Governing for Results 6 - Washington State Digital Archives
Governing for Results 6 - Washington State Digital Archives
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Department of Ecology<br />
Where’s the Data?<br />
Ecology collects enormous amounts of monitoring data on the environmental<br />
quality of <strong>Washington</strong>'s air, land and water. This in<strong>for</strong>mation is used by staff who<br />
manage environmental projects such as cleaning up toxic waste sites and<br />
investigating sources of contamination. The data collected was generally not<br />
accessible to anyone except the project staff. In addition, historical data was<br />
often "filed-away" in file drawers.<br />
In an ongoing ef<strong>for</strong>t to integrate agency in<strong>for</strong>mation, all environmental data that<br />
Ecology collects or requires to be reported to us can now be entered into the<br />
agency's Environmental In<strong>for</strong>mation Management data system.<br />
<strong>Results</strong><br />
★ Environmental data is accessible to all staff.<br />
★ Environmental data is documented and consistent giving it greater credibility<br />
and quality assurance <strong>for</strong> current and future use.<br />
★ Environmental data entered into the system will not be "lost" to other potential<br />
users. Estimates indicate that lost data (data “filed-away”) costs the agency<br />
approximately $1.5 Million per year.<br />
★ The need <strong>for</strong> many historical smaller data systems is being eliminated.<br />
Team Name: Environmental In<strong>for</strong>mation Management<br />
Team Members: John Tooley, Russ Darr, Lynn Singleton<br />
CONTACT: Lynn Singleton, (360) 407-6610<br />
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