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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. Federal Sources of data: Public agencies. EPA U. S. Environmental Protection Agency USGS

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Data for Water Resource Management

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  1. Data for Water Resource Management Module 14, part A – Data types and sources

  2. Data for Water Resource Management • Data types and sources • Data standards • Searching for and Retrieving data

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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 Example search Portion of sample output

  6. EDR – What is it? • Dictionary - data definitions • Directory - list of information resources • Reference - data specifications • Road Map - location/ relationship

  7. EDR - Users • Industry • Research • EPA System Developers • Public • Program Managers

  8. EDR – Efficient, effective • Saves time • Saves money • Standardization of data • Facilitates communication between parties

  9. 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

  10. TRI – Toxic Release Inventory • Specific data and trend info on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities • 650 chemicals and chemical categories

  11. TRI – State Fact Sheets

  12. Window to My Environment • Interactive map system to retrieve environmental quality information

  13. Window to My Environment

  14. 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

  15. EMPACT – Technology transfer handbooks

  16. EMPACT – Featured project www.duluthstreams.org

  17. Tischer Chester Kingsbury www.duluthstreams.org Duluth Streams - Data visualization tool Higher salt level = higher electrical conductivity (Look for darker blue to magenta)

  18. Duluth Streams – November 13, 2002 Road Salt www.duluthstreams.org

  19. USGS Sources • Water Resources Data • NAWQA – National Water Quality Assessment Program

  20. 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)

  21. USGS - NWISWeb

  22. http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/ USGS - Water Watch

  23. USGS - Gaging station data

  24. 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

  25. 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 NAWQA study units

  26. http://www.noaa.gov/ NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin

  27. USDA-NRCS – data types • Basic cartographic • Lighthouse resource data gateway • Natural resources inventory • Plants • Soils • Status maps • Water and climate • Watershed boundaries

  28. USFWS

  29. GIS online: Internet Mapping • Queriable map layers delivered on-line

  30. GIS online: Internet Mapping • Data intensive layers (e.g. airphotos) can be activated when user ‘zooms in’

  31. State and local sources • State “Environmental Protection” Agencies • State Depts. Of Natural Resources • State GIS agencies • Local GIS departments • Local planning and engineering departments

  32. Literature Searching • Web search • Web links from reputable websites • Library literature search • Professional search services

  33. 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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