1. Watershed Assessment, Tracking, and Environmental Results (WATERS) Forum December 7, 2004 Andrew Battin, Director IESD/OIC/OEI U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

2. Data Enterprise License Agreements (ELAs) Working Capital Fund Service ’05 –Geospatial Tools and Data. Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) TeleAtlas/Geographic Data Technology (GDT) Dun and Bradstreet Ordering/Help Desk Service through central support desk at RTP –For More information http://intranet.epa.gov/rtpgis/esriepaela.html Gregory Gwaltney, 202 566-1710 Matt Leopard, Chief of Information Services and Support Branch, OEI on 202 566-1698

3. Data Additional Activities NLCD - $155K NatureServe –Web service –Agency-level negotiated data acquisitions Schools Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) Developing EPA Remote Sensing Requirements

4. “glue” that ties data for multi-source analysis Locational Improvement Strategy: –Goal 1: Improve Location in Facility Registry System data –Goal 2: Improve Location in Data Flows –Goal 3: Improve Tech Infrastructure –Goal 4: Develop Locational Policies POCs: Kevin Kirby, 202.566.1656 Matt Leopard, 202.566.1698 Data OEI Locational Improvement Efforts

5. Integrating OW efforts into the Exchange Network Exchange Network is the top priority for CIO, and resources will continue for this effort OW/State partners have identified key data need for exchanging hydro data and features Exchange Network allows real time sharing of all information resources (including geo) Coordinate with states on potential for leveraging the exchange network for this purpose Grant Program

7. Integrating OW efforts into the Enterprise Architecture: CDX CDX hosts web forms and “node” services for reporting environmental data across various EPA programs –eNOI –UCMR –eBeaches –ESAR (STORET) under development As part of locational improvement, Programs want to integrate address mapping and other Geo tools into the web- based flows Continue to explore WebRIT and its role for enhancing feature location data to support CDX hosted applications

8. Integrating OW efforts into Target EA: Registries EA “System of Registries (SOR)” consists of facility registry system, substances registry system, and others EHPTA is defining how SOR addresses polygon, linear, and non-facility locations of interest OW has addressed non-facility locations through the Reach Address Database (RAD) Can the RAD be a component of the EA (~ water feature registry)? Conduct assessment of RAD linkage to FRS

9. Questions? Andrew Battin battin.andrew@epa.gov 202.566.2140