1. Pennsylvania’s STORET Experience: Its successes and
failures in system implementation
and data upload.
By Carrie L. Wengert
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
2004 National STORET Users Conference
New Orleans, LA
November 15-17, 2004

2. INTRODUCTION History Data Input and Storage Data Maintenance
Data Retrieval

3. HISTORY
STORET and the 1970’s
Data Input and Retrieval
Efficiency

4. STORET X and SIS STORET-X Sample Information System (SIS)
What to do, Where
to go?
Results

5. 2001 – Present Data Overhaul Client Server STORET v 1.2 SIM 1.2
Stand Alone STORET
v 2.0 SIM v 2.0.1

6. CLIENT-SERVER PROS: -Automatic Upgrades -Backups -Knowledge Client A
EPA
Data Warehouse
CONS:
-Extra Hands
-No Control
-Technical Problems
Public

7. STAND ALONE CONS: -Questions -Computer/Software Issues Client C PROS:
EPA
Data Warehouse
PROS:
-Control
-Tables
-Downloads
-No Extraneous Factors
Public

8. DATA INPUT & STORAGE System Setup and Manipulation Data Storage in SIS
Transferring Data
to STORET using
SIM

9. PA DEP Data Transfer STORET WORLD STORET WIDE WEB CENTRAL WAREHOUSE
FIELD
DATA
SIS
Access
ODBC
REFORMAT
USING VBA
BATCH UPDATE
USING SIM
STORET
LOCAL
COPY
LOCAL
INPUT
FORMAT MANUALLY
WORLD
WIDE WEB
STORET
CENTRAL
WAREHOUSE
MIRROR
COPY
ORACLE EXPORT
SAVE as .DMP file

10. DATA MAINTENANCE
Quarterly
Downloads from EPA
New Version Releases

11. DATA RETREIVAL Accessible to Anyone with Internet
General Knowledge of PA and Water Quality Data
Reduces Staff
Time
Online Directions

12. DATA ANALYSIS

13. FUTURE STEPS New Programs New Types of Data New Media
Continued Uploads
New Innovations

14. Contact Info:
Carrie Wengert
PA DEP
400 Market Street
PO BOX 8467
Harrisburg, PA

15. Questions?