diff --git a/doc/source/BuildingRunningTesting/BuildRunLandDA.rst b/doc/source/BuildingRunningTesting/BuildRunLandDA.rst
index daf48aa5..091f4d6e 100644
--- a/doc/source/BuildingRunningTesting/BuildRunLandDA.rst
+++ b/doc/source/BuildingRunningTesting/BuildRunLandDA.rst
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ To load the workflow environment, run:
 .. code-block:: console
 
    cd $LANDDAROOT/land-DA_workflow
-   source versions/build.ver_<platform>
    module use modulefiles
    module load wflow_<platform>
    conda activate land_da
@@ -144,9 +143,9 @@ Data
    +-----------+--------------------------------------------------+
    | Platform  | Data Location                                    |
    +===========+==================================================+
-   | Hera      | /scratch2/NAGAPE/epic/UFS_Land-DA/inputs         |
+   | Hera      | /scratch2/NAGAPE/epic/UFS_Land-DA_Dev/inputs     |
    +-----------+--------------------------------------------------+
-   | Orion     | /work/noaa/epic/UFS_Land-DA/inputs               |
+   | Orion     | /work/noaa/epic/UFS_Land-DA_Dev/inputs           |
    +-----------+--------------------------------------------------+
 
 Users who have difficulty accessing the data on Hera or Orion may download it according to the instructions in :numref:`Section %s <GetDataC>`. Its sub-directories are soft-linked to the ``fix`` directory of the land-DA workflow by the build script ``sorc/app_build.sh``.
diff --git a/modulefiles/tasks/hera/task.plot_stats.lua b/modulefiles/tasks/hera/task.plot_stats.lua
index f8fae562..92f6efa8 100644
--- a/modulefiles/tasks/hera/task.plot_stats.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/tasks/hera/task.plot_stats.lua
@@ -2,5 +2,14 @@ prepend_path("MODULEPATH", os.getenv("modulepath_spack_stack"))
 
 load(pathJoin("stack-intel", stack_intel_ver))
 load(pathJoin("stack-intel-oneapi-mpi", stack_intel_oneapi_mpi_ver))
+load(pathJoin("stack-python", stack_python_ver))
 
 load(pathJoin("prod_util", prod_util_ver))
+load(pathJoin("py-cartopy", py_cartopy_ver))
+load(pathJoin("py-matplotlib", py_matplotlib_ver))
+load(pathJoin("py-netcdf4", py_netcdf4_ver))
+load(pathJoin("py-numpy", py_numpy_ver))
+load(pathJoin("py-pyyaml", py_pyyaml_ver))
+load(pathJoin("py-scipy", py_scipy_ver))
+load(pathJoin("py-xarray", py_xarray_ver))
+
diff --git a/modulefiles/tasks/orion/task.plot_stats.lua b/modulefiles/tasks/orion/task.plot_stats.lua
index f8fae562..92f6efa8 100644
--- a/modulefiles/tasks/orion/task.plot_stats.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/tasks/orion/task.plot_stats.lua
@@ -2,5 +2,14 @@ prepend_path("MODULEPATH", os.getenv("modulepath_spack_stack"))
 
 load(pathJoin("stack-intel", stack_intel_ver))
 load(pathJoin("stack-intel-oneapi-mpi", stack_intel_oneapi_mpi_ver))
+load(pathJoin("stack-python", stack_python_ver))
 
 load(pathJoin("prod_util", prod_util_ver))
+load(pathJoin("py-cartopy", py_cartopy_ver))
+load(pathJoin("py-matplotlib", py_matplotlib_ver))
+load(pathJoin("py-netcdf4", py_netcdf4_ver))
+load(pathJoin("py-numpy", py_numpy_ver))
+load(pathJoin("py-pyyaml", py_pyyaml_ver))
+load(pathJoin("py-scipy", py_scipy_ver))
+load(pathJoin("py-xarray", py_xarray_ver))
+
diff --git a/parm/conda_environment.yml b/parm/conda_environment.yml
index 351a1302..53cb4899 100644
--- a/parm/conda_environment.yml
+++ b/parm/conda_environment.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,3 @@ dependencies:
   - pylint=2.17*
   - pytest=7.2*
   - uwtools=2.2.0
-  - cartopy=0.23.*
-  - matplotlib=3.8.*
-  - netcdf4=1.6.*
-  - numpy=1.23.*
-  - scipy=1.10.*
-  - xarray=2022.11.*
diff --git a/parm/task_load_modules_run_jjob.sh b/parm/task_load_modules_run_jjob.sh
index dd6525d9..7622fc85 100755
--- a/parm/task_load_modules_run_jjob.sh
+++ b/parm/task_load_modules_run_jjob.sh
@@ -47,17 +47,5 @@ else
   echo "FATAL ERROR: task module file does not exist !!!"
 fi
 
-# Load conda env for plotting task
-if [ "${task_name}" = "plot_stats" ]; then
-  module unload python
-  module use ${home_dir}/modulefiles
-  module load conda
-  set +u
-  conda deactivate
-  conda activate land_da
-  conda list
-  set -u
-fi
-
 # Run J-job script
 ${home_dir}/jobs/JLANDDA_${task_name_upper}
diff --git a/versions/run.ver_hera b/versions/run.ver_hera
deleted file mode 120000
index 443f437e..00000000
--- a/versions/run.ver_hera
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-build.ver_hera
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/versions/run.ver_hera b/versions/run.ver_hera
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7f80a33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/versions/run.ver_hera
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+export modulepath_spack_stack="/scratch1/NCEPDEV/nems/role.epic/spack-stack/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/unified-env-rocky8/install/modulefiles/Core"
+
+export bacio_ver="2.4.1"
+export cmake_ver="3.23.1"
+export crtm_ver="2.4.0.1"
+export ecbuild_ver="3.7.2"
+export esmf_ver="8.6.0"
+export fms_ver="2023.04"
+export gftl_shared_ver="1.6.1"
+export g2_ver="3.4.5"
+export g2tmpl_ver="1.10.2"
+export hdf5_ver="1.14.0"
+export ip_ver="4.3.0"
+export jasper_ver="2.0.32"
+export libpng_ver="1.6.37"
+export mapl_ver="2.40.3-esmf-8.6.0"
+export netcdf_c_ver="4.9.2"
+export netcdf_fortran_ver="4.6.1"
+export parallelio_ver="2.5.10"
+export prod_util_ver="2.1.1"
+export py_cartopy_ver="0.21.1"
+export py_matplotlib_ver="3.7.3"
+export py_netcdf4_ver="1.5.8"
+export py_numpy_ver="1.22.3"
+export py_pyyaml_ver="6.0"
+export py_scipy_ver="1.11.3"
+export py_xarray_ver="2023.7.0"export sp_ver="2.5.0"
+export stack_intel_oneapi_mpi_ver="2021.5.1"
+export stack_intel_ver="2021.5.0"
+export stack_python_ver="3.10.13"
+export ufs_pyenv_ver="1.0.0"
+export w3emc_ver="2.10.0"
+export zlib_ver="1.2.13"
+
diff --git a/versions/run.ver_orion b/versions/run.ver_orion
deleted file mode 120000
index ba4830fa..00000000
--- a/versions/run.ver_orion
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-build.ver_orion
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/versions/run.ver_orion b/versions/run.ver_orion
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..145d630c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/versions/run.ver_orion
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+export modulepath_spack_stack="/work/noaa/epic/role-epic/spack-stack/orion/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/unified-env/install/modulefiles/Core"
+
+export bacio_ver="2.4.1"
+export cmake_ver="3.23.1"
+export crtm_ver="2.4.0.1"
+export ecbuild_ver="3.7.2"
+export esmf_ver="8.6.0"
+export fms_ver="2023.04"
+export gftl_shared_ver="1.6.1"
+export g2_ver="3.4.5"
+export g2tmpl_ver="1.10.2"
+export hdf5_ver="1.14.0"
+export ip_ver="4.3.0"
+export jasper_ver="2.0.32"
+export libpng_ver="1.6.37"
+export mapl_ver="2.40.3-esmf-8.6.0"
+export netcdf_c_ver="4.9.2"
+export netcdf_fortran_ver="4.6.1"
+export parallelio_ver="2.5.10"
+export prod_util_ver="2.1.1"
+export py_cartopy_ver="0.21.1"
+export py_matplotlib_ver="3.7.3"
+export py_netcdf4_ver="1.5.8"
+export py_numpy_ver="1.22.3"
+export py_pyyaml_ver="6.0"
+export py_scipy_ver="1.11.3"
+export py_xarray_ver="2023.7.0"
+export sp_ver="2.5.0"
+export stack_intel_oneapi_mpi_ver="2021.5.1"
+export stack_intel_ver="2022.0.2"
+export stack_python_ver="3.10.13"
+export ufs_pyenv_ver="1.0.0"
+export w3emc_ver="2.10.0"
+export zlib_ver="1.2.13"
+