Overview
Setting up the physical monitoring infrastructure in SwiftComply, creating monitoring locations within a site, entering water quality records, and viewing flow meter data.
Before you begin
The site's Site Profile must have Constituent Monitoring turned on. The constituents a site can record and its monitoring location types are set there too.
Constituents must be configured in Settings > Constituents.
Creating a monitoring location
Navigate to the site where monitoring will occur.
Click Site Map to open the site's map.
Add a monitoring location (in the BMP Map Builder, choose Monitoring Station).
Fill in:
Name: A name for this sampling point (e.g., 'Outfall 001', 'Storm Drain A').
Type: The monitoring location type. The options are set in the Site Profile's Constituent Monitoring settings.
Place the point on the map and save it (Place on Map in the BMP Map Builder, Add Monitoring Location on the standard site map).
The monitoring location now appears on the site map. Its Latitude and Longitude can be changed later on the monitoring location's edit form.
Entering monitoring records
Open the site.
On the site's Monitoring tab, click Add Record.
Fill in:
Monitoring Event: Create New, or an existing event to add the record to.
Monitoring Location: Where the sample was taken.
Constituent: Select what was measured from the dropdown.
Value: Enter the measurement value.
Type: Select 'Field' or 'Lab'.
Method: Select the testing method. The options come from the selected constituent, and the field is hidden when the constituent has none.
Click Save.
Each record belongs to a monitoring event. Create New starts a new event; choosing an existing event adds the record to it.
Viewing flow meters
If the Flow program is enabled, the Flow Meters page lists your organization's meters, with each meter's Identifier, Name, Status and Last Reported On date. The meters can be viewed as a List or on a Map.
Opening a meter shows its readings as Recent Flow and Daily Median Flow graphs, in cubic feet per second (cfs). Set a Start Date and End Date, then click Update Graph to change the range.
FAQ
Q: How do monitoring records connect to reports?
A: Report templates can include a Monitoring Locations Field Group or a Monitoring Records Field Group, which can prepopulate from the site's current monitoring locations.
Q: What happens if I delete all records in an event?
A: The monitoring event is automatically deleted when it no longer has any records.