| #Q001 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Review Data Formats | other | Review the data formats accepted. | When applying to share continuous water data | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Read, Sign, and Scan Data Sharing Agreement | other | Read and sign the Data Sharing Agreement (.PDF). Scan the signed agreement as a PDF document for upload in step 3. | When applying to share continuous water data | high |
| #Q003 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Complete Online Application Form | other | Complete the online application form with your contact/data owner information, data location information, time series information, and upload the signed data agreement PDF document. | When applying to share continuous water data | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Submit Data Sharing Agreement | other | Before signing up to share your data with us, complete our Data Sharing Agreement form (.PDF) and submit it with your application. | Before signing up to share continuous water data | high |
| #Q005 | reporting | reporting | recommended | Discrete Water Data Contact Requirement | other | If you have discrete water data, please contact EMS Help Desk (EMSHelp@gov.bc.ca). | If you have discrete water data | high |