The History and Future of the STORET System
The STORET Legacy Data Center, or LDC, is an interim relational
database that houses data migrated from the
Legacy STORET
system. The information contained in STORET LDC
has been collected
from all 50 states, tribal lands, U.S. Territories, and Canada over
the past 30 years
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This information has played an instrumental role in
water pollution prevention and
control strategies
of federal,
state, local, and tribal
governments.
The STORET LDC is not responsible for the quality of the
data. As part of the STORET modernization project, this data has been
migrated from the old mainframe application to the LDC. Some of the
data will then be migrated to
New STORET.
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Fulfilling the Goals of the EPA and the Office of Water
The EPA is obligated under the
Freedom of Information Act
to provide open access to data. This web site helps to accomplish this goal
by providing the general public with access to ambient water quality data.
Three types of searches can be conducted on the LDC database through the
Query page. Downloadable reports can be created in either .HTML, .PDF, or
.TXT format. The additional information contained in this Web Site serves
to make accessing this data as easy as possible. It is recommended that you
consult the Help page for hints on how to navigate this site and definitions
of terms used here. If you would like to learn more about the modernization
process of STORET, you can find that information on the
STORET home page.
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