Progress to Date

1
Progress to Date Future Directions of the
Exchange Network

• Kimberly T. Nelson
• Assistant Administrator
• Office of Environmental Information
• October 4, 2005

2
Overview Purpose of Session

• Performance Targets
• Accomplishments to Date
• Other Notable Activities
• Future Directions

3
Overview of Performance Targets

• CY 2004
• 35 State Nodes
• 12 states with multiple flows
• CY 2005
• 50 State Nodes
• One tribal node
• Increasing numbers of partners with multiple
  flows
• Complete grant issuance in August 2005

4
Exchange Network Grant Program

• To date we have awarded 84 M to EN partners to
  enable participation in the Network.

5
State Node Implementation ProgressSeptember 2005
WA
MT
ME
VT
ND
OR
MN
OR
NH
NH
ID
WI
SD
NY
MA
AK
WY
MI
RI
IA
CT
PA
PA
NE
NJ
NV
OH
IN
IL
UT
DE
CO
MD
WV
WV
CA
VA
KS
DC
MO
KY
NC
TN
OK
AZ
NM
NM
NM
SC
AR
HI
GA
AL
MS
MS
TX
LA
In Development
FL
FL
Operational
Not Yet Started
6
Exchange Network Data Flows

• National Flows
• Air Quality System (AQS)
• eBeaches
• Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR)
• Facility Registry System (FRS)
• National Emission Inventory (NEI)
• Permit Compliance System-Interim Data Exchange
  Format (PCS IDEF)
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
  Information System (RCRAInfo)
• Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS)
• Substance Registry System (SRS)
• Toxics Release Inventory (TRI-ME, State Data
  Exchange)
• State Flows (Intra- and Interstate)
• Pacific Northwest Water Quality
• Hazardous Waste Transport
• Air Monitoring (Oregon)
• Fish Tissue (Washington)

7
Other Notable Activities Underway

• Performance Metrics
• Communications/Outreach
• Network ROI Analysis
• Post-Award Monitoring
• FY 2006 Exchange Network Grants

8
Future Directions

• Growing interest in both outflows and Data
  Area Strategies (DAS)
• Outflows
• TRI - EPA to States (MI, SC, IN, VA)
• EnviroFlash
• DAS are exchange scenarios of interest to 2 or
  more partners
• State-to-state, State-to-EPA (HQ or Region)
  exchanges
• Legacy or non-legacy data
• Voluntary
• Must conform to Network standards

9
Data Area Strategies Examples

• New Jersey Regional Air Quality Exchange (NJ, DE,
  NY)
• Pacific Northwest Regional Water Quality Exchange
  (WA, OR, ID, AK)
• New York (health /environmental data exchange)
• Homeland Security Data (MI, ME, NH, NJ)
• Program Level Toxics

See www.exchangenetwork.net/exchanges/index.htm
10
Further Information

• Mark Luttner, Director, OIC, 202-566-1628
• Andy Battin, Director, Information Exchange and
  Services Division, 202-566-2140
• Mary Greene, Chief, Information Exchange and
  Partnership Branch, 202-566-1634
• Connie Dwyer, Chief, Information Exchange
  Technology Branch 202-566-1691
• http//www.epa.gov/oei/oic