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1. I d Record ji r e To access this screen click the f Comments radio button on the Sensors screen e Ifthe event occurred at a single point in time use the same data for Start Date and End date e If the event occurred over a period of time enter the appropriate dates e Entries are sorted in descending sequence by Date Time 178 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 4 4 Parameters Variables Monitored e In WQDMS the variables are called parameters e This screen is used to identify the parameters variables that are monitored by a sensor e It is critical that the parameters are set up properly in order for the Polling and Batch Import functions to operate correctly 4 4 1 Water Quality Parameters mA AL U3 AS File Edit Action Special Configure Utility Maintain Window Help H Fa FRIR A R F List Values OK Close Insert Mode v Display Parameters Monitored Calibration Log C Comments EMS Id E224821 AIKEN LAKE Source Name AIKEN LAKE TEST Channel No i Water level sensor generic Conversion Factor History eH Parar C Readings C Warmup Cycle Parameter Name Read Type On Web Source Abbr Slope O View Change Conversion Factors K I lt Record f gt p e To access the Parameters Monitored screen click the E Parameters a dio button on the Sensors screen e The EMS id Source name and Channel No fields are already populated The procedures for
2. 50 5161 50 5217 50 51849 43 0107 43 0175 493 0172 43 0178 43 0143 43 0125 43 0235 43 0213 45 0213 43 0215 43 0219 125 2142 125 239 122 4677 122 4742 122 4665 122 4663 122 475 122 4725 122 4 07 122 4701 122 470 122 4736 122 4756 Cancel Setting the end date will automatically turn off the Actively Polled Respond to alarm and Action on Call settings for a Data source An end date must be on or after the start date 158 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data Status There are three check boxes for the status These are for sites that are automatically polled and for which the data are loaded directly to WIDM They are connected to WIDM via a modem and telephone link They are described below Actively Polled Click this box if the site is active and data are automatically being received by WIDM Respond to Alarm Click this box if an alarm from this data source requires a response Action on Call Click this box 1f the data source is required to action an alarm call _ Polling Interval This indicates the frequency interval that the data are downloaded That is how often the WIDM system connects with the site and downloads the data There are three radio buttons for Polling Interval The button selected will determine which minutes sent to the scheduler that polls the data source for data Primary Minutes The primary minutes are always req
3. The elevator box is the sliding box inside an active scrollbar that indicates your relative position in the scrolling list A single line data field is a standard Windows data field A multi line data field is a field that accepts several lines of text including carriage returns and TAB characters Normally used for free form comments A pop up window containing a list of valid entries for a LOV A pop up window containing a list of values WIDM Training Manual Introduction 2 Location of WIDM Toolbars and Data Screen User Interface The following screen shows the main components of the WIDMs user interface e Title bar e Menu bar e Horizontal toolbar e Vertical toolbar e Status bar e Data screen or window e Scrollbar Title Bar a N wq sensi 2 1 envdlyr1_ Water Quality widm_sta 15 may 03 File Edit Action Special Configure Utility Maintain Window Help Meni Bak ae ATF FRIR A S a 9 List Values OK Close i HN Sensors Horizontal Insert Mode v Toolbar Sensors Screen C Calibration Log ndow C Parameters EMS Id ee Agency Code al Scrollbar Vertical Loran Ear Channel No fo moor Sensor Class fF Serial No Sampling Interval seconds Last Calibration Date startDate Next Calibration Date End Date po Replicate Media Preservation i M 4 Reco FF Status Bar Name assigned to the data source Record 1 1 J List of Values
4. where further change by any AGENCY USER is available Arrival Information Date This is the date that the site was visited and the observations were reported Date format is YY YY MM DD Arrival Time Watch The Standard Time ST arrival time as taken from the watch of the erson performing the visit The ST arrival time as taken from the recorder for the visit The ST time at arrival as indicated by the data logger Arrival Time Rec Arrival Time Data Logger Arrival Stage m O G The stage height measurement in metres as taken from the outside gauge at arrival Arrival Stage m I G The stage height measurement in metres as taken from the inside gauge at arrival The recorder measurement of stage height as taken at the time of arrival The stage height measurement in metres of the datalogger at arrival time Arrival Stage Rec Arrival Stage Data Logger Departure Information Departure Time Rec Departure Time Data Logger Departure Stage m The ST time as taken from the watch of the person performing the visit The ST time at departure as indicated by the data logger The stage height measurement in metres as taken from the outside gauge at departure Departure Stage m The stage height measurement in metres as taken from the inside gauge at departure The stage height measurement in metres of the datalogger at departure time Y or N indicator used to show if the
5. Destination Name Destination Format DELIMITED EHS ID E236907 AYUM CREEK TEST For the Year 1993 Select the EMS ID Station Name that report is to be generated for e Enter year for report YYYY format g e Click on the report generator button y EN Minit of Environment Landa and Parke ME ater Stage Recorder Staton Record for tia waar 1599 BRITISH LCL Agen WFO coe r hu Pree e un Crk Ems lo ater Sm Mems A UPTCEEM TES Sm Ms HM Menus Gauge ze 5 F C chen O Pers Feedgnr C ores _ Pears Deer o cn war Cw erie ew Racecar ed Sm ert ro Miner arene RCRA EORERR B AE oa Se ye eee S D A mue m r Ean res ee er eE E n paa d d W av ce rh hiad ahelet ri woot pie The F irri kr a aE ice abd pet Ee ci of ire he 4 Peropr aH k x Click on the close previewer to exit report ead 143 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 15 3 Station Analysis for the Year Select Station Analysis for the Year from Reports on the menu bar a hd_station_analysis Runtime Parameter Form Fie Edit Yiew Help XE ex a Station Analysis for the Year Destination Type preview gt Destination Name Destination Format permiten Ems ID E236907 AYUM CREEK TEST For the Year i999 e Select the EMS ID Station Name that report is to be generated for e Enter year for report YY YY format 3 e Click on the report generator butto
6. O S o YO M E O o o as N E O o o oOo f M A From Date Cai po 00 00 To Datel mes Check l Check Exceedences e To access the Check Exceedences screen click on the button on the main WQDMSS screen e Complete the fields on the screen as follows _ EMS ID Type the identification or use the EMS ID LOV button top obtain a list and select the appropriate one Data Source Use the data source LOV button to access a list of data sources data loggers associated with the site Select the appropriate source and click OK 213 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 7 1 2 Check Exceedences Using Channel Number e This is the first method of using this function HA Check Exceedences Check Exceedences EMS Id 245460 EMS Name Aberdeen Lake Data Source h F01 Channel No h Manual Snow Core Sampler Values Get List t Corrected e Raw Parameters Code Abbreviation Name Selected Test Value Comparison SNDP EDMAN snow Depth NSA ESCMAN snow Sampling SNWE BWEMAN snow H20 Equry m From Date I 937 03 23 p0 00 00 To Date I 957 03 23 00 00 00 e Because it is the basic screen the fields populated in section 7 1 1 remain the same e Populate the remaining fields as outlined below Channel No Use the channel number LOV button to obtain a list of all of the channel and associated sensors for each data logger data source Double click on a channel and this will be inserted
7. This date is autopopulated from the Calibration Log screen 108 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 2 5 Parameters Variables e The parameters monitored screen is to identify the parameters that are monitored by a sensor e tis critical that the parameters are set up properly in order for the Polling and Batch Import functions to operate correctly SA Parameters Monitored Display ae Parameters Monitored Calibration Lag ee t ETH SUL EMS Id E2451 13 berdeen Lake E Parameters Source Name 1F014 C Readings Channel No fi Manual Snow Core Sampler Warmup Cycle Parameter Name Read Type OnVWeb Source Abbr PMDP Snow Depth Raw SDMAN ENSA Snow sampling RAW sol hah SNWE Snow H20 Equiv RAW SWEMAN rok i a all LE Id d Record f b ri Parameters e To access the Parameters screen click the radio button on the Sensors screen e The EMS id Source name and Channel No fields are already populated The procedures for populating the remaining fields are outlined below Parameter A list of parameters is obtained by clicking the Parameter LOV button below the parameter column This list is from the EMS Parameters table Select the appropriate parameter and click on the button The Parameter field will populate automatically There are over 1100 entries in this list so performing a search may be required Use the wildcard to do the search 109
8. This screen is used to record and track maintenance activities that are performed on a Data Source The maintenance activities are classified according to the type of maintenance The individuals performing the maintenance are also recorded and are provided by the names in the Hydrometric Data Clients table Entries are in descending sequence by Date Time A Maintenance Log Display ME Source Hame 1401 Contacts Performed Maintenance Type au i i f Maintenance Log Maintained By Reason Power Cycle Comments i Readings Performed 2002 09 09 Maintenance Type Field Form Motes Maintained By Bruce Boyd Selkirk Reason ocheduled Maintenance SUITS EMS ID E245395 Monitoring Location Yellowhead Data Source Mame 1401 Recorders Name Bruce Boyd Selkirk Time Arrive 10 00 Time Leave 12 00 ld 4 Record k d r C Maintenance Lag To access this screen click on the radio button in the vertical toolbars of the Data Source screen vertical toolbar The source name will be the same as added to the initial data source screen In this exercise itis NEWSTATION 1 The fields should be populated as outlined below _ Performed Enter the date that the maintenance was performed Use the format YYYY MM DD 166 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data _ Maintained By The information for this field 1s obtained by clicking the Maintained By LOV and choosing the correct name This lis
9. Inside Gauge IG Outside Gauge OG and Turning Point TP Identifier This is a number that identifies which benchmark or turning point is being recorded page 65 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data _ Survey Point ID The Survey Point ID is automatically entered for benchmarks The Survey Point IDs for reference points turning points and gauges must be entered manually _ Description Field This is a entry of your choice but should include a brief description of the location of each Benchmark BM RF etc Agency Firm Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek Station Ho 14H409 Station Hame perum CREEK AT MOUTH Ems Id E236544 Su Point Identifier Su intilib Location Description C a em Effe Pe Lag bolt set in nly base of 0 2m alder located on rib 41 em lp P fag bolt set in nly base of 0 4m alder on I directly ope M 4 Record i gt h L The information entered in this Survey Point Identifier form in conjunction with the elevation from the RIC AQU 02 Gauge Level Notes form is used in the Gauges and Benchmarks sections of the Description of Hydrometric Station form Click or z buttons to save the information Close the Survey Point Identifier form and the Description of Hydrometric Station form and return to the main screen page 66 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 7 6 Recording Observed Data Water Stage Recorder e The Water Stage Recorde
10. Offset Recorder Water LevelRecorder Type Manufacturer Model Correction m Referenced To Chart Recorder AL Stevens fart OUTSIDE GAUGE LL Datalogger Db Lakewood Ultralogger pa Datalogger o E Thalimedes w Waterlevel Sensor Type Manufacturer Model Ps9000 po a Generic Temperature Sensor fil p Es 4 Recor p gt fa b This screen is accessed by the Equipment radio button Eauipment Once a station is selected the basic information Agency Firm Station No Station Name and EMS ID are filled in automatically Therefore these four fields are already completed This Station Equipment screen records three types of equipment information gauge type water level recorder and water level sensor The procedures for entering the appropriate data are summarized below Gauge Type There are five choices Select Staff Chain Wire Weight Other or None by clicking the appropriate checkbox For instance M Staff Enter a description of the gauge in the description field Water level Recorder The entries are usually dataloggers or chart recorders There are six fields to complete about the water level recorder 60 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Type select from LOV Enter D for digital or A for Analogue _ Manufacturer Enter the manufacturer s name for the recorder datalogger Model Enter the m
11. RELOCATED ACTIONED L jo METERED L BOOKER METERED a METER READER H 4 Record f Pl There are two general types of actions that are associated with a station The first group includes establishing relating modifying re establishing and relocating a station The second group includes metering and levelling These activities are identified by codes and must be recorded and dated In addition the person who performed the operation must be identified The Maintain Action Type screen allows for the linking of an Action Code to an Action Type The values entered into the Maintain Action Type screen are used in the RIC AQU 02 Gauge Level Notes RIC AQU 01 and RIC AQU 03 screens e To return to main Menu click on the close button on the horizontal tool 29 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 5 4 Maintain Data Class Restricted to HD SYSTEM HA Maintain Data Class OR x Code Description PL Passa Bo CLASS B 7 lt 15 O00000 ic CLASS C 215 lt 30 APPR Standardized Approximate Methods 30 JVRS Rated Discharge Structures lt 5 The Maintain Data Class screen allows for the entry of classification codes These codes represent a level of data quality and accuracy defined by the Resources Inventory Committee RIC standards for Hydrometric Surveying The purpose of these codes 1s to ensure that the data were collected by accepted techniques This cod
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13. e Title bar The title bar displays basic information on your WIDMs session in the following format screen code Water Quality user name date For example in the above screen wq_sensr 1 0 d815 is the code for current version of the Sensors screen ttwhite is the user and 04 Jul 1996 is the date of session This information is mostly of interest to systems staff WIDM Training Manual Introduction e Menu bar WIDMs pull down menus offer alternative methods of accessing many application functions For example you can insert or delete a data item using the Action drop down menu This manual assumes that you will use other methods such as the toolbar to use most functions Reports pull down menu allows users to generate site specific hydrometric reports e g Gauge Level History Water Stage Recorder Station Analysis etc Maintain pull down menu gives access to maintenance functions e g Agency Client Meter Calibration Basin Class etc e Horizontal toolbar The horizontal toolbar provides easy access to frequently used commands The following table shows all of the tools available on the WIDMs horizontal toolbar e The procedures in this manual mention only the following tools Insert Delete OK Close and rarely Execute Query Cancel Query and the Mode drop down list e The other tools are available as alternatives for example clicking List Values is equivalent to clic
14. 215 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 7 1 4 Check Exceedences Selecting Parameters Listing the parameters will not automatically select them for export The following outlines the procedures for choosing parameters HN Check Exceedences Check Exceedences EMS Id E245460 EMS Hame Aberdeen Lake Data Source I F01 Channel Ho I Manual Snow Core Sampler Values Get List C Corrected w Raw Parameters Code Abbreviation Name Selected Test Value Comparison NDF BDMAN Snow Depth mo a z SNSA BSCMAN Snow sampling E ENWE EWEMAN Snow H20 Equiv E OS YO M E ee M From Date I ggr 03 23 po 00 00 To Date ggr 03 23 po 00 00 Check e Complete the fields as follows Parameters To select any combination of parameters for export click on the check boxes to the right of the parameter To deselect the parameter click the checkbox a second time _ From and To Dates Enter the date range at the bottom of the screen The date range is automatically populated with the date range from the parameter readings of the parameter that was selected last Insert the appropriate time range using the format YY YY MM DD The default times are 00 00 00 and 23 59 59 Select a different time range for a partial day worth of data select a different time range 216 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data _ Test Value This field is for a value of a parameter For i
15. For example or Al are acceptable entries 234 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data Table 2 Example of Time series comma delimited CSV file using spreadsheet program EXCEL for import into WIDM EMSIDE231765 S l S IEMS Name BUHL CREEK AT BRIDGE J o 0 To Data Source Name BUHL C st C a Rs Re E T S S po AVG O avg AVG AVG AVG AVG RAW _ po AA B BCD SEF TG 1999 06 02 13 00 00 1 342 S S e 1999 06 02 14 00 00 1 339 2 46 7 93298 47 1003 1999 06 02 15 00 00 1 336 2 62 7 98 fiso 47 1003 1999 06 02 16 00 00 1 335 2 81 8 01 304 47 1003 1999 06 02 17 00 00 1 338 2 93 8 02 266 f8 1003 1999 06 02 18 00 00 1 331 3 8 03 fis4 f8 1003 1999 06 02 19 00 00 1 329 2 95 8 03 270 48 1003 1999 06 02 20 00 00 1 324 2 81 8 02 227 f8 1003 1999 06 02 21 00 00 1 328 2 63 8 17 48 003 1999 06 02 22 00 00 1 326 2 46 7 99 233 M9 1003 1999 06 02 23 00 00 1 325 12 28 7 98 264 49 1003 Table 3 Example of Time series comma delimited CSV file using ASCII text editor Notepad for import into WIDM HD amp WQ EMS ID E23 1765 EMS Name BUHL CREEK AT BRIDGE Data Source Name BUHL C DATE TIME Wlvl Temp pH Turb SpCond TDS Batt AVG AVG AVG AVG AVG AVG RAW LA 2B 3C 4D 5E 6F 7G 1999 06 02 13 00 00 1 342 O 1999 06 02 14 00 00 1 339 2 46 7 93 298 47 0 03 1999 06 02 15 00 00 1 336 2 62 7 98 189 47 0 03 1999 06 02 16 00 00
16. Introduction Status bar The status bar generally displays information on your current status in a procedure such as Prompts for example Enter the name assigned to the data source Information on the active field for example Field must be entered Error messages for example This function not allowed in this mode Your position in a multi record list for example Count 2 Information on current system activity for example Working The status bar may also display the following A or V Indicates that more records are available in the current list v means that you are at the top of the list while A means that you are at the bottom of the list and Av means that you are between the top and bottom of the list Count Indicates the number of records that you have viewed in a multi record block It does not indicate the total number of records until you have moved to the last record When you reach the last record an asterisk appears to the left of the count number Error messages System generated warnings Note them for future reference Data screen window The data screen or window is where WIDMs displays most of its information and where you enter edit or delete information Screens and windows are effectively the same thing Microsoft uses window as its standard term In this manual screen refers to one of the main windows in the WIDMs application where
17. Lands and Parks station Ho KVTESTS Station Name FREDERICK ARM OWEN POINT FISH FARM RE 131 Ems Id E224632 Image Date 2000 01 01 Map Comment HOTE Valid image files types are bmp Jpg gif and tif i 4 ae gt pt To access the Station Image form click on the Mases button in the vertical toolbar If images already exist in the site then the first one will present itself as the screen opens 62 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data e To add a new image click on the button in the main toolbar 1 above or click on Action Insert Record 2 above in the pull down menu This will bring up a blank screen There are seven fields for data entry _ Image Date If known enter the date that the image was created format YYYY MM DD _ Map Ifthe image was taken from a map click the tic box beside Comments Comments can be added in the Comment field Path to File Enter the complete absolute path to the image that you wish to load using the Button Remember that your h drive is the only drive accessible when working in the Citrix environment Click on the button to load the image Zoom and Reset The _Zoom_ and Reset buttons allow the user to zoom to various parts of the image and then reset to full size Click the _ Reset to reset the image to its full extent To window to a desired part of the image click a
18. RHPRR TER T H ar dol Jia aa ar n A ail eee Rei RRDPRR TRE TF BREEREEEEEE EEE ait AL AT ho see e DB ho an fi fi fu Sie an il fi EEGRR ESE a k k k oh b sk h ok k e wW eN aon n gt zoe Se ee aa E EE n gt Bog EEREEEE 277k Raa be a ed EPER L a a e r N a r SEEERRERER EER REERES PEEEE PEEPS SESE EEE REERER EES EES Ki KATEA E3 PRERRERCEEERERS ERE LERRGERY SERRE EY ERE ERR ERE ERESEREEREEEREREERRE EEE SERRE RRR YR RR seRE RRR ERR Be TEREE Re ee F m Decl ieee The dub iFd Dire ce ae bh re ps ee i a OS Ba Bd of epg The eu hi ak Dc Reg le ea ee pe ad a de crim h 4 Rep bH hid ld pad hd x Click on the close previewer to exit report 148 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 15 7 Monthly and Annual Mean Discharge Select Gauge Level History from Reports on the menu bar a hd_ monthly Runtime Parameter Form File Edit wiew Help XE ex Ab Monthly and Annual Mean Discharges cms Destination Type preview gt Destination Name fF Destination Format PELIMITED EMS ID E236522 e Select the EMS ID Station Name that report is to be generated for E e Click on the report generator button Minit of Environment Landi and Parke en Rapources Inventor Branch BREH COUMBlA Emcid E2gae0r Bisfon Wo 104 0040 Bision dame YUM GREEK TEET MONTHLY OHO ORR UL MEOH OBCHORGE
19. Station Name The name that corresponds to the EMS ID is displayed in this field This name is also displayed on the bottom of the screen _ From and To The dates must be entered in these fields using the correct format YYYY MM DD 134 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Note e Three sites can be displayed at once This permits comparisons among sites However it 1s not necessary to view the three sites e The three check boxes to the left of the name at the bottom of the screen are for selecting the sites e To display more than the default site click on the LOV and select the site selection _ Discharge Measurements To display discharge measurements check the adjacent box Discharge Series time Series To display the discharge series check the adjacent box e To draw the hydrograph click the button 135 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 14 2 Generate Discharges The Discharge Series data is time series water level data that are gathered automatically by the data logger at the site WIDM 1s able to generate discharges from this time series i Generate data To do this click the S radio button on the vertical toolbar of the Hydrograph form Any corrections to the Time Series stage data MUST be made before generating discharges e g If the datalogger is set to Gauge 0 but there is a gauge correction of 0 016 then each Time series stage entry will require
20. To edit data use either Adjust for Drift or the Readings screen under Sensors e Time series data are loaded into WIDM by automatic polling and loading through the Continuous Monitoring System CMS or by manual batch loading For details on batch loading of time series data see Time Series Data Part II Section 11 0 Data Source Headings Oy x Display Fe Data Source Readings f Comments Source Name BOOKE FTS i Contacts Parameter pot tr Ley Maintenance Log EMS Id Date Time Type Raw Value Corrected Value C aedo Eae poeson RAW ooo fer SC Power Cycle W A Record f d r Readings e To access this screen click on the radio button in the vertical toolbars of the Data Sources screen vertical toolbar e The fields are completed as outlined below Source Name The SOOKE FTS data source was used in the example above There will be no readings to access until they are added during the batch import process 169 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data _ Parameter Click on the Parameter LOV button to obtain a list of parameters that have been established for the named data source of interest Select the parameter Once selected the Readings screen will display the readings for that parameter Establishing parameters for a data source is performed when setting up the data source sensors 170 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 4 Sensors e A Senso
21. Updated Part II Ch 5 8 Maintain Basin Class with new screen shot Updated Part II Ch 6 2 Creating a New Hydrometric Station with a New EMS Site with the validation added Updated Part II Ch 7 1 Updating a Station Introduction with a new screenshot since underlying Main Menu screen changed looks Updated Part II Ch 7 3 Creating a New Hydrometric Station from an Existing EMS Site with new screen shots of the LOV Updated Part II Ch 7 4 Station Image with new screen shots Updated Part II Ch 15 Reports with a new screenshot since underlying Main Menu screen changed looks Updated Part III Ch 3 1 Data Sources Initial Screen with screen shot and better descriptions Updated Part III Ch 6 3 Export Data with screen shots and descriptions Updated Part III Ch 7 1 Check Exceedences with screen shots and descriptions Updated Part III Ch 7 2 Adjust Drift with descriptions Reflect changes for WIDM v 2 1 0 Updated screenshot in Part I Ch 2 Location of WIDM Toolbars and Data Screen Updated diagram in Part III Ch 2 WQDMS Organization Updated screenshots and text in Part II Ch 3 1 and 3 2 Data Sources WIDM Training Manual Introduction June 2003 to Aug 2003 Jan 2004 Kristy Vidal OA Solutions Kristy Vidal OA Solutions Updated screenshots and text in Part II Ch 4 1 Sensors Updated screenshots and text in Part II Ch 3 1 and 3 2 Data Sources Added conversion factors sections 1n Part HI Ch
22. WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Name Name field will populate automatically at the same time as the Parameter field Read Type The Read Type is the kind of reading It may be maximum minimum average raw etc A list of Read Types is obtained by clicking on the Read Type LOV button below the Read Type column Select the appropriate Read Type _ On Web The On Web checkbox is a flag A checked box indicates that records collected from this source can be viewed by the public through a web accessible application _ Source Abbr This is the source abbreviation It is the code used by the datalogger for the parameter The field person who installed the data logger at the stream established the abbreviations for the parameters that are being monitored This abbreviation must be duplicated exactly upper lower case included in the Source Abbr field for loading of data files to occur Note The Hydrograph form in the HDMS side of WIDM is capable of generating discharges from water level time series data However before this can be accomplished the Discharge parameter DSCH must be entered along with Water Level in the Parameters screen Failure to do so will result in failure of the Hydrograph form to calculate the discharges 110 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data C Parameters Monitored Parameters E l E r iol ll fied e The Parameters Monitored S
23. WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 7 5 Survey Point Identifier e The Survey Point Identifier screen provides a record of established benchmarks gauges and reference points for the station e These data are needed when a surveyed point is used in conjunction with other benchmarks to ensure the accuracy of positioning of gauge datum It s also used when assessing the positioning of other benchmarks ia Yictoria Preproduction TS Citrix ICA Client M Start fe hd_sr _point_iden 2 N hd_sr _point_iden 2 0 envtest Water Inventory gblaney 11 jan 01 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help bed FXR A 3 S F List values OK Close insert Mode N Survey Point Identifier lel ES Agency Firm Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek Station No iAHADgE Station Name YUM CREEK AT MOUTH Emsid 236544 Su Point Identifier Survey Point ID Location Description a Biff Mt 4 4 Recora fi gt Survey Point e To access the Survey Point Identifier screen click the WWentitiers radio button on the vertical toolbar in the Description of Hydrometric Station or RIC AQU 02 Gauge Level Notes screens There are four fields that must be completed _ Survey Point The Survey Point Field is populated by a list of values which are contained in the Maintain Elevation Survey Type form There are several choices benchmark BM Reference Point RP
24. agency to perform actions associated with the sites The authority to agency clients 1s covered in the previous section The role HD STATION ADMIN will be able to assign the roles HD_ AGENCY USER and HD AGENCY APPROVER to the appropriate clients Some clients that are identified will not have access to the HDMS system These clients such as survey assistants rod person etc will not have an oracle_user_name in the client entity and they will not have roles On some screens you will be able to record clients with their associated actions in the who actioned who metered and who surveyed entities They will also appear in the who computed who checked who approved plotted by checked by who created and who_updated attributes of the various entities of the system HA hd_mtn_ch_agency 1 1 envd Water Inventory hdms 03 apr 00 File Edit Acton Special Reports Mantan Window Help FaN 4 S ale ceva ooe ee sPAC Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek SEEK Salmon Escapement Estimation on Keogh River mF Client Client Roles Client Name Client Phone User Approver Auditor Admin System Bllemers ror rr wep oregBlaney ISS r m m m Pueebod ISS a r a B E r r r E r A i y r T Oog I4 A Record fi r 43 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Agency Firm Code and The unique code used to identify the agency operating firm Description that is responsible for the hydrologic site Agency informati
25. it and then click the button Ifthe required type of datalogger is not in the list it can be added through the Maintain Data Source Source Classes form 157 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data _ EMS Id Each Data Source must have a unique Monitoring Location selected Click on the EMS Id LOV button to obtain a list of Monitoring Locations that are not assigned to any active Data Sources This LOV is only available when you are creating a new Data Source The list is shown below Select an EMS Id These are not used by any active data sources Find A Station Name ESTERO LAKE 2 LUMNOLOGY STATION ESTERO LAKE 3 UMNOLOGY STATION FREDERICK SAM LAKE LIMNOLOGY STATION 11 SURFACE WATER 14 WELL GROUNDWATER 15 WELL GROUNDWATER 16 WELL GAOUND WATER 1 WELL GROUNDWATER 13 WELL GROUNDWATER 2 SURFACE WATER 20 FEIZOMETER LOWER SQUIFER 20 PELZQOMETER UPPER AQUIFER 21 PELZQOMETER LOWER SQUIFER 21 PELZQMETER UPPER AQUIFER Serial Number Type the serial number in this field This is not in a list _ Service Interval The service interval is the number of days between normal maintenance procedures _ Start Date The start date represents when the data source is activated The start date defaults to the current date The start date must be on or before the end date _ End Date The end date represents when the data source is deactivated
26. seq J N pee aif gt e ams MOEN A 9 00 WN BCe gt Ie ee ooops TT ejn asesoras N pee et il Approve n gt as gt Revoke l4 4 Record fi gt e This screen is accessed in two ways e The first way is by clicking on the L J button on the main menu e The second way is from the RIC AQU 06 Water Stage Record Station Record radio E Ric 4QU 06 Vater Stage Record button tation Record On the vertical toolbar e Save the data by clicking on the x or fl buttons Note The from and to date on the bottom left of the vertical toolbar should be filled in either by default or entered manually page 67 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Description of Water Stage Recorder form fields From and To date This provides filtering on screens dealing with many detail records The earliest and latest dated records are set as From and To date Changing this date range will increase or decrease the number of detail records displayed Approve Button If assigned the role AGENCY APPROVER then this button will be enabled Clicking this button will APPROVE this form s data and related data which will prevent further change by any other user while in the approved state Revoke Button If assigned the role AUDITOR then this buttons will be enabled Clicking this button will revoke this form s data and related data which will set the information back to RAW
27. zl cs F List Values Insert Mode Staff Persons Staff Code Region Code Last Name E LANEY Employee Humber H51 J2 First Hame GREG Display Hame GREG BLANEY E Mail Address lgreg blaney gems2 gov be ca Print Name blaney Oracle User Id GBLANEY IDIR User Id SBLANEY lq 4 Record f Pl 39 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Staff Code A code that identifies the staff member A code identifying the staff member s region Code The last name of client for editing or creation Employee Number The designated ministry employee number First Name First name of client for editing or creation purposes The combined version of First Name Field and Last Name Field Display name Email Address The email address of client Print Name The name that will appear on the printed report for identification purposes Oracle User Id The existing Oracle Connect Account USERID Only IDIR User Id This is used to set up OWDE users 40 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 5 11 Maintain Client Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN HD AGENCY APPROVER amp HD SYSTEM e The Maintain Client form allows for the editing of existing clients and the creation of new clients The form allows input of the individual s personal information This screen is an example of a parent child relationship e The screen is split into client location and client information blocks Clients must be associated to a client
28. 02 28 e tis obtained by completing the fields for graphing as shown HA hd_time_senes 2 0 envtest WaterInventory gblaney 2 sep 01 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help 5 A zl AF List values OK Close Insert Mode EMS ID 8 Time series Graph Ox 236907 AgencyFinm Society forthe Protection of Ayum Creek Station No fi AHA040 ae Station Name YUM CREEK TEST Emsid E236907 p02 Source Name YUM LEWD Channel Ho fi PF59000 Pressure Sensor Param Desc ater Level Time series 20 i Graph Edit Values ae Ie D n z AYUM CREEK TEST Water Level Correction 10 Not Selected Set Type gt Pee Max Arum CREEK TEST rater Le rova i ae F Min AVUM CREEK TEST Water Le Max Mot Selected FLOM D Min Not Selected fasen p01 D To fi Gago 225 P Station Name Parameter Graph Max Min Wo ArU CREEK TEST hater Level 1 None E iiil BE Aihe E e Ifthe requested graph is more than 5000 records a message indicating the maximum number of records has been exceeded is displayed Forms EJ i Graph 1 Exceeds 5000 records please select a smaller time period or a MasMin iO Cancel e This can be corrected in two different ways Reduce the data range to a shorter time period MaxMin Click the None selection to choose between daily weekly monthly or yearly maximum and minimum values 199 WIDM Training Manual
29. 1 click on the button e To proceed to Gauge Level Notes screen 3 click on the button page 74 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 8 4 Gauge level Notes Screen 3 e This screen is used to add additional notes 4 RIC AQU O2 Gauge Level Notes Additional Notes Additional Hotes Continue e The comments can be typed directly into the screen or typed and edited in the text editor by clicking on the A button e To return to Gauge Level Notes screen 1 click the Continue button e Click ok or a to save the data e Click on the Visit Date LOV located in the upper left corner There should be a Performed beside the date This indicates that there was a survey performed on that date and the data has been entered into the Gauge Level Notes screen page 75 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 9 Discharge Measurements Discharge measurements are intended to be made using the standard metering method however it is allowed that other methods such as flume or estimation may provide the information with the remarks on the discharge measurement indicating that this is the case Who performed what action during the metering is recorded The usual case is that the discharge 1s computed from a series of water velocity measurements taken at selected points in a transit of the stream river When this is done the discharge area width and average velocity are derived quantities of the measurement detail Every
30. 1 335 2 81 8 01 304 47 0 03 1999 06 02 17 00 00 1 338 2 93 8 02 266 48 0 03 1999 06 02 18 00 00 1 331 3 8 03 184 48 0 03 1999 06 02 19 00 00 1 329 2 95 8 03 270 48 0 03 1999 06 02 20 00 00 1 324 2 81 8 02 227 48 0 03 1999 06 02 21 00 00 1 328 2 63 8 217 48 0 03 1999 06 02 22 00 00 1 326 2 46 7 99 233 49 0 03 1999 06 02 23 00 00 1 325 2 28 7 98 264 49 0 03 1999 06 03 0 00 00 1 337 2 16 7 99 238 49 0 03 12 39 235 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 236 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data EXAMPLES ig a The following are examples of data from different data logger types and formatted into the proper batch import specifications These examples have been provided in order to lead users through their first few attempts at importing files into WQDMS For the first attempts at importing files the following suggestions may be helpful Start with a small file no more than one day s worth of data Format the file in EXCEL save as an EXCEL file and a CSV file View the CSV file through NOTEBOOK to ensure that formatting 1s correct Attempt import Record any useful notes for yourself and keep them with your WQDMS manuals If problems are encountered during import of data files please check the following Review formatted file to ensure that the format is full adherence to the above specifications Remember CASE sensitive Ensure that sensors have been configured and parameters monitored and channel assign
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32. 2 _ Username Enter your username For Ministry staff this 1s your idir username Password Enter the password provided This is displayed as a row of asterisks Default password will be your idir password Database Enter the training database instance name envirn To enter into Production the database is envprod 1 Connect e Press enter on your keyboard or click on 26 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 5 Pre Station Information Set up the Maintain Screens 5 1 Overview e Pre station information is required for both the creation and maintenance of the station record including basin classification supporting code and specific meter information e Supporting records must be created within nine different screens These are 5 1 Maintain Action Type Restricted to HD SYSTEM 5 2 Maintain Data Class Restricted to HD SYSTEM 5 3 Maintain Elevation Survey Type Restricted to HD_SYSTEM 5 4 Maintain Recorder Sensor Type Restricted to HD SYSTEM 5 5 Maintain Agency Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN amp HD SYSTEM 5 6 Maintain Basin Class Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN amp HD SYSTEM 5 7 Maintain Meter Calibration Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN amp HD SYSTEM 5 8 Maintain Staff Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN amp HD SYSTEM 5 9 Maintain Client Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN D AGENCY APPROVER amp HD SYSTEM 5 10 Maintain Agency Client Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN HD AGENCY APPROVER amp HD
33. 4 4 Parameters Variables Monitored Updated screenshot in Part III Ch 6 4 Import Data Release of Groundwater extension Part II Chapter 5 10 updated Maintain Staff screen shot and description of new field Part II Chapter 5 7 Maintain Agency noted how Groundwater agencies should be named Part II Chapter 6 2 3 RIC AQU 01 Description of Hydrometric Station New updated screenshot with description three new fields WIDM Training Manual Introduction Preface The Water Inventory Data Management system WIDM was designed to complement Resources Inventory Committee Manual of Standard Operating Procedures for Hydrometric Surveys in British Columbia Version 1 1 and Automated Water Quality Monitoring Field Manual Version 1 0 Digital copies of aforementioned RIC manuals are available on the internet at http srmwww gov bc ca risc pubs aquatic index htm This training manual was written to assist users of the Water Inventory Data Management system commonly referred to as WIDM It has been configured to allow the user to follow a step by step process to set up and populate Hydrometric and Automated Water Quality sites The database allows input of miscellaneous measurements and information plus the ability to automatically capture continuous Time Series data with minimal user guidance Brand names of products and manufacturers are occasionally used in text and illustrations to describe various procedures to enter data
34. C LEND Mer ED Pressure Sensor o llm Channel Ho Param Desc ater Level Time series T 20 Sere er Se a Graph hy J 5 s pooo N aaa e a Seea a Edit Values MI A acl ca aoe e Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb i Li e 1335 1333 YUM CREEK TEST Water Lev Pag AYU CREEK TEST Temperatu Set Type SS lJ Max AVUM CREEK TEST Water T J Min AYUM CREEK TEST Water 3 a Max AY UM CREEK TEST Tempe From f ggg ood ya Min ATUM CREEK TEST Tempe To 5 f 9990228 Date P Station Name Parameter Gra oh Max Min M Brum CREEK TEST hater Level Hone M BruM CREEK TEST El fTernperature El F None J e To plot two graphs complete the following steps Use the Station Name LOV at the bottom middle of the screen and double click on the station name or EMS number from the pop up list The name can be the same or different than chosen for the first graph Select a parameter from the Parameter LOV at the top right of the screen Double click on the appropriate choice Click on the check box beside the Station Name field Plot e Click the button to plot the graphs 120 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 4 5 Two Parameters on the Same Graph 20 hd_time_senes 2 0 envtest 3 WaterInventory gblaney 04 oct 01 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help 7 x Z a 4 9 ict vielllee JK Close Insert Mode EMS ID HO Time senes Graph OW x 236907 A
35. Computed ei Survey Point By SREE E identifiers Checked By Bruce Boyd fal if Images ES d by Action Type Hame E URYEYOR L L L L Approve L Reject REVOKE Prev Screen C Equipment Gauge Correction Comments The comments can be added directly by typing in the boxes OR by clicking on the Fal button _ Computed By and _ Checked By These two fields give the names of the people who compute and check the data The adjacent LOV button gives a list of possible names These names have been identified as clients for a particular agency and are listed in the Maintain Agency Client form in the Maintain pull down menu For example Computed By Michael Pronk Gl Checked By Bruce Boyd fl _ Surveyed By There are two types of data that must be entered in this section Action Type and Name page 73 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data _ Action Type This lists the action performed by the person e g surveyor rod person etc The action performed is found from the LOV button 1 _ Name The name of the person who performed the action will be in the LOV list opened by clicking A Surveyed by Action Type Hame INSTRUMENT PERSON L Bruce Boyd ROD PERSON L Michael Pronk e At this point the user can go back to the previous screen or if additional comments are required can proceed to the next screen e To return Gauge Level Notes screen
36. Enter the date using the format YY YY MM DD 176 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data _ By This is the name of the person doing the calibration The list of names is obtained by clicking ofn the BY LOV button This list is called from the EMS Client list Enter the correct name _ Calibration This 1s the calibration information for an individual sensor This data may be the calibration coefficients derived from a factory calibration or notes on how an instrument s output 1s converted into derived units _ Note Enter relevant on site field notes This is a text entry field and the information 1s typed into the fields Comments Enter relevant on site field notes This is a text entry field and the information is typed into the fields wai WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 4 3 Sensor Comments e This screen is used to track events or conditions that may affect the quality or reliability of readings recorded by this sensor e These events can be a single point in time or over a period of time HN Sensor Comments Oy x Displ pore Sensor Comments Calibration Log i orimerits EMS Id E236734 GREGGS NEW SITE Parameters Source Name MEVW STATION_1 Readings Channel No fi DataSonde3 Multparameter Sonde warmup Cycle End Date l Start Date l comments start Date End Date Comments Start Date End Date comments l
37. Le Max Not Selected Fam H Min Not Selected figger 001 D To 1399102128 P Station Name Parameter Graph MaxMin IY Ari CREEK TEST hater Level 1 Hone ki r E a E z None e Oracle is able to successfully display up to 5000 records in its Graphics environment Beyond the 5000 record tolerance the following message appears Forms i Graph 1 Exceeds 5000 records please select a smaller time pernod or a MaxMin Cancel e If this message appears there are two options These are discussed in turn below Reduce the date range to a shorter time period to decrease the file size or MaxMin Click the _____ selection to choose between daily weekly monthly or yearly maximum and minimum values Either of these choices reduce the number of records that Oracle has to display 119 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 4 4 Two Parameters on Two Separate Graphs e WIDM can generate graphs of more than one parameter or more than one site This is useful for comparisons among different data sources and different sites 20 hd_time_senes 2 0 envtest WaterInventory gblaney 78 sep 01 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help FS Al SI Al List Values OK Close Insert Mode EMS ID 20 Time seres Graph OR x 236907 AgencyFirm Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek Station No f AHAD40 ree Station Name a UM CREEK TEST Emsid E236907 pon E Source Hame YUM
38. Maintain Window Help Close Inset Mode sal 236907 AgencyFirm Society forthe Protection of Ayum Creek Station No md Standard Rating Station Name AYUM CREEK TEST Ems Id F2s650 ei RIC AGU 05 Summary of Discharge Measurements i Station Actions Rating Table Loader i Images ei Adjust Curve Periods Hydrograph Time series f RIC SQU o2 Gauge Level Motes RIC AQU 03 Discharge peee Discharge Remarks P Curve 4 Dev 5 Curve Dev heasurement TE 7 Tie g This measurement th i POON Oa27 456 G 43 Fromfi997 10 22 M hana S12 298 2001 06 14 rC fsa 74 2 187 7 f Primary D ere Clear Selection Primary Secondary Plot Chart Ji rl I No Curve e To access this screen click L Jon the main menu e The data are taken from Discharge Measurements and Tables e The Discharge Measurements includes seven columns at the bottom of the screen The required discharge measurements are chosen from check boxes to the left of the first column e The Tables includes only one column which is the curve number This is the curve against which the Discharge Measurements will be plotted e Below both the Discharge Measurements and Tables columns are primary and secondary fields There is also a choice of no curve under the Tables column 88 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Primary curves may be plotted on their own but secondary curves require the selection of a primary c
39. Module with ware Vertical Power __ Toolbar Cyde Sensor Readings wq pog wq sread Readings Warmup wq dread Ode wq wam 153 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 3 Data Sources e A Data Source is a source of high frequency electronic data e Typically it is a data logger but it may also be a bulletin board or a computer host e A Data Source can record information for multiple sensors and multiple monitoring locations 3 1 Initial Screen e The Data Sources screen is used to create and or configure data that are used in WIDM WQDMS SA wq_sourc 2 1 enydlyrl Water Quality widm_sta 18 jun 03 File Edit Action Special Configure Utility Maintain Window Help abs FRR zA Z AF OK Close Ess A Data Sources Display Data Sources Create New Data Source Find Data Source f Alarm Log Source Name 344 Hp l Source Class Standard OCP NESDIS Format zl EMS Id F224822 BARKERVWILLE SNOWY PILLOW 0 C Comments f Contacts C Maintenance Log Serial No p z Pener IKE Service Interval PES days Last Poll Date 2003 06 18 05 19 C Readings Start Date 2001 09 20 Status Polling Interval cenaze s End Date Actively Polled Primary Respond To Alarm Secondary minutes minutes T Action On Call Override minutes ka l4 Record f p u Configure Data Sources e Access the Data Sources screen by clicking on the button on the main WQMDS menu 154 WIDM T
40. Names and Numbers is shown below 105 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data EMS ID screen Monitoring Locations Find f LILYDALE FE1 7213 PRE AERS TION LAGOONS LILYDALE SUURE PE1721 PRETREATMNT EFFLUEN CANO HARMACTPE S6 INTAKE WESTERN FE1240 PULP SEWER C amp F INFLUENT TO HYRA PONDS FPE 6582 WESTMIN FPE 4077 01 MINE CAMF STP MT WASHINGTON FPE5123 CHLOR CONTACT TANK VICTORIA AT GOODWILL IND BAr ST VICTORIA FOUNDRIES SMBIENT VICTORIA UNITY VICTORIA FOUNDRIES SMBIENT BUDGET RENT A C PAPS 01 VICTORIA 1250 QUADRA ST PWLL A LAWN BOWLING CLUB GOULD AWER GULF BULE STH TAHSIS CO PUMPHOUSE GOLD A PORT 4ALBERNI AT HEALTH UNIT mara OE a AT a AT I e Ifthe EMS ID name is known enter the name of the site and then click the __Find button This will bring up only the site name that was entered e To select this site either double click the site name or click the site name and then the click the button e Ifthe site name or ID is not known use the wildcard symbol to find a name and location number This can be done by putting the before or after the incomplete name The resulting names are different For instance if the site name is Ringo Starr Creek Ringo is an imcomplete name If Ringo is used as an incomplete name the results of using this name and the before and after are shown below e Ringo gives everything ending in Ringo Eg Starr Creek at Ringo but not Ringo Star Creek
41. Number 63360 Observation Well No 287 Hear City COOMBS ld a e e The Station Name EMS ID Latitude and Longitude fields are all filled in This is the information that was just completed entering in the previous EMS forms e The procedures for adding information to the remaining topics listed on this screen are considered in order below Agency Firm Click on the LOV button beside the Agency Firm field This gives a list of Agencies with which you have Station Administration privileges This list is taken from the Maintain Agency form in the Maintain pull down menu Select the Agency that will be the operating agency or firm for this station _ Station No Use the Hydrometric Station number 49 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data _ Basin Name Use the LOV button to select the Basin Name The names in this list are pulled from the Maintain Basin Class form in the Maintain pull down menu If the basin name is not in the list you must quit entering the new site close the form and update the Maintain Basin Class form You will have to start from the beginning again in order to complete the creation of a new Hydrometric Site e This completes the mandatory data fields which must be entered by Station Administrator HD STATION ADMIN e save the data by clicking ou or I and closing leaving the completion of the forms to a person with HD AGENCY_ USER privileges or HD STATION ADMIN can cont
42. WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 3 5 Contacts e This screen allows is used to relate interested parties to a Data Source so that they can be contacted should an alarm be received e Itis used to automatically notify an interested party of an alarm The contact names are on the Hydrometric Data Clients table e The interested party must have the Active flag turned on e If additional names are required contact the HD Station Administrator Note Data loggers currently used by the Ministry are not capable of triggering alarms 8 Contacts Display Contacts Alarm Log i Comments Source Hame Contacts Name C Maintenance Log Alarm Type C Power Cycle Notify Via E Mail i Readings Name Alarm Type Notify Via E Mail Name Bruce Boyd Selkirk Alarm Type Pump sampler full requires change Notify Via E Mail Active M14 Recort ff r e To access this screen click on the f Contacts radio button in the vertical toolbars of the Data Source screen vertical toolbar e The source name will be the same as added to the initial data source screen In this exercise itis NEWSTATION 1 e When entering data into the Recorders Name field of screen of Field Forms the LOV will call data from this Contacts list If there are no entries in this form then completion of the Field Forms will not be possible 165 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 3 6 Maintenance Log
43. Water Quality Data Management System Main Screen Click on Maintain in the menu bar This will present a list in a drop down menu ES wq_main 2 0 enyprod1 Water Quality bboyd 06 jun 02 File Edit Action Special Configure Utility Maintain Window Help G 4 Alarm al J DataSource gt Lo Sensor gt Parm Abbr E AU TC Insert Mode v Water Quality Data n Management Graph Data Reject Data Export Data ent System EnterEditView Monitoring Locations Exit Se Field Form Import Data Configure Data Sources Modems Data Analysis Check Exceedences Adjust For Drift Click here to exit the Water Quality Data Management System 224 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 8 2 Maintain Alarm Types Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN amp HD SYSTEM e The Maintain Alarm Types is used to create what type of response is carried out when an alarm is triggered by a data logger The entries in this screen are reported to the Data Sources Alarm Log when a specific problem is encountered with the data logger H0 Alarm Types Of x Alarm Types Code RTVAL Description Readings exceed critical value Response Notify Contacts Code LUERR Description Loader software error Response Notify Contacts Code LOGERR Description General data source error Response Notify Contacts I 4 Record h d e To access the Maint
44. a data source at a monitoring location you must set an End date on the existing data source first which turns off its polling and makes the Monitoring Location available for selection in the EMS Id LOV e There are fields on the initial screen are explained below _ Source Name Enter the source name here The source name should refer to the type of datalogger that is used at the site If there 1s more than one data logger both must have a data source Recommended format 1s watercourse_ datalogger For instance Ayum Creek has two dataloggers and thus each requires its own data source in WQDMS These two data sources are the names of the two dataloggers AYUM C LKWD for the Lakewood logger and an AYUM C THAL for the Thalimedes logger 156 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data _ Source Class The source class is the make and model of the data loggers Click on the Source Class LOV button to obtain a list of dataloggers The list is shown below Data Source Classes DCP Download List_ D 1 DCP Download List ID 2 DCP Download List_ID 3 DCP Download List ID 4 DCP Download List ID 5 DCP Download List ID 5 Telnet Edutech EES 2002 systern Environment Canada BBS Pays 12 H 30 L Handar 555 Handar DCF Format 4 Scroll up or down the menu to find the type of datalogger that is at the site Either double click the name of the appropriate data logger or highlight
45. alpha a numeric or an alpha numeric value A datalogger can have several channels and therefore the process must be repeated for each channel and thus each sensor 107 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data _ Sensor Class The sensor class is the type of sensor attached to the datlogger To find the sensor class click on the Sensor Class LOV button Select the appropriate sensor and click OK Remember this sensor is tied to the channel number as indicated in the Channel No field Ifthe list does not contain the sensor type that is required new sensors can be added through the Maintain Sensor Sensor Classes screen Serial No This field is for the serial number of the sensor If it is not known enter any value _ Sampling Interval Enter the sampling interval between readings Give the time in seconds Start Date This is the date that the sensor was installed Enter the date using the format YYYY MM DD End date This is the date that the sensor sensor ceased to be active Enter the date using the format YY YY MM DD Media Preservation This is the method s used to preserve the samples This is critical for grab samples but is not relevant to electronic Sensors For most cases the entry will be Not Applicable Last Calibration Date This date is autopopulated from the Calibration Log screen _ Next Calibration Date
46. be viewed e At this point only users with HD AGENCY USER or HD SYSTEM privileges will have the ability to add or update data If all of the fields in this form are greyed out this form can not be used and it will be necessary to obtain a WIDM user identification e Ifthe form is not greyed out and the appriate identifications are established proceeed using the Vertical Toolbar on the left of the Station Description form shown below Vertical Toolbar of Station Description form EMS ID E236968 Station Description Station Actions i z PE AE See Section 7 2 a gt See Section 7 4 Equipment ae l See Section 7 3 O Survey Point identifiers gt See Section 7 5 f Basin Class C RIC AU 06 Vater Stage Record Station Record C Ric 4 u 05 Summary of Discharge Measurements C Ric AGU 0F station Analysis Tor the Year See Section 7 6 e The Vertical Toolbar has a series of radio buttons Clicking on a radio button calls up the associated form A plus sign next to the button indicates that there is information associated with that particular form In this example only Basin Class has information e The topics on the radio buttons are discussed in the sections indicated on the right 57 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 7 2 Station Action e The Station Action form is used to add information about activities at the selected site ia Yictoria Preproduction
47. discharge measurement can have a primary and perhaps a secondary stage discharge curve Stage discharge curves and their linkage to discharge measurements are discussed in the section on rating tables ina Yictoria Preproduction TS Citrix ICA Client A Start pa hd_ricaqul3 1 1 env AN hd_nicaquO3 1 1 envdivr Water Inventory hdms 25 aug 00 File Edt Acton Special Reports Maintain Window Help J Rl A Bl BLY List values OK Close Series EMS ID RIC AQU OF Discharge Measurement Ee E E224413 i a i Society ftor the Protection of Ayum Creek i 1444040 VISIT DATE Anency Firm y y Station No frggqrorio7 Station Name yum Creek Near Mouth EMS ID E224413 Discharge Date 1999 07 07 Time PST 0 55 Air Temp 21 Measurement Water Temp g ac of Station Weather Actions Location of eo Metering Section 100 METRES DS OF HV BRIDGE Equipment Metered by Action Tye METER FEADER L Bruce Boyd G Recorder Data Logger Begin Ez as a End 10 01 34 Mean 09 38 gl 40 ol Gauge Correction ema 340 Q oon Area 241 Average Velocity 006 Reject eee l4 4 Record fi gt rl More page 76 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 9 1 RIC AQU 03 Discharge Measurements Discharge Measurements is a set of two screens that can navigate back and forth Prev Screen More using or buttons e RIC AQU 03 Discharge Measurements provides fields recording ge
48. e Ringo gives everything beginning with Ringo Eg Ringo Starr Creek e Once the search criterion has been entered click on the Find button This shows a list of the names found by the wildcard search 106 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data e Double click on the desired selection or single click to select and then click on the button e Return to Sensor Screen Slide and populate the remaining fields as follows _ Agency Code This is the name of the Agency that owns operates this sensor Sensors are tied directly to the Agency and typically all sensors attached to a datalogger will be owned by a single agency However should the occasion occur several agencies could use a single data source ie datalogger and still maintain the security of the sensor data by restricting access to those persons with agency viewing user priveleges _ Source Name This is the name of the data source established in Data Sources Section 2 1 Recall that the Data Source 1s the type of datalogger at the site Therefore the source name in this screen ties the datalogger to the EMS site To produce a list of all data sources click on the Source name LOV button Select the source name In this exercise the source name is NEWSTATION 1 _ Channel No This field is used to enter the channel number on the datalogger to which a particular sensor is attached Enter the channel number in the text field This can be an
49. e These events can be a single point in time or over a period of time A Data Source Comments x Display A Data Source Comments Alarm Log E Comments Source Hame NEWSTATION_1 f Contacts f Maintenance Log From Date To Date Power Cycle Comments C Readings From Date To Date Comments From Date To Date Comments ld 4 Record h r e To access this screen click on the 2 S radio button in the vertical toolbars of the Data Source screen vertical toolbar e The source name will be the same as added to the initial data source screen In this exercise itis NEWSTATION 1 163 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data e The fields that are new are the From Data and To Date _ From Date and To Date If the event occurred at a single time these fields are populated with the same date If the event occurred over a period of time the dates of the event are added For instance high snow pack could affect certain water quality parameter and the From Data and To date could logically be 1996 01 15 to 1996 02 02 The entries are sorted in descending sequence by date time Enter any appropriate comments This form is also populated by data entered through the Field Forms screen For this exercise use yesterday s date as the From Date and today s date as the To Date Use the format YY YY MM DD Enter a comment e To save the information click ok e To exit click close 164
50. easy navigation through related screens The following screen shows an example of a vertical toolbar A plus sign beside the radio button lets the user know that there 1s information to access Those descriptions without a plus sign have no data to access EN hd_ricaqu02 1 1 Water Inventory hdms 13 mar 00 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help F FR A zB z a 9 istvalues InsertMode v EE AR RIC AQU 02 Gauge Level Notes Tox Vertical Toolbar nae Bl AgencyFirm Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek StationNo f AHA040 ooon E PT alfa Station Name YUM CREEK NEAR MOUTH Emsid E224380 rvey Date Poon 1 Survey Time crema Level a Height TE metres Gauge Correction estas Date of Change C RIC AQU 06 Water Stage Level Checks Record C Additional Gauge Level Notes Station Actions Survey Point Identifiers C Images C Equipment Established Mean Elev Elevation Means Benchmark oes tee peu SS A ce a ee ees Revoke iq 4 Record fi gt for The following table describes the Vertical Toolbar actions EMS ID LOV When you create a new station you are using the EMS system to register a new site The EMS JD becomes the overall unique identifier of a site All WIDM HD vertical toolbar forms provide the EMS ID List of Values so you can choose to work with any one of your other sites operated by an agency that you are a
51. horizontal tool bar 32 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 5 6 Maintain Recorder Sensor Type Restricted to HD SYSTEM 0 Maintain Sensor Type Hame of Sensor Digital or Analog PS9000 PRESSURE SENSOR LAKEWOOD RO L f HALIMEDES SHAFT ENCODER F L STEVENS AMT FLOAT 7 L THERMISTER LAKEWOOD A L p C a ee a C a C a ee a WN 4 Record fi P h e Uses This screen is used to record the names and types of sensors The sensors are either digital or analogue e Access via Maintain in the menu bar The screen is accessed via Recorder Sensor Type on the drop down Maintain menu Source of the Data The values entered into the Maintain Sensor Type screen are used in the Station Equipment screen in the Water Level Sensor section Return to Main Menu Click on the close button on the horizontal tool bar 33 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 5 7 Maintain Agency Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN amp HD SYSTEM e The Maintain Agency form provides a means of editing existing Agencies or creating new Agencies The Maintain Agency form consists of only an Agency Firm Code field and a text field for the Description e To access the Maintain Agency form it is necessary to go to the Main Menu on your screen click on Maintain and select Agency e To return to the Main Menu for the Water Inventory Data Management System form click on the Close button on the m
52. in the channel number field Parameters The fields Code Abbreviation and Name will be populated automatically From and To Dates The date range is automatically populated with the date range from the parameter readings of all the parameters for the Channel of the data SOUTLCC 214 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 7 1 3 Check Exceedences Using Get List e This is the second way to use the check exceedences screen 8 Check Exceedences OF x Check Exceedences EMS Id 245460 EMS Name Aberdeen Lake Data Source f F01 Channel No Get List ee t Corrected w Raw Parameters Code Abbreviation Name Selected Test Value Comparison ISNOP BOMAN snow Depth SNSA ESCMAN snow Sampling SNWE EWEMAN snow H20 Equiv From Date hehe wT To Date Check Because it is the basic screen the fields populated in section 7 1 1 remain the same Populate the remaining fields as outlined below _ Parameters Get List Click the o Gotist e button This will populate the fields Code Abbreviation and Name with all of the parameters for the selected Data Source _ From and To Dates The date range is left empty when no Channel is chosen _ Channel No Populate this field after the above three fields If a channel number has been selected first and the Geist e button is clicked only the parameters for the selected channel will appear
53. intakes were flushed or not during the visit Initials The initials identify who was responsible for collecting the information associated with the visit Tip This person must be a client of the agency responsible for the site and may be different than the person who enters the information into the system Direction of pen in An indicator as to whether the pen direction is rising at the time of the rising stage visit Comments Information relevant to site visit e g metered leveled obstructions etc Departure Stage Data Logger Intakes Flushed mS iS N SJA page 68 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 8 Gauge Level Notes Periodic surveys are performed to ensure that water level gauges have not shifted For each survey comparisons are made between gauge elevations and benchmark elevations Should the gauge have shifted the gauge correction is calculated and the date is estimated deduced when the shift may have occurred This information is retained in the gauge level comment entity Who performed the work associated with the survey is retained in the child entity who_ surveyed Checking the gauge levels corresponds to a calibration of the time series data on stage height time Entries in the gauge level comment entity will trigger the creation of a calibration log for the stage information in the WIDM W9Q side of the system Ea Start E hd_ricaqul 1 1 env Reports Background Engine HA hd_ncaquO 1 1 env
54. is designed to handle WIDM s need to schedule the polling of water quality snow and hydrometric data from different sources in the Province of British Columbia There are six screens available through the CMS application The CMS is an administration system that can only be used by application custodians for WIDM and other applications served by the newly revised WIDM Training Manual Introduction corporate polling server CMS application is a stand alone system with a separate logon procedure and cannot be accessed through WIDM WIDM Training Manual Introduction EMS Environmental Monitoring System is a ministry computer application that tracks the environmental monitoring process The EMS contains a variety of information on monitoring locations samples and results It gets most of its information directly from laboratories that analyze the monitoring samples and permittees who are required to submit monitoring data to the ministry Lab data entry processes bypass the user interface but ministry staff frequently enter EMS data through the EMS user interfaces WIDM Water Inventory Data Management system is an oracle based application designed to capture Hydrometric Snow and Water Quality data from both remote automated and manual sites In addition it provides tools for evaluating Quality Assessment QA and analyzing the data The functions and data are available to Ministry employees external agencies and contractors who have d
55. populating the remaining fields are outlined below 179 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data _ Parameter A list of parameters is obtained by clicking the Parameter LOV button below the parameter column This list is from the EMS Parameters table Select the appropriate parameter and click on the button The Parameter field will populate automatically There are over 1100 entries in this list so performing a search may be required Use the wildcard to do the search Name The Name filed will populate when the parameter field populates Read Type The Read Type is the kind of reading It may be maximum minimum average raw etc A list of read types is obtained by clicking on the Read Type LOV button below the Read Type column Select the appropriate read type On Web The On Web checkbox is a flag A checked box indicates that records collected from this source can be viewed by the public through a web accessible application _ Source Abbr This is the source abbreviation It is the code used by the datalogger for the parameter The field person who installed the data logger at the stream established the abbreviations for the parameters that are being monitored This abbreviation must be duplicated exactly upper lower case included in the Source Abbr field for loading of data files to occur _ Slope Intercept Start Datetime This is
56. the I or x buttons e To save the information if necessary click the cose button 187 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 4 6 Warm up Cycle e This screen is used for sensors that require warm up prior to recording results e Warm up refers to the period that the operating environment of an instrument requires to reach a specific operating temperature For example if an on line analyzer requires that the readings and processes be conducted at 25 C the warm up cycle would be time required for the analyzer to reach 25 C e This information would be used to assess the validity of readings from an instrument that must operate at a specific temperature e Do not confuse warm up with a sensor s pre reading power up period which is programmed at the data logger level e At the present time WQDMS does not have any of these types of sensors in place H0 Warmup Cycle Of x Display Warmup Cycle f Calibration Log C Comments EMS Id E236655 NEWSTATION C Parameters Source Name NEWSTATION 1 Readings Channel No fi rsi 6920 Multiparameter Sonde E warmup Eyele Outage Low Outage High Warmup Time seconds seconds fminutes re ee ee es ee E I d Record ji b r C Warmup Cycle e To access the Warm up Cycle screen by clicking on the radio button on the Sensors screen 188 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data e The EMS id Source Name and Channel number fields are al
57. the conversion factor slope intercept and start datetimes When there is a conversion factor present for the parameter any readings whose obtained date falls in the datetime range for the conversion factor will have the conversion factor applied to its raw value 180 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data The conversion factor is applied in this manner raw value slope readings raw value intercept Only the currently applicable conversion factor is shown beside the parameter If there is not a current conversion factor the neutral factor of slope 1 and intercept 0 will be visible but no Start datetime To create edit or view all the conversion factors set for a parameter select View Change Conversion Factors the parameter then press the button You must have Administration privileges to create edit or delete the conversion To see the history of the Conversion Factors for all the parameters of a Conversion Factor History Sensor press the button This displays deleted conversion factors as well 181 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 4 4 2 Conversion Factor for a Parameter Some of the sensors that record data for the WIDM system get out of calibration on a regular basis There are other sensors whose data need a coefficient applied to convert the reading into a standardized unit These readings need to be corrected by applying a slope and an intercept to the data WIDM trac
58. 0000412 Date 200070412 Date 2000705729 H Record fi gt iH The date the hydrologic site was visited Resa i KOSE kDBGS The following describes the Summary of Discharge Measurement form items Agency firm Station No Station Name and EMS ID These fields represent the unique information that identifies the site station record being worked on by the user Except for creating the site station record these fields will be auto filled and non editable Summary of Discharge Measurements for the Period From Period To Onan annual basis discharge measurements will be reviewed and appropriate stage discharge curves selected for the time period From Stage Discharge Table No LOV Calculating automatically the percent deviation of a given discharge from the discharge of the appropriate curve rating table performs an evaluation of how the measurements compare to the stage discharge curves Computed By The person who computed the discharge from the velocity area values LOV 83 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Computed By Date The date when the discharge calculation was performed auto filled with current date Checked By The person who checked the discharge calculation LOV Checked By Date The date when the discharge calculation was checked auto filled with current date Approved By Who approved the discharge calculation LOV Approved By Date When the discharge c
59. 0S 4114 108 B loe Conditions Erbeme Reoorded tr he Penrod of Reoord E Ecimated Manual Ob c ieee Te daub dd Pd Eee ce oe re ee bh a hh cs Be a Bia ot Pep Thu ree Ec cg a pat d Ee ee a ed cc JP APPT H hid Hi prefahi hd ha x e Click on the close previewer to exit report 150 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data PART II WIDM Water Quality Data Management System WQDMS 1 Introduction WQDMS is a computer application that facilitates the collection compilation and analysis of high frequency electronic continuous water quality data It contains a wide variety of information on data sources sensors and readings Data Source A data source is a source of high frequency electronic data Typically it is a data logger but may also be a bulletin board or a computer host Sensor A sensor is a piece of equipment attached to a data logger that samples the environment for a parameter or a set of parameters pH water level etc Reading A reading is a value obtained from a data source for a particular parameter It is the equivalent of a result in EMS 151 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 2 WQDMS Organization e The main components of the WQDMS are shown on the main screen A wq main 2 0 envtest Wfater Quality gblaney 04 dec 01 File Edit Action Special Configure Utility Maintain Window Help Water Quality Data Management System Graph Data Reject Dat
60. C dU Update Graphical Represenation of E guationls 1 03 Plot Graph __ANGUFF REVISED May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 1998 e This screen shows a rampng down from 1998 08 15 to 1998 09 15 e To complete a ramping down use the initial correction from the previous slide and then do the ramping down The fields will have the following information _ Type corrected Factor Offset 0 045 130 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data From 1998 08 15 00 00 To 1998 09 15 00 00 BUT the tick box is blank e Because the To tick box 1s left blank the system will ramp down from the From date to the To date e The example above shows the revised values dropping back down to the original values Again this is a training example and does not reflect what would happen with real data where the values would ramp down from a continuing line at the old level e Ifthe corrections are satisfactory click the Update button to save the changes to the database The following form will confirm update to database Forms i HO Pe amp RAMETER READINGS updated successfully 131 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 7 Set Type e All time series data entered into WIDM have parameters identified for each measurement e This form provides space for adding additional information about each measurement This includes details about ice conditions incomplete data estimated v
61. Creek Station No fi AHA0AO Parameter Station Name Erim CHEEK TEST Ems ld E236907 poz Source Name AYUM_C_LKWD OSS Time series Channel No n Param Desc ater Level D Graph Edit Values Raw CORRECTED Linear 4 SEP a Correction oe 2 Set Type REVISED cA O as ie May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 1998 From 1998 05 28 a To T Mew Yale C haas0s728 00 00 C fisgaro os OO 00 i991 0 05 New Value Mew Value _ E o Update Graphical Represenation of Equation s 1 8 Plot Graph AYGOFF 2 REVISED May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 1998 e The graph shows both the raw values top and corrected values e The values can be corrected and viewed on the graph before saving them in the database These corrections are made in the middle portion of the screen using the data entry fields outlined below _ New Value The value for this field is calculated based on the entries and then displayed to the screen The details are explained for the next slide Plot area at the bottom of the screen This shows a graphical representation of the equation e Ifthe corrections are satisfactory click the SUREUE changes to the database button to save the 125 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Note The data can be corrected or revised by specifying a data range When a parameter is first chosen WIDM will populate the total date range in the From and To date fields in t
62. Data Find 236 Station Mame Ay UM CAREER NEAR MOUTH AYUM CREEK AT MOUTH Ay UM CREEK NEAR SOOKE ATUM CREEK TEST AY UM CREEK TEST Find Cancel e Select the appropriate Ayum Creek and click x This returns to the Create EMS Monitoring Location screen e Click on the __ Continue button on the Create EMS Monitoring Location screen e This shows the RIC AQU 01 Description of Hydrometric Station screen considered in detail in section 6 2 3 In this case this screen has the Station Name EMS ID Latitude and Longitude fields filled in This information has been taken from the existing EMS site e Additional information is added as follows Agency Firm Click on the LOV button beside the Agency Firm field This shows a list of the Agencies with which you have Station Administration privileges This list is taken from the Maintain Agency form in the Maintain pull down menu Select the agency or firm that will be the operator for this site Station No Fill in the Station No field with the Hydrometric Station number _ Basin Name 54 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Use the LOV button to select the Basin Name The names in the list are pulled from the Maintain Basin Class form in the Maintain pull down menu IF the basin name is not in the list you must quit entering the new site close the form and update the Maintain Basin Class form You will have to start from the
63. EUROCAN U S RESERWE DUSTFALL STH 1 LINE HEATER HAND 2 POWER BOILER P4 amp 03547 SEEENA CELLULOSE ACID GAS INCINERATOR STACK ALDERGROVE LAKE PARK CITY OF KAMLOOPS FE 399 SPRAY IRRIGATION PARCEL CyPRE RIVER FRBCAY Go DC TO ABSORP FIELDS ASPEN ESTATES PE5585 DOM CAN AIGEL DOIG CAMP 4E 16525 SPRAY D C FRO DUSTFALL STN 2 DUSTFALL STN 4 EMERGENCY GENERATOR ESQUIMALT GRAVING DOCK LOOKOUT Pil FOUR LE 1 HOUSTON FOREST PRODUCTS P4 05339 BEEHIVE SAMT REMESS MINES INC PE15 335 LAKE COUNTRY INFLUENT M amp E SPROAT LAKE WATER TREATMENT POND DISCHAF M5 CAREER RECEIVING WATER STATION MASHITER CR AT SQUAMISH TREATMENT BLOG MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES MISCELLANEOUS VENTS PA amp 0S547 SEEENA CELLULOSE OPEN END PIPES TO CHIF LOADING AND CHIP STORAGE PETI459 HSPP STP RAINY RIVER PERITECOS TAL CHIIRCH OF RO new CARE Find Cancel To locate an EMS site Select the desired EMS site enter the name or EMS number in the top data entry field labeled Find The is a wildcard It is a good idea to use it at the beginning and at the end of your entry For this exercise search for the Ayum Creek site as shown below Find ZE and then click on the frd button not the OK button An additional screen pops up which lists all of the EMS sites that fit the search criterion as laid out in the previous step 1 e all EMS sites that have AYUM in the name 53 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric
64. KE AYUM CREEK TEST BAILLEY CREE BAKER CREEK BALDHILL CREEK BALDY CREEK e Select the EMS ID Station Name that report is to be generated for E e Click on the report generator button Minlitr of Environment Landi and Parks Bome Histor of Gauge Levelli COLLINSIA Pagetots aterteds iit tton Cperaing genowwArm Sodel tr be Proecion of Ayum Creek Bin Wo 1AHADSO Bh Mame AYUM CREEK TEST Ce mripton Geo 880534 locaed on NUU sbulmeni ot Hwy i Bridge eleustion Ce wripton bolzelinnorherny base ofO2n aderlocsed on nb em dis orwell Ce coripion boll selinnohendy base of0 4m ader on lt osle well Ce coripton Bridge eter panl ee drop messuremeniiocaed on eal side of h upright tom Ib zaam Lkaonphen GSO CS lomked on N abumenl ot Hwy i bridge Meter o gt Laead Chedee Gauge Comectcns end Chingi be banchnesta end Malwr Gauges Gauge cr Pi Bea en Insvadiween cr lanri e aci gt Hhnerka Mual Gauges w Ducubur Th subisis a8 Pereuke corubes vibi ure prosked aa W Sera si vIr of UPS pie tabi spena oe botni belgie zopas ao e nae teaporeRiy of appropruwe x e Click on the close previewer to exit report 142 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 15 2 Water Stage Recorder Select Water Stage Recorder from Reports on the menu bar a hd_water_stage Runtime Parameter Form File Edit View Help XBB x He Water Stage Recorder Station Record Destination Type preview
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66. QDMS will only enter data one channel at a time Therefore if there is time series data being collected by sensors on four different channels the procedure will have to happen four times File Name Enter the complete path to the file Ensure that the file is stored on the users H drive The WIDM application is run from the ICA Terminal Server and the terminal server does not recognize A C or D drive WIDM is very specific about the import file format that users must adhere to See Appendix A Import File Format for Time Series Data for correct formatting e The user can now validate the data Recall that the data can be validated or validated and loaded Validation only is a quicker process However if the user is confident that the data file is error free click on the Validate and Load radio button e To load the data click the import button Any errors are reported in the form of a popup Notepad message Once a channel has been successfully loaded the user may change to a different channel number and click on Import again to load the data from that channel 211 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 7 Data Analysis There are two parts to data analyses checking exceedences and adjusting for drift These are the topics of the next two sections 7 1 Check Exceedences e This screen is used to list the results for a specified data source The values of selected parameters are compared with criteria s
67. S omc FORTHE PEROO OF RECORDO MEOH Looaton lat s8 7g 40 Oralnage area 13 Lon Ta T Ao Regime WATORAC Cb eee THU ee ec ee Be ah Hh pdh ae TR ee be Ps dP bha hk rd pap a eee dL oe ie he 4 PPTOPTLI kH ddd le Pca ed bad x e Click on the close previewer to exit report 149 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 15 8 Annual Extremes Total Discharge Select Annual Extremes Total Discharge from Reports on the menu bar E hd_extremes Runtime Parameter Form mel Fa Fie Edit wiew Help XB ox a Annual Extremes of Discharge and Annual Total Discharge Destination Type Preview Destination Name fT tis Destination Format eume EMS ID e236522 O e Select the EMS ID Station Name that report is to be generated for a e Click on the report generator button Minit of Environment Landi and Parhi sh Resourcer nventor Branagh BRMTRH Btton Wo 1AHAD40 Emeld Geo Bbton Hame AYUN CREEK TEST LowUMiBlA AHHUAL EXTREMES OF CHARGE OND ON MUL TOTAL O PCHARGE ROR THE PEROO OF RECORD TER Ma mum Inctntaneous Ocoharge amum Gall O ooharge Minimum Call O coharge Tobi O mhares m in maig miin dame BBZ 18 7 287 18 00 PETON DEC 18 2 03 OH DBO 28 O OM JUL 21 2007 047 BBB 20 8 OT 1 00 PATON DEC 16 114d OW DEC 16 0 ON JUL 25 id4Bd6 T TA 2000 6 68 O700 00 PATON DEC ir 2 6 OR DEC 17 O Of UG Oa dord ce4 2001 4 21 O704 00 PAT OW JAH O06 0 22 OF JOM O6 084 ON JUN
68. SYSTEM e The screens have already been populated with the appropriate information and therefore this section is only for information purposes e The information contained in each of the nine maintain screens is outlined in the following sub sections 27 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 5 2 Initial Access Screen The Maintain Menu HN hd_main 2 0 envdlyrl Water Inventory widm_use 11 feb 03 ow Survey Reports Maintain Window Help a att A E Action Type casi Data Class A Main Menu Elevation Survey Type Recorder Sensor Type A BRITISH Water sss a Management System Ean las Meter Calibration Data Analysis Staff pn Discharge Measurement Client Agency Client iption Summary of Discharge Measures Station Record Station Analysis Gauge Level Notes Standard Rating Curves Click here to invoke the RIC AQU 01 Description of Hydrometric Station The screen functions only to register new hydrometric stations Ems Id Station Description Exit WODMS E224821 e To access the Maintain screens click on Maintain in the menu bar e Fach ofthe maintain screens are considered in detail in the following subsections in order listed on the menu 28 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 5 3 Maintain Action Type Restricted to HD SYSTEM 1 Maintain Action Type Action Code Action ype JACTIONED L ESTABLISHED JACTIONED L MODIFIED JACTIONED L RE ESTABLISHED JACTIONED L
69. T S Citrix ICA Client a Start hd_stn_action 1 1 en 20 Ad_stn_action 1 1 envdlvr Water Inventory hdms 19 jul 00 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help FRR A Bl A amp F List Values OK Close Insert lode 0 Station Action Miel Agency Firm Society for the Protection of Ayurn Creek Station No rAHADAO Ok n Hame Ayu Creek Mear Mouth EMS ID E224413 Actioned By Hame ESTABLISHED a fessos Prucesoyd 5 a poro ajen A peoa MODIFIED opfern MARKSPENCER MoIFIeED figgarrors GORDON CLARK S Ss es Site Comment Date Comment fi ggal Station operational intake pipe and chamber installed station inactive for construction frommi 1996 07 17 thru 1998 07121 ld 4 Record i gt Pl e To access the Station Action screen click on the vertical toolbar radio button labeled Station Actions ten Actions e The first four fields Agency Firm Station No Station Name and EMS ID are filled in automatically with information relating to the station selected on the main menu e The actions that are now entered are shown by arrows Action Inthe Action field activate the LOV and choose Established _ Date Inthe Date field enter the date that the station was established date format is Y Y YY MM DD 58 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Actioned by Name Inthe Actioned By section use the LOV buttons to select the names of the peop
70. Time The date of measurement will be auto populated from RIC AQU 06 Water Stage Recorder The air temperature in Celsius at the time of measurement Water Temp The water temperature in Celsius at the time of measurement A description of the weather conditions at the time of measurement Location of Metering The location of the watercourse section measured Section Metered by Type of action being performed by the crew Action Type The name of each member of the crew who participated in the metering The time that the measurement began Standard Time Begin O G The outside gauge reading at the start of the measurement Begin I G The inside gauge reading at the start of the measurement Begin Recorder The recorder reading at the start of the measurement ce pees Gauge Correction This field would have the latest automatic derived gauge correction from RIC Aqu 02 ee The total discharge This can be either a derived field or could be manually entered if unable to meter a cross section of the watercourse The result of Q divided by the area and is a derived field e Click on x or to save and then to advance to the next screen page 78 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 9 2 RIC AQU 03 Observations and Computations Screen 2 e This is the second part of the Discharge Measurement form This screen is used to record observations and measurements provide details about the type of mete
71. WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data SA hd_ricaqu05 1 1 envd Water Inventory hdms 06 jun 00 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help FKR S Al List Values OK Insert Mode A RIC AQU 05 Summary of Discharge Measurements fE224413 AgencyFirm Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek StationNo SHA040 Summary of Station Name yum Creek Near Mouth Ems Id 6224413 Discharge Measurements Summary of Discharge Measurements for the Period from f g9801 01 To f gga 2 31 ar Te e METER From Stage Discharge Table ions RIC AQLLOD Date Metered Water i G B Gay vimimdd By Type Unit Prop Temp Width Area Welocity C GH Disch Disch o silg cy imi ma cme Ditf cma Diff cricacuos EEA Mss pravfizssfiooz f ess araf 48 244 6 251 Boor 95 4 Discharge 1998 0204 fame oss f5 29 f5 21 623 348 489 217 5 274 p 057 95 3 Me Massoaa7 PaB oss fe 29pe27 2eo7 128 sii 334 561 fare fasa standard pase05m3 Paa HS Ofs orfogze zs 061 383 017 eoz pao fasa Rating 1998 0573 RBE Hs opor paze 284 o6 383 017 2 927 Pato fsa n aagrasna Prapa poof 2 a T faasoa 98 0528 poo HS of3 o7 foaze 285 os7 386 015 2 982 p967 99 5 z as80707 face Hsofsarfosze 2f oo 34 002fp154 p157 F999 poooz figgei13 pea Hs op 07 faa e445 608 867 2917 i768 prea 778 4 Approve Computed by Brute Boyd Checked by Oreo Blaney Approved by Orec Blaney Revoke 2
72. Water Quality Data 6 1 3 Graph Data Two Parameters on Two Graphs e This screen is used to show two parameters but it can be used for more than two paramters or for two or more sites e This is advantageous if comparisons are required between data sources or between parameters within the same data source 0 hd_time_senes1 7 0 envtest 3 Water Inventory gblaney 276 sep 01 File Edit Acton Special Reports Maintain Window Help FXR A es Diet Vales OK Close Insert Mode EMS ID 0 Time seres Graph OF x 6236907 AgencyFinm Society for the Protection of Ayurn Creek Station No 1 AHAo40 Spates Station Name ayUM CREEK TEST Emsid E236907 poz Source Hame EUM C LEWD Channel Ho fi IPsaooo Pressure Sensor Param Desc hater Level Time series T 20 S e E E C Graph 1 0 Mag U T a p oe A e coe Le C Edit values T A eer eee tae te ete ae z O Linear _ cere AYUM CREEK TEST Water Lev Set Type AYUM CREEK TEST Termperatu C Approval J Max AYUM CREEK TEST Water T F Min AYUM CREEK TEST Water Enar 5 DEEZ CREEK TEST Tempe To 5 fi 99Q 02I26 P Station Name Parameter Graph MaxMin M sruni CREEK TEST vater Level m BYUM CREEK TEST Bi Ternperature el E Hone e The fields that must be completed to plot two graphs are outlined below Station Name To select a second station name click the Station Name LOV button to obtain the list of names and numbers Choose the stati
73. a Source Name Data Sources This is the name of the data source that was established in Data Sources Section 3 Recall that the data source is the type of datalogger at the site Therefore the source name in this screen ties the datalogger to the EMS site Use the Source Name LOV to select the Data Source the sensor belongs to When the Data Source is chosen the EMS ID EMS Monitoring Locations of the site where the monitoring is taking place is automatically populated The LOV showing the Data Source EMS Id and Station Names is shown below Find B Station Name YELLOWHEAD YELLOW HEAL 1401 MCBRIDE UPPER 1402 BARKERYVILLE 1403 NECHAKO 1404 LONGWORTH UPPER 1405 HAN SAAD 1406 HANSARD 1406A FORT ST JAMES 1407 EOWRAON LAKE 1408 TORF Y RIVER 1409 PRINCE GEORGE AIRPORT 1410 BARKERWILLE PE 6298 SEWAGE LAL 1411 KAZA LAKE 1412 LONGMWORTH LOWER 1A13 HEDRICK LAKE 1414 KNUDSEN LAKE 1415 BURNS LAKE 1416 FEWOLUTION CREER 1417 HARES AER 1418 Find Cancel If the Data Source or EMS Id or Station name is known enter the name and then click the Find button This will bring up only the Data Source that was entered To select this site either double click the Data Source or click the Data Source and then the click the button 172 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data If the Data Source or EMS Id or Station name is not known use the wildcard symbol to find a name and location number T
74. a EnterfEditvie Monitoring Locations Sensors Field Form Configure Export Data Import Data Data Analysis Data Sources Check Exceedences Modems Adjust For Drift Exit DMS e To access the WQDMS main menu click on the woms button on the main WIDM menu e The WQDMS main menu is divided into four main sections These are Edit Enter View Configure Management Data Analysis e Below each section are the buttons for particular tasks For instance within Configure 1s the access button for Data Sources The organization of the screens within WQDMS are shown in the Navigation Chart for WQDMS on the next page 152 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data Navigation Chart for WQDMS WOQDMS i Main Men Navigation aq rin Configure Management Data Analysis Data Sources Modems Reject wq_source wq modem Data vaq rejct bo y L Alam Data Edit Enter View Log wq alog ee Monitoring Locations CEO emss0060 wq_sensr Import Data vq batch Data Source Comments Calibration 3 Graphics 3 Log ii Time Series wq dog Analysis f va timeseries1 Contacts w_timeseries2 wa ont uq timeseries3 q na timeseries4 J e y C eo Legend vq mog e a
75. a l l l l l l l l l 2 2 2 Z 2 2 2 2 2 3 EMS ID EMS Name Data Source Name BLANK BLANK DATE Blank Blank YYYY MM DD TEXT TEXT TEXT BLANK BLANK TIME Blank Blank HH MM SS BLANK TEXT Source Parameter Abbreviation Text Reading Type Text Channel numeric general format max 4 decimals I OOAIDNR O WOANIDW NA BPWN RK O DON AD NA B WN ml I in 5 I Notes l 2 eS EMS Name of the site MUST be identical to WIDM site name text is typically uppercase e g AYUM CREEK NEAR MOUTH Data Source Name MUST be identical to the name created under WIDM WQ Sensors text is typically uppercase E G AYUM C THALIMEDES Date format must be YY Y Y MM DD Columns 3 n line 6 Order of parameters to be consistent with channel assignment created under WIDM WQ Sensors see note 5 Source Parameter Abbreviations MUST be identical to WIDM Source Parameter Abbreviation for each sensor found under Parameters Monitored Contact Resources Inventory Branch Application Manager for list of standard Source Parameter Abbreviations Reading type is determined by the programming of the data source and is stored in the table READING TYPE in WIDM valid reading types include MAX MIN AVG and RAW Channel The channel number that the sensor is assigned to Must be consistent with the channel number information from the WIDM WQ Sensors screen valid entries may be alpha numeric
76. a R D R Delete all data except audit EE tables amp security Update site information Identifies amp maintains client information and assigns clients as y v viewers users or approvers Identifies amp maintains client information amp assign role as user approver auditor or station administrator 22 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Note About Table 1 e WIDM cannot be accessed until oracle user id s are established by HD SYSTEM e Only HD SYSTEM can assign the roles of auditor amp station administrator This person is appointed by the Ministry e Each client is given a username a password and a database field agency s WIDM data base e One client can be associated with more than 1 agency e There are no overlapping roles of the personnel who manipulate and approve the data For instance users can submit manipulate update and delete raw data but they can not approve the data Conversely the approvers can not submit manipulate update and delete raw data but they can approve raw data 23 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 3 A Navigation Chart for the WIDM System e The WIDM system starts with a main menu which leads to the nine hydrometric screens Itis not always necessary to return to the main screen as there are numerous pathways between screens using the vertical toolbar e Access to WQDMS is achieved through WIDM main menu by selecting the WQDMS button in lower left of scree
77. abe Se SS Fa E a1 ListValies OK Close Insert Mode EMS ID A Hydrograph Iof x E236907 Agence Firm Society forthe Protection of Ayum Creek Station No MAHAD40 Hmincorann Station Name ArUM CREEK TEST Ems Id E236907 ef RIC AQU 06 Water stage gt AvUM CREEK TEST Record Station Record Generate Discharges From f 998711101 To figger 23 W Discharge Measurements Plot Chart M IAYUM CREEK TEST L Discharge Series Max Min Daily e If only the Discharge Measurements is selected from the bottom right checkboxes the plot is similar to a bar graph It displays an instantaneous discharge for a particular time on the particular date 137 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 14 2 2 Discharge Series HA hd_hydrograph 2 0 envtest 3 Water Inventory gblaney 25 sep 01 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help Insert bode List Values i Es EMS ID Hn Hydrograph E236907 Agency Firm Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek Station No AHAD40 Station Hame Erum CREEK TEST Ems ld E236907 ei RIC SQU 06 Vater stage Record Station Record Generate Discharges R AUM CREEK TEST From f Qed 1 01 To f ggg 231 Discharge Measurements Plot Chart M JAYUM CREEK TEST L M Discharge Series M Max i Min Daily e If only the Discharge Series is selected from the checkboxes at the bottom right the graph is the discharge that was generated when the Generate Dischar
78. actor History EMS Id E2451 13 ABERDEEN LAKE Source Name f FOIA Channel No i Manual Show Core Sampler Back ParameterDSCH Slope 2 4 Start Datetimefon2 01 16 00 00 00 Changed INS PO03 08 15 15 36 15 al Read Type RAW Intercept End Datetime MwiIDM_STA Parameter D5CH slope h 31 Start Datetime 2002 01 01 00 00 00 Changed Ins PO03 08 15 15 35 39 Read Type Rav Intercept End Datetime Poo2 04 15 23 59 59 WWIDM_STA Parameter D5CH slope i 102 Start Datetime Pn 11 02 14 00 01 Changed INS Po03 08 15 1534 47 Read Type Raw Intercept 4 End Datetime Root 12 31 23 59 59 WDM STA Parameter Slope Start Datetime Changed Read Type Intercept End Datetime 183 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 4 4 4 Discharge as a Parameter e The Hydrograph form in the HDMS side of WIDM is capable of generating discharges from water level time series data e However before this can be accomplished Discharge must be entered along with Water Level in the Parameters screen This is shown in the completed screen below Display a Parameters Monitored Calibration Log Comments EMS Id E245113 ABERDEEN LAKE c Source Name 1F01A Pe Channel No I Manual Snow Core Sampler Conversion Factor History C Warmup Cycle Parameter Name Read Type On Web Source Abbr Slope Intercept Start Date Time Nop Snowbee fw NSA now Samping Rw k O lt lt QCALC ff PB Boman ff seman fl BweMaN ff re es View C
79. ain Alarm Types screen through the Main Menu click on Maintain on the menu bar and select by clicking on Alarm and then Alarm Types e To return to the Main Menu click on the close button e Enter the Alarm Type Code maximum 6 characters in the Code field A description of the Alarm is entered in the Description field The Response field is populated from a selection against a List of Values Click on the LOV button to access a list of responses make a selection and then click on the button The LOV associated with the Response field is populated through the Maintain Response Types screen 22 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 8 3 Maintain Response Type Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN amp HD SYSTEM e The Maintain Response Types screen is used to maintain alarm response to an alarm Specifically the entries made to this screen are called by the Maintain Alarm Types screen in the Response field Response Types Iof x Response Types Description IGNORE MOTIF Y SAMPLE Ignore Alarm Motify Contacts Reset Sampling uE TRA NE E lq 4 Record it b r e To access the Maintain Response Types screen through the Main Menu click on Maintain on the menu bar and select by clicking on Alarm and then Response Types To return to the Main Menu click on the cose button e Enter the Response Type Code maximum 6 digits in the Code field A textual description of the Response Type is ent
80. ain menu bar e Groundwater agencies used by the Observation Well Data Entry application must start the code with GW for the OWDE application to recognize them g E Agency Firm Code Description ENVHG Resources Inventory Branch t CWE Groundwater Region 1 Wancouver Island Nanaimo iGw2 Groundwater Region 2 Lower Mainland Surrey iGw3 Groundwater Region 3 Southern Interior Kamloops ewa Groundwater Region 4 Kootenay Nelson 00000 Gwe Groundwater Region 5 Cariboo Williams Lake ewe Groundwater Region 6 Skeena Smithers 00000 GW Groundwater Region 7 Omineca Peace Prince George MELPLF Ministry of Environment Low Flow Historical MOELP Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks 4 I4 Record h d Pi Agency Firm Code The unique code that identifies the new or existing operating agency or firm A textual description of the agency firm code 34 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 5 8 Maintain Basin Class Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN amp HD SYSTEM Use of Basin Class The Basin Class screen is used to edit basin information and create new basins Watershed codes should be entered if available Source of Data The values entered into the Maintain Basin Class screen are given on the RIC AQU 01 Description of Hydrometric Station screen The screen is accessed via the menu Maintain Basin Class A Maintain Basin Class Basin Name SQUAMISH RIVER Bas
81. alculation was approved auto filled with current date Additional yearly records can be created and saved using the record Id d Record i d H button located at the bottom of the screen 84 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 11 Year Station Analysis e The year station analysis corresponds to the RIC AQU 07 form and for the most part is completely derived information Because of the auditing process a given signature can be confirmed against the originating data The exception to this is summaries of the time series information where storage considerations prevent audit logging of the originating data The maximum instantaneous discharge information is recorded against the signature as are the records of missing data The remarks concerning estimation methods for generating discharge information are also recorded against the signature 11 1 RIC AQU 07 Station Analysis for the Year e This form may be accessed either from the Main Menu form by clicking the Year Station Analysis button or on the Time Series vertical toolbar forms radio buttons titled Approval e To return to the calling form click on the Close button on the main toolbar A printout of this form may be obtained by returning to the WIDM main screen and accessing Reports Station Analysis for the Year E2485 ER 23 RIC AQU 07 Station Analysis for the Year L Agency Firm Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks Station Ho BABOSO Station Name EST 11 Ems I
82. alues and manual gauge levels N hd_time_senes4 7 0 envtest WaterInventory gblaney 13 no 01 Fille Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help a FRR A 3 SIP iava Klose f EMS ID 0 Time seres Set Type E236907 A Fi Society for the Protecti fA Creek j aeter Agenc oclety for the Protection of 4yum Cree Station No SHACACL po21 Station Name YUM CREEK TEST Emsi E2a8007 Time series Source Name YUM C LEMVD Graph Channel No f PS9000 Pressure Sensor Edit Values Param Desc Maerkel SS C Linear Correction From Date To Date Comment Set Type 1999 01 25 10 00 Approval fosgvo4e1 09 30 fiegevo4e2 11 19 P A a m setting on datalogger f 999 01 23 a To i SOS fo e To access this screen on the main menu screen click on the Standard Rating Curves and then on the Te series badio button Click the t Tee radio button in the vertical tool bar of the Time Series screen e To select a parameter click on the Paramter LOV button In the upper left corner e Complete the fields as outlinbed below _ From Date and To Date in main body of screen These fields are populated with the required dates in the usual format Y YY Y MM DD time 132 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data _ Type The information for this field is obtained from the Type LOV button Select the appropriate code If the code is not in the list of options update the list in t
83. ame rest 11 Ems Id 6224866 Curve Date Curve Created Comment F 0020 T0 f eoozogn 0 fest another Curve Number 1 Rewsion Create Date Checked By poooz frinn Ar APF J Import File HOTE Valid import files are csv dat and txt Approve lq Record i P h Rating Table e To access the Rating Table Loader form click on the Loader radio button in the vertical toolbar of the Standard Rating Curves form e There are several fields that are automatically populated and some that must be populated The unpopulated fields are considered below _ EMS ID The EMS ID in the file row 1 must match the EMS ID on the Rating Table Loader form _ Curve The curve number is in row 2 of the rating table _ Date Curve Created The date that the curve was created is in row 3 of the rating table 93 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Comment This field is populated with comments about the curve e To save the curve click o or H e To successfully enter the curve it MUST be saved at this point _ Curve Number The Curve Number area contains four fields which must be completed The source of the information for these fields is outlined below Revision Create Date This field contains the date that the curve was created or revised The date is in the format YY Y Y MM DD _ Plotted By The names of the people who plotted the curve are in the plotted by LOV Enter
84. among screens e Several types of graphs are possible although in all cases the x axis is time The possible graphs are one paramter two parameters on two separate graphs two parameters on the same graph e Screens for each of theses are shown and explained below However the default screen is shown first 116 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 4 2 Default Screen e The screen that appears is the default screen 0 hd_time_senes 2 0 envtest 3 Water Inventory gblaney 26 sep 01 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help x zA R aly List values OK Close Insert Mode EMS ID fC Time seres Graph Mhil x 6236907 AgencyFirm Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek Station No i AHAD4O Parameter Station Name ah CREEK TEST Emsid E736907 Hl Channel Ho Param Desc Time series Graph Edit Values Linear Correction Set Type Approval 7 TT Plot P Station Name Parameter Graph MaxMin E BYUMCREEKTEST SCS None z B E E E ll Hone e There are three fields that can be populated The procedures are outlined below _ Station Name The station name on the bottom of the screen will be populated automatically The name is the hydrometric site selected from the main menu and the adjacent tick box is checked by default This is that station for which data will be plotted 117 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Da
85. and the value is greater than 0 4 metres within the date range of 1987 03 23 21 30 59 and 1987 03 23 21 30 59 A Check Exceedences Results Check Exceedences Results EMS Id 245460 EMS Name Aberdeen Lake Data Source Geel Channel No Ee Manual Snow Core Sampler Date Time Channel Parameter Type Raw Value Corrected Value h 907 03 23 21 30 59 fl ISNDP RAW 4 ga ee ae A ee ee File Name E Browse NOTE Export files should be of type _csy Export Back EJ _ File Name Type the name for the file of exported Exceedences Results data The file extension must be csv Itis best to enter the absolute path of the file e g H filename The file must be stored in H drive on the terminal server in which WIDM is running Browse e Usethe _ Browse button to search for the directory to export to on the terminal server 219 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data e Once the filename is specified export the data to a file by clicking the Export button WQDMS will ask confirmation of the export before executing the request e To proceed click e To cancel the export of the selected records click Cancel Back e Click on the Back e button to return to the Check Exceedences screen oe Cl e To select another parameter or to exit the screen clicking the cose button 220 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 7 2 Adjust for Drift e This screen is use
86. ar N ahenn Men UP OEEM EN KJI H Cvi Soo rane Sat oo QuradPaned End AMAS WAL PEAN OE HEICHI LUSHAN E E k Wuar HEET 3 3 2T 1 ae aur mit aTT FRGRRTR RS ee TEL wey a e be ot i a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HRAVEZEES Gp GEER PE SEES ERR eee ms A Beg Be ee Be Bc HERE ERE RB RE RAGES TR SERS GRR TEES Ob cli ee Tel dub ed eee cee bh Be er ee a a eb ce oS bed ae gt Ba r been Thu eeu U ep cB ge Pe pe a A ce ccc JP SRO hd ld prepa h bb 146 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data e Click on the close previewer to exit report ead 147 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 15 6 Daily Mean Discharges Select Daily Mean Discharges from Reports on the menu bar bi hd_daily_ discharge Runtime Parameter Form File Edit View Help XBOe ax ab Daily Mean Discharge Destination Type preview Destination Name Destination Format pLimiTED Ems ID E236544 AYUH CREEK AT MOUTH For the Year 1999 e Select the EMS ID Station Name that report is to be generated for e Enter year for report YY YY format E e Click on the report generator button ni oT Eo vinonim en andi and F oh Rarourcer hvantor Branch CaTa Biton Wo WAKAO Year 1555 Bbton dame AYUN CREEK TEST CHLARA DAILY MEOH O ACHO ROE abhLeRs au PUAT DECH Her JURE AFTE IECH IECH IECH IECH IECH Ba de fal add ant a had Td bir ad fi Ae her ALP al Ard E E P L fu fu FIT
87. ar You can use it to view other retrieved data sources _15 WIDM Training Manual Introduction e Pop up editor Fields that accept several lines of text may provide a pop up editor to make it easier for you to view and or edit text Data logger up and down over this time period To use a pop up editor Position the cursor in the field Click the Edit icon on the horizontal toolbar WIDMs displays an Editor pop up window Edit your text Click the OK button in the pop up window WIDM returns you to the previous screen displaying your edited entry in the field e Record Navigation Button A record navigation button toolbar is available on many WIDM screens e List of values LOV fields In WIDMs you can fill in many data fields from the choices offered by a list of values LOV so named because they allow access to a list of allowable values for the field If the field information required is not listed it will be automatically added when the data is input manually EMS ID 224016 A list of values LOV field 16 WIDM Training Manual Introduction A wq_sourc 1 1 W ater Quality bbopd 22 mar 00 File Edit Action Special Configure Utility Maintain window Help Display C Alarm Log Comments f Contacts C Maintenance Log f Power Cycle Readings Source Class cmos Serial No Service Interval po days Last Poll Date Status 5 P
88. arameter To de select the parameter click the checkbox a second time 208 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data Reading This area shows three radio buttons Use the radio button to choose the data raw corrected or both that are to be exported Data Use the radio buttons to further describe the data that are to be exported _ From and To Date The date range is automatically populated with the date range from the parameter readings of all the parameters for the Channel of the data source Choose the appropriate date using the format YY YY MM DD The default times are 00 00 00 and 23 59 59 To export data from part of a day select a different time range File Name Type the name for the file of exported data Itis best to enter the absolute path of the file e g H filename The file must be stored in H drive on the terminal server in which WIDM is running Export e To export the data to a file click the o Eet button WQDMS will ask confirmation of the export before executing the request e To proceed click e To cancel the export of the selected records click Cancel e To close the export function click the cose button at the top of the screen 209 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 6 4 Import Data e The Import Data screen is used to import parameter readings for monitoring locations data sources that are not actively
89. arlog PDL 04 09 96 14 18 72 6 72 6 72 6 04 09 96 14 19 72 6 72 6 72 6 04 09 96 14 20 72 6 72 6 72 6 04 09 96 14 21 94 8 83 5 93 1 04 09 96 14 22 93 9 87 7 90 7 04 09 96 14 23 86 9 82 8 84 8 After imported into EXCEL with import Wizard 4 9 96 14 18 72 6 72 6 72 6 4 9 96 14 19 72 6 72 6 72 6 4 9 96 14 20 72 6 72 6 72 6 4 9 96 14 21 94 8 83 5 93 1 4 9 96 14 22 93 9 87 7 90 7 4 9 96 14 23 86 9 82 8 84 8 Properly Formatted file ready to be saved as a CSV Monitoring Station Data Source Name Data Logger 1996 04 09 1996 04 09 239 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data Example of data from a Campbell Scientific data Data dumped from a 21x 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 After import into EXCEL using the import wizard As the data is contained 107 239 1400 584 1 138 3 16 66 13 12 0 586 8 1359 107 239 1430 6999 6999 6999 12 79 0 955 1412 107 239 1500 1 049 481 3 15 95 13 25 0 1 201 1459 107 239 1530 1 094 482 8 15 38 12 83 0 1 601 1530 107 239 1600 1 099 483 15 43 12 6 0 1 334 1550 107 239 1630 1 165 482 6 15 47 12 49 0 1 735 1618 107 239 1700 1 272 479 4 14 69 12 44 0 1 602 1700 107 239 1730 1 313 475 13 89 12 43 0 1 469 1730 107 239 1800 1 385 472 1 8 46 12 36 0 1 737 1757 107 239 1830 1 559 468 9 7 05 12 28 0 1 871 1806 107 239 1900 1 818 466 7 12 36 12 16 0 2 272 1900 within quotation mar
90. as window refers to a minor window usually smaller than a screen and usually accessed from a screen You exit screens via the Close button on the toolbar Scrollbar Scrollbars are a standard feature of Windows style user interfaces and are typically used as part of a scrolling list of multi line edit fields within a window Some WIDMs data windows have scrollbars that apply to multiple fields and sometimes to the whole screen These windows generally hold several data items of the same type for example several comments in the Data Source Comments window By clicking the scrollbar you can access data items that are not displayed on the screen ee ee WIDM Training Manual Introduction 3 Entering Data This section discusses data entry issues specific to WIDMs These include Graphical User Interface GUI controls Mandatory fields Wildcards Query Mode Pop up editor Record Navigation Button List of values LOV fields list of values FLOV fields Codes in LOV fields Date and time format Keyboard shortcuts An explanation for each type of data entry follows Graphical User Interface GUD controls You can enter data into WIDMs using standard Windows Graphical User Interface GUI controls Single and multi line data fields Radio buttons Checkboxes Mandatory fields Some screens contain mandatory data fields If you enter any data into a record you must fill in all of the mandatory fields In some cases the applica
91. asurement should be made as soon as possible and the results used to correct the approximated depths The relationship between the velocity obtained for the 0 2 measurement and the standard measurement should be determined and used to convert the 0 2 velocities to mean velocity in the relevant verticals so that the calculations can be completed in the standard manner _ Zero Flow at GH The gauge reading at zero flow is obtained either by direct observation at zero flow or transferring the leveling information from the control section _ Station Datum There are three choices LOCAL GSC OTHER Local Station datum is referred to an arbitrarily selected horizontal plane For ease of calculations the datum is usually set to an even value 0 000 100 000 etc _ GSC Station datum for provincial hydrometric stations is referenced to Geodetic Survey of Canada survey datum s for instance NAD83 NAD27 CVD28 Other This is used if the station datum is not local or GSC _ Elevation of Gauge Zero Elevation of gauge zero should be assigned 0 000 metres The gauge should be set to read in metres directly above gauge datum The elevation at gauge zero should be lower than the elevation at zero flow This will obviate negative stage values Remember that over time the scouring may lower the zero flow _ Description 51 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data This is a verbal de
92. at E e Click on the report generator button Minlit of Environment Landi and Park sh summar of Oisharg Megiuraments for tis Yagar 1999 Bime CA J BIA Savecn Gpwwing Sqancabim Tey loa lhe Agee o Lyu O a Faget ict san Me TAHA enold EZ sn Mane Ud CRE MIE eur ates Ll unner oo Daeg ea eet ee oe hu eed Freni rao l Ig Fren aghar le Cenpeved Ey Bucs Boyd Lhe Sa la rranmedds Duchi Tee dJUEJdd oped Ji eeu copula eB oe pre eo ee Sue es beg vee Ai io Wei Thu rede ep cB ge IPad ba be pe ee a eel eee ee Bos h h d h x e Click on the close previewer to exit report 145 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 15 5 Daily Mean Gauge Heights Select Daily Mean Gauge Heights from Reports on the menu bar File Edit View Help Xe ex HH Daily Mean Gauge Height Discharge Destination Type preview Destination Name hia Destination Format peLimrreD Ems ID E245800 AYUM CREEK WEAR MOUTH gt H For the Year i999 Curve Number 1 i E245800 1997710701 2002704715 kd Curve From Date a997 710701 Curve To Date 2002704745 O e Select the EMS ID Station Name that report is to be generated for e Enter year for report YY YY format e Select the correct Curve Number and corresponding Curve From and Curve To date E Click on the report generator button Fuge i atl fH Lt rh Miniti of Environment Landa and Parhi Ta lier ura Inn be ry biran ch HignnGH Pee
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94. beginning again in order to complete the creation of a new Hydrometric Site 55 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 7 Selecting and Updating a Station 7 1 Introduction e A station is selected from the main menu This must be completed before continuing to other screens x BRITISH COLUMBIA Water Inventory Data Management System E nter Editie Data Analyst Hew Station Discharge Measurement Station Description Summary of Discharge Measures Station Record Station Analysis Find f Ems Id Statin BOYD CREEK TEST SOOKE RIVER AUTO Exit WODMS SSS JOUKE FIVER AJTO Find Cancel e Click on the LOV button to the right of the Station Description button on the bottom of the screen to access the list of available stations Select the station just created in section 5 e This station becomes the default station for most screens that are accessed in WIDM in this session e To switch the default it is necessary to either return to the main screen or select EMS ID E2244 3 another station or click on the LOV in the top left corner of many screens and select another site 56 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data TEE l station Description e Once the site is selected Click ON the bewnnnnnned DUttON to access the RIC AQU 01 Description of Hydrometric Station form All of the information that was just entered during the creation of the site is now available to
95. cause the data have been summarized and are no longer required on line Second the data do not satisfy the QA QC guidelines or some other criteria e The decision to reject the data is in large part related to the study objectives Reject Data Of Reject Data La ooo EMS Name eE SA Source Name PO Channel Ho aak D Parameter a ali From Date 00 00 00 To Date p3 69 59 Reject Reject Data e To access the Reject Data screen click on the Reject ate button on the main WQDMS screen 203 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data The fields that must be completed are outlined below _ EMS ID This is the site of the data that are to be rejected EMS Name This will populate automatically after the EMS ID is entered Source name This is the name of the data logger Recall that the source of the data are data loggers _ Channel No This is the number of channel of the sensor that collected the data Parameter Use the Parameter LOV button to obtain the list of parameters Select the appropriate parameter From Date and _ To Date Enter the dates from which the data are to be rejected The time is optional The default is a 24 hour period 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 as hours minutes and seconds Note If a channel or parameter value is not specified all readings for all channels will be rejected If data from all channels of a data logger are rejected enter the da
96. client of Selecting another site to work with will refresh your current screen and reset your security according to the role s assigned to you for the associated agency This is a list of all visits made to the site Visit Date LOV 10 WIDM Training Manual Introduction From and To This provides filtering on screens dealing with time series data and date multiple records dealing with time periods When there is detail on these screens the earliest and latest dated records are set as From and To date Changing this date range will increase or decrease the number of detail records displayed Radio Buttons Click the radio button to invoke the identified screen Approve Button If you have been assigned the role AGENCY_APPROVER then theses buttons will be enabled Clicking this button will APPROVE this form s data and related data which will prevent further change by any other user while in the approved state Reject Button An Approver can reject raw information leaving it visible to all users but non editable Approved data cannot be rejected Revoke For person s assigned the role AUDITOR this button will be enabled Clicking this button will revoke this form s data and related data which will set the information back to RAW where further change by any AGENCY USER is available Data that is in a RAW state is data fully editable by AGENCY USER s EE i ae WIDM Training Manual
97. cneu A AEA 58 T SlauOn EQUIPMED areis EE we E 60 PA E MINAS AEA E E E A ee 62 LS SULVEY POU LACIE iasoer nna AE EE EEEE ETO 65 7 6 Recording Observed Data Water Stage Recorder ccccceeeeseeesssseesseessseseens 67 S Gance Level Notes vasssscsscsasiecesnscicecsasetadescsccessissscescaadedsseseselesesesecdeness E 69 Sraa e DaMan a a A esa 70 6 2 Gauge Level Notes Screen Ic ccsc sane nevnadsvodoshatedaveden ves aA AA Eaa E Eaa EEANN 71 or Odu e Level NOES DCCC Zinemea a 73 8 4 Gauge level Notes Serec prresiorei oain E E E AE On 75 9 Discharge Meas rements cieteves dusted ccewe based oe aves 76 9 1 RIC AQU 03 Discharge Measurements ccccccccccsssssssseseeeecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeseeeees 77 9 2 RIC AQU 03 Observations and Computations Sereen 2 0 ceeeccecccceeeeeeeeeeees 79 10 Summary of Discharge Measurements sssssssssccccccssssssssssscccccssceesssssssscccoees 82 10 1 RIC AQU 05 Discharge Measurement Signatures cccccccccccceeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeees 82 Tiy car Station Analysis esi cdoccdccecssscteec noier oian eea OE aAA EEE 85 11 1 RIC AQU 07 Station Analysis for the Year cc ccssssssesssseeeecececeeeeeeeeeeeaeaaaas 85 12 R nne TY ANOS isinin a EEEE a a AEAEE 88 21 Standard Ratno Coury 68 oeron ee Ea a E E E EE 88 122 Rain eT aD eNO AST ear E A A E 9 V2 2 3 ative LGE E Onimalceszsseccide sen a a Quai ersdpetedstiaten adimentie Geaieieess 92 2 2 2 Ravine Table Loader SCrcen er ahi
98. creen with the Discharge information and the procedures for entering the information is on the next page e To find the Discharge parameter click on the LOV button below the Parameters column and then select the DSCH parameter e Hydro Stream Discharge fills in automatically e Select RAW for the Read Type Code and then enter QCALC for the Source Abbreviation e To save the parameters click the or ok buttons e To exit click the cose button 111 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 3 Loading Time Series Data After the First Time e Time series data are loaded in two different ways First they may be via the Continuous Monitoring System CMS or by using the batch data loader form e This section deals with Batch Loading of Time Series Data It can only be done via the WQDM system and thus it is necessary to return to the WIDM main menu DMS e To access WQDMS system click the _wooMs button on the main WIDM menu A wg main 2 0 envtest Water Quality gblaney 26 sep 01 File Edit Acton Special Configure Utley Maintain Window Help A WO Main Menu Water Quality Data Management System Graph Data Reject Data Export Data Import Data Data Analysis Data Sources Check Exceedences Modems Adjust For Drift Click here to exit the Water Quality Data Management System Exit EnterfEdityie Monitoring Locations Sensors Field Form Configure e The nex
99. cy m KOOTENAY MELSON Location Type L Purpose m L Geo Reference Source L Established Date 2001 107G Mobile Location Location Size Point C Area Calculation Statistics E Continue e The fields displayed on this form are the mandatory fields from the EMS Monitoring Locations form They are necessary for the creation of an EMS site e Note that the EMS ID is already populated The EMS ID number is generated automatically by the system 46 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data The information for the topics listed on the left must be entered _ Station name Enter the station name Latitude and longitude See below Office The Office field has an LOV that lists the different MSRM MWLAP regional offices Click on the 1 and then select the Regional Office MSRM MWLAP Region in which the new hydrometric site will be located Est Agency The est agency field is autopopulated with the MSRM MWLAP Regional Office in which the user is identified within EMS _ Location Type The Location Type field has an LOV that when clicked will list a variety of options Choose the one that is most appropriate for this Hydrometric Station Purpose Click the LOV for the Purpose field and select Hydrometric Geo Reference The Geo Reference Source field is a way for EMS to check the reliability of the location of the data Click on the LOV E an
100. d E224866 aon Operational Period From To f 998 12 31 Update Station Analysis Analysis for the Year Survey Date Correction Correction Note Number of Level Checks Made T Equipment Gauge Correction Required O SS Discharge Record hax Inst Discharge 20 623 mis GH 1494 m pani of missinu iaa TEE ST Min Daily Discharge a maS GH 242m Occurred on 1998 06 20 yyyyimimdd r Number of open water measurements p Number of measurements beyond 15 Stage Discharge Relationship OHIA curve Curve Humber Period Start Period End Cause For Shift _ ee Remarks Discharge estmates for missing periods derived by graphical comparison to Climate Station s Other AHydrometric Stationts Data Declaration ssssssesseeses Approve Approved By CawioM APP fbate 00an Data Class A La Revoke WH 4 Record M gt h The following describes each of the Station Analysis for the Year form items 85 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Agency firm Station No Station Name and EMS ID These fields represent the unique information that identifies the site station record being worked on by the user Except for creating the site station record these fields will be auto filled and non editable Operational Period From Start of the period over which this report refers Y YY Y MM DD Operational Period To Y Y Y Y MM DD End of the period over which this r
101. d immediately by a B method measurement which records the distance and depth on the far side of the obstruction Estimated velocity based on the percentage of the previous points mean velocity If the previous point is a beginning point B then the average velocity of the next measured point is used This value is entered into Cosine of flow angle column Terminates the measurement session This 1s the absolute last measurement and only distance and depth are recorded a e Click the _ Calculate button and the fields in the Calculations section are automatically calculated and the totals entered into the Totals fields e Click on the button to return to screen 1 of the Discharge Measurements screens You will now see that the Corrected Gauge Height Q Area and Average Velocity fields have been populated e Click ok or a buttons to save the data e Ifmeasurements from a different date are to be added click on the beside the Visit Date field select the appropriate visit date and repeat the data entry process Those dates where metering information has been entered will be tagged with Metered in the List of Values 8 1 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 10 Summary of Discharge Measurements 10 1 RIC AQU 05 Discharge Measurement Signatures On an annual basis discharge measurements will be reviewed and appropriate stage discharge curves selected for the time period Calculating automatically t
102. d select the choice that best reflects how the geographic co ordinates for the site were determined Established Date Mobile Location Location Size and Calculation Statistics These can be left as 1s Latitude and longitude These can be entered in two different ways decimal degrees or degrees minutes seconds Ifthe decimal degrees are known the co ordinates can be entered directly into the data entry fields Ifthe co ordinates are in degrees minutes and seconds click the ame button The Alternate latitude longitude data entry form is displayed 47 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 6 2 2 Alternate latitude longitude Data Entry Form HA Alternate lattude longitude data entry OF x Alternate latitude longitude data entry degrees minutes seconds Latitude y E HH degrees minutes seconds Longitude Hi i Hi OK Cancel Latitude Enter the co ordinates in degrees minutes and seconds _ Longitude Enter the co ordinates in degrees minutes and seconds e Click the button to save and return to the Create EMS Monitoring Location form e The data entry fields will display the co ordinates in decimal degrees however the co ordinates in the RIC AQU 01 Description of Hydrometric Station form display in degrees minutes and seconds e Now click on the Continue __ Continue button to go to the RIC AQU 01 Description of Hydrometric Station f
103. d to adjust data from a given data source The specified operation and factor will adjust the selected readings e The basic screen and a populated screen are shown 7 2 1 Adjust for Drift Basic Screen lel 2 Adjust For Drift Adjust For Drift EMS Name OOOO source Hame Doo OE Channel No ooo E Parameter From Date 0 00 00 To Date 23 59 59 Adjustment M Adjust Corrected Entries f Add C Subtract C Multiply C Divide Adjust a Adjust For Drift e To access the Adjust for Drift screen clicking on the button on the main WQDMS screen e Complete the fields as outlined below _ EMS ID Type the identification or use the EMS ID button to obtain the list of sites Select the appropriate entry Source Name Use the source name LOV button to access a list of data sources associated with the site Select a site and click OK 221 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data Channel No Use the button to select the Channel No This does not automatically fill in the Parameter field Parameter The parameter field is not automatically populated when the channel number is chosen The parameter field is populated by the LOV button to the right of the parameter field Only parameters associated with the selected channel number will be displayed From and To date The date range is automatically populated with the date range from the parameter readings of th
104. dlyrl Water Inventory hdms 29 aug 00 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help Eaa a e RIC AQU 02 Gauge Level Notes Oy x E224413 Ea Agency Firm Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek Station No I AHAD40 Visit Dat 1998 03 27 IG al station Name yum Creek Near Mouth Ems Id fE224413 Survey Date f ggg see Survey Time o0 00 Gauge Level ek Eau Height 2 metres Gauge Correction 0 metres Date of Change f Ric SQuU 06 Water Stage Level Checks f Record Station Additional Gauge Level Motes ene IGON ozas 4675 3638 3877 2877 262 e GHIA 1 792 4 870 1 797 2 878 2 878 5 88 Identifiers GLN 3 796 7674 0 7972 3 876 2877 12 45 C Images g 0 E Ald 04 i Equipment R ti Established Mean Eley eee Benchmark this date rm cm im a ETTA T E T Reject EE A Revoke ld 4 Record I gt t More page 69 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 8 1 Gauge Datum e Levels are obtained to establish the initial datum for site gauges and bench marks periodically check that no movements have taken place Comparisons are made between the original gauge elevations and the benchmark elevations If the gauge has shifted the gauge correction is calculated and the date when the shift probably occurred is estimated deduced e Gauge level information must be entered in chronological order from earliest to latest and it must be stored in the RIC AQU 02 Gaug
105. e Hydrograph Generate Discharges links to RIC AQU 06 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 4 Getting Started with WIDM 4 1 Access to the Server e The first task is open an ICA Terminal Server session Joj x VIEWS C File wiew Tools Help a P Refresh Delete Properties Settings Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Applying your personal settings Enabled 47 CWI SPI DC Help Enabled Bey cwl SPI Explorer Enabled J CWI SPI EXPLORER Help Enabled gi Data Registry Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Bi Print Utility PTROOOZ Enabled Bi Print Utility PTRO6SO Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled By WwIDM HOMS Enabled le objectis E e This screen is the start up point for WIDM system and leads to the Logon Box e Click WIDM HDMS on the Citrix ICA Client screen to get the Logon Box e Window size is important To change the setting of the window size follow the path start settings control panel display setting tab to change the setting For most systems a setting of 1024 by 768 pixels is optimum 25 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 4 2 Logon Procedures e Logon is accomplished via the logon box shown below Logon Usermame jsmith Database fentes _Lancel e There are three fields to complete The information for these fields is obtained from the station administrator see section
106. e In a multi line text field TAB enters white space much as in a word processing program Use CTRL TAB to move backwards from field to field Additional keyboard shortcuts are available and can be found by clicking Help button on the main menu and selecting Function Keys e Getting help WIDMs will offer screen sensitive help through the Help pull down menu which you can access at any time The Help function provides a link to a hypertext version of the user s manual which is accessed through your local Internet web browser To get help select the He p pull down menu and click on the Help option or simply press F1 19 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data PART II WIDM Hydrometric Data Hydrometric Data WIDM HD e Compatible with the Environmental Monitoring System EMS in maintaining and managing data e Receives hydrometric and snow data from manual and remote automated sites e Includes built in quality assurance QA procedures e Analyses data e Includes built in security protocols 20 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 2 Security and Administration Access to WIDM HD incorporates a sophisticated access system It provides specific roles and actions that depend on the state raw or approved of the data These roles and actions are partitioned among five categories of security These are HD AGENCY USER HD AGENCY APPROVER HD AUDITOR HD STATION ADMIN HD SYSTEM An overview of the
107. e Access the Export Data screen by clicking on the o Boeta button on the main WQDMS screen e Regardless of the way this function is completed there are several fields that must be populated These are outlined below EMS ID The identification can be typed directly or by using the EMS ID LOV button and selecting an appropriate entry Data Source The data source is found by using the data source LOV button and double clicking to select the appropriate one 206 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 6 3 2 Export Data Using Channel Number e This is the procedure for exporting data via channel number HN Export Data Export Data EMS Id E245460 EMS Name Aberdeen Lake Data Source NEO Channel Ho ho Manual Snow Core Sampler Get List Parameters Reading Code Abbrev Hame Selected Raw ENDP EDMAN Snow Depth mS og ees ENSA ESCMAN show Sampling E t Both ENWE EWEMAN Snow H20 Equiv a f Current E r Rejected From Date File Name Breen HOTE Export files should be of type csy or txt _ Channel Number To select by channel number click on the channel number LOV button This will give a list of all of the channels and the associated sensors for a data source data logger To insert a channel double click on a channel and the channel number will be inserted _ Parameters This field will automatically be populated with information the information from t
108. e Level Notes screen e Gauge Level Notes is a set of three screens that can navigate back and forth with Prev Screen the and buttons page 70 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 8 2 Gauge Level Notes Screen 1 e Access the screen by clicking on the L J button on the main f Ric AQuU 02 Gauge Level screen or the Motes radio button on some of the vertical toolbar forms Tip If you are entering a level check sighting record and you miss key a data field entry you must delete the entire record and start again Agency Firm s ociety for the Protection of Avyum Creek Station No h AHA0 40 StationName AYUM CREEK TEST Emsid E236907 survey Date fi 9960327 Survey Time f S0 Gauge Height 519 metres Gauge Correction metres Date of Change Level Checks BS Ht Inst PE Elevation Elevias BS or FS Station im rr E rr Given m a Feet a ZL A AE Established Mean Eley Benchmark Elevation tthis date Differences rn mn rn 4614 A614 7000 i a Record f LALE Elevation Means Survey Date The date and time that this survey was carried out This field will automatically be populated from site visits RIC AQU 06 Water Stage Recorder but can be edited revised Gauge Height The observed height of the gauge Auto populated from RICAQU 06 but can be edited Gauge Correction A correction to be applied to measurements taken with a gauge in order to account f
109. e for a physical location of the client The third line for a physical location of the client The city for the physical location of the client The province of the mailing address for the physical location of the client The postal or zip code of the mailing address for the physical location of the client The full name of the contact person for a physical location of the client The phone number including area code for a physical location of the client The facsimile number including area code for a physical location of the client A multi line data field that accepts several lines of textual comments about a physical location of a client for the Ministry Tip Use the Control and E key to expand to the text editor An indicator that a physical location of the client of the Ministry is active or not eS aaa The middle name of the client The derived initials of the client A multi line data field that accepts several lines of textual comments about a client Tip Use the Control and E key to expand to the text editor 42 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 5 12 Maintain Agency Client Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN HD AGENCY APPROVER amp HD SYSTEM Every hydrologic site is associated with an agency The agency is a company or organization that is responsible for the hydrologic site The Ministry of Environment is considered to be an agency in this context Clients are delegated authority under a given
110. e line data field Timeout Period rete Multi line data field Comment Comment Line 1 Comment Line 2 List of values EMS Id fo lal LOVs Pop List L What it means A click consists of positioning the cursor over a button and pressing and releasing the left mouse button A double click consists of two quick clicks in succession Drag select consists of pressing the left mouse button and holding it down while moving the mouse so that the pointer travels to a different location on the screen The area you drag across is highlighted Dragging ends when the mouse button is released Select consists of positioning the cursor over an area of the screen such as above a pull down menu item or check box and clicking once A button or pushbutton is an on screen control that you activate by clicking with the mouse Usually issues a command to the application A radio button is a button that you click to select an option Radio buttons always come in sets and are mutually exclusive that is selecting one button de selects any other button in the set A checkbox is a control that you select or de select by clicking with the mouse Unlike a button a checkbox normally stays selected until you click it again A scrollbar lets you scroll through a list of data that is too large to appear on screen at one time To scroll a display drag select the elevator box or click the scrollbar above or below the elevator box
111. e parameter that was selected Enter the appropriate dates using the format YY YY MM DD Selecting a time range is required Insert the appropriate time range using the format 23 59 59 Select a different time range for a partial day worth of data _ Adjustment The adjustment section is used to calculate adjustment factors The records may be added subtracted multiplied or divided by the factors Adjust Corrected Entries This check box allows adjustment to the Corrected records Adjustments are always applied to the RAW value and the results are recorded as Corrected users cannot change raw values When the Adjust Corrected Entries box is checked all raw values are adjusted for the parameter and date range specified and any previous corrections will be overwritten with the new Corrected value If the Adjust Corrected Entries box is not checked only raw values that have not been previously corrected for the parameter and date range specified are adjusted and recorded as Corrected value 227 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 7 2 2 Adjust for Drift Populated Screen 0 Adjust For Drift Miel x Adjust For Drift EMS Id F236907 EMS Name AYUMCREEKTEST Source Hame AYUM_C THAL O Channel Ho pooo Thalimedes shaft encoder Parameter p021 tr Ley From Date 2001 06 12 0 00 00 To Date p001 06 12 p3 59 59 Adjustment W Adjust Corrected Entries C Subtract Multiply C Di
112. e will determine the level of confidence or uncertainty assigned to the information Recognition of this uncertainty is critical in interpreting hydrometric data The standards are broken down into the codes representing the 5 hierarchy classes A B C approximate and A RS A with rated discharge structures ach of the classes is defined with respect to five characteristics summarised in Table 2 30 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Table 2 Accuracy Factors for Data Classes Accuracy Factors A RS A C Approximate methods Discharge lt 5 lt 7 lt 15 lt 30 gt 30 rating Accuracy Number of N A N A Verticals Number of N A Benchmarks Water level recorder recorder recorder undefined undefined Gauge 2mm 2mm 5 mm 10 mm 20 mm Accuracy e Note about accuracy levels The classes reflect decreasing levels of accuracy Class A RS are for data obtained from rated discharge structures The accuracy is achieved by the precise geometry of the unit and the details of the installation Stage discharge relationships have been defined in laboratory and field tests The accuracy range is 5 Class A is the highest level of data quality and is similar to national standards Class B 1s for data obtained by the same techniques as A but allows for more difficult operating conditions It also allows for a less rigorous standard in general Class C 1s for data from stations where
113. ecord RIC 4Qu 05 Summary of Discharge Measurements Ric AGU o7 Station Analysis for the Year Approve Reject Continue Revoke pcan Each hydrometric site is associated with an Environmental Monitoring System EMS site Therefore a new Hydrometric Station is created from an existing EMS site or by creating a new EMS site e Only Province of B C staff Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management and Ministry of Water Land and Air Protection can create an EMS site e Screen Access Click New Station on the main menu e New Station Options Ifanew EMS site must be created click on Create New EMS Location and proceed to section 6 2 Ifthere is an existing EMS site click Use Existing EMS Location and proceed to section 6 3 45 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 6 2 Creating a New Hydrometric Station with a New EMS Site e Restricted to HD_ STATION ADMIN or HD_SYSTEM security roles e This is the more common method of creating a new Station e There are three screens associated with this procedure Create EMS Monitoring Station Alternate latitude longitude data entry RIC AQU 01 Description of a Hydrometric Station Basin class must exist to complete the registration of the site 6 2 1 Create EMS Monitoring Station H0 Create EMS Monitoring Location Use Existing EMS Location GF Create New EMS Location Ems ld JE237005 StationName a Latitude Longitude Office Est Agen
114. een 195 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 6 Data Management e There are three parts to data management Graph Data Reject Data Export data and Import Data These require separate screens and are discussed in the following sub sections 6 1 Graph Data e This is used to graph view or analyze the data Four screens are shown and discussed These are basic screen one parameter graphed over a given time period two parameters on two graphs two parameters on the same graph e As discussed with each screen other options are available 6 1 1 Graph Data Basic Screen e This is the same form that appears in the HDMS part of WIDM for graphing data However in this part of the system this screen can be used only to graph the data and thus the radio bars on the left which access edit values linear coreection and set type are greyed out EMS ID 20 Time series Graph OF x 236907 par anetel Station Name avn CREEK TEST Ems Id E236907 Channel Ho PSS000 Pressure Sensor Param Desc ater Level Time series Graph Edit Values Linear Correction Set Type From figgerasi28 To fissan a05 Plot P Station Name Parameter Graph MaxMin M ayUM CREEK TEST hater Level 1 None E B TEI z r Mone 7 196 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data e To access this screen and graphing capabilities click the Graph Data l button on the WQDMS main page e The procedures
115. elected from a drop down list The results can be viewed on the screen or can be exported to a CSV file for further processing in Excel For instance one could determine whether or not the water level had risen above one metre between 1999 02 01 and 1999 04 20 e This function can be performed in two main ways via a channel number and via a get list In addition the parameters must be chosen in a specific way However the initial fields that must be populated are the same Therefore an explanation of this function is in five parts These are listed below A summary of the initial fields that must be populated Basic Screen A summary of the procedures for using the channel number A summary of the procedures using a get list A summary of the procedures for selecting parameters A view of the exceedence results How to export the exceedence results to a CSV file 212 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 7 1 1 Check Exceedences Basic Screen e This is the screen is the basic screen that is used regardless of how the exceedences are checked HA wq_xceed 27 0 enydilyrl Wfater Quality kvidal 22 jan 03 File Edit Action Special Configure Utility Maintain Window Help Sky FIR Al _ ustvewes ox cise fiset owe H Check Exceedences 0 Check Exceedences sup EMS Hame e NS Data Source L Channel Ho m E Values Get List t Corrected w Raw Parameters ee a E ns A
116. elegated access The security aspect of WIDM requires that roles are granted to individuals for access to one or more functions select update insert and or delete e Purpose of the system The Water Inventory Data Management WIDM system is a repository for hydrometric snow and water quality data It supercedes and combines the Hydrologic Data Management System HDMS and the Water Quality Data Management System WQDMS without losing the functions but enhancing the capabilities of both e Specific features of the WIDM system Hydrometric Data WIDM HD a Compatible with the Environmental Monitoring System EMS in maintaining and managing data b Receives hydrometric and snow data from manual and remote automated sites c Includes built in quality assurance QA procedures d Analyses data e Includes built in security protocols Water Quality Data WIDM WQ a Compatible with the Environmental Monitoring System EMS in maintaining and managing data b Collects compiles and analyses electronic continuous water quality data c Contains information on data sources sensors and readings WIDM Training Manual Introduction e Terminology There following terms must be understood to effectively navigate through the WIDM system Term Icon Click Double click Drag select Select Button Radio buttons Parity Mone O Odd O Even Checkbox Auto Baud x Scrollbar Elevator box Singl
117. ements Daily Mean Gauge Heights Daily Mean Discharges Monthly and Annual Mean Discharge Annual Extremes Total Discharge These reports can be generated and printed directly from the screen or can be saved to a file Adobe PDF recommended for distribution Reports are accessed via the menu bar Reports HA hd_main 0 enydlyrl Water Inventory widm sta 12 feb 03 File Edit Acton Special SrowSurvey Reports Maintain Window Help Gauge Level History Close Inset Mode Water Stage Recorder IS or Biel Es A Main Menu Station Analysis for the rear B Summar of Discharge Measurements RITISH Daily Mean Gauge Heights COLUMBIA V Daily Mean Discharges al ag eme nt Syste m Monthly and Annual Mean Discharges Data Analypsi Annual Extremes Total Discharge Hew Station Discharge Measurement Station Description Summary of Discharge Measures Station Record Station Analysis Gauge Level Notes Standard Rating Curves Click here to invoke the RIC AQU O3 Discharge Measurement Ems Id Station Description 141 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 15 1 Gauge Level History Select Gauge Level History from Reports on the menu bar hd_history Runtime Parameter Form File Edit wiew Help XEB ex Hh History of Gauge Levels EMS ID FEFELE 61 MILE CREEK ASP CREEK AVERILL CREEK AYUM CREEK AT MOUTH AYUM CREEK HEAR MOUTH AYUM CREEK HEAR SOO
118. ents and program are on line Data Logger Clock Time Checked Yes No F Station locked Adjustment Required Yes No if Yes see Note on next screen Cancel Next Screen i Field Form e To access the Field Form click on the button e The fields are populated as explained below EMS id Enter the EMS id manually if known or click on the and select the EMS site from the list 190 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data _ Monitoring Location This will populate automatically after the EMS id 1s selected _ Data Source Name Click on the LOV button for the Data Source Name and select the appropriate entry _ Recorders name An entry must be made in the Data Source Contacts form Section 3 5 in order to have any values in this LOV If no values are available the user cannot save data to the Field Form and must exit the Field Form screen and make an entry in the Data Source Contacts form Section 3 5 Date Checked Enter the Date Checked in the format YY YY DD MM _ Time Arrive Enter the data in the format 24hh MI _ Time Depart Enter the data in the format 24hh MI Weather Stream Stage This is a text field for entering information about weather and stream conditions _ Power Source Data This is a text entry field e The rest of the form is a series of check boxes similar to the paper form Tick off the boxes that are appropria
119. eport refers Update Station Analysis Click this button to refresh the station analysis record Number of Level Checks made Number of Level checks made during the operational period Gauge Correction Required Indicates gauge correction have been applied for the operational period Survey Date Month Day Year The start date that each gauge correction should be applied Gauge Correction Note Further notes on gauge correction Discharge Record Max Inst Discharge m3 s Maximum instantaneous Discharge value Gauge Height GH For Max Inst Discharge Gauge height at maximum discharge Occurred on date and time for Max Inst Discharge Date when maximum discharge occurred Discharge Record Min Daily Discharge m3 s Minimum Daily Discharge value Gauge Height GH For Min Daily Discharge Gauge height at minimum daily discharge Occurred on date and time for Min Daily Discharge Date when minimum discharge occurred From Date The start date of a period of missing discharge information 86 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data To date The end date of a period of missing discharge information Reason A reason given for the lack of data during a specific period of time Number of open water measurements The number of times metering occurred within the operational period Number of measurements with comments that do not plot within acceptable percentage of H Q curve Measurements wi
120. equired file format for curve import is defined in Table 1 The specified file format must be attained by formatting data from proprietary management systems prior to importing to WIDMs The format can easily be attained through the use of Notepad or similar ASCII program File type ASCII text file txt File name Determined by the user it must conform for the format of TXT where the or file name is a maximum of 8 characters e g Valid AYUMCRV6 TXT Invalid AYUMCURVE 6 TXT File content and layout All data submitted to WIDMs for manual import shall conform to the format presented in Table 1 Table 1 Standard layout E224413 lt ______ This is the EMS ID number for the station 6 A Curve Number 1998 07 22 _________ Start Date of Curve 6 yyyy mm dd 2000 02 15 lt ______ ____ End Date of Curve 6 vyyy mm dd This date value can be null if curve is current 0 0 0 24 0 001 0 255 x value y value from curve where 0 002 0 278 ee x m s discharge in cubic metres second 0 003 0 3 y gauge height in metres 0 004 0 32 0 005 0 34 etc 92 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 12 2 2 Rating Table Loader Screen SS hd id ratng thl 2 0 envdha1 VWater Inventony widm use 23 oct 02 File Edit Acton Special SrowSurvey Reports Maintain Window Help Insert Mlode 0 Rating Table Loader Agency Firm ministry of Environment Lands and Parks Station No PAB030 Station N
121. equires date information For example the Export Data screen includes From Date and To Date as mandatory fields Currently WIDMs has two date formats Date format for WIDM WQ WQDMS is yyyy mm dd For example March 12 1995 entered as 1995 03 12 Date format for WIDM HD Hydrometric is yyyy mm dd For example March 12 1995 entered as 1995 03 12 Time entry fields accept data only in one format hh mm ss For example Enter 2 30 pm as 14 30 00 These are optional fields and will default to the following 00 00 0 to 23 59 59 e Keyboard shortcuts The following keyboard shortcuts may make it easier for you to use WIDM s ARROW KEYS The UP and DOWN arrow keys J on the keyboard have the same function as the Previous Record and Next Record icons on the applications horizontal toolbar to access the previous or next record in a multi record block They are another alternative to using the scrollbar Note In multi line data fields UP and DOWN arrow move the cursor one line up or down The LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys lt move the cursor one character left or right within a field ENTER Press the ENTER key labeled RETURN on some keyboards when you have finished entering data into a field and want to move on to another field WIDMs accepts your entry and takes you to the next field The TAB key usually works in the same way TAB The TAB key allows you to move forward from field to field within a screen or window Not
122. er y station No P Station Name EST 11 Ems Id E224566 Source Hame Graph Channel No Edit Values Param Desc Linear Correction Set Type t Approval Poo2 10 25 K Record a gt Lo e To access this screen on the main menu screen click on the Standard Rating Curves and then on the TMe ries radio button Click on the Edit Values radio button in the Time Series vertical toolbar e Complete the required fields as outlined below _ Parameter Use the Parmeter LOV button to choose the appropriate parameter Date Time This field is grey and can not be edited _ Type This field is grey and can not be edited Raw data This field is grey and can not be edited 122 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data _ Corrected Value Click on the value that must be edited e Save by clicking or fall 123 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 6 Linear Correction To access this screen click on the 13 6 1 General Use This screen is used for four types of corrections to edit corrected values to fill in data for missing time periods to apply corrective stage shifting to edit values for a specified time range 0 hd_time_sernes3 27 0 envtest Water Inventory gblaney 12 oct 01 File Edit Acton Special Reports Maintain Window Help EMS ID E236907 Parameter Time series C Graph Edit Values i Linea
123. ered in the Description field e Save the entry by clicking on the OK button er Close e Exit by clicking l 226 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 8 4 Maintain Activity Type Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN amp HD SYSTEM This screen is used to create LOV s for data source dataloggers maintenance and site activities HO Activity Types e Enter the Activity Code maximum 6 digits in the Code field A textual description of the activity to be carried out is entered in the Description field e Save the entry by clicking on the kK button e Exit by clicking cose 22 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 8 5 Maintain Data Source Classes Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN amp HD SYSTEM This screen is used to create LOV s for data source class H Data Source Classes O x Data Source Classes Code CR21 Description pix Load Spec fs Code ocr Description Standard DCP Format Load Spec id_nesdis yos Code eral I4 4 Record h d r e The datalogger being used should be listed If not create a new entry for the specific data collection platform e The three fields that must be populated are Codes Description and Load Spec An example of how to populate these fields is given below _ Code maximum 6 digits Insert THAL _ Description Insert Thalimedes Load Spec Insert s The Load Spec refers to load scripting that may or may no
124. fields are outlined below EMS ID This identifies that station that has data for graphing The ID number can be entered directly or the EMS ID LOV button can be clicked to obtain a list of sites This list contains only sites that have been set up in WIDM Select the appropriate station _ Station Name bottom of screen This field is automatically populated with the the name of the hydrometric site selected from the main menu The adjacent tick box indicates that this is the station that the user wants to plotand is checked by default _ Parameter Click the Parameter LOV button to obtain a list of parameters This list is shown in the next slide Temperature Temperature Water Level Hidrometic Stream Discharge T I imbar l wl Click on the desired parameter Once the paramter is chosen the parameter identification number will be inserted in the parameter field top left of Graph Data screen and the and the parameter name will be inserted into the parameter field on the bottom of the screen 197 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data From and To Enter the desired dates Plot e Click Click the button to plot the graph 198 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 6 1 2 Graph Data One Parameter e This example shows the graph of one paramnter over a defined time period Specifically it shows the graph of water level for the period 1998 10 01 to 1999
125. gauge readings are manual read by operator The data cannot generally meet the higher standards required by A or B and less rigorous procedures used in developing the rating curves Approximate methods include methods used for a one time or miscellaneous discharge measurement They are known to have low accuracy and high potential error but fulfil a fundamental data need e The values entered into the Data Class screen are used in the RIC AQU 07 Station Analysis for the Year screen is in the Data Declaration section 31 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 5 5 Maintain Elevation Survey Type Restricted to HD SYSTEM 0 Maintain Elevation Survey Type Code Type Description Benchmak a RF Reference Point Reference Point I4 4 Recor f m e Elevation survey information is a record of periodic surveys performed at a hydrometric station in order to confirm that the gauges have not moved over a period of time It includes information on reference points benchmarks and gauges e The reference points and benchmarks are created when the station 1s first established and these are used as reference points for gauges e The screen is accessed via Elevation Survey Type on the drop down Maintain menu e The values entered into the Elevation Survey Type screen create a LOV which is used in RIC AQU 02 Gauge Level Notes Survey Point Identifier screen e Return to Main Menu Click on the close button on the
126. gencyFirm Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek Station No f 4HA040 nen Station Name ayUM CREEK TEST Emsid E236907 poz source Hame VOM LEND Channel Ho F PSS000 Pressure Sensor Param Desc ater Level Time series Graph 0 Edit Values T ell CREEK TEST rater Level C Linear by eres 1 SUM CREEK TEST ise ie caer m Set Type Max AYUM CREEK TEST Water Le f Approval Min 47 UM CAREER TEST water Le Mas AYUM CREEK TEST Temperat B Min AYUM CREEK TEST Temperat From T figger 1 01 of o8 15 22 29 06 13 20 27 03 10 17 24 To Nov Dec Jan ee 1998 1994 Date P Station Name Parameter Gra bh Maz Min M BEYU CREEK TEST frater Level None i avUM CREEK TEST fal Ternperature lal oe J e To plot two parameters on the same graph for the same station click the J button under Graph and beside the second parameter in this case Temperature and select the number 1 e This tells WIDM that you want the second parameter plotted onto Graph 1 e Make sure the check boxes are ticked and then click me 121 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 5 Edit Time Series Values e This screen is used to edit time series records e These records can be edited individually or simultaneously SA hd_time_series 2 0 envdhe1 VWater Inventory widm_use 25 oct 02 File Edit Action Special SnowSurvey Reports Maintain Window Help Close Insert Wlode E224566 AgencyFirm Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks i ABS Paramet
127. generated by the WIDM system only displayed Therefore curves must be loaded into WIDM The rating table contains the information that allows WIDM to display the correct curve and subsequently calculate discharges from time series stage data The source and type of information contained in the Rating Table is outlined below The stage discharge curves are plotted and then digitized either manually or electronically to a file The file is called the rating table The curve data are loaded as the coordinates of the curve x is equal to discharge cubic metres per second m s and y is equal to gauge height metres The rating file also includes the curve number identification the date that the curve was created and the curve status new or revised When all of the required information are in the rating table it must be filed To this end it needs a drive path and file name e g H temp ayumcrv csv Add this information and then click the Load button This starts the process which validates the identifying information and saves the curve data to the rating point table in the WIDM database Once the curve data is loaded into WIDM Oracle graphics can display the curve in the Standard Rating Curves form 9 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 12 2 1 Rating Table Format e The WIDM HD import data format for rating tables specifies the required file format to manually import data into WIDMs Standards The r
128. ges radio button was clicked e Ifthe Generate Discharges button was not clicked no discharges will have been calculated and nothing will display in this graph 138 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 14 2 3 Discharge Measurements and Discharge Series Graph HA hd_hydrograph 2 0 envtest 3 Water Inventory gblaney 26 sep 01 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help List Values OK Close Close EMS ID H Hydrograph E236907 Agency Firm Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek Station No TAHAD40 Station Hame erum CREEK TEST Ems ld JE236907 f RIC 4QU 06 Water Stage ArU CREEK TEST Record Station Record Generate Discharges 5 AYIM CREEK TEST From f 9961 1701 To f ggg 231 ah a aa SL M Discharge Measurements L M Discharge Series M Max Min Daily e The Discharge Measurements and Discharge Series can be plotted simultaneously as shown e To do this click the checkboxes beside both the Discharge Measurements and Discharge Series Then click on the Plot Chart button e The graph is the Discharge Series line with the points from the discharge measurement graph superimposed 139 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 14 2 4 Discharge Measurements and Max Min Graph 0 hd_hydrograph 2 0 envtest Water Inventory gblaney 26 sep 01 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help List Values HA Hydrograph Iof x Agency Firm Society for the P
129. h import data format specifies the required file format to manually import time series data into WIDM This method of data import is used when the time series data source 1s not accessible via direct telemetry Standards The required file format for batch import is defined in Figure 1 and Table 1 2 amp 3 The specified file format must be attained by formatting data from proprietary management systems prior to importing to WIDM The recommended format can easily be attained through the use of EXCEL or similar spreadsheet program and saving the formatted spreadsheet as a CSV Comma delimited file File type CSV Comma delimited text file csv File name Determined by the user it must conform for the format of CSV where the or file name is a maximum of 8 characters e g 98AYUMOI1 CSV File content and layout All data submitted to WIDM for batch import shall conform to the format presented in Figure 1 and Table 1 and 2 Figure 1 Standard spreadsheet layout EMS ID 12345AB o YO EMSNAME _ TheexactsilenameinEMS Data Source Name The exact site name in WQDMS es ney oO Reading Type Reading Type Reading Type Reading Type channel channel channel channel HINT All text entries are case sensitive and must be identical to the correspondin information established in WIDM 233 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data Table 1 Standard column and line assignment for batch import dat
130. h y Edit Values T a CREEK TEST Water Level Linear a n i AYUM CREEK TEST ee en m Set Type Max AYUM CREEK TEST Water Le C Approval Min YUM CREEK TEST Water Le m Mas AVUM CREEK TEST Temperat C Min 4vYUM CREEK TEST Temperat From T fia98r 1101 0 08 15 22 29 06 13 20 27 03 10 17 24 To Mov Dec Jan fi gaggia 1998 1999 Date P Station Name Parameter Gra oh MaxMin M AYU CREEK TEST hater Level None M avUM CREEK TEST fay Terniperature lal oe J e This example used the same station name for both graphs and the parameters are Water Level and Temperature 201 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data e To plot the information on the same graph complete the fields as follows _ Graph bottom right Click the button under Graph and beside the second parameter in this case Temperature and select the number 1 This tells WIDM to plot the second parameter on graph 1 Station Name Ensure that the check boxes are ticked Station Name Ensure that the check boxes are ticked e To plot the graph click omt 202 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 6 2 Reject Data e This screen is used to back up and reject data This means that the data are moved from the main storage area to a backup storage area e The rejected data are not deleted However once they are rejected they are only accessible through the Export function e Data are rejected for two reasons First be
131. hange Conversion Factors a lt l E E K I lt Record f gt jPi e Failure to do so will result in failure of the Hydrograph form to calculate the discharges e To find the Discharge parameter click on the LOV button below the Parameters column and then select the DSCH parameter e Hydro Stream Discharge fills in automatically e Select RAW for the Read Type Code and then enter QCALC for the Source Abbreviation e To save the parameters click the fl or PK buttons ae Close e To exit click the button 184 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 4 5 Sensor Readings This screen provides a list of all readings all of the parameters for each sensor One example of the use of this function is to adjust individual spikes in cases where readings may be suspect 0 Sensor Readings Oy x Display Calibration Log Sensor Readings Comments EMS Id E236865 NEWSTATIONT Parameters CENAE NEWSTATION_1 Readings Channel No f rsi 6920 Multiparameter Sonde i Warmup Cycle parameter BJ E a a A OO A O Oy OO O Ty a ie lq 4 Record r C Readings To access the Sensor Readings screen click the radio button on the Sensors screen The readings shown are sorted by Date Time in descending order Data correction in this screen has been developed to allow editing data at a single point or data over periods of time For the correction of large batches of data using an ap
132. he lower left of the vertical toolbar The graph may take several minutes to plot if a long time period is requested Shortening the time period in the From and To date fields will decrease the amount of time it takes WIDM to plot the request Note that these dates are for displaying the data only not for correcting existing data The detailed procedures for correcting values are outlined below Because there are five parts to the equation there are five fields that must be completed _ Type The selection must be made for raw or corrected data This is done by using the button beside the data entry field Factor This is the factor by which the data are multiplied The default is 1 To multiply by another value enter that number Offset This is a factor that is added or subtracted from the data From and To As previously mentioned these dates set the time period for the corrections or revisions The user can specify the same change to the entire date range or the changes can ramp up or ramp down To change the entire date range by the same factor click the tic box beside both the From and To date fields To ramp up click the tic box beside the To date field only To ramp down click the tic box beside the From date field only The next three screens show three types of corrections An Offset Correction A Rampping Up Correction A Ra
133. he From tick box is left blank the system will ramp up from the From date to the To date e The example above shows the revised values dropping back down to the original values However this is a training example and does not reflect what would happen with real data where the values would ramp up or down from a continuing line at the old level Update e Ifthe corrections are satisfactory click the button to save the changes to the database 129 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 6 4 A Ramping Down Correction e A ramping down is required when the data lodgger is recording values higher than the real values e This could happen if a water intake is plugged during a period of decreasing stage Because the intake 1s plugged the water level will be artificially high and thus the recorded values require a correction HN hd_time_sernies3 27 0 envtest Water Inventory gblaney 01 no 01 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help Baciety for the Protection of Ayum Creek Station No f AHAC4O Parameter Station Name jvm CREEK TEST Ems Id E 36907 poz Source Name YUM_C_LKWD meae Channel No fi Fs9000 Pressure Sensor Param Desc ater Level Cc Graph Edit Values Raw CORRECTED Linear Correction Set Type REVISED 2 Approval From f ggg eae To To Hew Value lM fisgeinests 00 00 M fisgainas 00 00 i a461 005 Mew Value Mo o S i Mo i Mew Value fal nl ti CS
134. he WQDM system The procedures for updating this list are given in section Comments This field is for any comments that the user considers important _ From and To bottom left corner These dates show the range of entries in the From Date and To Date fields in the main body of the screen e To update all of the records in the specified data range click the _ Update button 133 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 14 Hydrograph 14 1 General Use e A Hydrograph is a plot of discharge stage or velocity over time A hd_hydrograph 2 0 envdht1 VWater Inventory widm_use 23 oct 02 File Edit Action Special SnowSurvey Reports Manan Window Help eo Al el List Values 8 Hydrograph lol x 224866 El Agency Firm Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks Station Ho 245030 Station Hame TEST 11 Ems ld E224366 Hydrograph eat RIC AQU 06 Water Stage 140 seas TEST 11 Station Record 120 Generate Discharges 100 ag Q M3s E0 40 From 30 f 99s 05 01 To 0 ooz cia 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Date m Ear I Discharge Measurements a Discharge Series a Max Min Daily C Hydrograph e To access the Hydrograph screen click on the radio button on the Standard Rating Curves form e Several fields must be completed before the hydrograph can be plotted These are outlined below EMS ID Check that the EMS ID in the upper left corner is correct
135. he field WIDMs displays the field s FLOV window Alternative Method Type the first few characters of the entry you want and press ENTER or TAB Wildcards are valid entries WIDMs displays the field s FLOV window listing all valid entries matching your criteria Select an entry in the scrolling list and click OK WIDMs closes the FLOV window and inserts the value you select into the field o The Find function to search for specific entry in a long scrolling list enter search criteria in the Find field Wildcards can be used 2 click the Find button WIDM scrolls to the first value in list matching your search criteria 3 to choose the selected value click OK WIDM closes the LOV window and inserts the value you select into the field w A Pop list of values PLOV field o Pop List In WIDMs you can fill in many data fields from the choices offered by a popup list These fields offer several choices and are protected against update e Codes Codes are short easily remembered aliases for frequently used data For example AVG is the code for Average value and MAX is the code for Maximum value If you know the code for an entry type it into the code segment of the field and press the RETURN key The application validates the code and displays the associated description where appropriate 18 WIDM Training Manual Introduction e Date and time format In many of the screens and windows WIDMs r
136. he lower bound of revs for these coefficients can be used This information is filled in based on the meter selection m m N Max The upper bound of revs for these coefficients can be used This information is filled in based on the meter selection Slope The slope of the meter equation This information is filled in based on the meter selection 19 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Intercept The intercept of the meter equation This information is filled in based on the meter selection Observations See eee The method used to take the measurement See Method Code List following Distance from reference or initial point that measurement was point m taken Depth of water in metres at the vertical Depth of observation where instrument was placed when taking m measurement Automatically calculated using method code Cosine of flow angle Correction applied to the observed velocity when the angle of flow is not perpendicular to the measuring section This value can be positive or negative e g for an angular flow of 15 enter 0 97 which is applied to Velocity at point m s A reverse flow of 15 would be entered as 0 97 and the calculated discharge will be subtracted from total Computation The following fields require no entry automatically calculated Velocity At Point Input of this velocity at point is optional In the case of fae Electromagnetic flow meters where velocity 1s automaticall
137. he percent deviation of a given discharge from the discharge of the appropriate curve rating table performs an evaluation of how the measurements compare to the stage discharge curves Only a person who is granted the role of HD AGENCY APPROVER for this site can sign off a set of discharge measurements By filling in the Approved by attribute the information will switch from raw to approved This action will carry through to information in all child entities of the discharge measurement signature entity and will result in any remaining raw information becoming approved Should approval of the signature be revoked by a person with role HD AUDITOR the associated who approved attribute will be nullified in the discharge measurement signature and the information will be considered raw again The Summary of Discharge Measurement form is intended to be a sign off form Most fields are calculated and non editable These tables are intended to be made using the standard metering method However it is allowed that other methods such as flume or estimation may provide information with the remarks on the discharge measurement indication that this is the case Who performed the action during the metering is recorded This form may be accessed either from the Main Menu form by clicking the Summary Discharge Measurements button or on some of the vertical toolbar forms To return to the calling form click on the Close button on the main toolbar 82
138. he selected channel _ Source This field will automatically be populated with information the information from the selected channel Name This field will automatically be populated with information the information from the selected channel 207 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 6 3 3 Export Data Using Get List e This is the second method for exporting data HN Export Data Export Data EMS Id E223215 EMS Name MISSION CR BMID DIVERSION CWS Data Source MISSIONE Channel No i Eee Get List Parameters Feading Code Abbrev Name Selected Raw Wil tr Lew C Corrected Turk urbidit Both Tr 15 urbidit Asie Bes urbidit f Current Median urbidit Rejected From Date po 00 00 To Date File Name HOTE Export files should be of type csv or txt Export e The fields must be populated as outlined below Get List Click on the ___ Get List button This will populate the _ Parameters _ Source and _ Name fields for all of the parameters for the selected Data Source This selection method must be done before selecting a channel number If a channel number has been selected first and the abel button is clicked only the parameters for the selected channel will appear Parameters Listing the parameters will not automatically select them for export To select any combination of parameters for export click on the check boxes to the right of the p
139. his can be done by putting the before or after the incomplete name The resulting names are different For instance if the station name is Ring Starr Creek Ringo is an imcomplete name If Ringo is used as an incomplete name the results of using this name and the before and after are shown below Ringo gives everything ending in Ringo It will not give Ringo Starr Creek Ringo gives everything beginning with Ringo It will give Ringo Starr Creek Once the search criterion has been entered click on the Fra button This shows a list of the names found by the wildcard search Double click on the desired selection or single click to select and then click on the button The EMS Id and Station Name will be automatically filled out For this exercise the source name is NEWSTATION 1 e Return to Sensor Screen Slide to complete the remaining fields _ Agency Code This is the name of the Agency that owns operates this specific sensor Sensors are linked directly to an Agency and typically all sensors attached to a datalogger will be owned by a single agency However should the occasion occur several agencies could use a single data source ie datalogger and still maintain the security of the sensor data by restricting access to those persons with agency viewing user priveleges for each sensor Channel No This field is used to enter the channel number on the datalogger to which a particular sensor is attached Ente
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141. ill be added as part of the training program is identified Phone Number This required field contains the phone number to the data logger An IP address could be entered here Exercise Information enter N A Telemetry Mode 160 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data The information for this required field is obtained from the Telemetry Mode LOV button For the exercise select No Telemetry Direct Download _ Negiotate This is a required field Select the value from the LOV button For the exercise add Not applicable Baud Rate This is a required field Select the value from the LOV button For the exercise add Not Applicable _ Password For the exercise leave blank State Timer For the exercise enter 900 Radio Buttons Duplex Parity Data Bits amp Stop Bits For the exercise leave as 1s Host name This is a required field The name is forced to be lower case This is the name of the host computer This training is occurring on the Unix server envux1 env gov bc ca For the exercise enter the name of the the host which is the Unix server envux1 env gov be ca Host username This is a required field The name is forced to be lower case This is the user s identification For the exercise eEnter the user ID used to log into the system Back e This completes this screen click on the Back butt
142. in Perimeter 0 Basin Area Lake Area Valley Flat Area Ice Cover Steepland Area Min Elevation 3679 Min Channel Elevation g Max Elevation 555 Mid Channel Elevation g Mean Elevation 279 Max Channel Elevation 0 Mean Gradient Tot Channel Length Magnitude Main Channel Length I4 Recora Moo d 35 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data e Description of fields contained in Maintain Basin Class The text descriptor to identify the drainage basin Basin Perimeter The length of the perimeter of the watershed in kilometres Basin Area The basin area in square kilometres kilometres The total area with a gradient less than 7 and adjacent to the drainage basin The total ice covered area within the basin in square kilometres Steep land Area The total area of gradient of greater than 60 in square kilometres Min Elevation The minimum elevation point in the drainage basin in metres Min Channel The elevation of the downstream point of the main channel in Elevation metres Max Elevation The maximum elevation point in the drainage basin in metres Mid Channel The elevation of the point 1 2 of the total distance up the Elevation mainstream Mean Elevation The mean elevation of the drainage basin in metres Max Channel The elevation of the upstream point of the main channel in Elevation metres Tot Channel Length The total length of all stream channels including the main channel The tota
143. in the Comment field this should include any special instructions critical to the operation of the sensor e Enter the calibration cycle for the sensor as determined by the manufacturer e Save the entry by clicking on the kK button e Exit by clicking cose 231 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 8 8 Maintain Parameter Abbreviation Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN amp HD SYSTEM This screen is used to create LOV s for Sensor Classes This screen is used to limit the ability of users to create multiple abbreviations for a specific parameter With this maintenance screen users will be presented with a suggested abbreviation In past each user created their own abbreviation and the database ended up with 26 different abbreviations for Turbidity TURB Turb T TB etc HN Parameter Abbreviation el Parameter Abbreviation Parameter Hame Read Type Abbreviation rr BNWE Bnow H20 Equiv RAW SWEMAN EE ee eee O a ee eee lq 4 Record i d r e Create a new record by selecting e Select Parameter by clicking on at base of column e Select Read Type by clicking on at base of column e Type in the parameter abbreviation in the Abbreviation column e Save the entry by clicking on the button ae Close e Exit by clicking l 292 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data Appendix A Import File Format for Time Series Data Hydrometric and Water Quality The WIDM batc
144. indow Help be ae FKR A lS List Values Execute Query Cancel Query jQuery Node 7 es HA Data Sources JoL Display Data Sources Query Criteria from Query Mode Sune List of Values drop down box C Comments Source Hame sooo Source Class Lakewood Datalogyar C Maintenance Log Serial No Power Cycle Service Interval days Last Poll Date status Polling Interval Primary minutes C Secondary minutes C Override minutes C Readings M Actively Polled M Respond To Alarm M Action On Call ld 4 Record i d Monitors Configure Query mode is a means for you to search for information in the WIDM database For example to find a data source using query mode Access the Data Sources screen from the WIDM WQ Main Menu Click the Insert Mode drop down box on the horizontal toolbar WIDMs displays a drop down list Select Query Mode Notice that the toolbar changes to display 2 additional push buttons Execute Query and Cancel Query Enter data identifying the data source you want to find You can use wildcards The more fields you fill in the fewer data sources WQDMS will retrieve Click the Execute Query push button on the horizontal toolbar WIDMs searches for data sources that match your search criteria and displays information on the first data source It returns to insert mode Note If WIDM retrieves more than one data source an elevator box appears in the scroll b
145. into Water Inventory Data Management system WIDM This is for explanation and or illustration only and is not intended as a endorsement or otherwise of any brand names mentioned Please forward any comments or suggestions to mailto WIDM Application Manager Bruce Boyd Aquatic Information Branch July 12 2002 WIDM Training Manual Introduction Water Inventory Data Management WIDM system Training Manual PART I Introduction 1 An Overview of the System WIDM currently houses a limited amount of the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management s water quality and hydrometric data Snow Pillow data that previously resided on the VAX VMS DCP Data Collection System and only recently new Snow Pillow data are being loaded into WIDM WIDM will be enhanced to disseminate the Snow Pillow data to the general public and to Ministry personnel External data that are polled and loaded by the Continuous Monitoring System will be accessible via the web A Business Context diagram showing the related Water and Air systems is shown below Figure 1 Conceptual View of the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management Systems Air Monitoring Quality And Reporting System Water Inventory Data Management System WIDM Continuous Environmental o Monitoring System Hydrometric Data System Snow data amp Automated Water CMS EMS Quality Data CMS Continuous Monitoring System
146. inue to enter information At this point the station is registered with EMS and the EMS id is permanently assigned to this site For ease in future access to this site note the EMS id _ Station Gauges Each installed gauge is identified by a name a description of its location and its established elevation This section is auto populated with data from other forms These are Survey Point Identifiers which provides information on the gauge name and description Gauge Level Notes includes a calculation which gives the elevation Both of these forms will be populated latter in the process at which time the gauge information will be shown in this section of the Description of Hydrometric Station form _ Equipment This is a description of the equipment at the site 1 e data loggers sensors gauges etc _ Channel This is a description of the stream channel _ Flow Regime This is a description of the flow regime of the stream The values can be NATURAL or REGULATED 50 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data _ Coefficient for 2 10 Method For discharge measurements of flooding streams with excessive depths and velocities a 0 2 depth method can be used provided that the streambed is stable and approximate depths can be determined Velocities are observed at 0 2 of the depth for selected verticals keeping in mind that any change in stage should be kept to a minimum A complete me
147. ion is established Once elevations have been established during initial survey this field will be populated BS or FS in feet The rod reading as observed from the BS FS in feet Calculated field no entry Elevation Means The fields contained in this section are auto populated and require no entry Benchmark The name of the sighted station Auto populated no entry Established The measured elevation of the established benchmark Calculated Elevation field no entry m Mean Elevation The average elevation as calculated using several measurements this date Calculated field no entry m Differences The recorded difference in elevation between the established and m the mean elevation Calculated field no entry e Click mk O or buttons to save the data e Click the button This will take you to Screen 2 of Gauge Level Notes page 72 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 8 3 Gauge Level Notes Screen 2 e This screen is used to make notes on the Gauge Correction and Elevation changes EMS ID 8 RIC AQU 02 Gauge Level Notes ill Es E224866_ E Agency Firm Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks Station No 248030 Visit Date i Station H Ems Id 2001242 E ion Name TEST11 E224866 Gauge Level Gauge Hotes Correction ject RC 40 06 Comment Vater Stage Record Additional Comment on Elevations are Geodetic Gauge Level Elevation Notes Changes Station Actions i
148. king the list button to the right of a field Icon Tool k Save Insert Delete Clear Record Find Up Arrow Down Arrow List Walues List Values oK Command In Insert mode save your changes to the WIDMs database equivalent to clicking the OK button Move the current record off screen clearing the screen to enter data Delete the currently displayed monitoring location data source sensor or modem Delete the currently displayed alarm log comments or contacts for a data source Delete comments parameters or warm up cycle for a sensor Clear the currently displayed record Edit the entry in the selected field through an Editor pop up window Enter Query mode equivalent to selecting Query mode from the mode drop down box Access the previous or next record in a multi record block Display a list of values LOV for the selected field equivalent to clicking the list button to the right of the field In Insert mode save your changes to the WIDMs database WIDM Training Manual Introduction Icon Tool Command Close Close In Insert mode exit the current screen and return to your previous screen Execute Que ry Execute Query In Query mode search the database based on provided search criteria Cancel Que ry Cancel Query Exit Query mode and enter Insert mode Insert Mode B Mode drop down list Select Query or Insert mode e Vertical toolbars WIDMs has many vertical toolbars allowing
149. ks when a conversion factor is applied to a reading so it can be reversed if the conversion factor is deleted or changed if the slope or intercept is altered If a conversion factor is applied to a reading after a corrected value has been entered the corrected value is removed from the reading The start datetime to end datetime range for a conversion factor cannot overlap with another conversion factor for the same parameter An error message will be displayed if this happens Use the toolbar buttons to insert cave and delete 2 conversion factors This screen is closed by pressing the button gi Conversion Factors EMS ld E245113 ABERDEEN LAKE Source Name ROT Channel No Manual Snow Core Sampler Parameter DScH Read Type RAW Slope Intercept Start Datetime End Datetime h 102 f 2001 11 0214 00 01 2001 12 31 23 59 59 Al 1 31 E 2002 01 01 00 00 00 2002 01 15 23 59 59 2 4 E 2002 01 16 00 00 00 fo CA MMOD HH MI S5 Poy MM DD HH MM SS Back 182 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 4 4 3 Conversion Factor History Conversion Factors affect the raw data from Data Sources Conversion Factors are audited with every insert change and deletion recorded These can be viewed by Conversion Factor History pressing the button on the Parameter Monitor screen The history is sorted by Parameter then Read Type then the changed date Back This screen is closed by pressing the button E Conversion F
150. ks you must remove the qualifier that quote marks delimit text 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 1400 1430 1500 1530 1600 1630 1700 1730 584 1 6999 1 049 1 094 1 099 1 165 1 272 1 313 138 3 16 66 13 12 586 8 9 20 03 0 00 6999 6999 12 79 955 11 12 03 0 00 481 3 15 95 13 25 1 201 12 29 03 0 00 482 8 15 38 12 83 1 601 3 9 04 0 00 483 15 43 12 6 1 334 3 29 04 0 00 482 6 15 47 12 49 1 735 6 5 04 0 00 479 4 14 69 12 44 1 602 8 26 04 0 00 475 13 89 12 43 1 469 9 25 04 0 00 240 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data Properly Formatted file ready to be saved as a CSV EMS ID 12345AB EMS Name Monitoring Station Data Source Name Campbell Scientific a WDEPTH SDMNTS ATEMP 4 1995 08 27 15 00 00 1995 08 27 15 30 00 482 8 1995 08 27 16 00 00 483 1995 08 27 16 30 00 482 6 1995 08 27 17 00 00 1 272 479 4 14 69 12 44 0 1 602 241
151. l number of first order channels The total length of the main channel in kilometres Main Channel Length 36 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 5 9 Maintain Meter Calibration Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN amp HD SYSTEM WIDM maintains a list of all meters that have been used to measure water velocities Critical information is the calibration that links the number of revolutions to a water velocity for a given meter and fan propeller combination The calibration with the most recent date is always used for the measurement This form is used to enter and edit basic meter information and calibration equations The meter information is contained in the top part of the screen meter name meter number propeller fan number The corresponding date of calibration and equations are on the bottom half of the screen HA Maintain Meter Calibration eters Meter Type Meter No Prop Fan Ho Active mi z oss Po 20 46 fi 1 4100 mi oss PO 20 46 2 14100 fa oss PC 20 46 84008 mi oss PC 93 07 fi 20926 w oss PC 93 07 2 583 mi Composite Equation OTT C 31 Date niMin niMax Slope Intercept Comment CEE S es a ae ee ee eee ee eee ee ee ee ee H 4 Recora i gt Composite Equation ff N Min N Max The upper bound of revs for these coefficients can be used Slope The slope of the meter equation Intercept The intercept of the meter equation Comment A multi line data field tha
152. le involved in the establishment of the station These names are pulled from the Maintain Client screen Select one person for the first line and then click the button or the keyboard down arrow to move to the next line to add additional people e Click ok e or z buttons to save the new information _ Site Comment The Site Comments are independent of site actions This means that any site comments put in here are not tied to a particular action entered in the top section of the screen Enter the date YYYY MM DD Tab to the Comment field and enter the comments Click on the A to activate the text editor or enter edit the information in the data entry field e Save a or ok and close cose 59 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 7 3 Station Equipment This screen is used to record or access information about recorders and sensors at a particular site ia Yictoria Preproduction TS Citrix ICA Client Start fe hd_stn_equip 1 1 env X hd_stn_equip 1 1 enydliyri Water Inventory hdms 19 jul 00 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help 83 FR A Bl A List Values OK Close Insert Mode Y EN Station Equipment x Agency Firm Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek Station No i AHAD4O Station Name yum Creek Near Mouth Ems Id E22441 3 Manual Gauge M Staff l Chain l Wire Weight l Other l None Description 2 0m 0 G attached to stilling well
153. location e To access the Maintain Client form it is necessary to go to the Main Menu on your screen click on Maintain and select Client e To return to the Main Menu for the Water Inventory Data Management system form click on the Close button on the main menu bar A hd client 2 0 envdha1 Water Inventony Kvidal 23 oct 02 File Edit Action Special ShowSurvey Reports Maintain Window Help FKR A Bl List Values Oke Close Insert Mode A Maintain Client Client Location Location Name Selkirk Address 1 975 Jutland Road Address 2 nd Floor Address 3 Resources Inventory Branch City Victoria Province Bc Postal Code veTsu9 Contact Name Bruce Boyd Phone 250 387 3489 Fax 250 356 5496 Comment Active Yor Client Last Hame MWS First Name H Middle l Initials SE Company Name IyioELP Email Address greg blaney gems2 gov be ca Phone 250 387 1213 Fax 250 356 5496 Comment I A Record fi 4 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Item Label Client Location Location Name Address I Address 2 Address 3 Province Postal Code Contact Name Phone Comments Active Client Last Name First Name Middle Initials Company Name Email Address Phone Fax Comment Ro MT iil Item Description A name used to identify a physical location of a client of the Ministry The first line of the mailing address for a physical location of the client The second lin
154. ments are correct Check that date and time formats are correct Ensure that file is saved as a csv file Files will not load unless being imported from a h directory An error message will appear saying file not found or incorrect file name If your file doesn t load try moving it into h temp and try again WIDM is being run from the NT Terminal Server and as such h is the only drive available 231 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data Example of data dumped from a Valcom VEDAS logger 1995 10 10 08GBOI5 MASTERO HG 2 1928e 00 00 00 15 TA 1 0260e 01 00 00 15 WT 3 1047e 00 00 00 50 TB 2 9442e 01 00 01 50 HG 2 2266e 00 00 15 15 End of Archive Dump After being parsed by import wizard in EXCEL 77 3461 6 82 24 3333 7 28333 0 34701 77 8828 6 78333 24 7 28 0 34301 80 4176 6 75 24 3333 7 27666 0 34301 1 00 20 1 00 50 1 00 50 1 00 50 1 00 20 1 15 20 1 15 50 1 15 50 1 15 50 1 15 20 1 30 20 1 30 50 1 30 50 1 30 50 1 30 20 Properly Formatted file ready to be saved as a CSV EMS ID 2345B8 TO O T Too o EMS NAME Monitoring Station Data Source Name Valcom VEDAS 1995 10 10 1995 10 10 1995 10 10 1995 10 10 1995 10 10 77 3461 24 3331 7 28333 77 8828 6 78333 24 7 28 80 4176 238 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data Example of data from a Starlogger Example of format of a dat file from st
155. metric Data This list is long because all of the EMS IDs are listed Therefore use the wildcard symbol for the search Find ZTE For instance to find an Ayum Creek EMS ID type Note that the name is in uppercase letters Click the Fra button and a list of all sites with Ayum are shown Monitoring Locations Find E ecb AYOM CAREER NEAR MOUTH AvUM CREEK AT MOUTH AYUM CREEK HEAR SOOKE AvUM CREEK TEST AyvUM CREEK TEST The second list gives only the sites that contain the word Ayum Click on the appropriate EMS site and then on the button This populates the EMS ID field EMS Name This field should have been populated in the previous step _ Source Name To find the source name click on the Source Name LOV Choose the correct name and click OK _ Channel No The list of available channels for the datalogger is contained in the Channel No LOV However WIDM WQDMS will only enter data one channel at a time Therefore time series data that are on several different channels will have to be entered in steps one channel at a time 114 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data File Name Enter the path to the data file Recall that the WIDM application is running in the Citrix ICA Terminal Server environment and the a c or d of the computer is not recognized Therefore files must be stored on user s h drive to allow loading into WIDM WIDM 1s very specific ab
156. mping Down Correction 126 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 6 2 An Offset Correction EMS ID HA Time series Linear Correction 236907 Agency Firm Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek Station No fi 1AHAD40 Parameter Station Hame JavUM CREEK TEST Ems ld E E236907 paz Source Name AvUNM_c_LEWD Time series hanne Wo n Param Desc ater Level Graph C Edit Values Raw CORRECTED Linear Correction Set Type REVISED Approval From fi998 05728 From To Hew Value M i ggg para 00 00 a jerman 996710705 00 00 f ggg O04 Mew Yalye M o o o o New wale Mo o o i Update Plot Graph 103 Graphical Represenation of Equations 1 01 AVGOFF Ba May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct REVISED 1998 e The type factor offset from and to fields were completed to produce the given screen e The changes as shown on the screen are _ Type Corrected Factor Offset 0 025 From 1998 08 28 To 1998 10 05 e Note the change on August 28 1998 to both graphs Update e Ifthe corrections are satisfactory click the button to save the changes to the database 127 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 6 3 A Ramping Up Correction e Adjustment of equipment will sometimes cause the settings to be changed e Ifthe shift occurs between site visits the time is not known Therefore pro rated values are established fr
157. n wh Minli of Environment Landa and Parhi Na Station Anala tor tie vear 1958 C t HUMBJA Jahren Geen BqencsF im Sool la moedoen o Hyun O e Sn Me HIRO ETIO Eze Punter z Lira Chorctca Fardu z Sage Someone lei marr ta a Larch urgu Mc Ec E e L E Be iret rt red C ke ht rg ca ae de Gl ei ed radon ias IWAL ee ee IT Bir Coby Cech Cit LPO i Cae pe IRL ee te ad Be eee ich E natch eae hke parana ge i eD are piaga Lh arh argu l h ahi ee y Orwaner f Pwned Yar inniddi Swed End inmiddi Causa Fer Shit n dhk nh bihi k JEA py gi de eg ee r ha Pare dU kit LErErT PecllguraimClaa CLASSA dd dHP dh ba bthan Phdr krh Cirih HiP h le SITU st Fdd OPH ir y Pre ia eb dreri See P Gr Cee Praa a kara et a o r Dicle Tee dub IPad Ji erie cou ve Ire preab d a sbb Hpi oof apn Thu P U kF ode bp k chir e Click on the close previewer to exit report ee 144 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 15 4 Summary of Discharge Measurements Select Summary of Discharge Measurements from Reports on the menu bar a hd_summary_of_discharge Runtime Parameter Form File Edit View Help KBB ex Summary of Discharges Report Destination Type Preview Destination Name Destination Format DELIMITED Ems ID E236522 AYUM CREEK HEAR MU TH For the Year 1998 e Select the EMS ID Station Name that report is to be generated for e Enter year for report YY YY form
158. n e Quitting WIDM is achieved by selecting exit RIC AQU 01 Description of Hydrometric station Station Actions Station Images Station Equipment Survey Point Identifiers Basin Class links to RIC AQU 05 06 07 RIC AQU02 Gauge Level Notes RIC AQU 03 Discharge Measurements Gauge Discharge Level Notes Measurements screen2 Screen Station Additional m Gauge Images Level Notes Station Station Equipment Actions Survey Point Identifiers Station Images Station Equipment links to RIC AQU 06 RIC AQU 05 Summary of Discharge Measurements Station Actions Workup Standard Rating Curve links to RIC AQU 02 03 WIDM Navigation Chart WIDM Main Menu RIC AQU 06 Water Stage Recorder Station Record RIC AQU 07 Station Analysis for the Year Station Actions Station Equipment Station Images links to RIC AQU 02 03 Station Equipment 24 Standard Reports Maintain Rating Curve Station Gauge Level Action Type Images History Agency Station Water Stage Agency Client Actions Recorder Basin Class Rating Station Analysis Client Table for the Year Data Class Loader Summary of Elevation Adjust Discharge Survey Type Curve Measurements Meter Periods Daily Mean Calibration links to Gauge Heights Recorder RIC AQU Monthly and Sensor Type 02 03 Annual Mean Staff Time Series Discharges Graph Edit Values Annual Extremes Linear Correction Total Discharge Set Typ
159. n e Click the button to go to Field Form Screen 3 Section 5 3 193 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 5 3 Field Form Screen 3 e This form is used to include field information about the parameters being measured HN Field Form Instrument Sensor Reading Performance Fiel Wiater Col Parameter Arrival Departure Reading Standard E a a A eee Record when testing instrument against a standard Mote standard used and instrument reading If not tested enter MA Inidependent sample of water column Mote reading and type of instrument used Mote method of field calibration including standards used Cancel Back Finish Parameter Click on the Parameter LOV and select the parameter that is being monitored e Fill in the remaining text entry fields with appropriate data Cancel e tis still possible to cacel the Field Form entries by clicking on the Cancel button e tis also possible to modify Form Form Screen 1 and Field Form Screen 2 by oo Back clicking on the button Finish e When the data entry of the Field Forms is finished click on the o sh button 194 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data Note e The Field Forms data are not stored in the format that it was entered That is to say the user cannot come back into the Field Forms screens and see the information that was just entered e The data is stored in the Data Source Maintenance Logs scr
160. n appears g File Edit Action Special Configure Utility Maintain Window Help lj x are pce AA alela 73 3 A 3 2 F OK Data Source Classes List Values Code HAL Description HALIMEDES Load Spec s al Code VEDAS Description EDAS Load Spec s z ld lt Record 23 gt 4 code to represent the type of data source Record 23 28 Astart a e e The datalogger being used should be listed If not create a new entry for the specific data collection platform 98 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data e The three fields that must be populated are Codes Description and Load Spec An example of how to populate these fields 1s given below Code Insert THAL _ Description Insert Thalimedes Load Spec Insert s The Load Spec refers to load scripting that may or may not be currently available This field is mandatory therefore enter s include double quotes to allow for future development of telemetry scripting for DCP s 99 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 2 2 Time Series Data Sources Data Sources Access the Data Sources screen by clicking on the button on the main WQMDS menu ER wq_sourc 2 0 enytest1 Water Quality bboyd 22 apr 02 Data Sources a File Edit Action Special Configure Utility Maintain Window Help H Ep x A KJ aj Lis
161. nd drag the left mouse button to box off the area A white rectangle will appear on the image This is the area of enlargement and will form the next view of the image Click on the _Zoom button and the image will increase in size to the area that was selected Note the image may not be exactly as selected as the shape of the display window will dictate the shape of the image regardless of the shape of the selection rectangle 63 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Sample Images HR Station Image HN Station Image Agency Firm Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks Station No KVTESTS Agency Firm Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks Station No KVTESTS Station Name FREDERICKARM OWEN POINT FISH FARM RE 131 Ems Id E224532 Station Name FREDERICK ARM OWEN POINT FISH FARM RE 131 Ems Id E224532 Image Date 2000 01 01 Map T Zoom Reset Image Date 2000 01 01 Map Comment Comment Path to File Path to File Load NOTE Valid image files types are bmp jpg gif and tif NOTE Valid image files types are bmp jpg gif and tif Iq 4 Record f gt 4 lt Record f gt 1 e Inthe examples above the left image is the full extent with a section boxed off for enlargement e The image on the right is the enlarged version after clicking on the _Zoom_ button e Clicking the _Reset_ button will reset the image to it s full extent as shown on the left 64
162. nd the type of datalogger that is at the site e Either double click the name of the appropriate data logger or highlight it and then click the button e Ifthe required type of datalogger is not in the list it can be added through the Maintain Data Source Source Classes form as described in section 11 1 2 _ Serial Number Type the serial number in this field This is not in a list _ Service Interval The service interval is the number of days between normal maintenance procedures 101 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Status There are three check boxes for the status These are for sites that are automatically polled and for which the data are loaded directly to WIDM They are connected to WIDM via a modem and telephone link They are described below _ Status Actively Polled Click this box if the site is active and data are automatically being received by WIDM _ Status Polling Interval This indicates the frequency interval that the data are downloaded That is how often the WIDM system connects with the site and downloads the data _ Status Action on Call _ Polling Interval There are three check boxes for Polling Interval 102 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 2 3 Time Series Data Sources Configuration 2 Data Sources Configuration Data Sources Configuration source Name WEWSTATON 1 Telemetry Mode Negotiate Pa
163. neral site information weather location of metering section action or type of information collected field personnel etc This screen is also where gauge readings taken during the measurement are recorded e A site visit must exist before data can be entered for a discharge measurement e This screen is accessed in two ways Pee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee Jin the Main menu C RIC 40QuU 03 Discharge Measurement Discharge Measurement The first access is by L The second means of access is by the radio button The Metered By section is for recording the personnel who visited the site and the tasks he she completed There are two fields used to record this information Metered ee mm by Action Type Hame METER READER L Bruce Boyd BOOKER L irm Duncan IBOOKER L GORDON CLARK Fil BOOKER L Bob Edward The Action Type FLOV lists the different functions that staff perform while visiting the site The various functions listed in the LOV are populated in the Maintain Action Type screen Select the name of the person who would have performed that action e An example of time OG and IG values is shown in the next screen Time OG LG Recorder DataLogger Begin 08 15 1 43 5 713 End 09 30 1 37 5 662 Mean 08 52 1 4007 56675 page 77 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data The following table describes each of the Discharge Measurement form fields for screen 1 Date
164. nstance to determine which snow depths are greater than 0 4 metres enter 0 4 as the test value It must be entered for each selected Parameter _ Comparison Click the button in the Comparison field to obtain a list of expressions that can be chosen for the comparison To determine which values are greater than 0 4 select the gt symbol It must be entered for each selected Parameter Values Radio Buttons The radio buttons in the middle of the screen are for specifying whether the exceedence check should be against Raw or Corrected data Check Click the o Chek button A pop up message appears telling how many records there are and asking if you want to check them a There are up to 1 records prior to comparison of test values Do you want to check them In this example there is 1 record This does not mean that there is 1 record where the snow depth is greater than 0 4 metres It means that there is 1 record within the date range specified in this case from March 23 1987 to March 23 1987 217 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data e Click the button and WIDM will process the request and present the results on a separate screen 218 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 7 1 5 Check Exceedences Results e The Results screen reports all records that match the check criteria 1 e all records where the Parameter is SNDP Snow Depth the Read Type is Raw
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166. odel name number of the recorder datalogger _ Offset Correction m This field should be 0 0 however if sensor has been set or positioned with a value other than corrected gauge height then enter offset value here _ Recorder Referenced To select from LOV Staff Chain Wire Weight Other or None e Save the data by clicking x or fl Water Level Sensor There are four fields to complete about the Water level sensor The information is contained in the Maintain Recorder Sensor Type Select the level sensor from LOV _ Type EnterDorA _ Manufacturer Enter the manufacturer s name for the sensor Model Enter the model name number of the sensor e When complete click on PK or fl to save Close e Click to close this screen 61 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 7 4 Station Image The Station Image screen is used to include site sketches map images and other captured digital images associated with the selected site Image files can be uploaded and stored within the application by filling in the Path to File and clicking on the Load button New and updated images can be handled via this method of data loading Image file types are limited to tif gif bmp and jpg HN hd stn image 2 0 envdlyr1 Water Inventory widm_sta 20 feb 03 File Edit Action Special SrowSurvey Reports Maintain Window Help HA Station Image Agency Firm Ministry of Environment
167. olling Interval T Actively Polled amp Primary Respond To Alarm C Secondary F Action On Call override M a Recor p o Insert Mode ox Query Mode Function returns to Insert Mode when Query is complete minutes z j i minutes minutes SS 2 Monitors i Configure Select Station Find E Faez Station Mo Station Mame 14HA040 47UM CREEK HEAR MOUTH Find e A List of Values LOV window o To fill in an LOV field Click the L E button at the right of the field WIDM displays the field s LOV window Cancel Alternative Method Type the first few characters of the entry you want and press ENTER or TAB Wildcards are valid WIDM displays the field s LOV window listing all valid entries matching your criteria 17 WIDM Training Manual Introduction Select an entry in the scrolling list and click OK WIDM closes the LOV window and inserts the value you select into the field In WIDM you can fill in many data fields from the choices offered by a Finite List of Values FLOV These fields are called list of values fields because they allow access to a list of values for the field but the list of values is not maintainable via a standard maintenance form such as the Maintain Data Class form Office PO VICTORIA L o tofillinan FLOV field Click the FLOV button that appears in the above figure at the right of t
168. om the date of the last visit where the values were known to be accurate and the date when the correction occurred e This process is called Ramping Up 20 hd_time_sernes3 27 0 envtest Water Inventory gblaney 01 nov 01 a Clase Close i File Edt Acton Special Reports Maintain Window Help EMS ID Time series Linear Correction 236907 Agency Firm E Society for the Protection of Aum Creek Station Ho f 14HA040 Parameter Station Hame jEr CREEK TEST Ems Id E E236907 poz Source Name AYUM_C_LAD Time series Channel Mo i Param Desc ater Level Graph C Edit Values min LORRECTED Linear Correction Set Type REVISED Ca ile May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct From f ggg To New value f 9481005 Mew Yalue Mew Value From C fisgeroe 6 00 00 2 jerem 398 09 15 00 00 ha J o iyi Update Graphical Represenation of E quation s 1 03 Plot Graph _ AVIGUFF REVISED May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 1998 e This screen shows an example of Ramping Up between 1998 08 15 and 1998 09 15 e To complete a ramping up use the initial correction from the previous slide and then do the ramping up The fields will have the following information _ Type corrected Factor Offset 0 045 128 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data From 1998 08 15 00 00 BUT the tick box is blank To 1998 09 15 00 00 e Because t
169. on The list of Agencies available to a client Client o y O O Client Name Client Phone The name of the client chosen from the list Tip Always use the provided LOV button to make your client name selection Client Roles The authority the client will have to perform actions associated with the site e To access the Maintain Agency Clients form it is necessary to go to the Main Menu on your screen click on Maintain and select Agency Client e This screen can only be accessed by users with HD STATION ADMIN or HD_SYSTEM security when adding or deleting clients and updating the client roles that a client has Make sure you have first highlighted the agency you wish to work with as this is another example of a parent child relationship e To return to the Main Menu for the Water Inventory Data Management System form click on the Close button on the main menu bar Note Altered role for the agency client will not take effect until the next login session of that user 44 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 6 Creating a New Hydrometric Site 6 1 Introduction A Start pa hd _ricaqu i 2 0 envt 20 hd_nicaqull 2 0 envtest 3 WaterInventory gblaney 1 7 jul 01 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help Description C Station Actions C Images Ems Id eas f Equipment Station Name E Survey Point Identifiers f Basin Class ft Ric AGU 06 Water Stage Record Station R
170. on and double click on the name or EMS number This can be the same station as on screen 2 or a different station depending on the graph desired Ensure that there is a tick in the check box beside the station name Parameter Click the Parameter LOV button to obtain a list of parameters This list is shown in a previous slide Double click on the parameter e Click the dia button to plot the graphs 200 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 6 1 4 Graph Data Two Parameters on One Graph e This screen is used to show two parameters on the same graph It could be used for more than two paramters or for two or more sites e These are the same data as in the previous screen but dispalyed in one graph In some cases comparisons are more apparent if the data are grpahed on the same axes e This plot is useful for comparisons between among data sources or between among parameters within the same data source HN Ahd_time_senes 27 0 envtest 3 WaterInventory gblaney 04 oct 01 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help F x x Eal R aly List values OK Close Insert Mode EMS ID HA Time seres Graph _ Ox 236907 E Agencyrirm Societ forthe Protection of Avum Creek Station No fAHAD40 eee StationName ayUM CREEK TEST Emsid E236907 p021 Source Hame YUM amp LEWD Channel No f PS9000 Pressure Sensor Param Desc ater Level Time series Grap
171. on to return to the initial Data Source screen e To save the data source information click the ok or the i button 161 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 3 3 Alarm Log e The Alarm Log screen is a read only screen that displays data transmitted by a data source e These data are passed to WIDM WQ during polling Alarms include information on low batteries exceedence values etc e The comments are generated by the data logger and Date Time sorts entries in descending sequence Entries may be deleted but not modified e Note Data loggers currently used by the Ministry are not capable of triggering alarms HA Alarm Log Iof x Display Al L arm Lo Slam og g C Comments source Name NEWS TATION 1 i Contacts Maintenance Log Date Time Type ra Power Cycle Comments Po i Readings Date Time a Type lt Comments E Date Time Type Comments E lq 4 Record h r e To access the Alarm Log screen click on the Alam Log radio button in the vertical toolbar e The data in this screen generated automatically by the data logger and thus there will be no data on the screen e For this training program it is important to know that this screen exists its purpose and how it is accessed 162 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 3 4 Data Source Comments e This screen is used to track events that may affect readings of the various parameters at specific locations data source
172. or error or deviation from gauge height If there is a level check see below and there are differences this field must also be edited For the initial survey there should be no gauge correction Level Checks Only Station Backsight BS and Foresight FS fields require data entry The other fields will calculate and populate with correct values page 71 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data The start date that the gauge correction should be applied Station The name of the station being sighted Use the List of Values button to locate the correct station The Station LOV lists information that has been previously entered into the Survey Point Identifiers form BS m The rod reading as observed on the backsight BS Tip If you are turning on a point you must foresight before back sight For example if you have just foresighted and are now turning ensure that you back sight while on the same level check sighting record Note In this situation the converted foresight value in feet will be superceded by the converted back sight value Ht Inst m The height of the sighting instrument in metres Calculated field no entry The newly observed elevation of an identified survey point using Date surveying methods Calculated field no entry Elevation As Given Previous observation of benchmark elevation that will be used as a m comparison to the newly measured value Calculated field no entry except for first time stat
173. orm If there are any mandatory fields that have been left empty an message will appear and indicate which fields still need to be entered Station Mame ts required Longitude i required Latitude is required Location Type is required Office is required Location Purpose i required Geo Reference Source i required y Cancel 48 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 6 2 3 RIC AQU 01 Description of Hydrometric Station e This is the third form required for creating a new hydrometric and EMS station g File Edit Action Special SnowSumwey Reports Maintain Window Help 2 x x A zl es 7 OK Close Insert Mode E E105917 z z Agency Firm Groundwater Fegion 1 ancouver Island Nanaimo Station No SWS 3360 7 Station Station Name COOMBS OBS WELL 287 Emsid E105917 cect Latitude ae a wa T Revised es lon lon Longitude EE 2371 14 Drainage Area above Station krr as Basin Hame AoOyYDTEST E c T Station Gauges C Survey Point Location Description Elevation Identifiers Basin Class f RIC AQU 06 coset ec OO Record Station Record Equipment C RIC AQUOS Channel Summary of Flow Regime Coefficient for 2 10 Method ero Flow at GH Discharge B Measurements station Datum C Ric AGU 07F Reference f LOCAL GSC OTHER Elevation of Gauge zero station Description satel ele Hel Station Benchmark Reference the Year Location senate Elevation Observation Vvell Well Tag
174. out the import file format that users must adhere to See Appendix A Import File Format for Time Series Data for correct formatting e At this point the user should check that the data are error free that is validate the data Validation can be done before the data are loaded or while the data are loaded To validate before the data are loaded click on the Validate Only radio button or To validate while the data are being loaded click on the Validate and Load l Import radio button and then the button Any errors are reported in the form of a popup Notepad message e Once a channel has been successfully loaded the user may change to a different channel number and click on Import again to load the data from that channel 115 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 4 Graphing Time Series Data 13 4 1 Introduction e To graph and view time series data the user must exit WQDMS and return to WIDM main menu and select the Standard Rating Curves button e On the main menu screen click on the Standard Rating Curves and then on the Time series radio button e This screen is also used to analyize and edit the time series data Access to these functions is via the radio buttons in the vertical toolbar These latter uses are considered in sections Edit Values section 11 5 Linear Correction section 11 6 and Set Type section 11 7 e Clicking on any of the radio buttons allows one to navigate back and forth
175. plication factor refer to the Adjust for Drift function Corrections may be made to individual readings on this screen When data corrections have been made record the reason for editing data and the factor used to correct data using the Comments screen 185 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data e The top fields are are already populated The information for the other fields is outlined below _ Parameter This field is for the selected parameters To choose the parmeter click the Parameter LOV button and select a parameter Parameters Find Cancel Click on the parameter and then click on the button double clicking on the parameter will do the same thing This will populate the Readings screen with time series data from your selected parameter Date Time This field cannot be edited _ Type This field cannot be edited Raw Value To edit values in this field click in the appropriate field and then make the correction Corrected Value To edit values in this field click in the appropriate field and then make the correction 186 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data e To scroll through the records use the vertical scroll bar on the right or the record bar at the bottom of the screen One way of jumping quickly through a large number of records is to type the row number in the record bar at the bottom e To exit the Sensor Readings screen click on
176. polled by the Continuous Monitoring System CMS e The structure of the data to be imported is very rigid and all import files must adhere to the specification provided in the Import Data Format See Appendix A Import File Format for Time Series Data e Importing of data is dependent on the correct configuration of the data sources sensors and the set up of monitored parameters If there are any errors then a Notepad window will pop up displaying an error listing The file must be cleaned up before any new records are inserted into the database g Import Data Source Hame f FOIA EMS Id E245113 SBERDEEN LAKE Channel Ho i Manual Snow Core Sampler Validate And Load Validate On File Name P SRM adams cms widmiwidms test_d atasE2491 1simport csy Browse HOTE Can only import csv files ce Import Data e Access the Import Data screen by clicking on the button on the main WQDMS screen 210 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data e Complete the required fields as outlined below _ Source name To obtain the source name use the source name LOV and select the appropriate data sources associated with the site Recall that data sources are data loggers EMS ID The EMS ID and Monitoring Location Name will be displayed automatically once a source name is selected Channel No Use the channel number LOV to onbtain a list of the available channels for the data source data logger WIDM W
177. r Correction Set Type Approval From f 990528 To i 999 10 05 Update Plot Graph toolbar HA Time seres Linear Correction Source Name FRR A E F iet valies ore Close Insert Mode Agency Firm Station Name Society forthe Protection ofAyurn Creek Station No f AHA040 Erm CREEK TEST Ems ld 236907 YUM_CLEWD SS Channel No i PS9000 Pressure Sensor S Param Desc fater Level SSS Type Factor Offset From New vwalye ae ji lo a EEE 00 00 eras ono 00 00 Mew Value r Mo o o i New Value ica a Moo E C Linear There are several fields that must be completed The required information is outlined below Parameter The parameter is chosen from the Parameter LOV in the top left comer _ From and To These fields will be entered automatically with the time period for the given parameter User can adjust time span to zoom into specific period 124 Correction radio button in the Times Series vertical WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data e To plot the graph for the selected parameter click _Plot Graph e It may take several minutes for the graphs to plot on the screen HO hd_time_senes3 2 0 envtest 3 WaterInventory gblaney 31 oct 01 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help Close Insert lode EMS ID i Time seres Linear Correction 236907 AgencyFirm Society for the Protection of Ayum
178. r used and to calculate to compute the discharge ff Start fa hd_ricaqu03 1 1 env 20 hd_nicaquO3 1 1 envdlvrl Water Inventory hdms 29 aug 00 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help Inset Mode EMS ID 228413 3 2N RIC AQU 03 Discharge Measurement Agency Firm Saciety for the Protection of Ayum Creek Station No f AH Ang VISIT DATE faasoro7 Station Name Ayur Creek Near Mouth EMS ID E224413 Discharge Meter Type 5 055 PC Propeller Fan No f 70926 Measurement Meter No 63 07 Calibration Date 1998 03 15 Composite Equation D e nihinyi nMan slope Intercept Images IF T ane B36 Seis 0619 0161 i Equipment IF B36 an h23 Wen 0564 0251 IF BFE ars Fs en 0533 0639 Remarks f hese are some remarks OBSERVATIONS COMPUTATIONS from Depth Cosine Mean initial ot of At in point Depth obs Revs Time flowy paint vert v4ictth ATES Disch bleth m m im no ZEC angle rms m m m2 mals 7000 400 gt riso c60 ood of sof 1 00 ooo ooo 225 ooo o 5 7 300 orol 028 o a0 1 00 ooo 000 160 O11 0000 _ Reject 7450 oso 032 of sof 1 00 cool ooof 10 o12 o Prev Screen Calculate Totals 3 200 241 0248 based on the meter selection ees on the meter selection in based on the meter selection Remarks Any additional information about the measurement This information is filled in based on the meter selection Composite Equation e N Min T
179. r is a piece of equipment attached to a data logger that samples the environment for a parameter or a set of parameters pH water level etc e The sensor may be a simple instrument measuring a single parameter such as a temperature probe or it may be a complex multi parameter instrument such as one of the Hydrolab Datasondes 4 1 Establishing Sensor Information e This screen is used to record information on the sensor that is collecting the water quality data SA wq sens 2 1 envdlvrl Water Quality widm_sta 15 may 03 File Edit Action Special Configure Ubthty Maintain Window Help 72 F IE x A A Ka List Values OK Close inser Mlode A Sensors Display rar sensors f Calibration Log C Comments Source Name MM Parameters EMS ld E245395 YELLOWHEAD 00 YELLOWHEAD f Readings Agency Code Resources Inventory Branch 2 f Warmup Cycle Channel No po Sensor Class FTs SO 12 ANALYTE TURBIDITY PROBE Serial No BM Sampling Interval h seconda Last Calibration Date B Start Date 2003 05 05 Next Calibration Date j End Date 2004 09 09 Replicate MediaPreservation El Iq Recor i gt l Sensors e To access the Sensors screen click the Sensors button on the main WQDMS menu or by pressing the Sensors radio button on the Data Sources screen e The fields that must be populated when setting up a sensor are outlined below 171 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Dat
180. r screen provides a record of observed information recorded during all past visits to the station The vertical bar allows for navigation to relevant forms e It allows entry of the dates the times from recorders and dataloggers the stage for the gauges and recorders loggers and other notes relevant to the site ia Yictoria Preproduction TS Citrix ICA Client A Start fe hd_ricaqu06 1 1 env N hd_ricaqu06 1 1 envdlyr1 Water Inventory hdms 20 jul 00 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help gE 2 apale al ES F List values Insert Mode EMS ID RIC AQU 06 Water Stage Recorder Station Record Miel x E22441 3 Fn a AgencyFirm fSociety for the Protection of Ayum Creek Station No fi AHA04O Station Record Station Name fAyum Creek Near Mouth Ems Id fE224413 Station Actions Time PST eS eH Time PST Stage m Images C Equipment RIC AQU 02 Watch Data Watch Data Data Flushed Gauge Level Logger Logger Logger yn Notes Crieaauos 2000 01 11 npa pafe pa paje f pean pe a Discharge Mescurement Sos js pes sis TT Teo ete feseniones peta foo 2as afioz5 zs a asf e emt a fresanant E E E E E E aaa EE arr eo8 T E feseorior hoss r20 299a freos 200 a508 298 N He af fesensnisfiazs heso are haasjes a7e aera or N e a mon aos o aaz ps aan e Nae a haoro eeoa poa prso aaf ahoro poro a ar m f N poe e reseroarae 300 soo afahaao isso aer vee
181. r the channel number in the text field This can be an alpha a numeric or an alpha numeric value A datalogger can have several channels and therefore the process must be repeated for each channel and thus each sensor 173 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data Each sensor for a Data Source must have a different channel number If a sensor breaks down and a new replacement sensor is put on the same channel the broken sensor for that Data Source must have an End Date specified before the new Sensor can reuse the Channel Number _ Sensor Class The sensor class is the type of sensor attached to the datalogger To find the sensor class click on the Sensor Class LOV button Select the appropriate sensor and click x Remember this sensor is tied to the channel number as indicated in the Channel No field Ifthe list does not contain the sensor type that is required new sensors can be added through the Maintain Sensor Sensor Classes screen _ Serial No This field is for the serial number of the sensor If it is not known enter any value _ Sampling Interval Enter the sampling interval between readings Give the time in seconds Start Date This is the date that the sensor was installed Enter the date using the format YYYY MM DD End date This is the date that the sensor sensor ceased to be active Enter the date using the format YY YY MM DD _ Media P
182. raining Manual Water Quality Data Find Data Source e To find a Data Source click on the button on the screen The Source Name LOV button and the Source Class LOV button can be used to select searching criteria The Source Name LOV can be searched for EMS Id Station Names and Agency Codes as well as Source Names Existing Water Quality Data Sources Find ra Station Hame YELLOWHEAD YELLOWHEAD MCBRIDE UPPER BAREERYVILLE MECHA LONGWORTH UFFER HANSARD HANSARD FORT ST JAMES BO RON LAKE TORF Y RIYER PRINCE GEORGE AIRPORT BARKERYILLE FPE 6298 SEWAGE LAI KAZA LAKE LONGWORTH LOWER HEDRICE LAKE KNUDSEN LAKE BURNS LAKE REWOLUTION CREEK HOI MES RIFA Find Cancel Once the search criteria has been entered press the E EU button to search for the Data Sources If no Data Source records match the search criteria a message will appear on the status bar FAM 40301 Quern caused no records to be retrieved Re enter If this happens either change the search criteria and press the Execute Query Cancel Query button again or press the button Create Hew Data Source e To add anew source click the button on the screen or the on the horizontal toolbars Before a Data Source can be saved there are required fields that must be entered on both the initial Data Source screen as well as the on the Configure Data Source screen 155 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data e If you are replacing
183. ready popuplated Complete the other fields as outlined below _ Outage Low This field can be edited Outage High This field can be edited Warm up Time This field can be edited e To save the edited values click the l or buttons e To exit click cose 189 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 5 Field Forms e Field forms stored in WQDMS are designed to emulate the paper field forms used by field staff during site visits These paper forms include Equipment Catalogue Field Form Automated Monitoring Station and Sensors e The Field Form screens allow the user to enter automated monitoring station data that has been collected in the field e The field data are entered via three sequential screens allowing the user to input data in a fashion similar to the paper forms No data are saved until the Finish button is selected on the third field form screen 5 1 Field Form Screen 1 HN Field Form Oy x Field Form Monitoring Location Data Source Name PO Recorders Name OS Date Checked Doo Time Arrive 0 00 Time Leave 25 59 Weather Stream Stage N Prior to cleaning or handing instruments Prior to departure l Force Scan Instruments record readings Power sources are connected Download Source Data Probes are secure Sensors are submerged in water Power Source Reading Volts Force scan instruments record readings Check with voltmeter prior io accessing data logger Instrum
184. relationship of the categories and their security roles are summarized below More detailed roles are given in Table 1 HD SYSTEM HD STATION ADMIN HD AUDITOR HD AGENCY USER HD AGENCY APPROVER The HD SYSTEM is an individual within the Ministry He she assigns roles and has access to all aspects of WIDM HD except the approval of raw data The second level of security and access includes the station administrator who 1s given the role HD STATION ADMIN and the auditor who is given the role HD AUDITOR HD STATION ADMIN role is restricted to Ministry staff due to EMS requirements The third level of security and access are clients of the agencies The agencies are the ministry or a company that are responsible for a hydrologic site A client works for an agency The clients that enter data are given the role of HD AGENCY USER Clients of a specific agency that approve the data are given the role of HD APPROVER which in turn can give viewing rights to other clients of the agency These viewers are given the role HD VIEWER 21 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Table 1 Categories and tasks of personnel who can access the WIDM HD system Possible Tasks Category of Personnel Clients Viewer User Approver Auditor Administrator Station System Admin Data Access aa o i o O E Eo Data Manipulation amp Approval Submit manipulate raw data D I OG E a a a a R R D Tt
185. reservation This is the method s used to preserve the samples This is critical for grab samples but is not relevant to electronic sensors For most cases the entry will be Not Applicable Last Calibration Date This date is autopopulated from the Calibration Log screen _ Next Calibration Date 174 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data This date is autopopulated from the Calibration Log screen 175 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 4 2 Calibration Log e This screen is used to record the calibration history of the sensors This includes the calibration dates calibration coefficients and conversion factors e g instrument output to derived units e This information is critical to the quality assurance and quality control features required in interpreting the water quality data 0 Calibration Log of x Display Calibration Log Calibration Log Pecans EMS Id F236734 GREGS MEW SITE Source Name NEWSTATION_1 Parameters Channel No fi PataSonde3 Multparameter Sonde i Readings i Warmup Cycle Date By z Calibration Note Comment Date By E Calibration Hote Comment M A Record fi r e To access the Calibration Log screen click the C Calibration Log radio button on the Sensors screen e The EMS id Source name and Channel No fields are already populated e The fields that must be completed are outlined below Date
186. rotection of Ayum Creek Station No AHAD40 Station Hame UM CREEK TEST Ems Id E236907 ef RIC AGU 06 Water Stage lt gt AYUM CREEK TEST Record Station Record Generate Discharges MS s Mavi CAFFE TEST Min EJAM COFFE TEST Max From f 995 71 1 01 To 1998 2 31 Plot Chart TUM CREEK TEST W Discharge Measurements m Discharge Series E M Max Min Daily e The Discharge Measurements and Max Min Daily can be chosen simultaneously e To do this click the adjacent checkboxes beside both Discharge Measurements and Max Min Daily e The resulting graph is a line that separates two colours The upper colour Cyan is the daily maximum and the lower graph magenta is the daily minimum The line separating the two colours is the daily mean e If there are more than 5000 records use the Max Min Daily e To plot discharge measurements from two or three hydrometric sites on the same graph Click on the at the bottom of the screen and select a site e The site name will appear in the text field to the left e Click the tic box next to the site name and click on Plot Chart to draw the graph e Choices of additional sites to plot are limited to those sites that the user has access permission 140 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 15 Reports Reports can be generated for the following Gauge Level History Water Stage Recorder Station Analysis for the Year Summary of Discharge Measur
187. scription of the station datum 1 e location of benchmarks survey pins etc _ Station Benchmark Reference Each benchmark The Gauge level Notes form gives a calculation that provides information on the elevation Again as with the station Gauges both of these forms will be populated later in the process at which time the gauge information will be shown in this section of the Description of Hydrometric Station form _ Observation Wells When the Station is an Observation Well there are three additional fields that must be entered Well Tag Number the existance of a well tag number makes the station data available to the OWDE application and the Public GWL website This should only be filled in for an Observation Well Observation Well Number this is a 3 digit Groundwater Observation Well identifier Most wells have this but there are some exceptions Near City The city nearest to the station should be entered here The Public Groundwater Levels GWL website groups the observation wells by Near City e Once data entry is complete save by clicking x or I e Close the form and return to the main menu by clicking cose 32 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 6 3 Creating a New Hydrometric Station from an Existing EMS Site This the second way of creating a new hydrometric station This screen was accessed from New Station on the main menu Find Station Name EITIMAT RIVER 67 S
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189. ssword D Baud Rate ooo State Timer Doo seconds Delay 6000 ms Parity i None Duple f Full Half f Odd C Even Host Name Host Username Back e This is the third Data Source screen Configure e To access this screen click on the _ Configure button at the bottom right of the Data Sources screen The Data Sources Configuration screen appears e This screen is used to configure information required to access the datalogger This information includes the phone number password hostname parity baud rate etc _ Phone Number This field contains the phone number to the data logger Ifsite is has no modem enter N A Telemetry Mode The information for this field is obtained from the Telemetry Mode LOV button Select No Telemtry Direct Download 103 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data _ Negiotate Ifsite is has no modem enter N A Baud Rate Ifsite is has no modem enter N A _ Password Ifsiteis has no modem enter N A State Timer enter 900 Radio Buttons Duplex Parity Data Bits amp Stop Bits For most modems leave as 1s Host name This is the name of the host computer Both Training and Production occurs on the Unix server envuxl env gov be ca Host username This is the user s identification Enter the user ID used to log into the system Back e This comple
190. t Values Display ane Data Sources Lear Source Name JYUM_C_THAL l Contacts Source Class FTHALIMEDES Maintenance Log Serial No 1554536565 i powerCycs Service interval days LastPollDate o C Readings Status Polling Interval l Actively Polled Primary Fo minutes l Respond To Alarm C Secondary minutes M Action On Call C Override Hl minutes Ea I4 4 Record 3 gt p Monitors Configure To add a new source click the on the horizontal toolbars e There are six fields on this screen These are explained below _ Source Name Enter the source name The source name should include the type of datalogger that is used at the site e g BUHL _C_FTS not just BUHL C If there is more than one data logger or if it is replaced with a different make or type of datalogger then both must have a data source For instance Ayum Creek has had two dataloggers and thus each requires its own data source in WQDMS These two data sources are the names of the two dataloggers AYUM C _LKWD for the Lakewood logger and an AYUM C THAL for the Thalimedes logger 100 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data _ Source Class The source class is the make and model of the data logger s Click on the Source Class LOV button to obtain a list of dataloggers Source Class List Data Source Classes 2 edas 1 4 OCP Format edas 2 8 DCP Format e Scroll up or down the menu to fi
191. t accepts several lines of text to track events with regard to the composite equation 37 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data For horizontal axis meters such as the OSS Australia or OTT Germany a calibration equation for each fan must be entered Vertical axis meters such as Price US and PRC Peoples Republic of China must have composite equations for all methods of suspension Rod 301b 501b 100lb Torpedo weights etc For meters which give direct velocity output without revolution counts such as Sensa RC2 RC4 Marsh McBirney etc a composite equation of 1 000 for slope and 0 0000 for intercept must be entered e The values entered in the Maintain Meter Calibration screen are accessed by Screen 2 of RIC AQU 03 Discharge Measurement 38 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 5 10 Maintain Staff File Edit Action Special SnowSUmeY Reports Maintain Window Help Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN amp HD SYSTEM The Maintain Staff form allows for editing of existing users and the creation of new users The form allows input of the individual s personal information To access the Maintain Staff form it is necessary to go to the Main Menu on your screen click on Maintain and select Staff To return to the Main Menu for the Water Inventory Data Management System form click on the Close button on the main menu bar ffs 2 1 envdhr1 Water Inventory widm_sta 15 jan 04 FKR A
192. t be currently available This field is mandatory therefore enter s include double quotes to allow for future development of telemetry scripting for DCP s e Save the entry by clicking on the x button er Close e Exit by clicking 228 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 229 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 8 6 Maintain Reading Types Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN amp HD SYSTEM This screen is used to create LOV s for Reading Types 88 Reading Types An average of the 50th and 51st values of a single 100 sample burst on the 15 minute ininum value Ingle raw value tandard Deviation e Enter the Read Type Code maximum 6 digits in the Code field which represents the type of parameter variable value e g RAW COR MIN MAX A textual description of the read type is entered in the Description field e Save the entry by clicking on the x button e Exit by clicking coss 230 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 8 7 Maintain Sensor Classes Restricted to HD STATION ADMIN amp HD SYSTEM This screen is used to create LOV s for Sensor Classes HA Sensor Classes cael OTT THAUMEDES SHAFT ENCODER SDN SMART SENSOR ARRAY CAN BE USED AS STAND ALONE DATSLOGGER OR SENSOR E 6S f E be Bh caus e Enter the Sensor Code maximum 6 digits in the Code field which represents the type of sensor being used Comments about the sensor is entered
193. t is populated by the Maintain Data Source Activity Type maintenance screen The data in this list are pulled from the EMS Clients table If additional entries are required contact the EMS Helpdesk _ Reason Enter the reason for the maintenance log entry Comments Add any general comments 167 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 3 7 Power Cycle e This is a read only screen that displays data transmitted by a data logger e It displays information about power outages for a Data Source EN Power Cycle Display i Alarm Log C Comments f Contacts Maintenance Log A Power bice f Readings e To access this screen click on the Power Cycle Source Name in EWSTATION 1 Start Date Time End Date Time Duration hours lq 4 Record lf d r f Power Cycle radio button in the vertical toolbars of the Data Source screen vertical toolbar e The source name will be the same as added to the initial data source screen In this exercise it is NEWSTATION 1 e Entries are sorted in descending sequence according to Date Time Entries may be deleted but not modified 168 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 3 8 Readings e The Readings screen provides a read only list of all readings for a particular parameter captured by a data source e The Readings are sorted by EMS ID and Data Time descending This list is a read only list it is not intended for editing data
194. t step is to access the Import Data screen This 1s accomplished by a Import Data e Clicking on the button 112 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Import Data Screen 7 wo batch 27 0 envtest Water Qualty gblaney 26 sep 01 File Edit Acton Special Configure Utile Maintain Window Help Edk A Zl AF en valies OK Close Close H Import Data OF Import Data EMS id E236907 EMS Name JAYUM CREEK TEST Source Hame FAYUM_C_THAL Channel No Thalimedes shaft encoder Validate And Load Validate Only File Name pc templayum csv e There are Five fields that must be populated These are explained in turn below EMS ID Ifthe site is known the ID number can be typed directly Hit return Ifthe EMS ID is not known click the EMS ID LOV button to obtain the list of monitoring stations This produces the list shown in the next slide Monitoring Locations Find 5 LILYDALE FE1 7213 PRE AERATION L4GO0 LILYDALE SOOKE PE1 21 PRETREATMNT E CAN Oey AARMACTPE S6 INTAKE WESTERN PE1240 PULP SEWER C amp F INFLUENT TO MYRA PONDS FE 6562 WESTMIN PE 4077 01 MINE CAMP STP MT WASHINGTON FES 23 CHLOR CONTACT VICTORIA AT GOODWILL IND BAY ST VICTORIA FOUNDRIES 4MBIENT VICTORIA Ut VICTORIA FOUNDRIES SMBIENT BUDGET RE PAPS 01 VICTORIA 1250 QUADRA ST PWLL A LAWN BOWLING CLUB GOLD RIVER GULF BULK STH TAHSIS CO PUMPHOUSE GOLD A WIDM Training Manual Hydro
195. ta _ Parameter The parameters are in the Parameter LOV on the top left of the screen The list is shown in the next screen Parameters Find feru Ms Sen Class Desc PSS000 Pressure Sensor Hydrometric Stream Discharge Lakewood Thermistor Temperature Thalimedes shaft encoder Water Level T L slrana ab mbk anna Unaesesshin Cheeses Minal ran Find Cancel Chose the parameter from the list Once the parameter has been established it is populated in the field beside the Station Name _ From and To The appropriate dates are enetered in the proper date format YYYY MM DD e To plot the data click the ie button The graph appears on the screen as shown in the next slide 118 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 4 3 One Parameter vs Time 20 hd_time_senes 27 0 envtest Water Inventory gblaney 2 sep 01 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help FRR A SI AF Dist Values OK Close Insert Mode EMS ID 0 Time series Graph 236907 AgencyFirm Societ far the Protection of Ayum Creek Station No f AHAD40 par aneter station Name ayUn CREEK TEST Emsid E236907 joo21 Source Name YUM C LEWD Channel Ho fi PF59000 Pressure Sensor Param Desc ater Level Time series 2 0 Graph Edit Values z i AvYUM CREE TEST Water Level Ie Set Type G Pian a H Max AYUM CREEK TEST Water Le z F Min AUM CREEK TEST Water
196. te e Ifthe Adjustment Required radio button is clicked Yes then a reason must be entered in the NOTES text entry box on Field Form Screen 2 Section 5 2 19 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 5 2 Field Form Screen 2 e This screen is used to add general notes e It must be used if the Adjustment Required radio button in Field Form Screen 1 see above is clicked Yes HN Field Form NOTES I site setup is modified or damage io ihe statan Js noted complete Modification or Damage Form Source Data Downloaded C Yes No Samples Taken Yes No Filename Browse Lab Requisition Cancel Back Next Screen Next Screen i e To access this screen click on the _ Next sereen button of Field Form Screen 1 above _ NOTES This is a text entry for adding general notes about the station Filename a If adownload of the source data was performed click on the Mes radio button and then add the Filename _ Lab Requisition Ifa discrete sample was taken click on the Yes radio button and then enter the Lab Requisition in the text entry field 192 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data e The Browse button can be used to identify the path to store a file make sure to store the file in H drive e Click the button to cancel the population of this form Back e Click the button to return to Field Form Screen 1 Hext Scree
197. tes and the reason for rejecting the data in the data source comments If the rejected data are for a single sensor enter the dates and the reason for the rejection in the sensor comments Reject To reject the data click he Pet button To save the changes click the a or buttons TER Close To exit click the button 204 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 6 3 Export Data e This function is used to export current or rejected parameter readings into a spreadsheet readable file e The data format is a comma delimited ASCII file similar to the batch import function e There must be sufficient disk space on the target device e This function can be preformed in two main ways via a channel number and via a get list In addition the parameters must be chosen in a specific way However the initial fields that must be populated are the same Therefore an explanation of this function is in three parts These are A summary of the initial fields that must be populated A summary of the procedures using the channel number A summary of the procedures using a get list 205 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 6 3 1 Export data Basic Information HN Export Data Export Data usu EMS Name Data Source Channel No P EE 7 Get List Parameters Selected From Date File Name oo Reading C Raw i Corrected Both Data f Current Rejected a Export Data
198. tes this screen click on the Back button to return to the Data Source screen e To save the data source information click the mk E button e The _ Monitors button at the bottom of the screen lists the EMS ID EMS Name and Channel Number of the sensor that this data source is monitoring A new Data Source will have no entries in this form until the sensors are established 104 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 2 4 Sensors e A Sensor is a piece of equipment attached to a data logger which samples the environment for a parameter or a set of parameters pH water level etc e The sensor may be a simple instrument measuring a single parameter such as a temperature probe or it may be a complex multi parameter instrument such as YSI Multisonde Sensors Screen Sensors EMS Name Agency Code Source Name PO Channel No Sensor Class Po Serial No Sampling Interval seconds Last Calibration Date StartDate Next Calibration Date End Date Replicate Media Preservation E A E ld 4 Record r l Sensors l To access the Sensors screen click the Sensors button on the main WQDMS menu e The fields that must be populated when setting up a sensor are outlined below EMS ID The EMS ID of the site where the monitoring is taking place is obtained by clicking the EMS ID LOV button to obtain a list of EMS Monitoring Locations The screen showing these EMS ID
199. th comments that do not plot within acceptable percentage of H Q Curve Tip Use the Control and E key to expand to the text editor Curve Number Curve number for period of record Period Start The start date of the period that the rating table is in effect for Period End The end date of the period that the rating table is in effect for Cause for Shift Describes why a different curve is now required through a change in the stream control This can be either temporary or permanent Remarks Discharge estimates for missing periods derived by graphical comparison to Climate Station s Description of how discharge measurements for missing periods have been derived Remarks Discharge estimates for missing periods derived by graphical comparison to Other Hydrometric Stations Description of how discharge measurements for missing periods have been derived Approved By The name of the person declaring the data accurate Date of Declaration The date when the data was declared accurate Data Class Characterization A code that represents a level of data quality and accuracy 87 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 12 Rating Tables e The Standard Rating Curves screen is used to plot the stage discharge curve against a composite view of curve revisions and rating tables 12 1 Standard Rating Curves 20 hd_workup 2 0 envtest Water Inventory gblaney 21 sep 01 File Edit Action Special Reports
200. the correct name Ifthe correct name is not present it must be added using the Maintain Client and Maintain Client Agency screens _ Checked By The names of the people who checked the curve are in the checked by LOV Enter the correct name Ifthe correct name is not present it must be added using the Maintain Client and Maintain Client Agency screens _ Approved By This field contains the name of the Approver This field is left blank until the Approver is able to approve the curve _ Import File This field contains the path of the rating table Path to File Enter the complete absolute path to the image that you wish to load using the Button Remember that your h drive is the only drive accessible when working in the Citrix environment e Load the data by clicking on the toad button 94 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 12 3 Adjust Curve Period e This is the second of the four screens that must be accessed via the Standard Ratings Curve screen e The stage discharge curves are developed from the stage discharge measurements Therefore the stage discharge periods must be consistent with the stage discharge measurements e When a measurement is made the curve periods identify which stage discharge curve is in effect This is known as the primary curve associated with the measurement 20 hd_adj_crv_penod 27 0 envtest 3 Wfater Inventory gblaney 26 sep 01 File Edit Ac
201. this correction C Linear This can be carried out using the Linear Correction errection radio button in the Times Series vertical toolbar To avoid this problem the water level stage sensor should be set to Corrected Gauge 0 whenever possible e The WIDM system is programmed to relate the time series water level data to the stage discharge and to continuous discharge data These data can be plotted individually or together e However important information about the sensor must be included when the sensor and its parameters are established in the WQDM system See Setting up a Sensor in WQDM e Oracle is able to successfully display up to 5000 records in its Graphics environment Beyond the 5000 record tolerance the following message appears Forms E3 a i l rT The discharge tenes quer has selected over 5000 records Please choose a smaller time range iO Cancel e If this message appears there are two options to reduce the number of records Reduce the date range Reduce the number of maximums and minimums To do this check the checkbox adjacent to Discharge Series and click on the Max Min Daily check box 136 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Following are four examples of hydrographs displaying options available 14 2 1 Discharge Measurements 20 hd_hydrograph 2 0 envtest Water Inventory gblaney 271 sep 01 File Edit Acton Special Reports Maintain Window Help
202. tion Special Reports Mantan Window Help FKR A zl A List Values OK Close Insert Mode A Adjust Curve Period OF x Station Name JAYUM CREEK TEST Station No fi AHAD4C Agency Firm Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek Ems Id E236907 Curve Period Period Cause For Shift Shit Calculation C Adjust Curve e To access the screen click the Periods radio button on the Standard Rating Curves screen e Complete the following fields Curve No The curve number is obtained from the LOV button adjacent to the Curve No field Enter the correct curve number 95 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data _ Period From Enter the dates using the format YY YY MM DD Period To Enter the dates using the format YY YY MM DD Cause for Shift This field describes the reason that a different curve is now required It is usually because of a change in stream control and can be either temporary or permanent _ Shift Calculation This is the prorating of discharge between two rating curves e The fields are now populated e Click the cose button to exit 96 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 Time Series Data 13 1 Introduction Time series data are continuous data Data loggers are programmed to record results at specific intervals which can range from 5 seconds to 24 hours Sensors for different parameters variables are attached to the data loggers and are able
203. tion prevents you from leaving a mandatory field without entering data Source Name Source Class Serial No Semice Interval Mandatory field names are underlined oe ee WIDM Training Manual Introduction Wildcards Wildcards give you flexibility in specifying search criteria The wildcard character can stand for any text including spaces in fields you cannot fill in completely or where you want your search to retrieve several records sharing specific characters in that field Examples Suppose a data source has the name Logger for extended aeration lagoons Using wildcards you can search for it by entering in the Source Name field sextended lagoons Suppose there are several data sources with very similar names all including the words Comox Valley You want to find the one which has VEDAS as its source class Using wildcards you can search for it by entering VEDAS in the Source Class field and sComox Valley in the Source Name field Note Using wildcards at the beginning of a field can result in longer search times In general use wildcards whenever You only know part of the data in a search field or You want to retrieve multiple data records Wildcards only work in fields that accept free form text You can t use them in fields that are filled exclusively through LOVs gt Ax WIDM Training Manual Introduction Query mode File Edit Action Special Configure Utility Mantan W
204. to record the information at the pre determined intervals There are two ways of collecting the information from the data logger The data can be sent directly auto polled to an off site computer or the data can be downloaded on site by a technician The procedure used depends primarily on the accessibility of the site There are two parts to using the time series form First the data is loaded onto the WIDM system and second the data is plotted graphed These two steps are outlined below 97 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 13 2 Loading Time Series Data The First Time 13 2 1 Overview of Required Steps e The first time that time series data are loaded users must begin by setting up the data sources and sensors for that site This is carried out through the WQDMS main menu ot oats Insert Mode v Activity Types r Modem Baud Rates Disabled Sensor gt Water Quality Data Mi Parm Abbr Source Scripts Telemetry Modes Disabled Graph Data Enter Edit view Monitoring Locations Reject Data Sensors Export Data Field Form Import Data Configure Data Analysis Data Sources Check Exceedences Modems Adjust For Drift Click here to invoke the Monitoring Locations function The screen is used to maintain monitoring location information Exit e Begin by selecting from the menu tab Maintain Data Source Source Classes e The following scree
205. two bars each representing a different curve period Each plot can be enlarged to enhance viewing and readability The procedures and resulting screen are shown in sequence below Click the Ql button in the bottom left once to enlarge the Stage Discharge Curve graphic 89 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data N hd_workup 2 0 envtest Water Inventory gblaney 21 sep 01 SEY FER A R aS ev o close N Standard Rating Curves Stage Discharge Curve Gauge Height M 1997 10 22 medals _Plot Chart C3 N hd_workup 2 0 envtest Water Inventory gblaney 21 sep 01 bal SF EES A 3 AIF vcrveies ok Cose fms N Standard Rating Curves E236907 E es PAR Curve Periods Curve Number pm 1 997 1 0 22 2001 0614 aj e Click the Q button a third time to return the user to the original view as shown in previous page with both graphics showing e To clear the selection criteria 1 e clear all of the check boxes but not the graphics click the Clear Selection button e New selection choices can then be made and clicking the _Plot Chart button will display the graphics for the these choices 90 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data 12 2 Rating Table Loader Recall that there are four other screens that must be accessed through the Standard Rating Curves screen The first is the Rating Table Loader The Rating Table Loader loads the stage discharge curves These curves are not
206. uired This indicates how often the data source should be polled for the data Secondary Minutes The secondary minutes are optional This stores a second choice of how often the data source should be polled for the data Override Minutes The override minutes are optional This stores an override number of minutes This might be used with a small number of minutes to perform testing on the data source 159 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 3 2 Configuration e This screen is used to configure the information that is required to access the datalogger This information includes the phone number password hostname parity baud rate etc HA Data Sources Configuration Data Sources Configuration Source Hame 6 L ne O OOO O Telemetry Mode No Telemetry Direct Download Password Ba Baud Rate 200 bps State Timer T seconds Delay B000 ms Duplex Parity Data Bits Stop Bits t Full f Mone fe T om Half C Odg c E C Even Host Hame lssbux1 eny gov be ca Host Username lsnowload Back Configure e To access this screen click on the Configure button at the bottom right of the Data Sources screen The Data Sources Configuration screen appears e Most of this information is not relevant to this training session because it is set up when the data loggers are installed e An overview of the information for each of the fields is included so that the package is complete The information that w
207. urve This form is not intended for editing but editing can occur Using the List Values button to select a different primary or secondary curve results in editing of the selected record Check the appropriate checkboxes Click the Plot Chart button 20 hd_workup 2 0 envtest 3 Water Inventory gblaney 71 sep 01 File Edit Action Special Reports Maintain Window Help a Close Close EMS ID 20 Standard Rating Curves OF x E236907 AgencyFirm Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek station No 14HA040 Standard Rating Station Name jAYUM CREEK TEST Ems Id E236907 aC RIC AQUOS Stage Discharge Curve Curve Periods Summary of Discharge Measurements i Station Actions Rating Table Loader i Images ef Adjust Curve Periods Hydrograph Gauge Height HM Curve Number Time series Ls ataiees 115 1997 199 1999 2000 200 rl is Discharge M3 s RIC AQU 03 Discharge a Ki Discharge Dat CGH Remarks P Curve 2 Dey 5 Curve 4 Dev hleasurement iCal TSE AUF 7 TE af his measurement i boooser 486 143 From 997 1 0 22 P fos To 001064 M Primary Secondary No Curve The plot on the left is the stage discharge curve with the discharge measurement dates superimposed The plot on the right is a graphic display of the curve period If there is more than one curve then two curves of different colours will be plotted The display of the curve period will be broken into
208. vide Adjust e After the adjustment has been established click on the o oast button WQDMS asks if you want to make the adjustment Forms x There are 24 records Do you want to adjust then iO Cancel e Click on theL the changes At this point you can click the Cancel to stop the process e After committing the data exit by clicking on the cose button 22 WIDM Training Manual Water Quality Data 8 Pre Station Set up Maintain Screens 8 1 Overview and WQDMS Main Screen e Maintain Alarm e gt Alarm Types gt Response Types Maintain Screens can only be updated edited by HD_STATION_ADMIN or HD_SYSTEM roles Pre station information 1s required to record information that will be accessed LOV s FLOV s while using WQDMS in setting up sensors and corresponding sources Supporting records must be created within seven different screens within 4 groupings These are Maintain Parm Abbr Maintain Sensor e gt Reading Types gt Sensor Classes Maintain Data o Source gt Activity Types gt Source Classes The information in these screens is used by various List of Values LOV s buttons throughout WQDMS For the most part these screens have already been populated with the appropriate information However there will be occasions when additional entries will be necessary Avoid cryptic description fields when entering new information The Maintain Screens are accessed via the
209. y calculated by the meter enter velocity values here Velocity Mean in Mean flow at measurement point vertical m s Width m Computed width of area being measured Area m2 Computed area of cross section being measured Discharge m3 s Computed discharge using area and flow Calculate This calculates the Width Area and Discharge for the measurement Calculated total values 80 WIDM Training Manual Hydrometric Data Method Code List The following codes are used in the Method column to indicate the type of measurement being carried out for each vertical Method Type of Measurement This denotes the beginning point The distance and depth are recorded Depth can be 0 0 which would indicate water level Point six measurement where velocity is recorded at 60 of depth from water level depth is lt 0 75m Two point measurement where velocity is recorded at 20 and 80 of depth from water level depth is gt 0 75m Three point measurement where velocity 1s recorded at 20 60 and 80 of depth from water level depth is gt 0 75m The 60 observation 1s weighted and the mean velocity obtained from the equation v 0 25 v 02 2v 06 V 08 Velocity is measured at 50 of depth from water level A factor of 0 88 is applied to the observed value Temporary Stop An obstruction prevents a measurement of water velocity The distance and depth on the near side of obstruction are recorded and this point must be followe

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