SWAMP Data Submission Templates
Vocabulary Request Form
SWAMP Vocabulary Request Form (2025) (Download to open in Excel)
Use for all data being submitted to SWAMP IQ for loading to CEDEN via the SWAMP database
Request new vocabulary for SWAMP LookUp lists: station, project, parent project, program, QAPP, agency, personnel, protocol, collection device, analyte, constituent, and method codes
SWAMP Data Flow: Flow Chart, Overview Presentation, Quick Reference Sheet, CEDEN Flow Chart




Sample/Collection and Field/Habitat Data
Shell data entry guidance
Water quality data entry guidance (sample/collection and field results)
Data Entry Presentations with Videos
Login to FTP site (email OIMA-Helpdesk@waterboards.ca.gov to request login credentials)
Navigate to the SWAMP_Outgoing_Tools folder
Download:
PPT_WQ_Shell Data Entry_Final_081120.zip
PPT_BA_Shell_Data_Entry_Final_051223.zip
Excel template
Station Reconnaissance
Chemistry Results (Water, Sediment, Bacteria)
Tissue
Algae & BMI Taxonomy
Toxicity Testing