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STORET logo First National Modernized STORET Users Conference

Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
November 7-9, 2001
Las Vegas, Nevada



On November 7-9, EPA hosted the First National Modernized STORET Users Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 140 representatives from state water quality agencies, interstate agencies, tribes, and the private sector participated in active discussions about the role of STORET in water quality management programs, how states have been using STORET, current STORET developments and applications, and ways to improve, promote and support the implementation of STORET nationwide. The attendees made a number of concrete recommendations to improve communications among STORET users and developers, improve training and technical support, strengthen the role of the Regional STORET coordinators, and broaden the resources needed to effectively implement the system.

Where available, presentations and discussion summaries from the national STORET conference have been linked to the Agenda, below.

List of attendees

Agenda



Wednesday, November 7, 2001
9:00 a.m.
 Keynote Address: "EPA's Vision for STORET and the Role of STORET in Water Quality Management Programs" (PowerPoint file, 2.1 Meg)
Margarete Heber, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, EPA
Leo Gueriguian, Office of Water, EPA
10:30 a.m. "A Brief History of STORET Modernization and Progress of Developments to Date" (PowerPoint file, 186 KB)
Lee Manning, STORET Developer, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, EPA
11:00 a.m. "How STORET Is Being Used by EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response" (PowerPoint file, 269 KB)
Marty McComb, STORET Coordinator, EPA Region 8
1:00 p.m. Update on the Capabilities of STORET v2.0 Including Batch and Related Software, Reports Module, Web Interface, STORET Interface Module (SIM 1.2), and the Ecological Data Application System (EDAS)" (PowerPoint file, 38 KB)
Robert King, STORET Project Manager, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, EPA
3:30 p.m. Open Forum Discussion: "Ask EPA". Questions from the audience are encouraged on programmatic, funding, and technical issues.
Margarete Heber, Lee Manning, and Robert King
Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, EPA
7:00 p.m. Meetings of EPA Regional STORET Coordinators and State STORET Representatives.
These breakout sessions are designed to encourage discussion on ways to improve the implementation of STORET within individual EPA regions. Topics will include training, technical assistance, and the role of the regional STORET coordinator (2 hours).
Moderators:
Region 1: Deb Soule, NH; Peter Rushton, ME
Region 2: Paul Morton, NJ, Jeff Myers, NY
Region 3: Charlie Morgan, VA; George Harman, MD
Region 4: Dave Chestnut, SC; Patrick Detscher, FL
Region 5: Jim Porter, MN; Jeff Mitzelfelt, IL
Region 6: Alan Price, AR; Cecil Severs, NM
Region 7: Carl Gates, MO; Dave Ihrie, NE
Region 8: Tavis Eddy, WY; Joe Gross, ND
Region 9: Holly Lambert, NV; Dave Paradies, CA
Region 10: Russell Kunibe, AK: Russ Darr, WA
See Thursday, 4:15 p.m. session for a summary of these Regional/State breakout meetings.
Thursday, November 8, 2001
8:00 a.m. Presentations - Topic: Strategies for Managing STORET in Your State
Moderator: Russell Kunibe, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
  1. "Modernized STORET: Florida's Foundational Water Quality Database" - Patrick Detscher, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  2. "Virginia DEQ's Comprehensive Environmental Database System"; Part 1 (PowerPoint, 1.5 MB), Part 2 (PowerPoint, 1 MB) - Charles Morgan, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
9:00 a.m. Presentations - Topic: Entering Data Into STORET
Moderator: Russ Darr, Washington Department of Ecology
  1. "Datastor Batch File Creation Program for STORET" (PowerPoint file, 1.5 MB)
    Eric Wilson, USEPA Region 9
  2. "The Ecological Data Application System (EDAS) for Upload of Biological Data to STORET" (PowerPoint file, 1 MB) - Benjamin Jessup, Tetra Tech, Inc.
  3. "STORET Web Hosting" - Dave Wilcox, Gold Systems, Inc., and Fran King Brown, Southern Ute Tribe
  4. "STORET South Dakota Input Screens" (PowerPoint files, 490 KB) - Eugene Stueven, South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources
10:40 a.m. Presentations - Topic: Getting Data Out of STORET
Moderator: Paul Morton, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
  1. "Using STORET Data To Determine Water Quality Designated Use Support" (PowerPoint file, 490 KB) - Dwane Young, Research Triangle Institute
  2. "Delivering STORET Data to the Internet With Oracle's WebDB" - Joost Korpel, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
  3. "Analysis Tool Pack for STORET for Biological Assessment" (PowerPoint file, 1.5 MB) - Erik Leppo, Tetra Tech, Inc.
  4. "Applying Data Warehousing and Dimensional Modeling Techniques to STORET"; Part 1 (PowerPoint, 1.5 MB), Part 2 (PowerPoint, 1.2 MB) - Jim Hileman, EPA Region 10
1:30 a.m. Concurrent Breakout Session A (pick one session)
  1. "Database Tuning for Database Administrators"
    Moderator: Patrick Detscher, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
    Kevin Christian and Lee Manning, EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
  2. "STORET Basics for Water Quality Managers" (PowerPoint file, 647 KB)
    Robert King, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, EPA
  3. "Geospatial Activities Using STORET" (PowerPoint file, 2 MB)
    Cary McElhinney, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, EPA and Kimberly Sparks, Research Triangle Institute
3:00 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Session B (pick one session)
  1. "STORET Interface Module (SIM) Data Manipulation"
    Moderator: Deb Soule, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
    Marty McComb, EPA Region 8
    Dave Wilcox, Gold Systems, Inc.
  2. "The Ecological Data Application System and STORET"
    Robert King, EPA
    Benjamin Jessup, Tetra Tech, Inc.
  3. Open Computer Room
4:15 p.m. "Reports From Region/State Breakout Sessions" (PDF file, 68 KB) (plenary).
Representatives from each Wednesday Region/State breakout session report back to the conference on findings and recommendations
Friday, November 9, 2001
8:00 a.m. Moderated Discussion: "Directions and Priorities for the Future of STORET" (PDF file, 18 KB). Brainstorming and feedback/discussion session to help EPA prioritize for the coming years.
Moderators:
Robert King, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, EPA
Deb Soule, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Cary McElhinney, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, EPA
Mary Skopec, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Topics include:
  1. Improving training and documentation
  2. Encouraging State use of STORET
  3. Improving technical support

 

 
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