NetDMR

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NetDMR

• Greg Nudd, P.E.
• Texas Commission
• On Environmental Quality
• April 18, 2006

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Why eDMR?

• Discharge Monitoring Reports offer the best
  return on investment for electronic reporting
  projects.
• Very high volume (over 5,000,000 data elements
  per year in Texas alone)
• Relatively simple to automate

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Why NetDMR?

• Most states and EPA do not have the capability to
  accept eDMRs.
• Current state eDMR systems (Michigan, Florida,
  Texas, Illinois) are designed to work with PCS
  not ICIS/NPDES.

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eDMR Vision

• By January 2008, any facility regulated by a
  participating state or by EPA will have the
  option of electronically reporting monthly
  discharge monitoring reports.
• By 2010, almost all NPDES permitted facilities
  regulated by a participating state or by EPA will
  submit their discharge monitoring reports
  electronically.

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NetDMR Scope

• The NetDMR project is an important step in
  realizing the eDMR vision. The intent of this
  project is to build both the front end
  Web-based application for an eDMR system and open
  standards-based connections to the back end
  system, ICIS/NPDES.

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NetDMR Scope cont.

• The NetDMR front end will be J2EE-compliant and
  will be free of intellectual property
  restrictions. The connections between the front
  end and back end will operate over the NEIEN.

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NetDMR Steering Comm.

• Greg Nudd, Texas
• J.R. Hodel, West Virginia
• Mike Garretson, Illinois
• David Hindin, EPA, OECA
• Andrew Battin, EPA, OEI

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Other NetDMR State Partners

• Michael Beaulac, Michigan
• Charles Dunn, Indiana
• Chuck Haugh, New York
• Gail Jackson, Pennsylvania
• Joette Kenaley, Louisiana
• Jeff May, Montana
• Deb Merrill, Rhode Island
• Sandy Smith, Missouri
• Edith Van Vleet, Utah

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NetDMR and ECOS

• ECOS to be contracted to

• Coordinate Project Communication
• Website, Meetings, Conf. Calls
• Manage IT Contract
• Streamline administration
• All states own final product, not just Texas

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NetDMR Project Status

• Current Focus
• Completing agreement with ECOS
• Developing IT contract solicitation
• Reaching out to other states
• Next Steps
• Requirements documentation
• System design

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How Will NetDMR Work?

• CROMERR Compliance Highlights
• Authorized states manage wet-ink-on-paper
  electronic signature agreements.
• NetDMR front end provides multiple
  validation/repudiation opportunities.
• NetDMR front end generates XML Copy of Record and
  calculates one-way cryptographic hash to ensure
  changes are detectable.

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How Will NetDMR Work?

• Other system features
• Online generation of electronic signature
  agreements.
• Multiple user types read only, edit, sign
• Error check before submission
• Warnings on exceedances
• XML copy of record available online

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How Does Your State Fit?
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NetDMR Challenges

• Time
• Need to define new State/EPA business process in
  a short time
• Very limited time for development and testing
• CROMERR review by EPA will need to start sooner
  and go faster than planned for review of state
  systems

• Money
• Probably not enough to complete scope, based on
  comparable projects
• Will probably need to scope down or find more
  money
• Funding for ICIS/NPDES interface in question

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NetDMR Wrap-Up

• eDMR has the best ROI of any e-sub. project
• NetDMR has strong state and EPA (OEI and OECA)
  support
• This is just the first step in realizing the
  vision.

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Questions?

• Greg Nudd, TCEQ
• gnudd_at_tceq.state.tx.us
• 512-239-1247