Water Quality

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Current Data Collation
Waste Information Excel and paper based system
Water Quality Excel files Other sent to EPA.
Diverse formats Some extracted from Agency LIMS
LAMS (LA statutory performance) Collected on
disk (access system)
Complaints Paper based correspondence
Air Quality Data down loaded and Excel file sent
to EPA. Real-time invalidated data available
Bathing Water Online internet system providing
summary compliance information
Drinking Water Abstraction Received in various
forms form LA Quality Via Excel template
Dangerous Substances Paper based system
Urban Waste Water Excel system Files sent to
EPA, slow and cumbersome
Water Quantity Data reported to EPA via email
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EPA Data Bases
LA Lab
LGCSB
Health Board
LA LIMS
EPA Data Bases
EPA
EPA Labs
EPA Data Bases
Contract Lab
Water Quality Analysis Data Electronic or Paper
Based
EPA extracts data from excel or other format,
checks and puts into DBs
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LA LIMS
EPA Data Bases
LA Lab
Health Board
EDEN
EPA Data Bases
EPA Labs
EPA Data Bases
Contract Lab
LA Approval
EPA extracts data from excel or other format,
checks and puts into DBs
Water Quality Analysis Data Electronic or Paper
Based
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Water - Example
Bathing Water
Drinking Water

• What constitutes Water
• Bathing Water
• Drinking Water
• Ground Water
• Lake Water
• River Water
• Transitional and Costal Water
• Urban Waste Water

Ground Water
Ground
Water
Lake Water
Lake
Water
River Water
River
Water
T C Water
Transitional,
Coastal and
Marine Water
Urban Waste Water
Urban
Waste
Water
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Lakes Data Flow
Local Authorities Biological data via Excel
Templates
Phosphorous Report
EPA Laboratories Chemical data via Excel
Templates
Dangerous Substance Report
Central Fisheries Board Biological data via Excel
Templates
Water Quality in Ireland
Lake Water Data set(s)
Local Authorities Phosphorus data via Excel
sheets and Paper
State of the Environment (Water)
Environmental Indicators (Water)
EPA Lake Monitoring Program Phosphorus data via
Excel sheets
EPA Annual Report
Local Authorities Dangerous Substance data via
Excel sheets and Paper
EIONET (Lake Quality - EWN 2)
EPA Laboratories Dangerous Substance data via
Excel sheets
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Bathing Water Directive Report
Local Authorities
Bathing Water
Summary data via Web
Local Authorities
Bathing Water Report
Chemical data via Excel Templates
Local Authorities
Chemical data via Excel Templates
Drinking Water Report
Hydrometric Teams
Drinking Water
Site Readings via Excel
Paper and Citrix entry
Ground Water Quality Report
Local Authorities
Bacterialogical data
via Excel sheets
Eionet (Ground Water - EWN 3)
Hydrometric Teams
Level data via Excel
Paper and Citrix entry
Local Authorities
Ground Water
Phosphorous Report
Biological data
via Excel Templates
Ground
EPA Laboratories
Water
Chemical data
Dangerous Substance Report
via Excel Templates
Central Fisheries Board
Biological data
via Excel Templates
Water Quality in Ireland
Local Authorities
Lake Water
Phosphorus data
via Excel sheets and Paper
Lake
State of the Environment (Water)
EPA Lake Monitoring Program
Water
Phosphorus data
via Excel sheets
Local Authorities
Environmental Indicators (Water)
Dangerous Substance data
via Excel sheets and Paper
EPA Laboratories
River Water
Dangerous Substance data
EPA Annual Report
via Excel sheets
River
EPA Biologists
Water
Biological data
via MSAccess exports to Excel sheets
Eionet (Lake Quality - EWN 2)
Local Authorities
Chemical data
via Labinfo export to Excel
River Water Quality Report
EPA Biologists
Phosphorus Biological data
T C Water
via Paper
Transitional,
EPA Laboratories
Coastal and
River Biological Survey report
Phosphorus Chemical data
Marine Water
via Excel sheets
EPA Laboratories
Chemical data
Eionet (River Quality - EWN 1)
via LIMS export to Excel sheets
Marine Institute
Chemical data
Urban Waste Water
via Excel sheets
Urban
OSPAR report
Waste
Dublin EPA laboratory
OSPAR data
Water
via Excel sheets
Eionet (Marine Quality - ME 1)
Local Authorities
Treatment Plant data
via web site entry
Local Authorities
UWWT Discharge Report
Chemical data
via MSAccess databases
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The First Step A Central Data Repository
LA 3
LA 1
EPA
LA 2
LA 4
Water Quality date received can be assessed by
Agency, processed and reported onwards where
required. Data from Agencys water quality
monitoring programmes available to LAs via CDX
Drinking Water
Bathing Water
Urban Waste Water
River Water Quality
CDX/CDR acts only as convayer of information
Lake Water Quality
CT Water Quality
Groundwater Data
Hydrometric Data
Information on state of water quality in Ireland
availabe via Agencys GIS webservices
RBD 3
RBD 1
All data can be uniquely geo referenced for use
in national GIS.
RBD 2
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Synopsis

• EDEN - a Central Data Exchange for
  environmental data
• Readily accessible to key stakeholders.
• One Stop Shop for quality data related to the
  environment.
• Benefit for those involved in projects that come
  under the Water Framework Directive.
• Organisations can then avail of EDEN to download
  and upload the datasets that they are responsible
  for and interested in.

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Solution - EDEN

• Environmental Data Exchange Network
• Will build on what is already in existence
• Focus on standardised reporting format - XML
• Data collection and sharing using web services
• EDEN will be used to share data nationally and
  internationally

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Phase 1
Biological Quality
Groundwater Quality
Lakes Quality
River Water Quality
Urban Waste Water
Drinking Water Quality
Bathing Water Quality
Groundwater Quantity
Costal and Transitional Quality
Water Quantity
Industrial Discharges
Drinking Water Abstraction
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Phase 1
Biological Quality
Groundwater Quality
EDEN
Lakes Quality
River Water Quality
Urban Waste Water
Drinking Water Quality
Bathing Water Quality
Groundwater Quantity
Costal and Transitional Quality
Water Quantity
Industrial Discharges
Drinking Water Abstraction
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Progressive Integration
Groundwater Quality
Biological Quality
EDEN
Lakes Quality
River Water Quality
Urban Waste Water
Drinking Water Quality
Bathing Water Quality
Groundwater Quantity
Costal and Transitional Quality
Water Quantity
Industrial Discharges
Drinking Water Abstraction
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A Single Integrated System for Water Data
EDEN
GIS Rivers, Lakes, Aquifer, CT
Costal and Transitional
Biological Quality
Lakes
River Water Quality
Bathing Water
Dangerous Substances Phosphorous
Urban Waste Water
Water Quantity
Industrial Discharges
Drinking Water
Groundwater Quality
Drinking Water Abstraction
Groundwater Quantity
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EDEN
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TFS/C1 Management
LA can enter details of TFS received Allows for
improved tracking of Waste
EPA can query TFS register and can generate
reports WRT waste export etc
TFS Register maintained in CDX
A similar tracking system might also be
established for waste transferred under C1 forms
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Complaints Management
LA can enter complaints received wrt to their own
functions. They can also enter complaints wrt
to IPPC and Waste facilities LA notified of
comtplaints entered by EPA regarding complaints
received relating to LA functions. LA can
view/import records
EPA can enter complaints regarding IPPC and Waste
Industry. Can also enter complaints received
regarding LA functions. EPA notified of
comtplaints entered by LAs regarding IPPC and
Waste facilities can view/import records
Complaints Register maintained in CDX
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Future Elements of EDEN
Complaints LA Complaints IPPC and Waste Complaints
Water Surface water monitoring data Groundwater
Monitoring Data Urban Waste Water Drinking
Water Bathing Water Licensee Emissions Data
Licence Details Location Class of
Industry Emission Limits
GIS
Air Air Quality Monitoring Data Licensee
Emissions Data
Enforcement Tracking
Farm Management
Waste Waste Register TFS Packaging Landfill
Reports
Public Information
Diary/Calander
Web Services
Statutory Requirments
Noise
Document Repository
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EDEN (Portal)
Enforcment Statutory Performance
Environmental Quality/Data
Network Information sharing Reference
External Communication
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The Vision
LAs
CSO
DEHLG
LGCSB
EDEN
MI
LA
LA
EEA
FSAI
EC
EPA
GSI
Ind
DOA
OSI
RBDs
OECD
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EDEN 4 Key Functions

• Data Gathering
• Exchange Validation
• Data Repository
• Reporting

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XML Extraction
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LabInfo Export
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Download/Upload
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EDEN Verification Report
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EDEN Website
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Settings
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Metadata
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Queries
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Queries
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EDEN Work Flow
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EDEN Work Flow
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User Requirements

• Data Quality
• Only Certified Data (or QCd) data will be
  accepted to EDEN
• Data must be certified within the LAs Local LIMS
  System to ensure high data reliance
• Agreements
• System Use Agreements by all participants

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User Requirements cntd.

• IT
• Internet Access Environment Sections
• Internet Explorer version 6 (or above)
• Netscape/Mozilla
• LIMS capable of exporting to XML in required
  Structure
• Windows XP SP2 operating System

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Benefits

• Data gathered via EDEN can benefit the success of
  the Water Framework Directive -
• RBD Consultants can collect and return Monitoring
  Data to/from LAs EPA
• Develop Programme Of Measures
• Enhances ability to detect improvements/
  deterioration
• Improves design of RBMP and EMS

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Benefits

• Data Quality Standards Validation, structure,
  certification, agreement of use - Integrated
  naming conventions reduces misinterpretation
  confusion
• WFD Data Transfer quicker, easier
• Data Dissemination quicker, easier

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Benefits

• For LIMS Users - No additional workload to LAs
• Regulatory Returns Quality, Timeliness
• Increase in Data Exchange Openness Transparency
• Future Applications Public Participation in
  WFD, Public Awareness

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Project Status
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Questions? Thank You