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# Electronic Reporting CWA Compliance Monitoring Data Proof Of Concept July 13, 2011, 10:30 – 12:00 EDT Public Webinar announced June 23, 2011, FR: 2011 - 15642 Lucy Reed, Deputy Director, Enforcement Targeting Data Division Carey Johnston, Enforcement Targeting Data Division Roy Chaudet, Technical Lead, Office of Environmental Information Alison Kittle, Technical Lead, Integrated Compliance Information System7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2 

# Webinar Topics • Purpose of the Webinar • EPA’s vision of electronic reporting

– Why EPA is exploring electronic reporting

– Benefits of Third Party Software Provider Services

– Variety of Potential NPDES e- Reporting possibilities 

### • Scope of Proof of Concept • Proof of Concept Schedule • Expectations of Software Developers • Technical requirements

– Exchange Network

– Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) 

### • Long Term Project Scope • Questions7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 3 

# Purpose of the Webinar For interested parties: • Inform you on EPA’s direction for electronic reporting • Further convey and explain information in the Federal Register Notice: FR- 2011 - 15642 • Answer your questions on this project • Hear from you on your experience and or interest in this project7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4



# Why is EPA Exploring Electronic Reporting?
• Allow EPA and states to focus resources on the most important environmental problems • Improve data quality and completeness • Improve transparency and public access to complete and timely data Third Party Software providers are one potential business model7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5 

# EPA’s Vision for Electronic Reporting • Clean Water Act Action Plan : In July 2009 Administrator Jackson directed EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) to develop an action plan to enhance public transparency regarding clean water enforcement as part of EPA’s larger effort to enhance transparency, promote the public’s right to know about water quality and provide information on EPA’s actions to protect water under the Clean Water Act. • Proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule : Will utilize current technology to ensure that facility-specific information is submitted to EPA on a nationally consistent, timely, accurate, and complete basis for national program management, oversight, and transparency. • This proposed regulation would require that most of this NPDES information be

submitted electronically by the permittees .7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 6 

# Benefits of Third Party Software Provider Services • EPA and states no longer have to be in the software development business • Allows of the marketplace to innovate; and add value beyond what EPA can achieve on its own • Potential for spurring growth in the private sector • Regulated community has a voice in the interface software development process • Reporting of compliance monitoring data can be easily integrated into existing data management systems7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 7 

# Third Party Software Provider Proof of Concept

Goal: • Solicit interest and demonstrate software providers’ capability to meet EPA requirements for a third party e- DMR approach Scope: • Technical Proof of Concept for e - DMR from third party software provider via CDX to ICIS- NPDES • Will leverage Exchange Network services • Will not address CROMERR requirements http://www.epa.gov/CROMERR/about.html (the legal framework for electronic reporting under all of the EPA’s environmental regulations) 

### • Will not include full production ICIS- NPDES functionality7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8 

# Proof of Concept Schedule • Letters of Interest – July 27, 2011

– (specific requirements in FR- 2011 - 15642 ) 

### • Selection of Proof of Concept Participants - August 10, 2011 • Services/Connectivity (1st Test) with Vendors – completed by August 31, 2011 • Technical training Webinar – September 7, 2011 • Software Provider Testing thru September 30, 2011 • Final Report - October 20117/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 9 

# Questions

• If you have a question please hit #6 to un - mute yourself. • After you have asked your question please hit *6 to re - mute Thank you7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 10 

# Four Participant Polls

1. Are you currently supporting regulated facilities with electronic reporting tools? Yes No 2. Has either a regulated entity or regulatory agency suggested providing this type of service? Yes No 3. Are you interested in participating in this proof of concept? Yes No 4. Do you have experience with exchanging data using XML and web services? Yes No7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 11 

# Expectations of Software Vendors CWA NPDES Program • Knowledge of the NPDES program • Experience assisting regulated entities or States with completion of DMR submissions Technical Experience Ability to: 1. Con nect to Exchange Network Services 2. Exchange data using Node 2.0 Functional Specifications and Protocols 3. Use the language and formats designated7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12 

# Submission Requirements
• Connect using https • Submit files to an EPA Node using the published WSDL • Support Trading Partners in Exchange Network data exchanges using Node 2.0 specifications • Generate data in XML format • Operate schema validation tools (to check the submission) • Transfer files through CDX node on Exchange Network • Check submission status with CDX and download processing results from CDX7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 13 

# ICIS Processing Requirements
• Parse XML files of results returned by ICIS and display the information to the user • Gather and store DMR data from facilities • Determine due dates for measurements of regularly scheduled, quarterly, annual, and semi annual parameter limits • Provide summarized monthly DMR data in the electronic format required by ICIS7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 14 

# Questions

• If you have a question please hit #6 to un - mute yourself. • After you have asked your question please hit *6 to re- mute Thank you7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 15 

# Long Term Project Scope
• FY2012 Proposed Activities:

– Consider lessons learned from Proof of Concept before moving forward

– Develop plan and requirements for implementing Agency ‘Open Platform e-file’ Model to include: • FR Notice • Webinars

– Address CROMERR requirements

– Consider support needed for Clean Water Act Action Plan and Proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule

– Work closely with States and Regions in defining and meeting their reporting needs • All FY2012 progress is funding dependent7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 16 

# A Few More Participant Polls Given the presence of POTW and industry registrants for the webinar, we’d like to ask you: Do you use third - party commercial software to organize your Clean Water Act compliance monitoring data (e.g., DMRs, Program Reports)? A - Yes B - No (I use custom built tools like Microsoft Access or Excel) C - No (I manage most of my data on paper) D - No (I'm not a facility that needs to manage Clean Water Act compliance monitoring data) Would you like to electronically prepare, sign and submit CWA compliance reports from commercial software? A - Very Interested B - Interested C - Somewhat Interested D - Not Interested E - Not Applicable (I don't need to manage Clean Water Act compliance monitoring data)7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 17 

# Next Steps • Submit Letter of Interest – 7/27/11 (specific requirements in FR- 2011 - 15642 ) Send to: Ms. Lucy Reed, (Reed.Lucy@epa.gov) Deputy Director, Enforcement Targeting and Data Division Office of Compliance (mail code 2222A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460 

### • Selection of Proof of Concept Participants – 8/10/11 • All letters of interest will be responded to by e- mail7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 18 

# Contacts • Roy Chaudet, 202 -566- 1703 Submission Requirements 

### • Alison Kittle, 202 -564-6233 ICIS Requirements 

### • Rochele Kadish, 202 -564- 3106 General Project Information 

### • Carey Johnston, 202 -566- 1014 Documentation Information and resources can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/data/npdesefile/index.html7/13/2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 19 

# Questions

• If you have a question please hit #6 to un - mute yourself. • After you have asked your question please hit *6 to re - mute Thank you