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 ( http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/esdls/esdls_over.html ) 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/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