Introduction of
Electronic Submission of
Groundwater
Samples
Over the last five years the Illinois EPA, Bureau of Land has been
receiving groundwater and leachate monitoring results electronically on a
limited basis. Receiving data electronically has proven to be a far
superior means of handling the large amounts of data associated with
groundwater and leachate monitoring. The Illinois EPA, Bureau of Land will
soon be requiring permitted facilities to submit groundwater and leachate
monitoring data electronically replacing the present paper form of
submittal used by the majority of facilities.
If you are responsible for the preparation and submittal of groundwater
and leachate data, the transition from paper to electronic reporting
shouldn't be too difficult. Familiarity with the LPC-160, the form used for
many years, will provide a good understanding of the file formatting
needs. The big difference between paper and electronic reporting is the
file format, fixed width text file, and the two file types required to
transmit all of the data provided on the LPC-160.
The LPC-160 is a data entry form consisting of two different files. The
top portion of the first page contains the 01 record, monitoring point
sampling event information. The bottom portion of the LPC-160 contains the
02 record, the constituent and field measurement results. Both files are
fixed width text files with specific formatting needs. Review the
formatting needs and examples for a complete explanation of process.
The method you use to format the files is your choice. Any software package
that can save or export a file as a fixed width text file can be used.
The Bureau of Land is willing to assist you during the transition
should you run into any difficulties. Should you have any questions or
require further assistance contact the Bureau of Land Permit Section at
217/524-3300 or EPA.BOL.Permits@illinois.gov.
Example submission file
Groundwater Monitoring Codes for
Electronic Reporting of Groundwater Data (Acrobat
PDF, 40K file 3 pages)
List of Storet Numbers
(PDF 294kb, 18 pages)
Submission of Groundwater Monitoring Data
You may email your results to: EPA.BOL.GW-Data@illinois.gov
This is the only address where groundwater monitoring data will be accepted.
Results submitted to any other address will be deleted.
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