Montana DEQ and Region 8 EPA A Joint Project for Effective Utilization of STORET
By: Deborah Dorland Montana DEQ Helena, MT phone: (406)
Project Development Considerations Limited resource Cycle of data management Sustainability
Task Based Project Components Data flow within the agency Migrate chemistry data backlog Migrate biological data backlog Web enabled SIM pilot project Requirements analysis for information management
Requirements Analysis Determine functional requirements Recommendation for platform Explore options for data analysis Survey of staff needs Oral interviews for key topics Summary report developed by MT DEQ, EPA region 8 and Research Triangle Institute
Task Based Project Components Data flow within the agency Migrate chemistry data backlog Migrate biological data backlog Web enabled SIM pilot project Requirements analysis for information management
Enhance User Acceptance Increase data quantity Enhance data quality Reduce turnaround time from data collection to STORET warehouse
Data Backlog for Migration Chemistry data Biological data (taxon abundance) Historic data from special projects
Evaluate Data Flow Efficiency Streamline quality control activities
External Data Flow
Strategy for 319 Project Data and Other External Data Sources Standardize format for electonic data deliverables Incorporate into contract requirements Guidance for data formats Provide access to import data directly to STORET through web-enabled SIM
Getting to the Complete SIM Deliverable Many data providers manage only a subset of metadata required for STORET –Field monitors create stations and take field measurements –Laboratories analyze samples and generate results –Planning staff or project administrators develop project details Data provider must construct the complete data deliverable
Standardize LIMS EDD Data from multiple labs in variable formats –State agency labs –University labs –Commercial Labs 319 projects use various approaches RFP for consistent STORET deliverables
Training and Technical Support Workshops Telephone / Volunteer training Contracted support?
General guidance SIM templates (spreadsheets) Lists of acceptable values for STORET Support
Web-enabled SIM Hosted by Gold Systems
Upload text file Select import configuration Import data to STORET
Scope and Scalability
Web SIM Pilot Project
McCone Conservation District Water Quality Monitoring
Acknowledgements: Tom Patton And Luke Buckley Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Acknowledgements: Diane Williams Dave Stasney Will McDowell And John Babcock Tri-State Water Quality Council
Acknowledgements: Jeanne Rae Kirkegard McCone Conservation District and Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC)