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EPA/OSW Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System (RCRIS) for the United States

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Office of Water/OST
Publication_Date: 20070611
Title:
EPA/OSW Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System (RCRIS) for the United States
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 RCRIS <http://www.epa.gov/osw>
For RCRIS data queries <http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/rcris/rcris_overview.html>
Description:
Abstract:
Whenever appropriate, portions of this metadata were directly taken from the metadata of the original data set.

RCRIS is a national computerized management information system in support of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). RCRA requires that generators, transporters, treaters, storers, and disposers of hazardous waste provide information concerning their activities to state environmental agencies.

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 RCRIS database is used by the EPA to support its implementation of RCRA, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). The system is used primarily used to track handler permit or closure status, compliant with Federal and State regulations, and cleanup activities.
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 RCRIS sites reported in the conterminous U.S. are included. For example, sites with no assigned locational coordinates cannot be included.

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 were 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 were created to monitor and verify that the processing occurred without error.


Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19830000
Ending_Date: 19971200
Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.0000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.0000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.0000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.0000
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: RCRIS Sites
Theme_Keyword: Hazardous and Solid Wastes
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Conterminous United States of America (CONUS)
Place_Keyword: Alabama AL
Place_Keyword: Alaska AK
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: Hawaii HI
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 RCRIS data layer for the conterminous U.S. was created through further processing of ESDLS spatial coverage of EPA regulated facilities and from selected RCRIS data downloaded from the Envirofacts Oracle database. The ESDLS coverage 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 the facilities was generated by selecting only the facilities that fall under the RCRIS 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. Selected attribute tables were downloaded from the Envirofacts database to supplement the attribute data that was available in the ESDLS coverage. The RCR_FACILITY_SUMMARY 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 RCRIS data layer. No related tables were created for this data layer.
Process_Date: 19971200
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: RCRIS.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition: RCRIS 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_I
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: Exist_date
Attribute_Definition:
The date that operation of the facility commenced, or the date that operation is expected to begin.
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: Off_site
Attribute_Definition:
Code indicating that the handler, whether public or private, currently accepts hazardous waste from another site (identified by a different EPA 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: Non_acsblt
Attribute_Definition:
Code indicating the reason why the handler is not accessible for normal RCRA tracking and processing.
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: Non_ntlr
Attribute_Definition:
Flag indicating that the handler has been identified through a source other than notification and is suspected of conducting RCRA-regulated activities without proper authority.
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: Street_nam
Attribute_Definition:
The street address (or the post office box number) of the handler location. Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts
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: City_name
Attribute_Definition: The city or town in the handler location.
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 25
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
EPA Locational Reference Tables
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: State
Attribute_Definition:
The two-letter postal code for the state in the handler location address.
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts
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 in the handler location address.
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: Prvs_handl
Attribute_Definition:
Any identification number used to regulate the handler under the Federal RCRA program.
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: Region
Attribute_Definition:
Code indicating the EPA Region in which the handler is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle
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: Land_type
Attribute_Definition:
Code indicating current ownership status of the land on which the facility is located. Permitted values include: P = private, O = Other Land Type, M = Municipal, S = State, F = Federal, I = Indian, D = District, C = County Land.
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA
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: Fips_state
Attribute_Definition:
Two letter postal code of the state in which the handler is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle
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: Fips_count
Attribute_Definition:
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code for 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 value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
EPA Locational Reference Tables
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Bcu
Attribute_Definition: Basins assigned cataloging unit.
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
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The RCRIS.DBF point attribute table contains all the attributes and values needed to display graphically the RCRIS shapefile data layer. This database does not contain relational tables.
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/OST/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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