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Water data collection is an important part in the water and wastewater industries. Collecting data from different sites during different times of the year requires a person to physically get the readings. The data has been recorded using a pencil and paper. The paper logs get boxed up so the company or state agency can have these readings to assist with decision making in a time of need. However, to fumble through boxes and boxes of paper and data in a time of need is never what anyone desires to do or has time to do. As with any industry, decisions have to be made quickly during critical times and not having information readily available can hurt the effectiveness and timeliness of decisions.

Keeping records on paper is what every industry relied on years ago, but as soon as technological advances were being introduced many converted their paper records into computer files. Now many industries do not use paper to account for anything; instead they have software and hand-held devices that do the work they used to rely on paper for. Besides not having an abundance of files, it's a great advantage to be able to pull up exactly what is needed from the storage devices. Water data collection and monitoring has been left behind the times still using the old ways of recording.

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