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Presented By Equilibrium Sept, 2012

WQX. Presented By Equilibrium Sept, 2012. 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. Background. STORET (Storage and Retrieval) EPA Data Warehouse

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Presented By Equilibrium Sept, 2012

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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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