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

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

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

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

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

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 17105-8467 717-772-5164 cwengert@state.pa.us

15. Questions?