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<br />.;. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Expandability. For many applications, the utilization of real-time technology will be <br />evolutionary (See Figure 2): starting with straight forward monitoring systems and then <br />evolving into more complex automation applications. Realizing this process is evolutionary <br />is important because as the real-time technologies evolve, so will the water users intc~rest. <br />As interests evolve, it is also important that new expensive equipment not be required for <br />each expansion. <br /> <br />"'.,........"..HH.~ <br />...:...:.'...~~~~?#~....:..,:..:: ~ <br /> <br />"H"'~ <br />:je"'o~.,CJ~~~..: ~ <br /> <br />........'..'.1..... <br />. .. . ... ."'" .... -. .. . . <br />. ,........... -,.... '.. ...... <br />.....'..........-...,..-....................-.....,.. <br />. ., . .. - ., . .. . .. . .. . -. . ,. . . <br />. .. . .. . .' . ... ........... <br />.-.....-.'...,...................................,.-.. <br />....... .."..........,.... <br />.... -............,. .,.... ,-. <br />.....-....-............-...,............'......-..-.. <br />. - . - ........... .......... <br />:AIl...~Jldl.,..>>.. <br />........... .... 0'..'..' ... <br />.... '..... ....,.... ,-. -..... <br />............."...'...........................,........ <br />. .. . .. . .. . .. . ., . .. . .. . .. . <br />....... .-. ............. .. <br />....... ..... .... ....... .... .... <br />...,....,....'.... .... ..' ...... ............. <br />..... ....... ........ <br />. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. " .. . .. . .. . <br />...........................................,........ <br />............ ...-........ .. <br />........... ...... --. --...... <br />...'..,.....,......................................... <br /> <br />FIGURE 2 <br /> <br />Modular Design. PRO is currently developing modular systems which stretch from the farm <br />up to the watershed (cooperators in parenthesis). <br /> <br />On-farm Module - (Soil Conservation Service/Utah Climate Center) <br />Canal Module - (DO/USU) <br />Reservoir/EWS Module - (Regional Office) <br />Cloudseeding - (DO/Utah Climate Center) <br />Water Quality Module - (Regional Office/DO) <br />Groundwater Module - (Unknown) <br /> <br />This allows water user groups to mix and match depending on their needs. <br /> <br />Get Water Users Intimately Involved with Installation: Where possible, the water user <br />groups, WCDs, etc., which sponsor a project, are encouraged to get intimately involved with <br />installation of equipment. This has occurred to an impressive degree with three recent <br />studies: (1) Low-end Adaptive Canal Automation (USU's Delta Project); (2) Emery County <br />Measurement and Control; and (3) Automated, High-elevation c1oudseeding. <br /> <br />Make Man/Machine Interface Friendly: Make all hardware and software as user friendly <br />and responsive to needs as possible. This is one area where we need to make dramatic <br />improvements. <br /> <br />Monitor Service to Customer: PRO has contracted with the DO to monitor all technology <br />transfer efforts and make recommendations concerning appropriateness of technologY:1 PRO <br />efforts, and sustainability. <br /> <br />5 <br />