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| Environmental Quality Branch WATER AND AIR MONITORING AND REPORTING Environmental Databases Last Updated: October 2007
1. Environmental Monitoring System (EMS) EMS is the ministry's primary monitoring data repository. The system was designed to capture data covering physical/chemical and biological analyses performed on water, air, solid waste discharges and ambient monitoring sites throughout the province. It also contains related quality assurance data. Samples are collected by either ministry staff or permittees under the Environmental Management Act and then analyzed in public or private sector laboratories. The majority of such monitoring data is entered into EMS electronically via Electronic Data Transfer (EDT). EMS data is typically available in formatted hard copy reports or electronically in comma delimited (e.g., .csv) files as:
Direct access to EMS is restricted to ministry staff. However, the related data is available to the general public on request. A processing charge is applied to such data requests. External data requests should be directed to regional ministry staff or to the EMS Helpdesk in Victoria. The EMS Helpdesk can be reached by email at: EMSHELP@gov.bc.ca.
The Environmental Monitoring System Web Reporting (EMS WR) provides read-only access to data in the Environmental Monitoring System. The purpose of EMS WR is to give registered ministry staff, B.C. health authorities and Qualified Environmental Professionals access to provincial environmental-quality sampling data, and to allow water purveyors access to specific drinking-water data in EMS. EMS WR Website EMS WR Online User Guide
EDT provides a relatively simple mechanism for permit holders and private laboratories to transfer the required data to EMS electronically. Data
Load
File
Formats (MS Word) Support
Tables (MS
Word)
Environmental
Data
Sharing
Agreement: The
data-sharing
agreement
helps
Environment
Canada
(Pacific
and
Yukon
Region)
and
the
Ministry
of
Environment
report
out
on
the
state
of
the
environment.
The
agreement
supports
the
effective
exchange
of
air
and
water
quality
data.
It
is
hoped
that
the
agreement
will
be
a
model
for
other
agencies.
WASTE is the ministry's permit administration system. It tracks and maintains data related to the administration of discharges officially permitted under the Environmental Management Act. The system handles or deals with:
For assistance, questions or external data requests please e-mail the EMS Helpdesk at EMSHELP@gov.bc.ca.
Environmental Quality Branch PO Box
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