THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE OWENS VALLEY INDIAN WATER COMMISSION TO ENHANCE ITS TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITY TO USE AND SUPPORT THE EXCHANGE NETWORK (EN). EN IS AN INTERNET AND STANDARDS-BASED, SECURE INFORMATION NETWORK, THAT FACILITATES THE ELECTRONIC COLLECTION, EXCHANGE, AND INTEGRATION OF THE FULL RANGE OF DATA THAT INFORMS THE BUSINESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE EN AND THIS PROJECT, WILL ULTIMATELY STREAMLINE AND MODERNIZE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AND DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING. THIS IN TURN WILL IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS, AND EASE OF EXCHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS, WITH THE REGULATED COMMUNITY, THE PUBLIC OR BETWEEN CO-REGULATORS WHICH IS KEY TO SUCCESSFUL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT'S WORK SEEKS TO LEVERAGE TWO SQL-BASED DATABASES FOR ENHANCED ENVIRONMENTAL DATA MANAGEMENT AND SHARING; CREATE ENVIRONMENTAL DASHBOARDS FOR ELEVATED DATA SHARING WITH PARTNERS; AND GENERATE A