ict and water regulation
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The role of ICT in Water
Regulation
Dara Lynott BE, MSc, PE, Ceng, FIEI
Deputy Director General
EPA
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What does the EPA do?
Risk based and outcome focussed Regulation
• Licensing
• Enforcement
• Guidance
Evidence base for decision making Knowledge • Monitoring and Assessment
• Research
• Reporting
Mobilise society to become low-carbon and resource efficient Advocacy • Education
• Awareness Raising
• Behavioural Change
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The role of ICT in the EPA
The EPA is an information-based organisation and has
always benefitted from the application of ICT to its business
processes. The availability of high quality, timely information
is critical to the operations of the EPA and to the EPA‟s
many stakeholders (government, EU, industry, NGO‟s,
citizens etc.) and this can be greatly facilitated by the smart
application of information technology.
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ICT – Key Benefits
Modernisation of systems and architecture. Reduced maintenance of many IT systems
Timeliness and quality of data all improved which should lead to more streamlined work practices and a better service
Receipt of all incoming information as electronic data via webforms.
Automated risk determination and notifications for the regulated community.
Develop a greater understanding of the outcomes of Agency work.
Automated reporting (Internal & EU).
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Existing systems
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Knowledge
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Single portal
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Monitoring and Assessment
River flows and levels
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EPA Research
2007-2010 (€ Millions)
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Provides details of:
Project
Abstract
Expected end date
Link to the final report
http://erc.epa.ie/smartsimple/
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Reporting
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Regulation
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Wastewater
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Risk Assessment
Assesses risk on the basis of five attributes:
1. Level of Treatment (Complexity)
2. Observed Impacts (real time)
3. Possible Impact (Location)
4. Discharge Compliance (Emissions)
5. Enforcement Record
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Risk assessment methodology for wwtp’a
Makes 35,000 decisions everytime it is run
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DREAM: Screen shot of enforcement categories
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DREAM: Screen shot of a single WWTP
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DREAM: Screen shot of a single WWTP
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Groundwater
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New S22 Register Home Page
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Regulatory Networks with Sharepoint
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Advococy
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Total visits for epa.ie
Q2 2012 Q2 2011
Visits to website 785,226 325,637
Average Time on Site (minutes) 1.54 4.00
Average number of pages accessed per
visit
3.46 5.71
Daily traffic on the site follows broadly similar patterns to other state
agencies, with traffic on weekdays about four times higher than on
Saturdays or Sundays.
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Synchronised video and
powerpoint
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In conclusion
Bridging the Gap conferences (1998-2008)
Two main strands of concern identified
1. The need for systems for the collection, analysis and
presentation of environmental data to be more efficient and
effective in meeting the needs of stakeholders.
2. The ways in which we can enable science to play a more
effective role in supporting policy-making processes
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Bridging the Gap conclusions
Bridging the Gap conferences (1998-2008)
Remaining gaps identified
1. Need to measure different things for example the human
quality of life and its relationship with natural resources.
2. Need to further develop monitoring systems.
3. Interpreters can play an important role in facilitating
interactions between science and policy considerations.
4. More need to be done to enable inter-institutional
collaboration.
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Thank You