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Pinelands science staff: long‑term groundwater and pond monitoring shows record lows in 2024, expanded real‑time network coming online
Summary
Science staff reported Sept. 26 that long‑term groundwater wells and pond monitoring show historically low water levels in 2024 at several sites; staff described data‑logger and remote weather‑station deployments and plans to publish live data on the commission science web page.
Science staff briefed the committee on Sept. 26 about the Pinelands long‑term water‑level monitoring program, presenting historical groundwater and pond records and recent upgrades to the monitoring network.
The presenter, identified in the meeting as John, said the monitoring network includes 33 forest plots with shallow wells and 37 ponds. Five forest plots have continuous records dating to 1987, giving the commission more than 38 years of groundwater observations at those locations, and an additional 28 plots were added in 2004. Staff described how wells are installed (about 1–2 meters deep in upland‑to‑wetland gradients) and how monthly manual measurements and data loggers are used to track…
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