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

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s2 Data for Water Resource Management  Data types and sources  Data standards  Searching for and Retrieving data

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s3 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

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s4  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

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s5 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

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s6 EDR – What is it? 1. Dictionary - data definitions 2. Directory - list of information resources 3. Reference - data specifications 4. Road Map - location/ relationship

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s7 EDR - Users  Industry  Research  EPA System Developers  Public  Program Managers

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s8 EDR – Efficient, effective  Saves time  Saves money  Standardization of data  Facilitates communication between parties

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s9 STORET - Nation’s water quality data  LDC- Legacy Data Center  Storet ‘classic’   STORET – 1999-present  Biological, chemical and physical data  Fed, state, tribal, local, academics, etc.  Locations, methods, rational  Downloadable data

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s10 TRI – Toxic Release Inventory  Specific data and trend info on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities  650 chemicals and chemical categories

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s11 TRI – State Fact Sheets

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s12 Window to My Environment  Interactive map system to retrieve environmental quality information

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s13 Window to My Environment

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s14 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

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s15 EMPACT – Technology transfer handbooks

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s16 EMPACT – Featured project

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s17 Duluth Streams - Data visualization tool Higher salt level = higher electrical conductivity (Look for darker blue to magenta) Tischer ChesterKingsbury

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s18 Duluth Streams – November 13, 2002 Road Salt

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s19  Water Resources Data  NAWQA – National Water Quality Assessment Program USGS Sources

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s20 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)

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s21 USGS - NWISWeb

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s22 USGS - Water Watch

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s23 USGS - Gaging station data

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s24  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

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s25 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)

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s26 NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s27 USDA-NRCS – data types  Basic cartographic  Lighthouse resource data gateway  Natural resources inventory  Plants  Soils  Status maps  Water and climate  Watershed boundaries

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s28 USFWS

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s29 GIS online: Internet Mapping  Queriable map layers delivered on-line

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s30 GIS online: Internet Mapping  Data intensive layers (e.g. airphotos) can be activated when user ‘zooms in’

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s31 State and local sources  State “Environmental Protection” Agencies  State Depts. Of Natural Resources  State GIS agencies  Local GIS departments  Local planning and engineering departments

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s32 Literature Searching  Web search  Web links from reputable websites  Library literature search  Professional search services

Developed by: Desotelle Updated: Apr 2005 U4-m14a-s33 References  Duluth Streams website.  EPA Environmental Data Register.  EPA STORET overview.  EPA Envirofacts Data Warehouse search engine.  EPA Windows to My Environment.  EPA EMPACT  Minnesota data deli.  National wetland inventory maps  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  US Dept Ag-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS)  USGS NAWQA program  USGS Water Resources Data  USGS NAWQA program  USGS Water Resources Data