EDMS

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Stormwater Data Management: From Laboratory Results to Validated Data

Stormwater sampling at an urban outfall alongside an illustration of laboratory data review and approval.

Stormwater data management connects laboratory results with the information needed to interpret them: sampling locations, collection times, analytical methods, reporting limits, quality-control results and review decisions. A useful system preserves these relationships as data move from laboratory delivery through review,…

CleanUp Conference 2026 set to bring the remediation community together in Adelaide

CleanUp Conference 2026

Environmental professionals will gather at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 13–17 September 2026 for CleanUp Conference 2026 and the 5th International PFAS Symposium, bringing together expertise in contaminated site assessment, management and remediation. Celebrating its 30th anniversary and 11th conference,…

Water in Mining Australia to bring industry leaders to Perth in September

Water in Mining Australia comes to Perth on 8–9 September 2026. Explore key topics, event details, and where to meet the ESdat team.

The conference will unite mining companies, regulators, researchers, community representatives, and technology providers to explore more responsible and resilient approaches to water management.

Ohio BUSTR action levels: the latest values and what environmental professionals need to know

Ohio BUSTR action levels

Ohio’s current underground storage tank standards are found in Chapter 1301:7-9 of the Ohio Administrative Code. For environmental investigations, the most important numerical criteria are the closure action levels in Rule 1301:7-9-12, the risk-based corrective-action levels in Rule 1301:7-9-13, and…

How Governments Use Environmental Data Management Systems to Improve Monitoring, Compliance and Public Trust

Government environmental data

Government environmental programs generate large volumes of laboratory, field, spatial and historical information. The central challenge is not simply collecting it, but maintaining a reliable record that can support decisions, audits and public communication for years or decades.

A single groundwater, contaminated-land or infrastructure program may involve government officers, laboratories, consultants, field contractors, asset managers, GIS specialists and independent auditors. Each participant can produce information in a different format, under different naming conventions and at different intervals.