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EPA Water Quality Data Std.

Learn about EPA's data standard for reporting water quality results, covering chemical and microbiological analytes. Developed in partnership with states, tribes, and EPA, this standard is based on the National Water Quality Monitoring Council. It includes data elements for point of contact, result and analyte identification, sampling information, date/time records, and more. Stay updated on recent changes approved by the Environmental Data Standards Council.

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EPA Water Quality Data Std.

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  1. EPA Standard Data Elements for Reporting Water Quality Results forChemical and Microbiological Analytes

  2. EPA Water Quality Data Std. • Developed by a partnership of states, tribes and EPA. • The standard is based on the National Water Quality Monitoring Council and approved by ACWI. • This State/EPA data standard was approved by the Environmental Data Standards Council on August 21, 2002.

  3. EPA Water Quality Data Std. • This data standard uses existing data standards. • Contact Data Standard • Date Data Standard • Chemical Identification • Biological Taxonomy • Latitude/Longitude Data Standard.

  4. Data Element Categories • 1.0 Point of Contact Data Elements • 2.0 Result and Analyte Identification Data Elements • 3.0 Reason for Sampling Data Elements • 4.0Date/TimeData Elements • 5.0 Sampling Station Location Data Elements

  5. Data Element Categories • 6.0 Sample Collection Data Elements • 7.0 Sample AnalysisData Elements

  6. Recent EPA Changes • 4 comment fields were added • Collapsed portions into existing standards • Added • XML Tags • Data Field lengths

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