wading through the USGS Quality Assurance Testing Program for ADCPs and FlowTrackers
Tuesday July 16, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm CDT
Midway 5
This session focuses on the quality assurance programs for both ADCPs and FlowTrackers. It will identify the Water Science Centers’ tasks for participating in the programs. This session will walk your through the OneStop Website, especially the Query Portal tools for maintaining your equipment inventory and reviewing the test results. The testing procedure used by the hydraulics lab team at the Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility will be presented, including the criteria used to evaluate the instruments. The results provided for each unit will be explained to facilitate understanding and application. Quality Assurance program results from recent years will also be presented.
Speakers
CW

Christopher Wilson

Supervisory Hydrologist, USGS
Recently, I have become the section chief for the Hydraulics and Water Quality section at the HIF, overseeing the QA programs for ADCPs, ADVs, mechanical meters, and groundwater tapes, as well as the preparation and calibration of the water quality probes and sondes. Before joining... Read More →
Tuesday July 16, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm CDT
Midway 5
  HIF & EQUIPMENT, ANALYSIS

4:00pm CDT

Meters and Measurements
Tuesday July 16, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Midway 6
A companion presentation to basic electronics principles.
Speakers
MW

Michael West

Electronics Technician - Telemetry, USGS
Tuesday July 16, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Midway 6
  HIF & EQUIPMENT, TIPS AND TRICKS
 
Wednesday, July 17
 

8:00am CDT

Batteries, Charging and Current.
Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:00am - 8:50am CDT
Midway 6
Part 3 in a series, a companion of Basic Electronics Principles and Meters and Measurements.
Speakers
MW

Michael West

Electronics Technician - Telemetry, USGS
Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:00am - 8:50am CDT
Midway 6
  HIF & EQUIPMENT, TIPS AND TRICKS

8:00am CDT

Drilling into the USGS Groundwater Tapes Recalibration Program
Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:00am - 8:50am CDT
Grand Ballroom B
This session will provide an overview of the Groundwater Tape Recalibration Program, as well as the Water Science Centers’ participation in the program. Topics will include navigating the OneStop Website and managing your equipment using Query Portal tools. Additionally, the calibration procedure used by the hydraulics lab team at the Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility will be presented, including the criteria used to evaluate the tapes. The calibration sheets provided for each tape will be explained to facilitate understanding of what the results mean and how to use them. Quality Assurance program results from recent years will also be presented.
Speakers
CW

Christopher Wilson

Supervisory Hydrologist, USGS
Recently, I have become the section chief for the Hydraulics and Water Quality section at the HIF, overseeing the QA programs for ADCPs, ADVs, mechanical meters, and groundwater tapes, as well as the preparation and calibration of the water quality probes and sondes. Before joining... Read More →
Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:00am - 8:50am CDT
Grand Ballroom B
  HIF & EQUIPMENT, ANALYSIS

10:00am CDT

The NEW HIF, same as the old HIF?
Wednesday July 17, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Midway 10
This session will provide an update on the HIF 2.0 facility. Along with a progress report on the facility's operations, this session will discuss the existing and new functions of the HIF, as well as the services available to WSCs and their hydrologic technicians.
Speakers
CW

Christopher Wilson

Supervisory Hydrologist, USGS
Recently, I have become the section chief for the Hydraulics and Water Quality section at the HIF, overseeing the QA programs for ADCPs, ADVs, mechanical meters, and groundwater tapes, as well as the preparation and calibration of the water quality probes and sondes. Before joining... Read More →
Wednesday July 17, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Midway 10
  HIF & EQUIPMENT, ANALYSIS
 
Thursday, July 18
 

1:00pm CDT

Turbidity basics
Thursday July 18, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
Regency Ballroom A
Overview of Turbidity basics including theory, calibration and measurement of turbidity.
Speakers
ET
Thursday July 18, 2024 1:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
Regency Ballroom A
  HIF & EQUIPMENT, TIPS AND TRICKS
 
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