diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/ModelVisualization_UnitTests/RivTernaryScalarMapper-Test.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/ModelVisualization_UnitTests/RivTernaryScalarMapper-Test.cpp
index 6f50cb5717..f9ac412145 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/ModelVisualization_UnitTests/RivTernaryScalarMapper-Test.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/ModelVisualization_UnitTests/RivTernaryScalarMapper-Test.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ TEST(TernaryScalarMapperTest, BasicFunctions)
 	cvf::ref<RivTernaryScalarMapper> scalarMapper = new RivTernaryScalarMapper(cvf::Color3f::GRAY);
 
 	cvf::ref<cvf::TextureImage> texImage = new cvf::TextureImage;
-	scalarMapper->updateTexture(texImage.p());
+	scalarMapper->updateTexture(texImage.p(), 1.0);
 
 	QImage img = cvfqt::Utils::toQImage(*(texImage.p()));
 
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/RivTernaryScalarMapper.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/RivTernaryScalarMapper.cpp
index 2c5eb14efc..a81a16d2f2 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/RivTernaryScalarMapper.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/RivTernaryScalarMapper.cpp
@@ -28,19 +28,9 @@ RivTernaryScalarMapper::RivTernaryScalarMapper(const cvf::Color3f& undefScalarCo
 :	m_undefScalarColor(undefScalarColor),
 	m_textureSize(128, 256)
 {
-	m_opacityLevel = 1.0;
-
 	setTernaryRanges(0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
 }
 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/// 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void RivTernaryScalarMapper::setOpacityLevel(float opacityLevel)
-{
-	m_opacityLevel = opacityLevel;
-}
-
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -77,7 +67,7 @@ cvf::Vec2f RivTernaryScalarMapper::mapToTextureCoord(double soil, double sgas, b
 /// A *********** B
 /// SWAT          SOIL
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-bool RivTernaryScalarMapper::updateTexture(cvf::TextureImage* image) const
+bool RivTernaryScalarMapper::updateTexture(cvf::TextureImage* image, float opacityLevel) const
 {
 	CVF_ASSERT(image);
 	image->allocate(m_textureSize.x(), m_textureSize.y());
@@ -112,7 +102,7 @@ bool RivTernaryScalarMapper::updateTexture(cvf::TextureImage* image) const
 			image->setPixel(xPos, yPos, clr);
 
 			// Set opacity
-			const cvf::Color4ub clrOpacity(rByteCol, gByteCol, bByteCol, static_cast<cvf::ubyte>(255 * m_opacityLevel));
+			const cvf::Color4ub clrOpacity(rByteCol, gByteCol, bByteCol, static_cast<cvf::ubyte>(255 * opacityLevel));
 			image->setPixel(xPos, yPos + halfTextureHeight, clrOpacity);
 
 			soil_green += xStride;
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/RivTernaryScalarMapper.h b/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/RivTernaryScalarMapper.h
index 5e0c827635..566f499e01 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/RivTernaryScalarMapper.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/RivTernaryScalarMapper.h
@@ -36,16 +36,13 @@ class RivTernaryScalarMapper : public cvf::Object
 public:
 	RivTernaryScalarMapper(const cvf::Color3f& undefScalarColor);
 
-	void setOpacityLevel(float opacityLevel);
-
 	void setTernaryRanges(double soilLower, double soilUpper, double sgasLower, double sgasUpper);
 
 	cvf::Vec2f	mapToTextureCoord(double soil, double sgas, bool isTransparent) const;
-	bool		updateTexture(cvf::TextureImage* image) const;
+	bool		updateTexture(cvf::TextureImage* image, float opacityLevel) const;
 
 private:
 	cvf::Color3f	m_undefScalarColor;
-	float			m_opacityLevel;
 	cvf::Vec2ui		m_textureSize;
 
 	double m_rangeMaxSoil;
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/RivTernaryScalarMapperEffectGenerator.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/RivTernaryScalarMapperEffectGenerator.cpp
index 092929f43b..76041518bb 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/RivTernaryScalarMapperEffectGenerator.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/RivTernaryScalarMapperEffectGenerator.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void RivTernaryScalarMapperEffectGenerator::updateForShaderBasedRendering(cvf::E
 	// Result mapping texture
 
 	m_textureImage = new cvf::TextureImage();
-	m_scalarMapper->updateTexture(m_textureImage.p());
+	m_scalarMapper->updateTexture(m_textureImage.p(), m_opacityLevel);
 
 	cvf::ref<cvf::Texture> texture = new cvf::Texture(m_textureImage.p());
 	cvf::ref<cvf::Sampler> sampler = new cvf::Sampler;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void RivTernaryScalarMapperEffectGenerator::updateForFixedFunctionRendering(cvf:
 	// Result mapping texture
 
 	m_textureImage = new cvf::TextureImage;
-	m_scalarMapper->updateTexture(m_textureImage.p());
+	m_scalarMapper->updateTexture(m_textureImage.p(), m_opacityLevel);
 
 	cvf::ref<cvf::Texture2D_FF> texture = new cvf::Texture2D_FF(m_textureImage.p());
 	texture->setWrapMode(cvf::Texture2D_FF::CLAMP);
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ bool RivTernaryScalarMapperEffectGenerator::isEqual(const EffectGenerator* other
 			&& m_enableDepthWrite == otherTextureResultEffect->m_enableDepthWrite)
 		{
 			cvf::ref<cvf::TextureImage> texImg2 = new cvf::TextureImage;
-			otherTextureResultEffect->m_scalarMapper->updateTexture(texImg2.p());
+			otherTextureResultEffect->m_scalarMapper->updateTexture(texImg2.p(), m_opacityLevel);
 
 			return RivTernaryScalarMapperEffectGenerator::isImagesEqual(m_textureImage.p(), texImg2.p());
 		}