Water Quality Exchangeand Web Tools

Utah Monitoring CouncilFebruary 25th, 2010

Presented byJames Harris

Division of Water Quality

DWQ Database

• EPA ceased support of STORET database in Fall 2009

• DWQ needs new database solution

• Share data and management tools with outside cooperators

• Move from desktop program to web client

Ambient Water Quality Management System (AWQMS)

• Migrated data

• Delivered database solution in late 2009

• Created test environment

• Currently installing on DEQ servers

Interagency Project Team

• AWQMS Core Application– EPA – IL, MN, UT– National Park Service

• Graphs and Reports– EPA Region VIII

• WQX Export – Region VIII Tribes

AWQMS Import Module• Log In• Import Flat File• Apply Defaults & Translations• Validate & Correct• Migrate to AWQMS Database

WQX Web

• Import Flat File• Apply Defaults & Translations• Validate & Correct• Export XML

CDX Web• Online Registration• Log In

Expanding on WQX Web

CDX CDX NodeNode

State Node• Submit• Get Status• Download

AWQMS• Edit/QA the Data• Reporting• Graphing• Export XML

WQX• Load XML File• Update Database• Processing Report

Node Client• Submit• Get Status• Download

AWQMS Components

• Batch Import (WQX Web)

• Data Entry / Update Pages

• Graphs and Reports

• WQX Export

• Integrated Node Client

Benefits

• Excel -> AWQMS -> WQX

• Real Time Data Analysis and Reporting

• Only Requires a Web Browser & Internet Connection

• Remote Access

http://awqmsut.goldsystems.com/

Exchange Network Grant

• 2009 DWQ received and EN grant

• Web tools and database customization

• Integration with field PDAs

• Reporting, mapping and graphing tools

• Web client for Monitoring Council members

• Link to Assessment DataBase (ADB) for integrated reporting

www.waterquality.utah.gov

www.waterquality.utah.gov/Monitoring/Council

www.waterquality.utah.gov/Monitoring/Council

Monitoring Council Listserv

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Web Tools and Resources

• What do you want to see?

• What data analysis and web tools would be helpful?

• SOPs, QAPPs, etc.

• Training materials

• Forums?