NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT SITES

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: NOAA Coastal Services Center

Publication_Date: 19980930

Title: NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT SITES

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publisher: NOAA Coastal Services Center

Other_Citation_Details: STATE OF FLORIDA

Online_Linkage: <http://www.csc.noaa.gov/opis/html/data.htm>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset contains point locations of EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) sites in Florida.

About the NPDES Program: "As authorized by the Clean Water Act, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into waters of the United States. Point sources are discrete conveyances such as pipes or man-made ditches." Taken from USEPA's website (<http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/>)

Purpose:

The Ocean Planning and Governance Geographic Information System (Ocean GIS) is a prototype online regional marine GIS covering the vast ocean area bounded by the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, the exclusive economic zone, and various maritime boundaries. The Ocean GIS was developed to provide coastal and ocean resource managers in the Southeast access to regional digital geographic mapping information and technologies to facilitate coordinated decision making within and across the multi- layered U.S. ocean management framework. Special emphasis is placed on the federlal ocean and coastal management and government framework, and efforts are ongoing to develop similar data sets for state and local policy frameworks.

The Ocean GIS provides marine resource managers with timely and equitable access to downloadable data, cutting-edge online mapping functionality, and guidance on how to use GIS in a meaningful way with respect to ocean management.

Supplemental_Information: POINT

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2004

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.429040

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.872251

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.983191

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.492815

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword: oceans

Place:

Place_Keyword: Florida

Access_Constraints: NONE

Use_Constraints:

THE DATA INCLUDED IN FGDL ARE 'AS IS' AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING OR DISTRIBUTING THE MATERIALS

A note about data scale:

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling purposes. Please be sure you are using the best available data.

1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the county level. 1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such as property parcel boundaries.

1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the multi-county or regional level. 1:125000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the regional or state level or larger.

Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data before using it for projects or analysis. Every effort has been made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact section of this documentation. For more information regarding scale and accuracy, see our webpage at: <http://geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html>

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706

Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Country: United States

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: <http://www.fgdl.org/software.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: FGDL Mailing Lists: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>

Data_Set_Credit: NOAA Coastal Services Center

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Unknown

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: NOAA Coastal Services Center

Publication_Date: 19980930

Title: NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT SITES

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Other_Citation_Details:

NOAA Coastal Services Center <http://www.csc.noaa.gov/opis/html/meta_lite/mnpdes.htm>

US Environmental Protection Agency <http://www.epa.gov/enviro>

Online_Linkage: <http://www.csc.noaa.gov/opis/html/data.htm>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Other_Citation_Details: 2004

Online_Linkage: <http://www.csc.noaa.gov/opis/html/data.htm>

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

THE DATA INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION ARE BASED ON INTERPRETATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING. These data from EPA were clipped to the coastal zone within the Ocean GIS area. The original data were reprojected and the attributes simplified. Original data can be found at <http://www.epa.gov/enviro>.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the original data layer's topology

Completeness_Report:

This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our knowledge.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: NOAA Coastal Services Center

Publication_Date: 19980930

Title: NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT SITES

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: <http://www.csc.noaa.gov/opis/html/data.htm>

Source_Scale_Denominator: Variable

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2004

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA CSC

Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The NPDES location data were clipped to the Ocean GIS coastal zone region, the original attribute table was simplified, original geometry was left unaltered.

Process_Date: 19980930

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NOAA Coastal Services Center

Contact_Person: Ocean GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 2234 South Hobson Avenue

City: Charleston

State_or_Province: South Carolina

Postal_Code: 29405

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 843-740-1210

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 843-740-1224

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

GIS Solutions, Inc took the PCS3 file and deleted out the states not in the OPIS study area. The columns were all except: NPDES, Fac_name, Ownership, PCS_lat, PCS_long, BFIPS, State ID, Perm_type, Active, EPA_reg, State, City, County.

Process_Date: 2004

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: GIS Solutions, Inc.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 111 2nd Avenue NE

Address: Suite 900

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-5913

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data originally released by the NOAA Coastal Services Center in 1994. When GeoPlan received the most recent dataset in 2005, it was in the following projection: GCS North American Datum 1983, Units: Decimal Degrees. The original data was limited to the coastal regions of the southeastern US.

Process_Date: 20051017

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data was downloaded from NOAA CSC website in shapefile format to GeoPlan in October 2005. GeoPlan, during the QA/QC process included the following aspects:

(1) Reprojected data to FGDL Albers. (2) Data was clipped to the State of Florida. (3) Added FGDLAQDATE field. (4) Added DESCRIPT item based on FACILITY_N.

Process_Date: 20051017

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 21586

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 24.000000

Standard_Parallel: 31.500000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.000000

False_Easting: 400000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.002048

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.002048

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: NPDES

Entity_Type_Definition: NPDES.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NOAA CSC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NPDES_

Attribute_Definition: NPDES number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA CSC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NPDES_ID

Attribute_Definition: NPDES number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA CSC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID

Attribute_Definition: Unique identification number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA CSC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOC_REF_ID

Attribute_Definition: Local reference identification number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA CSC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FAC_ID

Attribute_Definition: Facility identification number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA CSC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FACILITY_N

Attribute_Definition: Name of NPDES site.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA CSC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NPDES

Attribute_Definition: NPDES number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA CSC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SITE_ID

Attribute_Definition: NPDES site identification number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA CSC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition: Based on field FACILITY_N.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FGDLAQDATE

Attribute_Definition:

The date FGDL received the data (i.e. downloaded, etc.) from the source.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

The Southeast Ocean GIS is an ongoing project that has and continues to rely on the vision, dedication, helpfulness, and energy of individuals from partner agencies and numerous other organizations. The Ocean GIS partnership includes: North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Division of Coastal Management, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Florida Coastal Management Program, Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Coastal Resources Division, NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, U.S. Department of Interior - Minerals Management Service, Florida Marine Research Institute, and NOAA Coastal Services Center.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Country: United States

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: <http://www.fgdl.org/software.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Mailing list for FGDL: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

THE FGDL DATA AS PROVIDED BY CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE CREATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER (COLLECTIVELY THE 'MATERIALS') ARE COPYRIGHTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER FOR THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (THE 'DATA PROVIDERS'). DO NOT REPRODUCE, REDISTRIBUTE OR RESELL THE MATERIALS, OR PROVIDE THE MATERIALS FOR FREE TO CUSTOMERS OR CLIENTS, OR PLACE THE MATERIALS FOR DOWNLOAD ON A WEBSITE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN USING FGDL DATA OR SOFTWARE IN PROJECTS, MAPS, ETC.; YOU AGREE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FGDL AS A DATA SOURCE. THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED 'AS IS'. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE QUALITY OR SUITABILITY OF THE MATERIALS, EITHER EXPRESSLY OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER MAKES NO WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING OR DISTRIBUTING THE MATERIALS.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.577

Technical_Prerequisites:

This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20051220

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NOAA Coastal Services Center

Contact_Position: Clearinghouse Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 2234 South Hobson Avenue

City: Charleston

State_or_Province: SC

Postal_Code: 29405

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 843-740-1210

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 843-740-1224

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile