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Templates & Guidance



Overview
Data Types We Don't Put in EIM
EIM Data Disclaimer and Reliability Statement
How to Submit Data to EIM (for public users)
Steps for making an account and submitting data
How to Submit Time-Series Data to EIM
Steps for submitting/loading sensor, transducer, or other continuous monitoring field instrument data

Templates & guidance
Study  Help
Help for submitting your study info. Use online form in the Loader (public) or Editor (Ecology Staff)
Location  Template Help
Help for submitting field locations and wells
Result  Template Help
Help for submitting discrete result field and lab data.
Time-Series Result  Template Help
Help for submitting sensor, transducer, or other continuous monitoring field instrument data
Well Water-Level  Template Help
Help for submitting well water levels
Bioassay  Template Help
Help for submitting bioassay and bioaccumulation data
LIMS Result QA  Help
Help for Manchester Lab QC fields in your Result batch or EDD



How to Link Documents to EIM Studies
Link to electronic publications and documents in Ecology document management systems.
Naming Conventions for EIM Studies


Convert Local Elevation Datums to NAVD88
If you surveyed your wellhead elevations to a local (e.g. 100 ft) datum, convert to our standard datum
Get Lat/Long and Elevation from EIM map
Coordinates and elevations for your field locations
Get NHD info from EIM map
National Hydrography Dataset stream reach and measure
Horizontal Coordinate Accuracy
Includes information on GPS units
How to Name and Describe Field Locations
Temporary Environmental Investigation Wells
Well metadata for Direct Push/Geoprobe EIWs


Adjusted Time-Series Data
How to qualify post-processed time-series data
Air, Vapor, and Soil Gas Data
Comments
How to use EIM's comment fields
Composite Samples
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Data
Includes DO Percent Saturation data
Field Collection Depth or Height
Field Replicates
Fraction Analyzed
Total, Dissolved, Suspended, Lab Leachate
Grain Size
Phi/Wentworth, ASTM, or general scales
Lab Dilutions and Re-Extractions
Landfill Monitoring Data
Landfill groundwater, leachate, and soil gas.
Non-Detects and Estimates
Observations
What to do if you have no result value, but want to record sampling attempt. Also for flow for dry/stagnant streams or dry wells.
pH, Alkalinity, Hardness, and Acidity
Pit Water Data
Water from excavations or trenches
Preserving Significant Digits in EIM Downloads (needs revision)
Result Basis (in revision)
Wet or dry weight
Sediment (Surficial, Core, and Pore Water) Data
Sediment (Suspended) Data
Stormwater and Combined Sewer Data
TCLP and SPLP Data
TNTC - Bacteria Too Numerous to Count
TPH - Petroleum Hydrocarbon Data



Methods, parameters, units, etc
About EIM Methods
About EIM Valid Values
Specific values EIM allows in certain fields
EIM Valid Value Changes
See what Valid Values were recently added or modified.