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Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

N P S T O R E T A Water Quality Database Management and Analytical System for National Park Units, Networks, and Others. Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA. National Park Service. by Dean Tucker, Michael Matz, & Paula Galloway National Park Service Water Resources Division Fort Collins, CO.

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Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

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  1. N P S T O R E T A Water Quality Database Management and Analytical System for National Park Units, Networks, and Others Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA National Park Service by Dean Tucker, Michael Matz, & Paula Galloway National Park Service Water Resources Division Fort Collins, CO

  2. Grand Teton National Park, WY Presentation Overview • NPS/Vital Signs Monitoring • WQ Data Mgt. Challenges • NPSTORET • Lessons Learned

  3. “… to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” Statue of Liberty NM, NY Vital Signs Background • NPS Organic Act of 1916

  4. Delaware Water Gap NRA, NJ Yellowstone National Park, WY Yellowstone National Park, WY Yosemite National Park, CA Vital Signs Background • Preservation/Use Mandate • Use Very Successful • Preservation Record Mixed

  5. Vital Signs Background • 139,033 miles of rivers & streams • 1,716 miles of CWA 303(d) impaired rivers & streams 1.23% Impaired

  6. Vital Signs Background • 4,230,480 acres of lakes, reservoirs, estuaries and marine areas • 1,065,540 acres of CWA 303(d) impaired lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, and marine areas 25.2% Impaired

  7. Acadia NP, ME Vital Signs Background • By the year 2000, 80 (1/3) of the “natural resource parks” had no professional natural resource manager • Another 84 parks had only 1 or 2 natural resource professionals. • Almost all projects/studies were short-term; staff mostly deals with the “crisis of the day”. • Few parks are able to identify the ‘desired future condition’ of resources, or current status & trend. No Time No Money No Clue

  8. Provides funding and new positions for natural resource stewardship to add to NPS visitor services capability Learn what is in parks (inventories), and monitor the vital signs of natural systems Engage the scientific community and the public, and facilitate their inquiries Share the information widely Vital Signs Background NPS Natural Resource Challenge

  9. AccelerateInventories Design/Implement Vital SignsMonitoring Collaboration with scientists and others Improve Resource Planning Enhance Parks for Science Assure Fully Professional Staff Control Non-native Species Protect Native and Endangered Species Enhance Environmental Stewardship Expand Air Quality efforts Protect and restore Water Resources Establish ResearchLearning Centers Vital Signs Background Revitalize and expand the natural resource program within the NPS & improve park mgt. through greater reliance on scientific knowledge

  10. Vital Signs Background The intent of park vital signs monitoring is to track a subset of physical, chemical, and biological elements and processes of park ecosystems that are selected to represent the overall health or condition of park resources, known or hypothesized effects of stressors, or elements that have important human values. Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska

  11. NPS Vital Signs Networks 270 Parks Grouped into 32 Monitoring Networks

  12. Grand Canyon NP, AZ Vital Signs Background

  13. Vital Signs WQ Data Mgt The Challenge Physical W Q X Chemical Other Biological

  14. WQ Data Mgt. Challenges • Archive Data in STORET Data Warehouse • Decentralized Network Approach • 32 Different Monitoring Programs • Scarce Funding/Small Staff • Limited or no Top-Down Authority • Guidance, but No Standards • Remote Locations/Limited Internet Capability

  15. Olympic National Park, WA Overcoming Challenges • Existing Implementation of STORET • 17,667 Sites • 2,155,540 Results • 976 Characteristics • 194 NPS Units • Regulatory Monitoring Charge/CWA • Requirement: Data into STORET

  16. Olympic National Park, WA The Chosen Path Two pronged approach: • NPSTORET • NPSEDD

  17. Virgin Islands National Park, VI NPSTORET • Microsoft Access-based • N.R. Database Template for Water Quality • STORET-lite • Tailored to flow data to STORET

  18. NPSTORET Switchboard

  19. Projects Template

  20. Stations Template

  21. Metadata Template

  22. Results Template

  23. Reports & Stats Template

  24. Reports & Stats Template

  25. Reports & Stats Template

  26. Reports & Stats Template

  27. NPSTORET NPSTORET Imports • Import Existing Station and Results Data from User Excel, Access, and Text Files • Seamless Imports from National WQ Databases Seamless Import Automatic Characteristic Creation

  28. Voyageurs National Park, MN NPSTORET Overview • Version 1.51 available for download at: • Learning Resources • Context sensitive help • First time user’s guide • Workshop guide • Videos • Data import instructions • Version 2.00 next year http://nrdata.nps.gov/Programs/Water/NPSTORET/NPSTORET_1_51_Setup.exe

  29. Haleakala National Park, HI NPSTORET Overview • Future Versions • User-defined WQ Standards • Depth Profile Entry and Graphics • Automatic Data Logger Support • WQX – XML Export • More Data QA • Additional Biological Data Support • Non-parametric Statistics/Trend Analysis • User-entered Data Qualifiers • Lots of Other Ideas

  30. Rocky Mountain National Park, CO NPSEDD – “Eddy” • STORET Electronic Data Deliverable • Hybrid of several state and federal EDDs adapted for NPS • Set of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets designed to collect the data necessary to drive SIM

  31. NPSEDD Overview Station Info Project Info Result Info

  32. Glen Canyon NRA, UT NPSEDD Overview • Designed to drive SIM • NPSEDD v.1.1 available for download at: • http://nrdata.nps.gov/Programs/Water/NPSEDD/NPSEDD1.1.ZIP

  33. Vital Signs WQ Data Flow Other DB (post 9/09) (Via WQX post 9/09) http://www.nature.nps.gov/water/infoanddata/index.htm

  34. Cabrillo National Monument, CA Lessons Learned • No one size fits all solution • Stay flexible • Importance of standards • Importance of data sharing

  35. Contact Info:Dean F. Tucker(970)-225-3516Dean_Tucker@NPS.GOVAdditional Info:http://www.nature.nps.gov/water/infoanddata/index.htm National Park Service Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC/TN

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