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EPA/OW Permit Compliance System for CONUS

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: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Office of Water/OST

Publication_Date: 20070611

Title: EPA/OW Permit Compliance System for CONUS

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Online_Linkage:

For BASINS model and data <http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/basins/>
For further documentation and information on PCS
<http://www.epa.gov/owmitnet/pcsguide.htm>
For PCS data <http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/pcs/pcs_overview.html>

Description:

Abstract:

Whenever appropriate, portions of this metadata were directly taken from the metadata of the original data set.

PCS is a national computerized management information system that automates entry, updating, and retrieval of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) data and tracks permit issuance, permit limits and monitoring data, and other data pertaining to facilities regulated under NPDES. PCS records water-discharge permit data on more than 75,000 facilities nationwide.

The NPDES permit program regulates direct discharges from municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities that discharge into the navigable waters of the United States. Wastewater treatment facilities (also called "point sources") are issued NPDES permits regulating their discharge. For distribution with BASINS v.2.0, the spatial attributes of the database were prepared in Arcview shape file format while selected relational attributes were prepared in Arcview DBF file format.

Purpose:

The PCS database was developed for tracking permit, compliance and enforcement status, to meet the informational needs of the NPDES program under the Clean Water Act. It is a dynamic system that supports the NPDES program at the state, regional and national levels.

Supplemental_Information:

References_Cited:

"Envirofacts Warehouse", <http://www.epa.gov/enviro> , Environmental Protection Agency, November 21, 1997 update.

"Envirofacts Database Description Document Version 2.0," SDC-0055-051-MA-5031, Environmental Protection Agency, September 30, 1996.

"System Requirements Document for the Geospatial Data Component Of ESDLS Version 2.0," SDC-0055-065-KF-5043, Environmental Protection Agency, September 30, 1996.

"Design Document for the Geospatial Data Component of ESDLS Version 2.0," SDC-0055-065-KF-5034, Environmental Protection Agency, September 30, 1996.

"Design Document for Locational Reference Tables in Envirofacts Version 2.1," SDC-0055-091-RP-6013, Environmental Protection Agency, January 21, 1997.

Limitations_of_Data: Not all PCS facilities reported in the conterminous U.S. are included. For example, facilities with no assigned locational coordinates cannot be included. Locational coordinates are assigned based on the facility station itself and not at the discharge pipe levels.

Reviews_Applied: Positional and attribute accuracy are verified by taking independent samples of the data, viewing the data using ARCEDIT, and comparing the displayed data with matching records from Envirofacts.

ARC/INFO watch files are created during the extraction of data from the EF Oracle database, the processing of the EF data into ARC/INFO point coverages, and the insertion of the point coverages into ESDLS. These files are created to monitor and verify that the processing occurred without error.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1987
Ending_Date: 1995

Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -127.97564
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.25502
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.27508
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 22.86745

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Permit Compliance System
Theme_Keyword: PCS Facility Locations

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Conterminous United States of America (CONUS)
Place_Keyword: Alabama AL
Place_Keyword: Arizona AZ
Place_Keyword: Arkansas AR
Place_Keyword: California CA
Place_Keyword: Colorado CO
Place_Keyword: Connecticut CT
Place_Keyword: Delaware DE
Place_Keyword: District of Columbia DC
Place_Keyword: Florida FL
Place_Keyword: Georgia GA
Place_Keyword: Idaho ID
Place_Keyword: Illinois IL
Place_Keyword: Indiana IN
Place_Keyword: Iowa IA
Place_Keyword: Kansas KS
Place_Keyword: Kentucky KY
Place_Keyword: Louisiana LA
Place_Keyword: Maine ME
Place_Keyword: Maryland MD
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts MA
Place_Keyword: Michigan MI
Place_Keyword: Minnesota MN
Place_Keyword: Mississippi MS
Place_Keyword: Missouri MO
Place_Keyword: Montana MT
Place_Keyword: Nebraska NE
Place_Keyword: Nevada NV
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire NH
Place_Keyword: New Jersey NJ
Place_Keyword: New Mexico NM
Place_Keyword: New York NY
Place_Keyword: North Carolina NC
Place_Keyword: North Dakota ND
Place_Keyword: Ohio OH
Place_Keyword: Oklahoma OK
Place_Keyword: Oregon OR
Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania PA
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island RI
Place_Keyword: South Carolina SC
Place_Keyword: South Dakota SD
Place_Keyword: Tennessee TN
Place_Keyword: Texas TX
Place_Keyword: Utah UT
Place_Keyword: Vermont VT
Place_Keyword: Virginia VA
Place_Keyword: Washington WA
Place_Keyword: West Virginia WV
Place_Keyword: Wisconsin WI
Place_Keyword: Wyoming WY

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints: None. Acknowledgement of the U.S. EPA would be appreciated.

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Point features present.

Completeness_Report:

See Supplemental_Information

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The BASINS PCS data layer for the conterminous U.S. was created through further processing of ESDLS spatial coverage of EPA regulated facilities and from selected PCS data downloaded from the Envirofacts Oracle database. Since the ESDLS coverage is rather large to download it is broken into four separate Arc/Info coverages representing the NE, SE, NW and SW quadrants of the conterminous U.S. was downloaded from <ftp://ftp.epa.gov/pub/spdata/ef> as compressed Arc/Info export (e00) files. The coverages were reprojected from Albers Conic Equal Area projection with datum NAD83 to geographic decimal degrees. They were then converted to Arcview shape files using the Arc/Info ARCSHAPE command. Using Arcview, the shape files were merged to produce a single shape file that contains the point locations of EPA regulated facilities for the entire conterminous U.S. The shape file that contains the point locations of PCS facilities was generated by selecting only the facilities that fall under the PCS program system. Facilities that are shown to be located (e.g. based on lat-long coordinates) outside the land boundary of the conterminous U.S. were excluded. Facilities that are supposedly located in a particular state (e.g. based on the NPDES number of the facility) but are actually shown outside the state as determined by its locational coordinates are excluded.

Selected attribute tables were downloaded from the Envirofacts database to supplement the attribute data that was available in the ESDLS coverage. The PC_PERMIT_FACILITY table in the Envirofacts database is joined permanently with the primary attribute table of the ESDLS coverage to produce the new primary attribute table of the BASINS PCS data layer. Selected information from the IFD_FACILITY table of the IFD database were also joined with the primary attribute table.

The related tables which contain the annual loading estimates were obtained from the table PCS_LOADINGS.

For distribution with BASINS v2.0, the national coverage was split into a series of coverages that included the spatial extent of each of the ten U.S. EPA Regions, plus the hydrologic accounting units that crossed region boundaries. The ten regional coverages therefore overlapped at regional boundaries. The coverages were distributed in PC ARC/INFO coverage format.

Process_Date: 19971200

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: The latitude/longitude attribute values come from the program system databases and may or may not be populated. Latitude/longitude values of blanks or zeros are included in the coverage by associating an Albers Y_COORD or X_COORD from another facility as defined by the FINDS identifier. In these cases, the ALBERS_SRC attribute contains the name of the EPA program system from which the Albers values were borrowed.
Process_Date: 1997

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: PCS.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition: PCS point attribute table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA

Attribute_Definition: Degenerate area of point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating Value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PERIMETER

Attribute_Definition: Degenerate perimeter of point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating Value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LDIP_CODE

Attribute_Definition: Source of record

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID

Attribute_Definition: Unique ID from respective program system

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 30
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MAD_ID

Attribute_Definition: Assigned sequential reference number

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOC_REF_ID

Attribute_Definition: Assigned sequential reference number

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FAC_ID

Attribute_Definition: EPA Facility Index System (FINDS) identifier

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FACILITY_N

Attribute_Definition: Name of the facility or site

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 60
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Latitude of facility, site, or operable unit

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Longitude of facility, site, or operable unit

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BND_FLAG

Attribute_Definition:

Boundary Flag (Y indicates an NPL site exists for this id)

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NPL_STAT_IND

Attribute_Definition: NPL_STAT_IND

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Y-COORD

Attribute_Definition:

The National Albers meters Y coordinate based on NAD 83 datum

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 18
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating Value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: X-COORD

Attribute_Definition:

The National Albers meters X coordinate based on NAD 83 datum

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 18
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating Value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ALBERS_SRC

Attribute_Definition: Source for Albers coordinate

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BVFLAG

Attribute_Definition:

Indicator of most accurate location for an EPA facility as defined by FINDS

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MADI

Attribute_Definition:

Major or minor discharger code (M = major, blank = minor)

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REGION

Attribute_Definition:

A two-digit code, 01 through 10, used to identify the EPA region in which the facility is located

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CITY

Attribute_Definition:

City code as specified in the city master file maintained by EPA, Monitoring and Data Support Division

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CITY_NAME

Attribute_Definition: Name of city where facility is located

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CNTY

Attribute_Definition:

The standard three digit Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code which defines the county in which the facility is located.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CNTY_NAME

Attribute_Definition: Name of county where facility is located

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 30
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SIC

Attribute_Definition:

The four digit code for the principal activity causing the discharge at the facility as defined by the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCATION_N

Attribute_Definition:

Name of entity located at the facility's physical address.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 30
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ADDRESS

Attribute_Definition: Street address of entity

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 60
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCATION_C

Attribute_Definition:

Name of the city or town in which the facility is physically located

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 23
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCATION_S

Attribute_Definition:

State or territory code in which the facility is physically located

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZIP

Attribute_Definition:

Zip code of the address of the physical location of the facility

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TELE

Attribute_Definition: Telephone number of the facility

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Integer value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INACTIVE_C

Attribute_Definition:

Code which indicates whether facility is currently active

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PERMIT_EXP

Attribute_Definition: Date current permit will expire

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PERMIT_ISS

Attribute_Definition: Date current permit was issued/signed

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DRAFT_PERM

Attribute_Definition: Date on which public notification was given

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: APPL_RECEI

Attribute_Definition:

Date on which application for a NPDES permit was received

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INACTIVE_D

Attribute_Definition: Date on which facility become inactive or active

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TYPE_OF_OW

Attribute_Definition:

A three digit code describing ownership classification

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TYPE_OF_PE

Attribute_Definition:

A one-character code indicating whether EPA or a state has issued the permit.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RIVER_BASI

Attribute_Definition:

A six-digit field used to identify the river basin in which the facility lies.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RECEIVING_

Attribute_Definition:

The name of the river, stream, tributary, lake or other body of water into which the effluent is discharged.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 35
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CURR_YEAR_

Attribute_Definition:

Indicate the status of reportable noncompliance as it appeared on the quarterly noncompliance report for the current year for major facilities.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FEDERAL_GR

Attribute_Definition:

Identify a publicly owned waste treatment works (POTW) with a SIC code of 4952 which obtained federal grant money to construct.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FINAL_LIMI

Attribute_Definition:

A facility is considered to be on final effluent Limits when the permittee has completed all necessary construction to achieve the ultimate effluent limitation in the permit reflecting secondary treatment, best practicable control technology (BPT), best available technology (BAT), or more stringent limitations, such as state required limitations or water quality based limitations, or less stringent limitations established by a variance or a waiver.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FLOW_RATE

Attribute_Definition:

The average flow that a permitted facility was designed to accommodate.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRETREATME

Attribute_Definition:

A one-character code which indicates if the permitted municipality is required to develop a pretreatment program.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NPM_FINAN_

Attribute_Definition:

Indicates the financial fitness of the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) to comply with the municipal compliance plan (MCP) schedule and meet the statutory requirements in accordance with the National Municipal Policy (NMP).

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NMP_FINAN_

Attribute_Definition:

Indicates whether a final and enforceable Municipal Compliance Plan (MCP) schedule has been established to meet all statutory requirements in accordance with the National Municipal Policy (NMP)

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NPM_QUARTE

Attribute_Definition:

Indicates the fiscal quarter during which the final enforceable municipal compliance plan (MCP) schedule is anticipated to be or was established.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LAT

Attribute_Definition: Latitude describing facility location

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: integer number
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONG

Attribute_Definition: Longitude describing facility location

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: integer number
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CODE_OF_AC

Attribute_Definition:

Code describing technical accuracy of latitude and longitude data.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: integer number
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: METHOD

Attribute_Definition:

Code describing the procedure used to determine the latitude and longitude coordinates.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATUM

Attribute_Definition:

Describes the datum used to determine the latitude and longitude coordinates.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SCALE

Attribute_Definition:

Describes the scale used to determine the latitude and longitude coordinates.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition:

A text description of a code, such as a permit tracking event code.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: USGS_HYDRO

Attribute_Definition:

A code assigned by the United States Geological Survey to identify drainage water basins for facilities by their geographic location. Also referred to as Cataloging Unit and as HUC by frequent users of Reach information.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STREAM_SEG

Attribute_Definition:

A four-character code assigned for facilities by EPA to identify stretches of water from one significant event to another, where 'significant event' represents the mouth of a body of water, the confluence of two streams, etc.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MILEAGE_IND

Attribute_Definition:

A five-character field giving the length of a particular facility stream segment in miles downstream from the beginning of the stream segment.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RECVNG_STR

Attribute_Definition:

A two-character field containing a code which describes the related facility stream segment type.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRS1

Attribute_Definition: BASINS internal field

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRS2

Attribute_Definition: BASINS internal field

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BREACH

Attribute_Definition: BASINS internal field

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CU_IFD

Attribute_Definition: Cataloging unit obtained from the IFD database

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CUSEG

Attribute_Definition: cataloging unit reach file segment

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Databas

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MI

Attribute_Definition: Reach file mile point obtained from the IFD database

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: floating point number
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HITFLAG

Attribute_Definition: unknown

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BCU

Attribute_Definition: BASINS assigned cataloging unit

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NPDES

Attribute_Definition: PCS unique ID copied from attribute ID

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CU

Attribute_Definition: Cataloging unit copied from attribute USGS_HYDRO

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label:: PCSLD91.DBF, PCSLD92.DBF, PCSLD93.DBF, PCSLD94.DBF, PCSLD95.DBF, PCSLD96.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition:: PCS related table that contain annual estimated pollutant loading by facility
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NPDES

Attribute_Definition: PCS Unique ID

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PARAMETER

Attribute_Definition:

A five digit parameter code. Usually the STORET parameter code; however, for toxicity testing parameters, it is a PCS- devised parameter code.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LBY0

Attribute_Definition:

Estimated loading calculated with remarked data set to zero (lbs/year)

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating point number
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LBYE

Attribute_Definition:

Estimated loading calculated with remarked data set to half-detection limit (lb/year)

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating point number
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LBY1

Attribute_Definition:

Estimated loading calculated with remarked data set to detection limit (lb/year)

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating point number
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LBYOVER

Attribute_Definition:

Portion of estimated loading data over permit calculated with remarked data set to hold-detection limit (lb/year)

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 14
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating point value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BCU

Attribute_Definition: BASINS assigned cataloging unit

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: PCS_PRM.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition:: PCS related table containing parameter codes and names
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PARAMETER

Attribute_Definition:

A five digit parameter code. Usually the STORET parameter code; however, for toxicity testing parameters, it is a PCS- devised parameter code.

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRAM_NAME

Attribute_Definition: Parameter name

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 70
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Locational Reference Tables

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CHEMICAL_N

Attribute_Definition: Chemical name

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 70
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CAS_NUMBER

Attribute_Definition: Chemical abstract registry number

Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 24
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:: The PCS.DBF table contains the primary attributes at the facility level. The tables PCSL*.DBF are related tables that contain the annual load estimates of the facilities. The PCS_PRM.DBF file is a related table that contains the chemical parameter code and CAS number.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:: See Entity_and_Attribute_Information

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/OST Basins

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (4305T)
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20460

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-566-0400

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-566-0409

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: basins@epa.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9-3 EST

Distribution_Liability:

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system under contract to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), no warranty expressed or implied is made by the USEPA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USEPA will warrant the delivery of this product in computer-readable format.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name:: Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcView Shapefile

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/basins/>

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: ISO 9660

Fees: None

Ordering_Instructions:

When requesting data by phone or mail, please inquire about spatial data sets that work with Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources (BASINS). The BASINS web page has instructions for downloading datasets. It also has a link to The National Center for Environmental Publications and Information (NCEPI), from which BASINS CD-ROMs may be ordered. Each CD-ROM contains the BASINS v2.0 Application and this data set along with others covering the spatial extent of an EPA Region.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070611

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/waterscience/SASD Basins

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (4305T)
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20460

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-566-0400

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-566-0409

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: basins@epa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608

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