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Site history, geology, hydrogeology, existing bore records, historical groundwater levels and quality, previous reports, licences and operational information.
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Groundwater Monitoring & Sampling
Groundwater monitoring & sampling.
One integrated field service.
Soltera delivers groundwater level monitoring, logger programs and representative groundwater sampling as one coordinated service—supported by calibrated instrumentation, field QA/QC, laboratory coordination and hydrogeological understanding.
Fit-for-purpose monitoring
Start with the questions the monitoring program must answer.
Effective monitoring begins before a bore is dipped or a sample is collected. We review the site, the available evidence and the groundwater risks so the monitoring network is designed around the hydrogeological system and the decisions the data need to support.
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3D conceptual model
Integration of bore logs, stratigraphy, groundwater elevations, aquifers, aquitards, sources, pathways and receptors using specialist tools such as Seequent Leapfrog where appropriate.
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Network design
Monitoring bore numbers and locations based on groundwater flow, source areas, background conditions, site boundaries, receptors and data gaps.
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Bore design
Target aquifer, bore depth and screen interval recommendations informed by hydrostratigraphy, groundwater levels, vertical gradients and the monitoring objective.
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Monitoring frequency
Manual, continuous, monthly, quarterly, six-monthly, annual or event-based monitoring selected to capture meaningful groundwater behaviour.
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Parameters & analytes
Field and laboratory parameters selected around site history, potential contaminants of concern, background chemistry, compliance requirements and receptor risk.
Field delivery
Then we take the program into the field.
Soltera delivers the recurring monitoring work with consistent methods, calibrated equipment, field QA/QC and the hydrogeological awareness to recognise when something does not look right.
Measure
Manual groundwater levels from defined reference points and field condition observations.
Instrument
Logger supply, installation, programming, downloads, maintenance and manual verification.
Sample
Low-flow and fit-for-purpose sampling, field parameters, preservation and chain of custody.
Control
Calibration, field QA/QC, bore inspections, contamination controls and traceable records.
Coordinate
Laboratory logistics, analytical schedules, data receipt and monitoring-round handover.
Groundwater sampling
Representative sampling integrated with the monitoring round.
Sampling is delivered as part of the same controlled monitoring system—so water levels, bore condition, field parameters, sampling observations, QA/QC and laboratory handover remain connected in one traceable field record.
✓Low-flow and project-specific sampling methods where appropriate
✓Controlled pumping, drawdown and parameter stabilisation
✓pH, EC, temperature, dissolved oxygen, ORP and turbidity
✓Duplicates, blanks, decontamination and contamination controls
✓Preservation, chain of custody and NATA-accredited laboratory coordination where required
✓Site-specific analytical suites for landfill, mining, industrial and contaminated-land programs
Monitoring & samplingOne coordinated groundwater field round.
Loggers & instrumentation
Continuous groundwater information when it matters.
Soltera can supply, install and manage groundwater monitoring instrumentation as part of an integrated monitoring program.
✓Water-level logger and pressure transducer supply
✓Barometric logger deployment where required
✓Installation depth and logger configuration
✓Manual verification measurements and reference checks
✓Routine downloads, maintenance and continuity checks
✓Telemetry-ready monitoring options where appropriate
MONITORING SYSTEM
Manual levelVerification & reference
LoggerContinuous pressure / level
BarometerAtmospheric compensation
Field recordCondition & metadata
DatabaseProcessed & traceable
Data processing & QA/QC
Raw logger files are not the finished groundwater record.
Continuous monitoring data require systematic technical checks before they are interpreted. Soltera can process and quality-control logger records while preserving traceability back to the original data.
Barometric compensation
Atmospheric pressure correction using appropriate barometric records and documented processing methods.
Manual dip verification
Comparison of logger response against manual measurements to identify offsets, drift or installation issues.
Time, datum & reference checks
Timestamp, clock, measuring-point elevation, logger depth and unit consistency checks before hydrographs are generated.
Density / salinity correction
Where elevated salinity materially affects pressure-to-head conversion, groundwater density can be considered in the processing approach.
Data quality review
Outlier, gap, sensor drift, step-change and anomalous-response checks with documented adjustments where justified.
Groundwater elevation
Conversion of verified measurements to consistent groundwater elevations for comparison across the monitoring network.
Groundwater data management
One place for the monitoring record.
Soltera can organise long-term monitoring information into a structured groundwater database and project dashboard so clients can see, track and use the data without searching across disconnected spreadsheets and historical reports.
✓Groundwater levels and hydrographs
✓Field parameter trends
✓Laboratory analytical results
✓Bore construction and monitoring metadata
✓Trigger / compliance comparisons where required
✓Downloadable and printable charts and datasets
GROUNDWATER MONITORINGSite overview
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BORESNetwork
LEVELSHydrographs
QUALITYTrends
Hydrographs & interpretation
Make groundwater behaviour easy to see.
Clear visualisation makes long-term change easier to identify. Where required, monitoring data can be compared with rainfall, pumping, operations, trigger levels and groundwater chemistry to support technical interpretation.
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Groundwater hydrographs
Depth-to-water and groundwater elevation time series with consistent bore naming, datum and monitoring context.
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Water-quality trends
Parameter trends, spatial comparisons, trigger levels and identification of emerging changes across monitoring rounds.
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Integrated interpretation
Comparison with rainfall, recharge, pumping, site operations and other relevant datasets where the monitoring question requires it.
A complete monitoring partner
Design it. Monitor it. Manage it. Understand it.
Talk to Soltera about a new monitoring program, an existing network that needs improvement, or a long-term dataset that needs to become more useful.