Ecohydrology Laboratory

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GWFO Facility Depoyable Systems Laboratory Services

Name	Role	Contact Information
Philippe Van Cappellen	PI	Email: pvc@uwaterloo.ca Phone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 41320
Marianne VanderGriendt	Primary Contact	E-mail: mrvander@uwaterloo.ca Phone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 45180 or lab ext. 31791

Section 2: Depoyable Systems

List of Deployable Systems

Classification	System Description	Equipment Description	Location	#
Equipment	YSI Quattro handheld multiparameter sonde	YSI Quattro handheld multiparameter (pH, electrical conductivity, temperature, oxidation/reduction potential) sonde Used at all field sites	University of Waterloo	1
Equipment	Continuous flow centrifuge	Continuous flow centrifuge (CFC Express, Scientific Instruments, Inc.) Used at all field sites as needed.	Urban Ecohydrology 2: Richmond Hill stormwater infrastructure	1
Equipment	Peristaltic pump (Spectral Field Pro)	Used at all field sites as needed	rare Charitable Research Reserve, Urban Ecohydrology 2: Richmond Hill stormwater infrastructure	1
Equipment	Field-portable reverse osmosis (RO) system (Realsoft Co.)	Used at all field sites as needed	Urban Ecohydrology 3: Lake Wilcox	1
Equipment	Drive-point piezometer groundwater sampling Kit (AMS)	Used at all field sites as needed	rare Charitable Research Reserve	1
Equipment	Piezometers (custom-built)		rare Charitable Research Reserve	1
Equipment	Universal percussion corer and core extruding apparatus (Aquatic Research Instruments)		Urban Ecohydrology 2: Richmond Hill stormwater infrastructure, Urban Ecohydrology 5: Stormwater ponds (Kitchener)	1
Equipment	Passive porewater samplers (i.e., peepers, custom-built) (x30)	Used at all field sites as needed.	Stormwater infrastructure (Kitchener), rare Charitable Research Reserve	30
Equipment	Troll-500 water level and temperature loggers (In-Situ) (x2)		Urban Ecohydrology 2: Richmond Hill stormwater pond	2
Equipment	Water level loggers (HOBO) (x5)		Stormwater infrastructure (Kitchener)	1
Equipment	Inflatable kayak (Outfitter 2, Aire) with pump and carrying bag	Used at all field sites as needed	University of Waterloo	1
Equipment	Drill coring system (custom-built)	Used at all field sites as needed	University of Waterloo	1
Transportation	Ford F-150 supercrew truck	Used at all field sites as needed	University of Waterloo	1

Fee Structure

Item	Unit	Internal Rate *	External Rate **	Commercial Rate ***
YSI Quattro handheld multiparameter sonde	per day	$125	$144	$175
Continuous flow centrifuge with electronic flow meter	per day	$400	$460	$560
Peristaltic pump (Spectral Field Pro)	per day	$150	$173	$210
Field-portable reverse osmosis (RO) system (Realsoft Co.)	per day	$500	$575	$700
Drive-point piezometer groundwater sampling Kit (AMS)	per day	$125	$144	$175
Piezometer (custom-built)	per day/unit	$10	$12	$14
Universal percussion corer and core extruding apparatus	per day	$150	$173	$210
Passive porewater samplers (i.e., peepers, custom-built)	per day/unit	$10	$12	$14
Troll-500 water level and temperature logger (In-Situ)	per day/unit	$10	$12	$14
Water temperature logger (HOBO)	per day/unit	$10	$12	$14
Water level logger (HOBO)	per day/unit	$10	$12	$14
Inflatable kayak (Outfitter 2, Aire) with pump and carrying bag	per day	$150	$173	$210
Drill coring system	per day	$150	$173	$210
Plankton and Neuston nets (Sea-Gear Corportation) with flow meter	per day	$100	$115	$140
Ford F-150 supercrew truck (Note: only internal UWaterloo users can rent due to insurance limitations)	per day	$200	$230	$280

*Internal rates refer to users within the University offering the service or any researcher GWFO partner University

**External rates refer to users from NGO’s or Academia

***Commercial rates refer to Industrial, other commercial or for profit users

Special Considerations for Booking

Other Fees

Notes

The “per day” costs include the cost of technical support for preparing instruments for deployment and/or helping with deployment of specialized equipment.

Services subject to availability.

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