Datashed: An Online Tool for Passive Treatment System Monitoring and Maintenance 2009 West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium April 1, 2009 Presented by: Margaret Dunn and Shaun Busler - Stream Restoration Inc.

Purpose  Tool to facilitate the operation, maintenance, and monitoring of passive treatment systems  Involve local watershed groups

History  Began development in 2002 Grove City College Interns Grove City College Interns 241 Computer Services 241 Computer Services  Partner with WPCAMR Funding AMD Chemistry for Treatment Systems (FACTS) Program Funding AMD Chemistry for Treatment Systems (FACTS) Program  PADEP, BAMR Snapshot of all publicly-funded PTS Snapshot of all publicly-funded PTS

Features  User-friendly  24/7 access to data  Password-protected Password needed only to upload data Password needed only to upload data  GIS connected to database No plug-ins needed to view GIS No plug-ins needed to view GIS  Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)

Commercial vs. FOSS Cost ($) FunctionCommercialFOSS Operating System (Windows Server 2008)$1,800$0 Web Server$1,200$0 Database (Oracle – 1cpu)$47,500$0 Spatial Extension (Oracle – 1cpu)$11,500$0 GIS Server (ArcGIS Server – 1cpu)$30,000$0 Graphing Library$800$0 Scripting Language Processor$1,200$0 Statistical Analysis Libraries$1,500$0 AJAX Form Builder$2,500$0 PDF Creator$500$0 Enterprise Wiki$4,000$0

Virtual Demonstration DATASHED.ORG

 Allows anyone to download: Downloads

Upload Data

Import Tool  Batch import existing datasets Matches fields from existing dataset to Datashed Matches fields from existing dataset to Datashed “Intelligent” program“Intelligent” program  Quality Assurance/Quality Control features

 Dynamic analysis of most current dataset: Reports Reports Statistics Statistics Loading reductions Loading reductions Graphs Graphs CSV File CSV File Output

Triggers  alert sent to contacts if water quality data above/below predefined values Example – ph<5 at the effluent of passive system Example – ph<5 at the effluent of passive system

FACTS  Funding AMD Chemistry for Treatment Systems  Datashed is the data management system for FACTS Coordinates watershed groups and labs Coordinates watershed groups and labs Creates programs with unique IDs Creates programs with unique IDs Establishes control for when and where a sample can be analyzed Establishes control for when and where a sample can be analyzed Tracks progress Tracks progress  Contact Cliff Denholm for more information

Wiki  Collection of web pages edited by users Administrators Administrators Users Users  Datashed “How-To”  O&M Information Video demonstrating water sampling Video demonstrating water sampling techniques,O&M tasks, etc.

Future Upgrades  Add PADEP SIS data  Tutorials  Online calculators  i-Map  Custom graphs, reports, data downloads  Modeling  Become a node on the Environmental Information Exchange Network

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