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Developing Monitoring Solutions through Applied Research

Developing Monitoring Solutions through Applied Research

Developing Monitoring Solutions through Applied Research

The Center for Human GeoEnvironmental Studies (CHNGES) at Western Kentucky University (WKU) works with organizations to develop environmental monitoring solutions. Dr. Jason Polk started CHNGES at WKU after recognizing a need in his industry to help create and manage long-standing environmental monitoring programs.Polk specializes in water resources and climate research, karst environments, and reconstruction of the environment. CHNGES focuses on understanding human and societal interactions as well as various environmental issues through monitoring and research. Applied research and working with communities have been the basis for all of Polk's monitoring solutions over the years.He explains, "I can study glaciers in Iceland, I can study caves in Belize, I can study, you know, groundwater right here in Kentucky, we've done work with ag communities and impacts in Vietnam—it's been really interesting and neat to be able to do work in all these different countries in these areas and see that linkage and that thread of applied research." Challenges: Innovation and Long-Term Monitoring Solutions for Unique Applications

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Flood Alert System

Flood Alert System

Flood Alert System

In an effort to catch and hold floodwaters in the Plum Creek watershed in Lockhart, Texas, a system of lakes, ponds, and spillways was built beginning in the 1950s. The system allows water to be released at a controlled rate, minimizing damage from heavy rains.The Plum Creek Conservation District monitors, maintains, and improves this system to ensure it works properly, maintaining 28 flood control structures and managing underground water resources in parts of both Hays and Caldwell counties.PCCD's mission is to develop and implement water conservation and management strategies to protect, conserve, and prevent waste of the groundwater resources in the district for the benefit of the citizens, economy, and environment.

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Karst System Groundwater Monitoring

Karst System Groundwater Monitoring

Karst System Groundwater Monitoring

Because of its location in a karst region that is marked by the presence of sinkholes, springs, caves and underground streams, the city of Bowling Green, Kentucky, faces challenges when it comes to managing its stormwater resources. In response to those challenges and to help make managing the resources easier, scientists at Western Kentucky University, in partnership with and financial support from the City of Bowling Green, outfitted a section of the Lost River Rise with water quality and groundwater monitoring equipment in 2014.Since the Lost River Rise is the primary output for one of the large karst groundwater systems running beneath Bowling Green, it is an important location to study both for those who rely on its water and scientists interested in how it responds to heavy storm events. Researchers with the university are specifically interested in how much water it discharges during storms, as well as the levels of contaminants, like road salt, it contains.In addition, the monitoring helps inform the UnderBG Karst Groundwater awareness campaign that brings together experts at the City of Bowling Green with others at Western Kentucky to educate Bowling Green residents about groundwater resources beneath the city. After teaching them about the issues, campaign organizers ask citizens to pledge to protect and conserve the karst groundwater sources. Understanding groundwater in KY

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