Heartland

Emergency

Response

Exchange

Effectively manage and proactively exchange information

Enhance decision-making and risk assessment

Inform emergency planning and

response procedures

Securely share available environmental, health, and natural resource information

Leverage the Exchange Network for dynamic transmission of information

Enhance the decision-making and risk assessment processes

Iowa Department of Natural Resources Kansas Department of Health and

Environment Missouri Department of Natural Resource Nebraska Department of Environmental

Quality Nebraska Health and Human Services EPA Region 7

EOC agency/staff in each state Nebraska Emergency Management Agency

(NEMA) MO Emergency Response Commission (MERC) &

State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency

Management Kansas Division of Emergency Management

Local Emergency Planners EPA

InternetKansas

Iowa

Nebraska

Missouri

Data Retrieval Tool

EPA

Partners working together to improve information sharing with EOCs: A standardized way Better documentation Better understanding

Leverage existing integration work Acquiring data from external agencies

improve relationships between all agencies Previous grant products

Reuse existing products: Use existing Schema, Shared Schema Components and EN tools

when possible, develop new when necessary Produce re-usable products:

Expansion into future identified flows Use by other data producers or consumers

Create EOC-applicable and relevant products: Ensure relevant information is exchanged Useful interpretive products are developed

Cross-state/Cross-agency Collaboration: Improve data sharing and collaboration across state and agency

lines

Secure, timely, cross-agency exchanges of information A collaborative process of interoperable, sharable and secure

technologies and tools Draw from other EN products and lessons learned

Pacific Northwest Water Quality Exchange Health and Environmental Data Integration Project for

Homeland Security Incorporate and expand upon EN efforts by:

Focusing on inter-state as well as inter-agency data transactions

Product reuse Developing interpretive products

Develop a web service based exchange

Data Flow Specification and Documentation Partner Nodes Client Application Supplemental e-Documentation

Data Retrieval Tool

NE DEQ

KS DHE

Synchronization

Data CacheAggregationService

Map Viewer

MO DNR

IA DNR

EPA CDX

Data Providers

Data Export

eDocumentation

Aggregation Service Combines data from multiple sources into a

single merged data view Used for queries, spatial views, maps,

reports and documents Offline Data Cache

A locally cached replica of aggregated data to support off-line use

eDocumentation Aggregated data presented to the user in a

form of report augmented with other available contextual information

Synchronization Engine Keeping the locally cached data up-to-date Incremental data update – can continue to

work while updates in progress

Map Viewer Spatial representation of data providing an

interface: To display an already cached data To perform queries based on spatial data

parameters Data Export

Export cached data in multiple formats to augment external systems such as EOP GIS systems

Automatic application updates via EN nodes Client will check to see if a new version of

the application is available each time it connects to receive data

If so, the client will be updated seamlessly, thus ensuring all users can easily stay current with the latest application features

Common TermExamplesAir Air facilities, SPARS Major/Minor, ISTEPSChemical Storage SARA 312a, Tier II, Title 3, Right-to-knowHazardous Waste Resource Conservation Recovery (RCRA)Livestock CAFO, Animal Feeding OperationsPublic Water Supply SDWIS, Drinking Water SystemRemediation Superfund, Brownfields, Leaking Tanks

Solid WasteLandfills, Sanitary Disposal Project Permits

TanksAbove-ground storage tanks (AST), Underground storage tanks (UST)

WastewaterNPDES Permits and Compliance, Municipal Treatment Plans, Lagoons

Tool Demonstration

Questions