Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Office of Water/OST Publication_Date: 20010330 Title: EPA/OW Permit Compliance System for BASINS Version 3 in 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. For distribution with BASINS v.3.0, the spatial and tabular attributes were obtained from the EPA's national PCS database (DB2 mainframe) and Envirofacts Database (Oracle). Locational data (i.e. lat/long) were primarily obtained from the Envirofacts database and supplemented by the PCS database on the mainframe. 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, updated monthly. "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 included in BASINS 2.0: Not all PCS facilities reported in the coterminous U.S. are included. For example, facilities with no assigned coordinates cannot be included. Locational coordinates are assigned based on the facility station itself and not at the discharge pipe levels. For distribution with Basins 3.0, pcs facilities without latitude/longitude information are saved in the *.dbf formate grouped by state. Facilities with obviously incorrect latitudes/longitudes (e.g. those that fall outside the boundaries of the United States) are stored in a separate file called misc.dbf. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1990 Ending_Date: 1999 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: For BASINS 3. On the basis of availability of latitude/longitude information from the PCS database as well as the Envirofacts LRT table, a set of two new fields, BLAT and BLONG were created. These two fields represented the most accurate latitude/longitude information available on the facility. BLAT was assigned latitude information from Envirofacts EF_Lat if it was available. If not, BLAT was assigned latitude information from PCS_Lat. BLONG took longitude information from Envirofacts EF_Long if available. If not, BLONG took latitude information from PCS_Long. Using Arcview, the datafile was brought in as an event theme. The fields used to map the event theme were BLAT and BLONG, containing the most accurate lat/long information on the facility. A shapefile was made to produce a single point theme that contains the 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 also included as a separate file. 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 were also included as a separate file. The shapefile was spatially joined to a coverage of eight-digit Hydrologic Cataloging Units HUCs of the United States. This enabled the population of the BCU field, which identified which Hydrologic Cataloging Unit (CU) each facility was located in. In ArcView the PCS3 coverage was clipped within the spatial extent of the 8 digit CUs that intersected the region. For distribution with BASINS v3.0, the national coverage was split into a series of ten 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. ERROR CHECKING: Facilities with incorrect latitude/longitude information might be found in other regions due to spatial selection. Secondary files included PCS3 downloaded sites, with no latitude/longitude information, but which could be identified by which state they were located within. These db files are identified by the two character state FIPS code near the PCS3.dbf file. The related tables which contain the annual loading estimates were obtained from the table PCS_LOADINGS. The tables can be matched with the facility information by the facility id field. The coverages were distributed in ArcView shapefile format. Process_Date: 20001201 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: PCS3.DBF and (2 character state FIPS code).DBF Entity_Type_Definition: PCS point attribute table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: SHAPE Attribute_Definition: ArcView field indicating shapetype of point features. Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: point Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: calculated 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: 9 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: FAC_NAME Attribute_Definition: Name of the facility or site 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 Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: OWNERSHIP Attribute_Definition: A three digit code describing ownership classification Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: NEW_STATUS Attribute_Definition: New Source/New Discharge, indicates a new facility with no previous discharge permit. 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 Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: STREAM_CLS Attribute_Definition: Facility Receiving Stream Classification 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: NEW_DATE Attribute_Definition: New source/new discharge date (mmddyy). 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 Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: PRETREAT Attribute_Definition: 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: 9 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: FAC_UPDATE Attribute_Definition: Facility last update date (mmddyy) 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 Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: REC_POTW Attribute_Definition: Receiving POTW ID - Municipal POTWs that receive discharge from Industrial Users to be monitored by PPETS 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 Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: PCS_LAT Attribute_Definition: Latitude information from PCS database Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16.8 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: floating point number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: PCS_LONG Attribute_Definition: Latitude information from PCS database Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 15.8 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: floating point number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: LATLONG_AC Attribute_Definition: The technical accuracy of the latitude and longitude data Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Locational Reference Tables Attribute: Attribute_Label: EF_LAT Attribute_Definition: Latitude based on data from USEPA's Envirofacts Locational Reference Tables (LRT). Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 14.6 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: floating point number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Locational Reference Tables Attribute: Attribute_Label: EF_LONG Attribute_Definition: Longitude based on data from USEPA's Envirofacts Locational Reference Tables (LRT). Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13.6 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: floating point number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Locational Reference Tables Attribute: Attribute_Label: EF_ACC_M Attribute_Definition: Technical accuracy of latitude and longitude data in meters Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: integer number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Locational Reference Tables Attribute: Attribute_Label: BLAT Attribute_Definition: Latitude based on best available data. Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 17.8 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: floating point number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Locational Reference Tables Attribute: Attribute_Label: BLONG Attribute_Definition: Longitude based on best available data. Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 18.8 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: floating point number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Locational Reference Table Attribute: Attribute_Label: BFIPS Attribute_Definition: The FIPS (state and county code) on best available data. 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 Table Attribute: Attribute_Label: STATE_ID Attribute_Definition: State Permit Number to identify or classify the state's permit 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 Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERM_TYPE Attribute_Definition: Identifies standard permits, general permit, and non-permitted National Pollutant Discharge Eliminiation System (NPDES) facilities Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: ACTIVE 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: 9 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: MAJOR_ID Attribute_Definition: Major or minor discharger code Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: SIC2 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: 4 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: SIC2D Attribute_Definition: Description of SIC code Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 30 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: IND_CLASS Attribute_Definition: The industrial classification of the facility. Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: EPA_REG 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 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: STATE Attribute_Definition: State Code - The two character alphabetic state code as defined by the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 5-1 Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: CITY 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 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: COUNTY Attribute_Definition: Name of county 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 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: LOC_NAME 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 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: ADDRESS1 Attribute_Definition: Street address of entity Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 30 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: ADDRESS2 Attribute_Definition: Street address of entity Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 30 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: FAC_CITY Attribute_Definition: Name of the mailing city or town of the facility. Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 30 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: FAC_STATE 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 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: ZIP_CODE 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: 9 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database 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: 10 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: RIV_BASIN Attribute_Definition: Major/minor river basin name. Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: CU Attribute_Definition: Facility USGS Hydrologic Unit Code - 8 digit code assigned USGS Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database 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 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: REC_WATER 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 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: STREAM_MIL 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 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERM_AGENC Attribute_Definition: Type of Permit issued. Indicator whether EPA or state. Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: LIMIT_ID 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 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: BSOURCE Attribute_Definition: Source of LAT/LONG data, either EF or PCS Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute: Attribute_Label: FLOW_RATE Attribute_Definition: The average flow (MGD) that a permitted facility was designed. Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12.5 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: floating point number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: BSEG Attribute_Definition: Three digit stream segment identifier Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERM_ISSUE Attribute_Definition: Date (mmddyy) current permit was issued/signed Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: INACTIVE Attribute_Definition: Date (mmddyy) on which facility become inactive or active Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERMIT_DAT Attribute_Definition: Date (mmddyy) current permit was issued/signed Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERMIT_EXP Attribute_Definition: Date (mmddyy) current permit will expire 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 Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERMIT_EFF Attribute_Definition: Permit effective date (mmddyy) Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERMIT_MOD Attribute_Definition: Permit modification date (mmddyy) Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: BCU Attribute_Definition: Cataloging unit assigned from ArcView spatial join with USGS CU Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute: Attribute_Label: EFF_GUIDE Attribute_Definition: Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELG) for the facility Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 30 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: MAJOR_STAT Attribute_Definition: Previous Status - Indicates the last change and the current value of the major rating status. Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: APP_TYPE Attribute_Definition: Type of application - the type of application form the facility submit Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 14 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: (8 digit number of CU).DBF Entity_Type_Definition: PCS related table that contain annual estimated pollutant loadings Entity_Type_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: PARM 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: 10 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: NPDES Attribute_Definition: NPDES Number - For Permitted NPDES Facilities. A nine character code used to uniquely identify a permitted NPDES 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 Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: YEAR Attribute_Definition: Year for which the loading was reported Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating point number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: CONC Attribute_Definition: Concentration of loading (lbs/year) Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20,5 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating point number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: FLOW Attribute_Definition: Conduit based flow at the facility for reported year (MGD). Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20,5 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating point number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: LOAD 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: 20,5 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating point number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: CONC_FW Attribute_Definition: Flow-weighted concentration of loading Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20,5 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating point number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: ERROR Attribute_Definition: Standard error of loadings Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20,5 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute: Attribute_Label: MONTH Attribute_Definition: Number of months with loadings report. Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating point value Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: PCS3_PRM.DBF Entity_Type_Definition: PCS related table containing parameter codes and names Entity_Type_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: PARM Attribute_Definition: A five digit parameter code. Usually the STORET parameter code; however, for toxicity testing parameters, it is a PCS-devised parameter. Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: integer number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: PARM_NAME Attribute_Definition: Parameter name Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 48 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character values Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: NUM_NPID Attribute_Definition: Number of PCS Facilities that contain this PARM Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: integer number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: calculated Attribute: Attribute_Label: TOTAL_OBS Attribute_Definition: Total number of observations/measurements of this PARM Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA Envirofacts Oracle Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: integer number Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: calculated Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The PCS3.DBF table contains the primary attributes at the facility level. (2 character state FIPS code).DBF are facility records with no or incorrect latitude/longitude but where identified by their state NPDES number. The tables (8 digit CU).DBF are related tables that contain the annual load estimates of the facilities. The PCS_PRM.DBF file is a related table that contain the chemical parameter code and description. 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Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20070611 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/OST/SHPD 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: FGDC-STD-001-1998