Transcript Mod14-A Data for Water Resource Management

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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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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