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Heartland
Emergency
Response
Exchange
Effectively manage and proactively exchange information
Enhance decision-making and risk assessment
Inform emergency planning and
response procedures
Securely share available environmental, health, and natural resource information
Leverage the Exchange Network for dynamic transmission of information
Enhance the decision-making and risk assessment processes
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Kansas Department of Health and
Environment Missouri Department of Natural Resource Nebraska Department of Environmental
Quality Nebraska Health and Human Services EPA Region 7
EOC agency/staff in each state Nebraska Emergency Management Agency
(NEMA) MO Emergency Response Commission (MERC) &
State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency
Management Kansas Division of Emergency Management
Local Emergency Planners EPA
InternetKansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Data Retrieval Tool
EPA
Partners working together to improve information sharing with EOCs: A standardized way Better documentation Better understanding
Leverage existing integration work Acquiring data from external agencies
improve relationships between all agencies Previous grant products
Reuse existing products: Use existing Schema, Shared Schema Components and EN tools
when possible, develop new when necessary Produce re-usable products:
Expansion into future identified flows Use by other data producers or consumers
Create EOC-applicable and relevant products: Ensure relevant information is exchanged Useful interpretive products are developed
Cross-state/Cross-agency Collaboration: Improve data sharing and collaboration across state and agency
lines
Secure, timely, cross-agency exchanges of information A collaborative process of interoperable, sharable and secure
technologies and tools Draw from other EN products and lessons learned
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Exchange Health and Environmental Data Integration Project for
Homeland Security Incorporate and expand upon EN efforts by:
Focusing on inter-state as well as inter-agency data transactions
Product reuse Developing interpretive products
Develop a web service based exchange
Data Flow Specification and Documentation Partner Nodes Client Application Supplemental e-Documentation
Data Retrieval Tool
NE DEQ
KS DHE
Synchronization
Data CacheAggregationService
Map Viewer
MO DNR
IA DNR
EPA CDX
Data Providers
Data Export
eDocumentation
Aggregation Service Combines data from multiple sources into a
single merged data view Used for queries, spatial views, maps,
reports and documents Offline Data Cache
A locally cached replica of aggregated data to support off-line use
eDocumentation Aggregated data presented to the user in a
form of report augmented with other available contextual information
Synchronization Engine Keeping the locally cached data up-to-date Incremental data update – can continue to
work while updates in progress
Map Viewer Spatial representation of data providing an
interface: To display an already cached data To perform queries based on spatial data
parameters Data Export
Export cached data in multiple formats to augment external systems such as EOP GIS systems
Automatic application updates via EN nodes Client will check to see if a new version of
the application is available each time it connects to receive data
If so, the client will be updated seamlessly, thus ensuring all users can easily stay current with the latest application features
Common TermExamplesAir Air facilities, SPARS Major/Minor, ISTEPSChemical Storage SARA 312a, Tier II, Title 3, Right-to-knowHazardous Waste Resource Conservation Recovery (RCRA)Livestock CAFO, Animal Feeding OperationsPublic Water Supply SDWIS, Drinking Water SystemRemediation Superfund, Brownfields, Leaking Tanks
Solid WasteLandfills, Sanitary Disposal Project Permits
TanksAbove-ground storage tanks (AST), Underground storage tanks (UST)
WastewaterNPDES Permits and Compliance, Municipal Treatment Plans, Lagoons
Tool Demonstration
Questions