WQX Data Submital Instructions
** Added May 11, 2011 **

A pdf detailing instructions on water quality data submission to WQX, including a tutorial on using a Node Client.

Activity Type Definitions
** Added February 24, 2009 **

A zip file containing the WQX domain value list for Activity Type. The definitions for the different Activity Types have been added, and we are requesting feedback regarding their accuracy.

WQX Domain Values
** Updated Daily **

A zip file containing the WQX domain values / List as zipped XML documents. This output of the WQX domain values is realtime accessing the WQX Operational Database System. Please refer to the WQX Flow Configuration Document (FCD v2.0, pages 21-22) for additional methods to attain the list of domain values using Exchangenetwork Services, including time stamped values for last changed date. WQX Web can also be utilized to access the most current WQX domain values in TEXT format.

***Recent changes have been made to a subset of characteristic names in the Characteristic domain value list. The domain values include the new changed Characteristic domain value list. For a crosswalk of the changes, please see this Characteristic Roadmap (Excel file, 21 KB).

WQX Database Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD)
** Added August 4, 2008 **

A pdf file showing the Entity Relationship Diagram of the WQX database, v2.0. This diagram represents all data tables, domain value list tables, and transactional tables as well as their relationships for the WQX backend database. This ERD matches the final WQX v2.0 schema.

WQX v2.0 Example XML Files
** Added August 14, 2008 **

A zip file containing 2 example XML files that are WQX v2.0 compatible. One example (FreqClass_PopCensus.xml) shows data for the biological intents of Frequency Class and Population Census. The other example (Indiv_GroupSumm.xml) shows data for the biological intents of Individual and Group Summary.

WQX v1.0 XML Training Manual
** Added February 23, 2007 **

This downloadable zip file contains a training manual and example WQX XML file will help you understand the content and structure of an XML file that is based on the WQX v1.0 schema. The example XML file demonstrates how DEMOTEST data looks in the format of the WQX v1.0 schema.

SRS Names for Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorous Characteristics
** Added October 23, 2006 **

A spreadsheet containing the standardized names for various Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorous substances, as determined by the Substance Registry System (SRS). Please note that there are 4 worksheets: Metadata (containing column names and meanings), Carbon, Ammonia Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Phosphate.

Activity Group Examples
** Added September 27, 2006 **

An Adobe Acrobat PDF file showing examples of how to submit Activity Group data through WQX. The Activity Group section of the WQX schema allows users to group together different monitoring activities for reasons such as QC events, grouping results data from the lab with field measurements using Field Sets, grouping samples as Replicates, or grouping parent samples with subsamples. This PDF file walks through each example, showing what an XML submission would look like for each type of grouping.