Montana EQuIS Water Quality Exchange (MT-eWQX) Support
Step 1: Prepare your EDDMT-eWQX Manual
MT-eWQX Manual - Call for Data
Reference Values
Data Logger Template
STORET to WQX Crosswalk
Step 2: Validate Your EDD Step 3: Submit Your EDD Additional InformationSTORET Guidance
Site Visit Form
Lake Site Visit Form
Groundwater Site Visit Form
River Site Visit Form
Data Logger Form
Information for LaboratoriesThis site provides guidance for submitting water quality data to Montana DEQ’s MT-eWQX database. MT-eWQX is DEQ’s main repository for storing water quality monitoring data, which includes physical, chemical, biological, and habitat data from a variety of projects across the state. Data submitted to MT-eWQX gets submitted to EPA’s National STORET Warehouse, which fulfills the STORET requirement of environmental monitoring projects funded by federal monies, such as 319 grants or 106 funds.
If you need assistance during the EDD submittal process, contact Jolene McQuillan.
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Step 1: Prepare Your EDD
Environmental monitoring data must be submitted to MT-eWQX in a specific format. Data providers are required to download the MT-eWQX EDD and populate it with their project’s data. Detailed guidance for populating the MT-eWQX EDD can be found in the MT-eWQX Guidance Manual.
Data submittals in specific response to the department's biennial "Call for Data" supporting water quality assessments have a specific guidance manual, which is provided below.
MT-eWQX Guidance Manual - Call for Data
Appendices
STORET to WQX Characteristics with Method Speciation
Step 2: Validate Your EDD
After Step 1 is complete, your MT-eWQX EDD is ready for data validation using the EQuIS Data Processor (EDP). The EDP is a standalone application that allows data providers to check their EDD files prior to submission to ensure they are formatted as described in the MT-eWQX Guidance Manual. If the EDP detects errors, the errors will be identified and most can be corrected directly within the EDP. After the errors are corrected, the EDP must be re-run to ensure that no errors remain. Your EDD must have a clean validation from the EDP prior to data submission to DEQ.
Step 3: Submit Your EDD
After Step 2 is complete and your EDD has no errors, you’re ready to submit your EDD to MT-eWQX. In order to submit an EDD, you must have an:
- EQuIS Enterprise user account,
- ePass Montana account,
- Completed MT-eWQX Data Submittal Form
- Completed MT-eWQX Data Submittal Form (Call For Data Only)
- EDD and user certificate in a compressed file format (.zip) data package
Information about all the above requirements can be found within the MT-eWQX Guidance Manual.
Follow the link below to submit your EDD to MT-eWQX (send file to Jolene McQuillan):
SUBMIT EDD
Additional Information
To access data submitted to MT-eWQX, go to EPA’s National STORET Warehouse. The following link provides guidance on how to download data from the Warehouse: STORET Warehouse Guidance.
The following field forms are provided by DEQ to assist with project data management:
- Site Visit Form
- Lake Site Visit Form
- Groundwater Site Visit Form
- River Site Visit Form
- Data Logger Form
Information for Laboratories
Laboratory MT-eWQX EDD: This link is provided to assist laboratories in producing a MT-eWQX compatible EDD. The requirements provided in this document are specific for laboratories and should not be used by data providers submitting data to DEQ.
The following templates are provided by DEQ to assist labs in producing a MT-eWQX compatible EDD:
