In 2008, CARIWIN procured instrumentation for monitoring water level and rainfall in three pilot communities.
Selected sites in Grenada, Guyana and Jamaica
- Castaigne Bridge, Great River, Grenada
- St. Cuthbert's Amerindian Mission, Mahaica River, Guyana
- Silver Spring, Rio Nuevo watershed, Mile Gully, Jamaica
The instruments purchased for each country comprised:
- Steven's SDI encoders for recording water level
- Steven's float, pulley and counterweights (accessories)
- AxSys dataloggers for recording rainfall and water level
- Staff gauge (0-6.66 ft)
- TB3 tipping bucket rain gage
- Power supply (solar panel, battery, charge regulators)