From The Mountain Mail (Ron Sering):
The stations measure surface water levels and, in some places, localized weather conditions. Information is transmitted via the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system, which in turn relays it to computers in the district office. Jord Gertson of Source Water Consulting, contractor for the work, recently completed Chaffee County installation of stations at North Fork and Cottonwood reservoirs, Rainbow Lake, Cottonwood Creek, and North Fork of the South Arkansas River. An additional station at Lester Atterbury gauge in Fremont County, will measure augmentation water acquired by the district from the Bureau of Land Management.
Gertson plans to install five additional stations by Nov. 30. Four final stations are slated for installation next year and during 2011.