Mod14-A Data for Water Resource Management
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Data for Water
Resource Management
Module 14, part A – Data types and sources
Data for Water Resource Management
Data types and
sources
Data standards
Searching for and
Retrieving data
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Federal Sources of data: Public agencies
EPA
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
USGS
U. S. Geological Survey
NOAA
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin
USDA-NRCS
U.S. Dept of Agriculture Natural Resources
Conservation Service
USFWS
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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EPA Sources
EnviroFacts Data Warehouse
EDR – Environmental Data Registry
STORET
TRI – Toxic Release Inventory
Windows to My Environment
EMPACT – Environmental Monitoring for Public Access
and Community Tracking
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EnviroFacts Data Warehouse
Portal to EPA
environmental
databases
Links to other EPA
pages
Useful for finding
information on
individual sites
Zip code, city queries
Less useful for
downloading full
databases
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Example search
Portion of sample output
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EDR – What is it?
1. Dictionary - data
definitions
2. Directory - list of
information resources
3. Reference - data
specifications
4. Road Map - location/
relationship
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EDR - Users
Industry
Research
EPA System Developers
Public
Program Managers
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EDR – Efficient, effective
Saves time
Saves money
Standardization of data
Facilitates communication between parties
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STORET - Nation’s water quality data
LDC- Legacy Data Center
Storet ‘classic’
1900-1998
STORET – 1999-present
Biological, chemical
and physical data
Fed, state, tribal,
local, academics, etc.
Locations, methods,
rational
Downloadable data
•www.epa.gov/STORET
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TRI – Toxic Release Inventory
Specific data and
trend info on toxic
chemical releases
and other waste
management
activities
650 chemicals and
chemical categories
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TRI – State Fact Sheets
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Window to My Environment
Interactive map
system to retrieve
environmental
quality information
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Window to My Environment
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EMPACT – Environmental Monitoring for
Public Access and Community Tracking
Environmental
Monitoring for
Public
Access and
Community
Tracking
Program ended 2001
Current, accurate
information still
provided from these
projects
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EMPACT – Technology transfer handbooks
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EMPACT – Featured project
www.duluthstreams.org
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Duluth Streams - Data visualization tool
Tischer
Chester
Kingsbury
Higher salt level = higher electrical conductivity
www.duluthstreams.org
(Look for darker blue to magenta)
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Duluth Streams – November 13, 2002
Road Salt
www.duluthstreams.org
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USGS Sources
Water Resources Data
NAWQA – National Water Quality Assessment
Program
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USGS Water Resources Data
NWISWeb (National Water Information System
Web Site
Real-time water data
Water data for nation
Water Watch
Water Quality
Water Use
Acid Rain
Suspended-sediment database
HCDN (Hydro-climatic data network)
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USGS - NWISWeb
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USGS - Water Watch
http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/
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USGS - Gaging station data
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NAWQA - goals
What is the condition of our Nation’s streams
and ground water
How are these conditions changing over time
How do natural features and human activities
affect these conditions
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NAWQA study units
Major river basins &
aquifers across the nation
Frequently crosses state
boundaries
Encompasses more than
10,000 sq km (about 3,900
sq mi)
http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/fs/fs-071-01/pdf/fs07101.pdf
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NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin
http://www.noaa.gov/
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USDA-NRCS – data types
Basic cartographic
Lighthouse resource data gateway
Natural resources inventory
Plants
Soils
Status maps
Water and climate
Watershed boundaries
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USFWS
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GIS online: Internet Mapping
Queriable map layers delivered on-line
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GIS online: Internet Mapping
Data intensive layers (e.g. airphotos) can be activated
when user ‘zooms in’
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State and local sources
State “Environmental Protection” Agencies
State Depts. Of Natural Resources
State GIS agencies
Local GIS departments
Local planning and engineering departments
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Literature Searching
Web search
Web links from reputable websites
Library literature search
Professional search services
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References
Duluth Streams website. www.duluthstreams.org
EPA Environmental Data Register. http://oaspub.epa.gov/edr
EPA STORET overview. http://www.epa.gov/STORET/about.html
EPA Envirofacts Data Warehouse search engine.
http://www.epa.gov/enviro/index_java.html
EPA Windows to My Environment. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/wme/
EPA EMPACT http://www.epa.gov/empact/
Minnesota data deli. http://maps.dnr.state.mn.us/deli/
National wetland inventory maps http://wetlandsfws.er.usgs.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration www.noaa.gov
US Dept Ag-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS)
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/dataresources
USGS NAWQA program http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/data
USGS Water Resources Data http://water.usgs.gov/data.html
USGS NAWQA program http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/data
USGS Water Resources Data http://water.usgs.gov/data.html
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