Case Study: Portland Landfill, Vic

Project Purpose: To provide instrumentation and accurate near real-time data to help evaluate the long-term effectiveness of the Portland Landfill ‘phytocap’.

Solution: Design, install and commission a bespoke integrated monitoring system using DataStream telemetry to amalgamate, analyse and report on data from the following instrumentation supplied by HydroTerra:

• Automated Weather Station (AWS) providing a fully weatherproof stand-alone logging system with expandable memory, an internal battery with a back-up power source as well as USB and wireless communications
• Two tipping buckets within the lysimeter chamber, one to collect runoff from the lysimeter interior and the other to collect stormwater runoff
• Soil moisture sensors for measuring soil moisture content installed at three locations within the lysimeter area and two locations outside the lysimeter area to provide a direct comparison
• Soil water potential sensors for measuring soil matric potential installed at the same locations

HydroTerra also provides ongoing DataStream^TM hosting, system oversight and maintenance to ensure continuous and accurate reporting on an easy-to-understand dashboard.