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Utilizing STORET/WQX for Water Quality Data Management and Exchange

This presentation showcases the process of utilizing the STORET/WQX framework to submit, share, and retrieve water quality data. It aims to demonstrate how to effectively input water quality data into the EPA's data warehouse and highlights the importance of this data for state, federal, and private organizations. The presentation covers user interface initiation, data entry procedures, and reporting steps with practical tools such as Excel templates and troubleshooting resources. Access valuable links to the framework, templates, and support for successful implementation.

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Utilizing STORET/WQX for Water Quality Data Management and Exchange

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  1. WQX Presented By Equilibrium Sept, 2012

  2. Purpose • Demonstrate the ability to utilize STORET/WQX • Submit water quality data to database for sharing with state, federal, and private organizations • Retrieve data from database

  3. Background • STORET (Storage and Retrieval) EPA Data Warehouse • Water quality, biological, physical • State, federal, universities, private organizations • WQX (Water Quality Exchange) Framework for submission to STORET • Environmental sampling, analysis, results

  4. STORET • Short for Storage and Retrieval • EPA Data Warehouse for water quality, biological, and physical data used by state and federal agencies, universities, private citizens, and many others. • http://www.epa.gov/storet/

  5. WQX • Framework for data submission to STORET • http://www.epa.gov/storet/wqx/index.html • Water Quality Exchange • National Environmental Information Exchange Network

  6. Tasks • Task 1: Initiate User Interface with Database • Task 2: Inputting Data into WQX Database • Task 3: Orientation of ANRC Staff • Task 4: Reporting

  7. Uploading the Data • First – Download excel template file • http://www.epa.gov/storet/wqx/wqxweb_downloads.html • Biological • Chemical • Habitat • Allows user to format data • Utilizes macro in Microsoft Excel

  8. Retrieval of Data • http://www.epa.gov/storet/ • Querying data • http://www.epa.gov/storet/otherapps.html • E-mail confirmation • Opening Data in Excel

  9. Trouble Shooting • Dictionary provided with Template • Outline • Allowable values • http://www.epa.gov/storet/faq.html • http://www.epa.gov/storet/storet_helpdesk.html

  10. Acknowledgements equilibrium

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