Whisky & Soda vs. WISKI & SODA. Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 1

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1 Whisky & Soda vs. WISKI & SODA Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 1

2 Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI With Your Neighbours Christine McClure, Quinte Conservation Gord Mountenay, Mississippi Valley Conservation Session T3G AD Latornell Conservation Symposium November 21, 2013

Gord Mountenay, Mississippi Valley Conservation

3 OUTLINE Brief History of CA data management / polling programs What is WISKI SODA MNR s Pilot Project with WISKI The creation of the Hub Quinte/ Mississippi Costs Associated with the Hub Current Status of the Hub Challenges and Benefits of WISKI Christine to provide examples of what has been done to date. Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 3

the Hub Current Status of the Hub Challenges and Benefits of WISKI Christine to provide

4 HISTORY Discussions back in the early 1980 s between CA s and MNR to create a common polling program and database for compiling and storing data MNR couldn t share their program for accessing gauges CA s couldn t afford products on the market so they developed in house capabilities with varying degrees of success Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 4

accessing gauges CA s couldn t afford products on the market so they developed in house

5 WISKI Around 2005, KISTERS presented WISKI SODA to the Provincial Flood Forecasting Workshop SODA data acquisition program that polls many different types of loggers, pushes the data to WISKI, WISKI the software program which compiles, stores and allows the user to analyze the data in a variety of ways, many of which have already been developed In 2007 MNR purchased WISKI SODA Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 5

program which compiles, stores and allows the user to analyze the data in a variety of ways, many of which

6 WISKI MNR Pilot Project In 2007 MNR along with the Provincial Flood Forecasting Committee began a Pilot Project with 3 CA s (Ausable Bayfield, Grand River and Mississippi Valley) There were technical difficulties and IT issues that limited the effectiveness of this pilot project In 2009, the Rideau and South Nation CA s also joined the pilot group but the technical difficulties persisted Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 6

issues that limited the effectiveness of this pilot project In 2009, the Rideau and South Nation CA s also

7 Eastern Region Flood Forecasting Committee In early 2010, KISTERS made a presentation to the ERFFC on WISKI Most CA s were interested but could not afford the cost to purchase on our own so approached KISTERS with the idea of a joint venture (10 CA s) to split the cost KISTERS response was positive and the framework was proposed with the support of the MNR Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 7

KISTERS with the idea of a joint venture (10 CA s) to split the cost KISTERS response was positive and

8 The Options We Host it They Host it Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 8

9 Creation of the HUB Late 2010, Quinte Region CA and Mississippi Valley Conservation committed to purchasing WISKI SODA and decided to host the solution at Quinte s office KISTERS offered the 1/10 th shared cost to both CAs even though only two joined at first Quinte and Mississippi shared the cost of SODA and training and KISTERS split it over 3 years WISKI Training November 2011/ SODA December 2011 WISKI SODA in production as of January 1, 2012 Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 9

at first Quinte and Mississippi shared the cost of SODA and training and KISTERS split it over 3 years WISKI Training November

10 Current Status 4 CA s Over 300 stations Over 180 parameters 1000 s of Time Series June 2013 Rideau Valley CA joined the hub October 2013 South Nation CA joined the hub December 2013 Lower Trent CA will join the hub Cataraqui and Ausable Bayfield CA s have indicated that they will join in January 2014 Millions of data points Current costs to join the group $8,650 for SODA and WISKI License and $3,000 annual Limited to 10 named CA s in the hub Discussions with other CA s about providing a backup system or creation of another hub Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 10

January 2014 Millions of data points Current costs to join the group $8,650 for SODA and WISKI License and $3,000 annual Limited to 10 named CA s in

11 Challenges of WISKI SODA Entering historical data is a daunting task but getting easier with each CA that joins Primary data storage in Quinte data could be lost. Quinte has established offsite backup of all data to reduce the risk. Connectivity If server or Internet goes down, the system is not accessible. CA s still have access to historical approach for obtaining the data to ensure redundancy in the program Lengthy learning curve but excellent support from KISTERS and a North American User Group helps offset it Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 11

Connectivity If server or Internet goes down, the system is not accessible.

12 Benefits of WISKI SODA This addresses the requests of CA s to provide a consistent approach to polling, compiling, storing and using data across the eastern Ontario and a large portion of the province. Excellent support from KISTERS in all aspects of this project Now an affordable solution and pays for itself in time savings very quickly Shared costs going forward for additional modules Expanded resources workload shared among CA s and provided to each other Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 12

Excellent support from KISTERS in all aspects of this project Now an affordable solution and pays for itself in time savings very

13 Benefits of WISKI SODA Water quality module included with the program is a significant program on its own In house training and documentation creating our own how to guides and organized Hub Wokshops North American user group and a world wide user group updates created can become part of the next release version Instant access to adjacent CA precipitation data for forecasting or storm tracking purposes Most data loggers supported by program so changing the gauges is no longer the issue it was Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 13

created can become part of the next release version Instant access to adjacent CA precipitation data for forecasting or storm tracking

14 What are we collecting and managing?

15 Data Types Data Sources Surface Water & Base Flow Groundwater Snow Course Water Quality Meteorology Dam Operations Programs Served Low Water PGMN Flood Forecasting PWQMN Watershed Watchers BQRAP Coming Soon Benthic Water Temperature Hydro Power Production OBBN (coming soon) OSAP (coming soon) Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 15

Watershed Watchers BQRAP Coming Soon Benthic Water Temperature Hydro Power Production

16 How Does WISKI Make our Lives Easier?

17 Current Data within WISKI Automate gauge polling within SODA Trigger additional polling at any time using SODA Data automatically populates the WISKI database

19 Current data readily available Trends apparent with visual representation of the data

20 Upstream Downstream Relationships Time lag between peaks Magnitude of peaks Integration tool to determine runoff volume

21 Upstream Dam Outflow Compared to Downstream River Discharge Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 21

22 Overlaid Plot Overlay year over year results Easily identify trends

23 Eastern CA Collaborative Sharing WISKI with your Neighbours 23 PWQO

24 Link data to GIS using the WISKI extension

25 Current Products

26 Link flood forecasting models to WISKI

31 Future Aspirations

32 Future Aspirations Automated daily reports Calculate watershed report card metrics in WISKI Flood forecasting model integrated with WISKI Flood inundation map products Link information to website for internal and public consumption (KiWIS?)

40 Thank you!

Data Management Model. Potential Component of the Thames River Water Management Plan

Data Management Model. Potential Component of the Thames River Water Management Plan WISKI Water Quality / Quantity Data Management Model Potential Component of the Thames River Water Management Plan Background Goal of the Thames River Water Management Plan: Improve water quality of the