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SWAMP Data Management Plan
This link opens a new page with links to individual sections of the SWAMP Data Management Plan (DMP) as well as the availability to download the entire document as either a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF file.

The following are excerpts from the SWAMP Data Management Plan that are frequently used.

Field Data Entry Documentation (In Review)
A PDF document of the DMP section that describes the process for entering water quality field data from SWAMP field data sheets into the SWAMP database through data entry forms.

Analytical Data – Laboratory Template Documentation

Chemistry (updated 04/13/09)
A PDF document of the DMP section that describes the process for filling out the template and reporting analytical chemistry data in SWAMP v2.5 formats.

Toxicity (updated 04/15/09)
A PDF document of the DMP section that describes the process for filling out the template and reporting toxicity data in SWAMP v2.5 formats.

Tissue (updated 06/23/09)
A PDF document of the DMP section that describes the process for filling out the templates and reporting tissue data in SWAMP v2.5 formats.

Taxonomic (In Review)
A PDF document of the DMP section that describes the process for filling out the template and reporting taxonomic data in SWAMP v2.5 formats.

CETIS/SWAMP Toxicity Data Translator Documentation (updated 10/27/08)
A PDF document that describes how to run the CETIS/SWAMP Data Translator.

SWAMP Regional Board Query Documentation (updated 09/30/09) updated!
A PDF document that describes the query fields used in the SWAMP query file used for Regional Board data retrieval and distribution.

Minimum Requirements for Historic Data (updated 04/13/09)
A PDF document that describes the minimum requirements needed to report historic data sets in the SWAMP database.

SWAMP File and Batch Naming Conventions (updated 03/11/09)
A PDF document that describes the SWAMP naming conventions for files and batches.

Analytes and Units per Matrix (updated 07/22/09)
A Microsoft Excel document that contains the full Analyte List and required reporting units used for the SWAMP database. This list includes all conventional inorganic nutrients, organics (PCBs, pesticides, PAHs, TPHs, VOAs), metals, toxicity, and grain size. The list covers water, sediment, and tissue matrices.