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Background GRTS Reporting CAP CAP/GRTS Cooperation

EPA Chesapeake Bay Program State Grants Meeting Philadelphia, PA Section 319h Grants Reporting & Tracking System (GRTS). Background GRTS Reporting CAP CAP/GRTS Cooperation. Authorization Non-Point Source Management Program Section 319h. Authorized under 1987 Amendment to Clean Water Act

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Background GRTS Reporting CAP CAP/GRTS Cooperation

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  1. EPA Chesapeake Bay Program State Grants MeetingPhiladelphia, PASection 319hGrants Reporting & Tracking System(GRTS) Background GRTS Reporting CAP CAP/GRTS Cooperation

  2. AuthorizationNon-Point Source Management ProgramSection 319h • Authorized under 1987 Amendment to Clean Water Act • Provides Federal Leadership to help State and Local NPS Efforts • Provides Grant Monies • States, Territories and Indian Tribes may apply

  3. Clean Water Act of 1972 • Course of Action: 92nd Congress • States Rights vs. Command & Control (or standards/enforcement) • The Pipe Dream: Fishable/Swimmable waters in US by 1983 • Loftier Still: Zero Discharge of all pollutants by 1985

  4. GRTS Authorization USEPA HQ Office of Water Memorandum Dated September 27,2001 Entitled: Modifications to Nonpoint Source Reporting Requirements for Section 319h Grants (FY 2002 National GRTS Requirements)

  5. Region IIIIssued GRTS Policy Vis-à-vis USEPA HQ Authorization • Information to Region III States on Use of Issued Revised Policy based on Memorandum (February 2002) • Provides States with GRTS How-To • Sets Up Electronic Submission of Work plans and Progress Reports • Encourages and Promotes Full Migration of All 319h Activities to GRTS

  6. RegulationGRTS Performance Reports • 40 CFR section 31.40(b)(1) - States to Submit Performance Reports on Status of 319h Grants • Semi-Annual Reporting - January 31st and July 31st using GRTS

  7. ActivitiesCaptured Under Section 319h • Technical Assistance • Financial Assistance • Education • Training • Technology Transfer • Demonstration Projects • Monitoring

  8. GRTS The 2 sides of GRTS: Input Side - States Report Their Data to Database; Create a Universe of Data Output Side – Selected Querying of Universe to Create Reports That Present Specific Information

  9. Output Side • Need Data Extraction Software • Business Objects (Currently in Use) by SAP • Business Intelligence (Scheduled for Future) by Oracle

  10. Region IIIPerformance Reports • Projects With Appropriately Dated Status • Projects With Appropriately Dated Evaluations • Projects Completed and Accepted by EPA • Percent of BMPs With Current Load Estimates • Incrementally Funded Projects With BMPs • Percent GRTS Entity IDs With matching WebRit Tags

  11. Projects Completed and Accepted by EPA

  12. Chesapeake Bay Action Plan(CAP) Reporting Hierarchy • Pillars (4.-Healthy Watershed) • Topic Areas (Healthy Watershed Support) • Activity Categories (Funding/Financing) • Activity (Hard Dollars)

  13. Combining GRTS/CAP Universes • CAP Within GRTS (No Policy Restrictions) • Expanding Files (+/-) • Allows CAP to Use GRTS Reporting Capabilities (Stats., Tables, Charts, etc.) • Platforms: Sequel Server (CAP); Oracle (GRTS)

  14. CAP/GRTS Potential Outcomes • Read Only (Apply for R/O access rights) $(?) • If no platform compatibility between databases, apply for full GRTS rights and download from each to Excel. $ • Incorporate CAP within GRTS Separately (need password; platform compatibility; CAP user oriented) $$ • Mix & Match within GRTS- All data is protected but can be used by anyone (need password; platform compatibility; CAP user oriented ) $$$

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