MaSTEP Project Status

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Project Status

Completed:
January 21, 2008	All technologies studies reviewed and re-rated according to new evaluation system .Web site updated to reflect new evaluation system.
August 3, 2006	Final Project Report on First Two years of S319 Grant Main Report, Appendix Part 1, Appendix Part 2
February 14, 2006	Database Users Survey sent to all people who have registered on the site.
February 2006	Added Installations page to web site
January 21, 2006	Presentation to Congress of Lakes and Ponds Annual Workshop, Worcester
January 13, 2006	MASTEP presentation given at Mass. Municipal Association annual meeting/trade show
November 17, 2005	Presentation to 20 engineers, municipal reps etc. @ Contech seminar Milford MA
October 21, 2005	MASTEP poster presentation at Water Resources Research conference, UMass Amherst.
October 18, 2005	Evaluation component (via tracking site use and development of an on-line survey) integrated into web site design.
July 26, 2005	Visit to UNH Stormwater Center to view 17 field installations of stormwater BMPs.
July 18-21, 2005	Attended Stormcom, Florida. Met with BMP manufacturers, regulators, researchers.
July 12, 2005	Boston presentation on MASTEP to 30 members of LID working group and CZM stormwater advisory group.
June 14, 2005	Auburn presentation on MASTEP site to 40-50 municipal officials, consultants and engineers.
April, 2005	Official launch of project web site with initial BMP technology evaluations garnered from early screening tool responses Technology vendors begin to submit entries to MASTEP web site
March 23, 2005	Web seminar held to demonstrate web site to EOEA, EPA personnel.
Mar 15, 2005	Eric Winkler provided program update to Linda Benevides.
Mar 2005	Beta test versions of web site registration function and user privileges (general, vendor, administrative levels) developed.
Feb–Mar 2005	Beta test version of technology display profile developed for MASTEP web site.
Feb 22 2005	Eric Winkler conducted a briefing on web site and technology testing procedures, for design engineers, Norwood MA.
Jan-Mar 2005	Beta test version of administrative translation function developed ; allows web site administrators to review vendor-submitted information, modify to conform to MASTEP assessment of technology, and translate into technology display profile.
Dec 2004 – Feb 2005	Beta test version of online data entry screening tool developed, based on reviewer’s comments.
Dec 2004	Draft database search tool developed.
Dec 2004	Vendor & Technology list developed. These will be targeted for inclusion in the database.
Nov – Dec 2004	Responses received from reviewers of data entry screening tool.
Nov 2004	Data entry screening tool distributed to vendors, state and federal agency personnel for review, comment and testing.
Oct 19, 2004	Draft data entry screening tool created
Sep 21, 2004	2nd meeting of project staff from UMass, EPA, DEP
Sep 20, 2004	Data validation process developed. See description
Aug 19, 2004	Project web site phase 1 launched, containing project description, background information on stormwater, sample data to illustrate site architecture
Aug 3, 2004	Stormwater BMP user needs survey completed, distributed to federal, state, municipal agencies, technology developers, other users
Jun 16, 2004	Initial meeting between UMass project staff and EPA, DEP staff
May 1, 2004	Project start date
Ongoing / Future Steps:
Mar - Jun 2006	Continue to update web site with new and updated technology evaluations as new information arrives.
Mar - Jun 2006	Continue receiving and reviewing screening tool survey responses. Evaluate technologies based on information received.

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