STORET/SIM
Florida maintains two identical STORET databases. Florida STORET
contains data collected by non-FDEP organizations and submitted to FDEP.
FDEP STORET contains data collected by FDEP staff or FDEP contractors.
These two separate databases are maintained to facilitate data uploads
to EPA STORET. Periodically, FDEP sends an export of the FDEP STORET
database to EPA. While we no longer have to convert datasets from STORET
version 1.2 to version 2.0, we will still perform this migration to EPA
on an annual basis. The Watershed Assessment Section retrieves data
quarterly from both Florida STORET and FDEP STORET to use in their
Impaired Waters determinations. Data from both databases are available
for download from the Florida STORET web retrieval site.
