Data for Water Resource Management

Module 14, part A – Data types and sources

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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

EPAU. S. Environmental Protection Agency

USGSU. S. Geological Survey

NOAANational Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin

USDA-NRCSU.S. Dept of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service

USFWSU. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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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

EPA Sources

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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

Portion of sample output

Example search

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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

Higher salt level = higher electrical conductivity

(Look for darker blue to magenta)

Tischer Chester Kingsbury

www.duluthstreams.org

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Duluth Streams – November 13, 2002

Road Salt

www.duluthstreams.org

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Water Resources Data

NAWQA – National Water Quality Assessment Program

USGS Sources

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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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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

NAWQA - goals

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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