Teen Builds Real-Time River Water Sensors | Lawrence News

A high school senior’s summer passion project is turning rivers into real-time water quality dashboards. Liam Sturm, inspired by his mom’s wastewater research, built a network of low-cost sensors to monitor temperature, pH, clarity, and dissolved materials in Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers — all streaming live to a public dashboard. Despite budget constraints, wiring glitches, and sunlight interference, he’s pushing forward with a DIY wireless system, even taking a job to fund it. His goal? By September, river data will be visible from his home — making Lawrence’s water quality transparent for everyone. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e5a58dc1242657b4