1 The Exchange Network: A Tool for Better Environmental Management Doreen Sterling, Director Information Exchange & Services Division Office of Environmental.

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1 The Exchange Network: A Tool for Better Environmental Management Doreen Sterling, Director Information Exchange & Services Division Office of Environmental Information US Environmental Protection Agency Michael N. Beaulac State Assistant Administrator Department of Environmental Quality State of Michigan

2 Exchange Network Vision “The Exchange Network is a partnership to support better environmental decisions through improved access to, and exchange of, improved environmental information.”

3 What is the Exchange Network? An Internet and Standards-based method for securely exchanging environmental information between partners

4 Why the Exchange Network?  A better method for data exchange among states, tribes, & US EPA  Efficient business processes to reduce operational costs  Better environmental decisions through improved data quality and access

5 How Can the Exchange Network Help Tribes? טּ Access to environmental and health concern information - Example: Methamphetamines טּ Provide evidence to Congress to obtain funds to address environmental issues - Example: Solid, hazardous wastes, clean water טּ Share information with other agencies - Example: Open dump information to EPA and the Indian Health Service טּ Comply with federal regulations - Example: Air Quality System (AQS) data

6 Tribal Exchange Network Partners Samish Indian Tribe8/17/2007WQX Yurok Tribe7/17/2007WQX Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes (Wind River) 5/24/2007WQX Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community Tribe 4/20/2007FRS Navajo Nation3/16/2007FRS/NEI Cherokee Nation10/31/2006FRS St. Regis Mohawk Tribe10/27/2005AQS

7 EN Grants: Current Status טּ Seventh year of Grant Program טּ FY 2007 awards completed September 2007 טּ $3.0M awarded - 16 tribes received grants - 3 new tribes טּ FY 2008 awards currently being processed - $13.7 million selected for award (all applicants) - $2.2 million selected for award (tribal applicants) טּ FY 2009 Solicitation Notice should be posted in 9/2008 with applications due by 11/ Stakeholder conference call to solicit comments will be held in July or early August

8 Tribal Exchange Network Participation טּ To date: 92 Tribal Grants (through 2007) have been awarded ($13.3M Total) טּ ~ 53 tribes involved טּ ~ 28 tribes intend to use the Network to exchange information טּ Seven tribes have established nodes (data exchange hardware/software) טּ Several tribes are close to having working nodes

9 Tribal Participation in Governance טּ Exchange Network Leadership Council (ENLC) - Robert Holden, Director, Emergency Management and Radioactive Waste Programs, NCAI טּ Network Operations Board (NOB) - Laura Mayo, Yurok Tribe טּ Network Partnership & Resources Group (NPRG) - TBD טּ Network Technical Group (NTG) - Tony Hartrich, Quinault Tribe

10 Air Quality System - AQS טּ Handles a wider set of air quality data טּ Will accommodate near real- time exchange of minute-by- minute particulate and ozone (AirNow) data טּ Flexible: allows exchanges with partners other than EPA (i.e. Tribe-to-Tribe) טּ Data “Publishing” to allow for public access

11 Water Quality Exchange טּ New, easier framework for states, tribes, and others to exchange water quality monitoring data - Submit Physical, Chemical & Fish Tissue data - Capable of submitting Biological Data טּ WQX feeds directly to the publicly-accessible National STORET Data Warehouse ─ Yurok, Wind River, St. Regis Mohawk Tribes tested WQX Live in Production ─ 2/26/07

12 Open Dump Inventory טּ Started by Cherokee Nation with other Tribes, EPA Regional, and HQ assistance טּ Expected to be the primary mechanism for the reporting of open dump information to EPA and the Indian Public Health Service טּ The Open Dump schema is soon to be ready for testing by Tribes before it is finalized טּ The Open Dump Data Flow is an eligible Grant Proposal activity

13 Montana’s MethNet טּ Data Elements: - Location - Property Owner - Meth Cooking Method - Chemicals on Site - Impacts to Structures & Property טּ Benefits: - Improved communication & data access - Timely and accurate reporting - More informed public - Improved environmental protection טּ MethNet will connect: - Department of Justice - Department of Environmental Quality - Department of Public Health & Human Services

14 Homeland Security & Emergency Management טּ Key data sets like water supplies, hazardous materials, facilities, schools, storage tanks, hospitals, critical contacts, etc. טּ Linkages between/among tribes, states and federal government טּ First Responder and Emergency Operation Center for crisis management טּ 24/7 operations

15 Resources and Contacts טּ EPA Exchange Network טּ Exchange Network טּ Robert Holden: טּ Laura Mayo: טּ Tony Hartrich: טּ Doreen Sterling: טּ Michael Beaulac: