1. Coalition of Oklahoma AWQMS Tribes
COAT
Coalition of Oklahoma AWQMS Tribes
Coalition of Oklahoma AWQMS Tribes WQX Data Exchange Improvement and Expansion Update
Teresa Turner, Otoe Missouria Tribe
Kayla Gower, AWQMS/Gold Systems
Teresa (?)
Introduce Teresa and Kayla

2. COAT Overview Started with 3 tribes in OK
Expanded to 10 tribes 4 Active & 6 Passive
Otoe Missouria Tribe
Iowa Tribe of OK
Tonkawa Tribe
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas
Looking for additional participants!
Teresa (?)
Coalition of Oklahoma AWQMS Tribes (COAT) was established approximately five years ago by three tribes in Oklahoma. The group expanded to a total of 9 tribes with three of those participating actively at this point. We would like to add more tribes to the coalition.

3. Project Overview
COAT
“… tribes have improved exchange of and access to high-quality water quality data”
Teresa (?)
The overall mission of the project is to provide participants with improved exchange of and access to high quality water quality data.
Use by COAT of the Ambient Water Quality Monitoring System (AWQMS) has been key to making this happen. New data QA/QC, data analysis, and geospatial features have been provided to empower the tribes to make better local decisions regarding water quality and to provide higher quality data to EPA’s Water Quality eXchange (WQX). Additionally, new participating tribes have received training and support to assist them to flow water chemistry, field measurements, and macroinvertebrate data to WQX.

4. Project Overview COAT Tribes Collectively: 89,181 Results in AWQMS
53,619 Results to WQX via AWQMS
*Statistics are from 2016
Teresa (?)
To date, the COAT tribes have collectively imported over 89,000 Result Records into AWQMS.
The COAT tribes have collectively submitted nearly 54,000 Result records to WQX through AWQMS.

5. Project Overview
COAT
More Result data in WQX than via any other single source
17% of Result data in WQX flowed to WQX via AWQMS
*Statistics are from 2016
Teresa (?)
More Result data has flowed to WQX via AWQMS than via any other single source, including the EPA's WQX Web utility.
17% of Result data in WQX flowed to WQX via AWQMS.

6. Project Overview 188 organizations use AWQMS to flow data to WQX.
COAT
188 organizations use AWQMS to flow data to WQX.
26% of Organizations that flow data to WQX, are using AWQMS
*Statistics are from 2016
188 organizations use AWQMS to flow data to WQX.
That's 26% of organizations that flow data to WQX using AWQMS.

7. Project Overview 73 tribal organizations flow data to WQX using AWQMS.
COAT
73 tribal organizations flow data to WQX using AWQMS.
31% of tribal organizations that flow data to WQX, are using AWQMS
*Statistics are from 2016
73 tribal organizations flow data to WQX using AWQMS.
That's 31% of tribal organizations that flow data to WQX using AWQMS to do so.

8. Project Overview Set up new participants in AWQMS
Provide proper training
WQX exchange network flow basics
Use of AWQMS
Ongoing assistance and outreach
Teresa (?)
While the consortium has made great progress and has had several successes, there are more tribes in our locale that need the type of solution, training, and outreach that COAT provides; and there are additional types of data that need to flow to WQX. Additionally, staff turnover, the addition of new consortium members, and new AWQMS features require that assistance and training on configuration and use AWQMS be provided.
COAT member tribes will benefit from this project by having greatly improved capabilities to make informed local environmental policy decisions and to better share their data with each other, the EPA, and the public. The EPA/WQX will benefit from this project by receiving water quality data from more tribes in Region 6 and by receiving higher-quality and more types of data from the COAT member tribes. The greater AWQMS community (over 100 subscribing organizations) will also benefit from any enhancements added to AWQMS.
The project will provide proper data management training and assistance to our water quality monitoring personnel. 
1.1 Identify and recruit neighboring organizations in need of a water quality management solution and who also is not regularly submitting data to WQX. Set up AWQMS to be configured for their organizations and configure users in AWQMS. Includes 36 months of AWQMS hosting.
1.2 Prepare for and provide scheduled Internet based “webinars” to train water quality staff.1
1.3 Inventory and catalog existing historical water quality data in terms of type of data, storage format, years, apparent quality of the data, etc.

9. Project Overview Assistance and Outreach:
Configure and use AWQMS QC Thresholds
Import/Enter Data into AWQMS
Validate data
Teresa (?)
3.1 Obtain training for the consortium member tribes on the configuration of and procedures for using the AWQMS standard values tables and associated QA/QC thresholds.1
1.4 Map existing tribal water quality data to the WQX data standards.
1.5 Assist participants to import their historical water quality data into AWQMS.

10. Project Overview Assistance and Outreach:
Standards for exceedance analysis
Analyze data
Flow data to WQX via the Exchange Network
Teresa (?)
In addition to data quality thresholds, the project will also assist the participants to document their water quality standards in AWQMS so they can perform exceedance analysis.
1.6 Assist participants to make ongoing, quarterly or monthly water quality data uploads to AWQMS and WQX.

11. Project Overview Enhance AWQMS:
Publish Data Via EPA Virtual Node (Complete)
getProjects
getLocations
getActivitiesAndResults
getActivitiesAndMetrics
getIndexes
2.1 Configure the virtual node technology in the on-line system for the COAT member tribes.
2.2 Prepare for and provide a webinar to train our consortium members on the benefits of and the use of the new virtual node technology.1

12. Project Overview Enhance AWQMS:
Support sharing of data via improved RESTful web services (Complete)
Added these…
getLocations
getActivitiesAndResults
getProjects
getActivitiesAndMetrics
getIndexes
getBeaches (New)
4.1 Update the existing AWQMS RESTful Web Services requirements specification document.
4.2 Develop and Deploy minor additions to the web services.
4.3 Update the existing technical documentation for the web services.
4.4 Share the new web services with current AWQMS community members.

13. Project Overview Enhance AWQMS:
Implement geospatial-centric web services (Working on this)
Web Feature Service
Integrate seamlessly with ESRI, etc
Will also leverage REST services
5.1 Evaluate the current open geospatial standards, such as WaterML, Web Feature Service (WFS) and WaterOneFlow web services. Determine how best to improve existing GIS-centric AWQMS integration capabilities.
5.2 Augment capabilities of the existing GIS-centric Web Services and re-eploy GIS Web Services.
5.3. Provide training webinars regarding how to use the new GIS Web Services1
5.4 Share the new GIS Web Services with current AWQMS community members.

14. Project Overview Enhance AWQMS:
Enhance Existing AWQMS GIS capabilities (Not Started)
Add other layers, etc.
5.1 Evaluate the current open geospatial standards, such as WaterML, Web Feature Service (WFS) and WaterOneFlow web services. Determine how best to improve existing GIS-centric AWQMS integration capabilities.
5.2 Augment capabilities of the existing GIS-centric Web Services and re-eploy GIS Web Services.
5.3. Provide training webinars regarding how to use the new GIS Web Services1
5.4 Share the new GIS Web Services with current AWQMS community members.

15. Existing Filtered Location Map
Quick – no need to dwell

16. AWQMS Features Implemented by ENIPC
Existing Exceedance Locations Map
Quick – no need to dwell

17. Existing Integrated Locations Map
Quick – no need to dwell

18. Project Overview Enhance AWQMS:
Better support for drinking water data (Now Complete)
Consolidate Drinking Water results
Analyze DW data using AWQMS tools
Public DW results via AWQMS portal
Does not flow to WQX
7.1 Consult with the tribes to ascertain what additional data elements need to be captured for wells/groundwater data and determine where and how that information would be used in AWQMS.
7.2 Develop and deploy the groundwater enhancements in AWQMS.
7.3 Conduct a brief webinar with COAT member tribes to demonstrate the new features and train users on how to use them.1
7.4 Provide a list of potential new WQX Schema changes for groundwater data (in the form of the training materials from 7.3) to EPA Office of Water
7.5 Share the new features with the current AWQMS community members.

19. Project Overview Enhance AWQMS:
Better support for groundwater data (Just started)
Add needed non-WQX data elements
Improve existing reports/graphs/maps
Add new reports/graphs/maps
Input/Ideas are welcome
7.1 Consult with the tribes to ascertain what additional data elements need to be captured for wells/groundwater data and determine where and how that information would be used in AWQMS.
7.2 Develop and deploy the groundwater enhancements in AWQMS.
7.3 Conduct a brief webinar with COAT member tribes to demonstrate the new features and train users on how to use them.1
7.4 Provide a list of potential new WQX Schema changes for groundwater data (in the form of the training materials from 7.3) to EPA Office of Water
7.5 Share the new features with the current AWQMS community members.

22. Project Accomplishments

23. Project Accomplishments

24. Project Overview Enhance AWQMS:
Import a WQX-formatted XML file (Complete)
Quickly, easily initialize AWQMS with previously submitted WQX data
8.1 Assess the current state of the Open Dumps Data Exchange and the basic needs of the tribes.
8.2 Design a basic solution that meets COAT member tribes’ basic needs based on the assessment.
8.3 Develop a basic solution for sharing Open Dumps data via the Exchange Network.
8.4 Develop a basic integrated map (potentially in AWQMS) to display open dump locations alongside water quality monitoring locations
6.1 Develop the ability to import a WQX XML file into AWQMS.
6.2 Share the new feature with current AWQMS community members.
9.1 Review the current SOAP and RESTful web services from the STORET Data Warehouse and the Water Quality Portal and determine the most appropriate services for this project
9.2 Design a solution that meets COAT member tribes’ needs based on the assessment.
9.3 Develop the solution to integrate external WQX data into AWQMS for use with existing data analysis tools
9.4 Share the new features with the current AWQMS community members.

25. Project Overview Enhance AWQMS:
Integrate Water Quality Portal data into AWQMS data analysis tools
(Now Complete)
8.1 Assess the current state of the Open Dumps Data Exchange and the basic needs of the tribes.
8.2 Design a basic solution that meets COAT member tribes’ basic needs based on the assessment.
8.3 Develop a basic solution for sharing Open Dumps data via the Exchange Network.
8.4 Develop a basic integrated map (potentially in AWQMS) to display open dump locations alongside water quality monitoring locations
6.1 Develop the ability to import a WQX XML file into AWQMS.
6.2 Share the new feature with current AWQMS community members.
9.1 Review the current SOAP and RESTful web services from the STORET Data Warehouse and the Water Quality Portal and determine the most appropriate services for this project
9.2 Design a solution that meets COAT member tribes’ needs based on the assessment.
9.3 Develop the solution to integrate external WQX data into AWQMS for use with existing data analysis tools
9.4 Share the new features with the current AWQMS community members.

26. Project Overview Enhance AWQMS: Share open dumps data via the EN
No Submit Method for IHS/WSTARS
Share New Enhancements with AWQMS Community
8.1 Assess the current state of the Open Dumps Data Exchange and the basic needs of the tribes.
8.2 Design a basic solution that meets COAT member tribes’ basic needs based on the assessment.
8.3 Develop a basic solution for sharing Open Dumps data via the Exchange Network.
8.4 Develop a basic integrated map (potentially in AWQMS) to display open dump locations alongside water quality monitoring locations
6.1 Develop the ability to import a WQX XML file into AWQMS.
6.2 Share the new feature with current AWQMS community members.
9.1 Review the current SOAP and RESTful web services from the STORET Data Warehouse and the Water Quality Portal and determine the most appropriate services for this project
9.2 Design a solution that meets COAT member tribes’ needs based on the assessment.
9.3 Develop the solution to integrate external WQX data into AWQMS for use with existing data analysis tools
9.4 Share the new features with the current AWQMS community members.

27. Project Next Steps Continue Training & Webinars
Continue remote assistance
Release AWQMS v7.0 Code (Summer, 2018)
Refocus on building new features

28. Other Ongoing AWQMS Work
Continuous Monitoring Data:
Improved importing & management tools
Improved Data Analysis & Interactivity

29. AWQMS Strategic Plan Continuous Monitoring Data:
Ability for dataset “adjustments”
Flexible period - WQX summaries
EPA Central Sensor Catalog (in progress)
Become a “Data Appliance” (in progress)

30. Data User Data Data Sensor Catalog Sensor “Data Appliance”
Raw Data
Data User
Sensor Discovery Tool
“Data Appliance”
Data
Data
Raw Data
Sensor Catalog
Metadata (Monitoring Locations, etc.)
Organization
Raw Data
Sensor

31. Other Ongoing AWQMS Work
Assessments:
Improved meta-data management
Improved Assessment Decision Support
Capture/Manage Assessments
Tied to Water Quality data
Submit to ATTAINS via Exchange Network

32. AWQMS Strategic Plan EPA WQX Discreet Water Data Continuous Water
Sensor Meta-Data
EPA Sensor Ctlg.
Water Assessment Data
EPA ATTAINS
Beach Actions/Notifications
EPA PRAWN

33. AWQMS Strategic Plan Integrated Data Review Process: Event Analysis:
Review dataset
Software assisted identification of potential issues
Individual or batch adjudication
Event Analysis:
Capture and manage “events”
During data analysis be able to visualize data in context of events

34. The AWQMS Big Picture
Some people may wonder how AWQMS fits into the big “WQX” and “Water Quality Portal” picture.
In the real world, we collect our various types of samples and observations; and we record results or receive results back from our labs.

35. The AWQMS Big Picture Real World Grab Samples Habitat Assessments
Probe Readings
Fish Census Counts
Benthic M.I. Census Counts
Etc., etc.
Some people may wonder how AWQMS fits into the big “WQX” and “Water Quality Portal” picture.
In the real world, we collect our various types of samples and observations; and we record results or receive results back from our labs.

36. The AWQMS Big Picture “Data Limbo” MS Word .doc Lab  .PDF
Real World
Grab S.
Habitat As.
Probe S.
Fish Census
Benthic M.I.
Census
Etc.
“Data Limbo”
MS Word .doc
Lab  .PDF
Flash Drive?
Lab  Excel
Laptop?
Lab  .CSV
Network Server?
Paper sheets
Probe  .CSV
Depending on your situation you might next experience a sort of “data limbo” where there seems to be all sorts of data files, file types and formats, even paper field sheets and notebooks. Depending on your processes and mechanisms, it might seem like the data can be stored all over the place. (example of one group who contacted Gold Systems because they had put a thumb drive with all their data through the wash).

37. The AWQMS Big Picture Local Information AWQMS All Your Data
Real World
Grab S.
Habitat As.
Probe S.
Fish Census
Benthic M.I.
Census
“Data Limbo”
Lab  .PDF
Lab  Excel
Lab  CSV
Flashdrive
Paper sheets
Probe  CSV
Local Information
AWQMS
All Your Data
Local Analysis Tools
Local Data Verification
Local Data QA/QC
Local Decision Support
Local Data Assessment
Control what is sent to WQX and when it is sent
Local Portal (Optional)
So, that’s where AWQMS comes in. It gives you a single place where you can consolidate all your water quality related data, including Beach Notifications and Actions. It provides secure, concurrent access for multiple users. Everyone knows where the data is and there’s no confusion about which “copy” of the data is the latest. It’s your one-stop shop for local data management and analysis.

38. The AWQMS Big Picture Public Information WQX/STORET Water Quality
Real World
Grab S.
Habitat As.
Probe S.
Fish Census
Benthic M.I.
Census
“Data Limbo”
Lab  .PDF
Lab  Excel
Lab  CSV
Flashdrive
Paper sheets
Probe  CSV
Local Information
Local AWQMS
All Your Data
Local Analysis Tools
Local Data
Verification
Local Data QA/QC
Local Decision
Support
Assessment
Control what is
sent to WQX and
when it is sent
Local Portal (Optnl.)
Public Information
WQX/STORET
Water Quality
Portal (WQP)
Only Public Data
Public Analysis
Tools
When your data is declared to be finalized, AWQMS gives you a mechanism to flag data as “ready to send” to WQX for public use and access to the data. WQX, the STORET Data Warehouse, and the new Water Quality Portal are for public analysis of public data using public tools. Whereas, AWQMS helps you make sure your data is ready to go to WQX BEFORE the data is made public.

39. The AWQMS Big Picture Real World Grab S. Habitat As. Probe S.
Fish Census
Benthic M.I.
Census
“Data Limbo”
Lab  .PDF
Lab  Excel
Lab  CSV
Flashdrive
Paper sheets
Probe  CSV
Local Information
AWQMS
All Your Data
Local Analysis Tools
Local Data
Verification
Local Data QA/QC
Local Decision
Support
Assessment
Control what is
sent to WQX and
when it is sent
Local Portal (Optnl.)
Public Information
WQX/STORET
Water Quality
Portal (WQP)
Only Public Data
Public Analysis
Tools

40. Thank You! Teresa Turner Otoe Missouria Tribe (580) 723-4466 ext 220
Kayla Gower
Environmental Data Application Specialist
Gold Systems, Inc.