Texas

Environmental Data

System (TEDS)

April 30, 2013

Presented by Jim Mosley

Programmer /Systems Engineer EarthSoft, Inc.

Texas Environmental Data System (TEDS)

TEDS is • an electronic data management system • based on the same EQuIS COTS software being

used in • 6 EPA Regions • and over 25 other states.

What is TEDS?

Texas Environmental Data System (TEDS)

TEDS electronically

• Receives and checks technical site data for correctness and completeness

• Reports and visualizes technical site data

Technical site data includes: • lithological data • analytical data • geospatial data

What does TEDS do?

Texas Environmental Data System (TEDS)

The Remediation Division receives a large volume of environmental data for its remediation projects…

Why has the TCEQ added this data management system?

Texas Environmental Data System (TEDS)

…but did not have an electronic method of organizing or evaluating the data.

Analyze This?

Support These Decisions?

Texas Environmental Data System (TEDS)

EQuIS Workflow manages EDDs and generates reports/graphics

Texas Environmental Data System (TEDS)

Faster, Better Site Evaluations For Small Sites / Simple Sites: ?? Automated TRRP Tier 1 Screening reports Simple Action Level Exceedance reports Electronic data verification

What will TEDS do?

Texas Environmental Data System (TEDS)

Faster, Better Site Evaluations For Large / Complicated Sites: Site-specific risk assessments with Risk3T Automated graphics with ArcGIS, Rockworks, LogPlot,

Surfer, and Google Earth Electronic data verification

What will TEDS do?

Texas Environmental Data System (TEDS)

Allows TCEQ to conduct: Multi-site evaluations with existing single-site data Regional evaluations and comparisons Programmatic studies

What will TEDS do?

Texas Environmental Data System (TEDS)

TEDS is up and running on a TCEQ network server!

It is ready for data submittals from outside data providers -- like YOU.

A free EarthSoft (EDP) EQuIS Data Processor and TEDS format is available to download. (Same as other states and EPA Regions)

Instructions are on TCEQ’s web site:

http://www.tceq.texas.gov/remediation/teds/teds.html

What is the status of TEDS?

Texas Environmental Data System (TEDS)

TCEQ requests that you BEGIN TODAY submitting analytical, spatial, and lithological data electronically -- in addition to required submittals.

TCEQ requests geospatial information be collected on all sampling locations to display data using GIS.

When can you get started?

Texas Environmental Data System (TEDS)

What are the next steps?