United States
Environmental Protection
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Office Of Water
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Office Of Water
Environmental And
Program Information Systems
FY 1992
Water
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Data for
Decision
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Information Resources
Management:
Tools For Making
Water Program Decisions
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Environmental and Program
Information Systems Compendium
FY1992
This document was prepared under Contracts Numbers 68-W9-0039 and 68-C9-0029. Ms. Wendy
Blake-Coleman served as the manager for the project. Ms. Jini Mohanty served as lead staff.
The update was funded by the Office of Wastewater Enforcement and Compliance.
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Acknowledgments
Special thanks are due to staff in the Office of Water, other EPA
Programs, other Federal agencies, and environmental
organizations, who played an essential role in collecting systems
information and reviewing the Compendium.
Michelle Hilleir, Director
Communications and Information
Management Staff
Office of Policy and Resources
Management
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Preface
The Office of Water (OW) issued the first edition of the Office of
Water Environmental and Program Information Systems
Compendium August 1990. At that time, there were seven
program offices in OW. However, in April 1991, the Office of
Water underwent a reorganization and consolidated its seven
existing Program Offices into four Program Offices:
• Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
• Office of Science and Technology
• Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
• Office of Wastewater Enforcement and Compliance
As a result, the names of the Program Offices in which key
water systems are administered, as well as the system contacts,
have changed. The FY 1992 version of the; Office of Water
Environmental and Program Information Systems Compendium
incorporates these organizational changes.
Throughout FY 1991, the EPA water program continued to
evolve, leading to changes in the types of data needed, as well as
in the ways that OW programs collect, analyze and manage data.
This revision reflects these changes through the addition of 13
new OW systems and deletion of 13 systems that are no longer
used.
As data exchange and system integration become more
important in the water program, so has the awareness of the
importance of quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) of
data. At the request of our readers, this revised compendium
includes information about QA/QC activities associated with
each of the 20 key water systems described in this document.
Also at the request of readers, OW has also added 15 non-OW
systems to the section of the report entitled "Selected Water
Related Environmental and Program Information Systems."
The inclusion of several earth science and demographic data
bases reflects the increased emphasis by users of water data both
within and outside EPA on geographically-based analyses and
analyses integrating data from many sources. The addition of a
number of information clearinghouses demonstrates our
evolution in the areas of cross-program da.ta exchange. It also
highlights our efforts to eliminate duplication of effort in the
areas of data collection and management.
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Preface
OW is in the process of automating the Compendium to facilitate
readers' ability to locate water-related data. This automated
version will allow users to conduct word searches and easily
move between related sections of the document. Disks will be
available in the spring of 1992. They can be used in any IBM-
compatible PC; no additional applications software is required.
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Table of Contents
Title
Page
Acknowledgements i
Preface iii
Table of Contents v
Introduction 1
Matrices 5
Key Word List 9
Key Office of Water Information System Profiles .. 13
City and County Files (CC) 16
Drinking Water Regulatory Impact Analyses (DWRIA) . . 18
Drinking Water Supply File (DWS) . . 20
Effluent Guidelines Studies (EGS) 22
Environmental Monitoring Methods Index (EMMI) 24
Federal Reporting Data System (FRDS) 26
Gage and Dam Files (GD) 28
Grants Information Control System (GICS-CG/SRF) 30
Hazardous Waste Injection Well Data Base (HWIWDB). . 32
Industrial Facilities Discharge File (IFD) 34
Needs Survey (NS) , 36
Ocean Data Evaluation System (ODES) 38
Permit Compliance System (PCS) 40
Reach File (RF) .. 42
STORET (STOrage and RETrieval System) 45
Biological System (BIOS) . .. . 46
Daily Flow System (DFS) 48
Fish Kill File (FK) . 50
Water Quality System (WQS) 52
UIC Program Summary System (UICS) 54
Waterbody System (WBS) 56
Additional OW HQ Environmental
and Program Information Systems 59
Selected Water Related Environmental and
Program Information Systems Outside OW........ 95
Acronyms ; 137
Appendix:
Index of Information Systems 143
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Introduction
Overview
The Federal statutes that govern water programs convey a
unique stewardship role to EPA and its State counterparts:
protecting and restoring the integrity of the Nation's water
resources. In order to carry out this mission, the Agency and its
partners collect and manage large amounts of information.
The type of information collected ranges from site-specific
information on water and sediment chemistry, biota, and
hydrogeology to national summary information on program
implementation.
Although the Agency's water programs collect information
primarily to support their own program decision making, each
individual program collects information that can also be
valuable to programs elsewhere within and outside the Agency.
However, there is not a widespread awareness of what
information is available from sources outside each individual
program.
The purpose of this compendium is to increase the awareness of
water program managers about the kinds of information
available for their use as they make policy and program
decisions. This is accomplished with a combined text and
graphic profile of 20 key Office of Water information systems.
These profiles highlight the type of information contained in
the 20 systems and the management tools (statistical, graphical,
and linkage packages) associated with each.
This compendium contains several tools that help users quickly
determine which profiled systems contain information
germane to their specific needs. These tools consist of two
matrices and a key word index arrayed so that users can easily
determine which systems contain information in the six
natural resource areas managed by the Water Program, in the
functional areas covered (permitting, monitoring, etc.), and
where more than one system contains similar information.
The matrices and key word index are also intended to provide a
cross-program perspective so that decision makers can better
understand and use water information within the broader
community of water information providers and users.
The Compendium also contains summary descriptions of nearly
100 additional Office of Water environmental and program
information systems and 35 water-related systems from other
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Introduction
The Process for
Developing the
Compendium
EPA program offices, other Federal agencies, and special interest
groups. The purpose of including these systems is to emphasize
the availability of a wide range of water information and to
stress the importance of cross-program information sharing for
successful program management.
Interviews were held with approximately 50 Office of Water
Division Directors, Branch Chiefs, and Section Chiefs to discuss
the need for an Office of Water Information Systems
compendium and how to best organize such a document. In
these interviews, program managers and their staff emphasized
that the Compendium should focus on the availability and
usefulness of the information in the systems. They requested
that the information in the systems be discussed in the context
it was collected and that its completeness, timeliness, and
quality be addressed. The managers also emphasized the
importance of identifying non-Office of Water information
systems that would be useful to the Water Program. They also
indicated that they wanted an easy tool to help identify where
they can find topic-specific information.
Interviewees suggested a variety of different ways to array
information to help them decide whether or not to further
investigate a specific information system. The tools most
frequently identified were profiles, matrices, key words, and a
system inventory. All these tools have been incorporated into
the document.
National system managers have worked closely in the
development of this compendium to ensure that it accurately
represents the information systems maintained by the water
program. They and their staffs have provided extensive
background information about their systems, participated in the
design of profiles, and reviewed drafts of materials. Their
contributions have helped significantly in ensuring that the
Compendium provides a clear and accurate summary of the
information and the historical context of each system. These
factors are important to decision makers as they decide if
available information is relevant or useful for their specific
program activities.
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Introduction
Next Steps
How the
Compendium is
Organized
The Office of Water (OW) considers this compendium a first
step toward developing a comprehensive picture of water
program information available to potential users. The
Compendium is meant to be a living document, and as such, will
be revised in the future based on user comments. In addition,
future versions of the Compendium will address additional
water program systems maintained in Regional EPA Offices
both within and outside the Office of Water and look closely at
available water information systems managed by Regional
programs and other Federal agencies.
Water program managers and staff throughout OW have
suggested additional tools to make information about water
program information systems more available. These include
clearinghouses to share information about water program
information and automated tools to aid potential users in
determining the value of water program information to
support their decisions. These suggestions will serve as the
foundation for future efforts to increase the awareness and use
of water program information.
Each information key system profile is two pages in length. The
first page consists of text that describes the information in the
system and its uses. The second page visually arrays the type of
information and management tools provided hi the system.
Two tools have been incorporated into the document to enable
users to quickly identify which of the 20 systems profiled are
most pertinent to their informational needs. These are:
• Cross-Program Matrices that graphically portray which
systems contain information on specific natural resources
and/or on program functions such as permitting and
monitoring.
• A Key Word List that contains over 40 key water resource
management terms enabling the user to determine which
systems contain information in a particular topic area.
In addition to the 20 System Profiles, the (document also
contains an OW Environmental and Program Information
Systems Inventory in which nearly 100 additional Headquarters
Office of Water information management systems are described.
The short descriptions focus on the purpose and key
information available in these systems.
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At the request of water program managers, a section with
descriptions of selected water-related systems not maintained by
EPA, but containing information useful to meeting the Water
Program's mission, has been included.
At the beginning of each chapter of the Compendium is an
introduction that summarizes the purpose and content of that
chapter. Where appropriate, the chapter also discusses how to
use the tools that follow.
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Matrices
Introduction
Two Matrices have been developed to help readers quickly
identify which of the 20 key systems profiled contain
information useful to them. The two matrices are:
• Office of Water Information Systems by Water Resource
Area and Data Base—This is a checklist of which
information systems contain information about the six
water resource areas managed by the Water Program
(coastal and marine waters, rivers and streams, lakes,
wetlands, ground water, and drinking water).
• Office of Water Information Systems by Water Resource
Area and Function—This is a checklist of which of the 20
key information systems profiled in the compendium
contain information supporting program functions (e.g.,
research, monitoring, standard setting, permit writing, and
enforcement) and indicates to which of the six water
resource areas managed by the Water Program the
information applies.
These matrices also promote cross-program information
sharing by enabling users to see where more than one source of
information is available to support work in each of the six water
resource areas.
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Introduction
The Key Word List is another tool that quickly points potential
users to those system profiles that contain information useful to
them in implementing their programs. The list was developed
with the assistance of water program managers and contains
over 40 terms commonly associated with the implementation
of water programs. The words are arrayed alongside the 20 key
systems profiled in the Compendium. Check marks indicate in
which systems information associated with the key words can
be found. The Key Word List is not intended as a substitute for
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program information systems, but rather if: seeks to provide a
broad overview of the types of information available in key
water information systems maintained by the Water Program.
Due to space and time constraints, key words are sometimes
generalized and can cover numerous related topics. For
instance, the key word—Location—might mean latitude/
longitude, Section/Township/Range, city, county, and so on.
The reader will need to use the profiles to obtain a more precise
determination of the types of information within each of the 20
systems. To assist the reader, several of the most general key
words have been defined in the footnotes.
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Key OW Information
System Profiles
This portion of the Compendium consists of a series of two page
profiles that describe 20 of the over 100 environmental and
program information systems maintained by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's Headquarters Water
Program. The term "system" is defined as an ordered and
comprehensive assemblage of information. Therefore, the 20
systems profiled are not limited to "data bases," but also include
non-automated systems and flat files. These 20 systems were
most frequently identified during interviews as containing
information that would be most useful to water program
managers in making program decisions.
During the interviews, program managers emphasized their
need to know not only what information is in the system, but
also how that information could be useful to them. Therefore,
the focus of each profile is on the information in the system.
The profile attempts to answer: What information is in the system
and how can this information support program decision making? The
Compendium does not seek to address the mechanics of the
information systems.
The profiles consist of two sections: a narrative and a graphic,
both of which describe the information arid management tools
associated with the highlighted system. The graphic
representation was added at the request of interviewees who
indicated the need for a quick and easy way to determine the
types of information available to them.
Profile Narrative Each narrative includes the following:
Description—An opening statement identifying the system,
the information it contains, its users, the office that
maintains the information system, and the program needs
the system was designed to address.
Information—A discussion about what and how much
information is in the system, how complete the
information is, how users employ the information, what
limitations of the information are important to know, and
what linkages to other information systems exist.
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Key OW Information System Profiles
• Information Collection—Information about who provides
the information to the system and how often and in what
way they provide it, as well as what provisions have been
made for information quality.
• Access—Details on how to access the information and
availability of training.
• National Manager—The telephone number and
organization of the national manager of the information
system.
Profile Graphic Each system graphic is divided into two parts.
• A listing that identifies the most representative or
important information available in the system.
• A listing of the management tools available through the
system, such as:
— Statistical applications
— Graphic applications
— Linkages to other information systems
The graphic depicts major categories of information available
within the profiled system. In some profiled systems there are a
limited number of data elements within the system and they
can all be listed. However, for most profiled systems only the
most representative or important information available is
identified in the graphic. The graphic should be used in
conjunction with the system profiles to ensure that potential
users are aware of any limitations or other caveats associated
with information contained in a given system.
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Key OW Information System Profiles
City and County Files (CC)
Drinking Water Regulatory Impact Analyses (DWRIA)
Drinking Water Supply File (DWS)
Effluent Guidelines Studies (EGS)
Environmental Monitoring Methods Index (EMMI)
Federal Reporting Data System (FRDS)
Gage and Dam Files (GD)
Grants Information Control System (GICS-CG/SRF)
Hazardous Waste Injection Well Data Base
Industrial Facilities Discharge File QFD)
Needs Survey (NS)
Ocean Data Evaluation System (ODES)
Permit Compliance System (PCS)
Reach File (RF)
STORET (STOrage and RETrieval System)
Biological System (BIOS)
Daily Flow System (DPS)
Fish Kill File (FK)
Water Quality System (WQS)
UIC Program Summary System (UICS)
Waterbody System (WBS)
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City and County Files
Description
Two automated data files have been developed by the Office of Wetlands, Oceans
and Watersheds to provide additional information for analyses based on the
STORET system and Reach File. The City File provides a comprehensive
inventory of United States cities. The County File provides a comprehensive
inventory of United States counties.
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The EPA City File contains the city name and its related state-county code, as well
as a unique identifier. This identifier allows selection of data from other STORET
data bases corresponding to a specific reach associated with a city. Basin, stream
segments, and latitude-longitude data are available from cross referencing other
data files.
The County File basically provides the same kinds of data as the City File,
however, aggregated by county. The County File contains the county name and
code, water and land areas in square miles, latitude/longitude, names and codes of
coastal counties listed in the Ocean Data Evaluation System, population densities,
and 1970 census data.
Information
Collection
The City File information was derived from the Post Office (the original city #), the
Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide (Rand-McNally), the Federal Information
Processing Standards Publications (U.S. Department of Commerce, National
Bureau of Standards), and the Congressional District Atlas (U.S. Department of
Commerce, Bureau of Census).
The County File contains data for all state counties in the United.States. These are
listed in the Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (U.S.
Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards). Quality control for
these files includes a series of edit checks that ensure data fall within normal ranges
for specified data elements.
Access
Any person with access to the EPA National Computer Center IBM ES-9000
computer has access to these files.
National
Manager
Bob King
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Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
Assessment and Watershed Protection Division
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Drinking Water Regulatory Impact Analyses
Description
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The Drinking Water Regulatory Impact Analyses (RIA) are a paper collection of
studies performed by the Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water in
accordance with Executive Order 12291. The Order requires that an analysis of
benefits and costs be performed for every major rule to be promulgated by the
Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) and Underground Injection Control
(UIC) Programs. An RIA provides the EPA Administrator with analyses of the
potential costs and benefits of, and alternative approaches to, the regulation of
drinking water contaminants and/or injection practices.
Preliminary or final RIAs have been developed for surface water treatment, lead
and copper, volatile organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, synthetic organic
chemicals, radionuclides, and filtration and coliform. As other major PWSS and
UIC rules are promulgated (e.g., disinfectants, disinfection by-products, Phase II
contaminants, and UIC well classes), more RIAs will be published. Various types
of information have been used and are contained in RIAs, including:
Number of entities affected by regulation
Monitoring, engineering, and waste disposal costs
Population exposed to contaminants
Cancer cases resulting from exposure
Cancer cases /exposure avoided through regulation
The information used to assess the costs and benefits of regulations is drawn
primarily from existing information collections such as: national surveys -
National Inorganic Radionuclides Survey, Community Water Supply Study,
Community Water Supply Survey, Rural Water Survey, National Organics
Monitoring Survey, and the National Urban Pesticide Applicator Survey; State
studies; U.S. Geological Survey studies - Pesticides in the Nation's Rivers; EPA
data bases - the Federal Reporting Data System and STORET; the Agricultural
Data Base, DRASTIC, County and City Data Book, the Census of Agriculture, and
documents developed for PWSS rules - Occurrence documents and Cost and
Technology documents.
RIAs are maintained in hard copy format only. They are available to personnel
from the National Manager and from EPA Regional Offices. Copies may be
ordered, at cost, from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) at
(703) 487-4650 or 1^800-336-4700.
National
Manager
James M. Conlon
(202) 260-7575
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
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Drinking Water Supply File
Description
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The Drinking Water Supply (DWS) file is an automated data base developed by the
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds to identify the locations of Public
Water Supplies (PWSs), their intakes, and sources of surface water supplies across
the United States. The DWS also contains some information for ground-water
sources, i.e., wells, but it was designed initially to provide locational information
on surface water sources for PWSs serving more than 25,000 persons.
DWS tracks information about PWS characteristics, sources of water, and PWS
intake locations. It contains information for approximately 850 PWSs serving
more than 25,000 persons and for approximately 6,800 PWSs serving between
1,000 and 25,000 persons.
Information for PWSs serving more than 25,000 persons includes the PWS name,
water source, and intake locations and waterbody names and Reach numbers. The
plants, intakes, and sources associated with a PWS have a hierarchical relationship.
A single PWS may be composed of one or more plants, each having one or more
intakes (direct sources), which may have one or more secondary (indirect) sources.
As part of the information collection effort, each plant, intake, and secondary
source was assigned a unique code.
Information for PWSs serving between 1,000 and 25,000 persons include the same
basic information as for the other PWSs, but the information is not as accurate.
Source and intake information is often missing and no treatment information is
included for these facilities.
The DWS can be linked through the Reach number to other water data bases,
including STORET and the Reach File. The DWS was first implemented in 1979 -
1980 based on information from the STORET Water Quality System and
information collected during the Public Health Service's 1963 inventory of public
water supplies. Source names and intake locations for utilities serving more than
25,000 persons were derived from the Federal Reporting Data System (FRDS).
Reach numbers for surface water were taken from the Reach File. This information
was supplemented and verified by directly contacting each utility serving more than
25,000 persons. Information for utilities serving less than 25,000 persons was
derived from topographic maps.
Updates are made as needed and as resources are available to make updates and
add new facilities and location coding. Edit checks ensure that data fall within the
normal limits for specific data elements.
Any person with access to the EPA National Computer Center IBM ES-9000
computer has access to the DWS file.
Bob King
(202) 260-7028
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The Effluent Guidelines Studies (EGS) are a collection of information compiled by
the Office of Science and Technology on an industry-by-industry basis to support
development of technology-based effluent guidelines, as required by the Clean
Water Act. These guidelines are designed to control discharges into waterways
resulting from industrial processes. Regulations are set for both direct and indirect
dischargers based on a determination of which pollutants can be removed through
treatment technology.
Since 1974, regulations have been developed for approximately 50 industries.
Currently, the Agency is developing nine regulations, some for new industries,
others for industries already regulated and under review. Information collection
includes questionnaires covering engineering and economic information on
individual plants. The questionnaires are supplemented by sampling and analyses
from wastewater discharge points, and secondary engineering and economic
information. Information collected includes:
Plant name and location
Plant size (by production
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Wastewater characteristics
Wastewater controls
Treatment technologies
Plant age
Types of products/services
Water use
Costs of wastewater treatment
Pollution prevention practices
There are variations in the types and amount of information collected from each
industry.
Information is collected to develop or revise effluent guidelines on an
industry-specific basis. Wastewater samples are collected by EPA contractors.
Although the basic information collected is generally similar across studies, there is
great variation in the particular parameters. Efforts are underway to standardize
data definitions and collection and analysis methods. Most information is collected
at one time only, although wastewater sampling for some industries may include a
series of episodes over several months. Over the last ten years, all sample and
analysis information has been managed by a sample control center, where the
information is checked for accuracy and consistency.
Linkages to other data bases are possible through NPDES numbers (for direct
dischargers).
Some questionnaires are maintained in paper form only and may be examined by
EPA personnel cleared for confidential business information. Some questionnaire
information and sample and analysis information is maintained in data sets on the
EPA National Computer Center IBM ES-9000 or on tapes stored off-site.
Eric Strassler
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Environmental Monitoring Methods Index
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EMMI
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The Environmental Monitoring Methods Index (EMMI) is a computerized catalog
of information on environmentally significant chemical substances monitored by
EPA, methods for their analysis, and the regulatory and office-based lists on which
they appear.
The EMMI system is a PC-based, user-friendly, menu-driven system that features
rapid text search and concurrent display of key data elements. EMMI is indexed on
eight key fields, so the user can display or print information in almost any manner.
In addition, EMMI users can select from a variety of search parameters to locate a
specific group of analytes.
The EMMI system offers a wide spectrum of data on analytes, analytical methods,
and Agency lists. The data base currently contains more than 2,400 unique
analytes that are identified on 40 statutorily-mandated and office-based lists, and
approximately 900 analytical methods. Lists include all Clean Water Act, Clean
Air Act, RCRA, SDWA and CERCLA lists.
Information tracked for each analyte includes its CAS number, names and
synonyms, the regulatory and office-based lists the analyte appears on, regulatory
limits, and analytical methods used to identify the substance. A unique
characteristic of EMMI is the specification of method detection limits by analyte.
The EMMI data base associates each detection limit value with the appropriate
acronym and provides a detailed description of each detection limit acronym.
EMMI is designed to provide this level of specificity throughout the system.
Information tracked for each method includes the origin, the instrumentation
needed, the responsible organization, and the detection limit, as well as a short
summary of the method.
Information tracked for each list includes name, source, office responsible,
chemicals on the list, related laws, and a description of the purpose of the list..
EMMI, previously called the List of Lists, was first developed in 1985 and is
currently undergoing a complete update. The chemical, lists, and methods
information has been checked for accuracy by chemists working at the OST
Sample Control Center.
Users may obtain, in book format, a copy of the information from the 1988 update
of EMMI, or information on the next release of the electronic data base by calling
the National Manager.
Bill Telliard or Jim King
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Federal Reporting Data System
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The Federal Reporting Data System (FRDS) is an automated data base for the
Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program maintained by EPA's Office of
Ground Water and Prinking Water. It is a centralized data base designed as a
repository for information about Public Water Supplies (PWSs) and their
compliance with monitoring requirements, maximum contaminant level (MCL)
regulations, and other requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments
(SDWA)ofl986.
FRDS contains approximately 12 million records. Information tracked includes:
Enforcement actions
Treatment
State discretionary information
Historical information
Population
PWS identification number
Location
Violations
Variances and exemptions
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Sources/plants
FRDS tracks PWSs with both surface water and ground-water sources. FRDS does
not track information for private wells or PWSs excluded from coverage by the
SDWA.
The SDWA stipulates that all Public Water Supplies must conduct monitoring,
maintain records, and provide compliance and enforcement information to the
Agency for it to carry out its responsibilities with respect to the SDWA.
PWS owners and operators are required to report monitoring results to the State (or
in non-primacy States or Indian lands, to the Region) at frequencies specified in
State and Federal regulations. State (or Regional) enforcement officials are
required to assess the monitoring results and submit quarterly reports to EPA
Headquarters containing any new information for FRDS. Some States submit
FRDS information manually, while others have developed automated data
processing systems compatible with FRDS. Regions perform extensive inventory
data verification to ensure accuracy.
QA/QC is achieved through several processes including lab certification, periodic
State data verification efforts, and stringent FRDS edit and validity checks. Users
should be mindful that FRDS is an "exception-based" system with virtually all data
being provided by the States, each of which may have significantly different
approaches to QA/QC.
Computer access rights to FRDS are determined by Headquarters, the States and
the Regions, which authorize user accounts and passwords. FRDS training is
periodically available in both Headquarters and the Regions.
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FY1992
Gage and Dam Files
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Two automated data files have been developed by the Office of Wetlands, Oceans
and Watersheds to provide flow data for analyses based on the STORET system
and Reach File. These files maintain information on gaging stations and dams on
waterways. The Gage File provides a common file for gage information to assist
those involved with water quality studies, waste load allocations, distribution
studies, and advanced waste treatment assessments. The Dam File provides an
inventory of United States dams.
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The Gage File contains mean and low flow values for each hydrologically
connected reach in EPA's Reach File. There is a mean and low flow value
associated with every river reach in Reach File 1. These values are for 'artificial'
gages located at the end of each reach. In addition to the artificial gages, the file
contains descriptive information for selected USGS stream gaging stations
throughout the United States. There are approximately 36,000 records in the Gage
File. Information includes gage locations and flow and velocity values.
The Dam File contains records for 68,155 dams across the country identified during
a 1980 census. These records are for dams greater than 6 feet in height and with
maximum water impounding capacities of at least 50 acre-feet, or at least 25 feet
high with maximum water impoundment capacities in excess of 15 acre feet. There
are an estimated 2 million additional dams that were too small to be included in the
census. Information includes the dam locations and characteristics.
The Gage File was derived from the National Water Data Exchange, the Master
Water Data Index, the Basic Characteristics File, and the STORET Daily Flow
System, which is in turn supplied by the U.S. Geological Survey. A model was
used to assign flows to reaches without gaging stations.
The Dam File was derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 1980 inventory
of dams as part of the National Program of Inspection of Non-Federal Dams.
All files can be linked to other data bases through Reach numbers. Quality control
for these files includes a series of edit checks to ensure that data fall within normal
ranges for specified data elements.
Any person with access to the EPA National Computer Center IBM ES-9000
computer has access to these files.
Bob King
(202)260-7028
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
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Grants Information and Control System—Construction Grants
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The Municipal Support Program's subsystem of the Grants Information and Control
System (GICS) tracks the processing of all wastewater treatment grant applications
and active construction grant projects funded by the Construction Grant Program
authorized by the Clean Water Act. Also tracked is Federal funding provided to
each State's State Revolving Fund (SRF) Program authorized by the Water Quality
Act of 1987. The largest part of the GICS data base deals with wastewater
treatment construction projects, but there is a non-construction grants component of
GICS that contains information for many other EPA grants-related programs
including State program grants and research grants.
Construction Grants-GICS contains administrative, financial, technical, and project
status information on each construction grant funded by EPA. There are over
113,000 records of construction grants information in GICS, with each record
containing 75 nationally required data elements.
Information is organized by a grant number assigned to each project, by State.
Linkages to other data bases are possible through the authority/facility (A/F)
number to the Needs Survey and the NPDES permit number to PCS.
The State Revolving Fund portion of GICS contains identification and financial
information on Capitalization Grants and on SRF projects. Nationally required
data elements are used to report on SRF implementation. In addition, States may
utilize the SRF GICS State Optional System to enter additional SRF project status
information of particular interest to the State and design more detailed customized
reports.
GICS utilizes an on-line menu driven system for data entry. For construction
grants information, States (and Regions that operate construction grants programs
not delegated to a State) create and then update their individual data files on grants
as they are approved or modified. For the State Revolving Fund program, Regions
are ultimately responsible for all data entry. In general, Regions enter information
related to the State Revolving Fund grants and States enter information related to
the SRF funded projects.
Quality assurance is an integral part of GICS. On-line data entry edits are
programmed for quality checks during data entry. Audit Reports are system
generated for broad scale quality control. Error rates for data entry are generally
less than 5 percent nationwide, as estimated by the quarterly audit reports.
Any person with access to the EPA National Computer Center's IBM ES-9000
computer can obtain access to GICS. All State and Regional users can design and
generate individual, specialized and ad hoc reports.
Jannie Latta
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Office of Wastewater, Enforcement and Compliance
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Hazardous Waste Injection Well Data Base
Description
HWIWDB
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The Underground Injection Control Branch keeps an automated inventory of Class
I-Hazardous Waste injection wells as defined by the Safe Drinking Water Act. The
system stores information that was obtained during a special study to collect
information for the 1985 Report to Congress on Injection of Hazardous Waste. The
system also provides information on alternative treatment capacity analysis in
addition to scheduling which wells are affected by the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA).
The Hazardous Waste Injection Well data base contains detailed information
concerning all Class I-Hazardous Waste injection wells. Information in the system
includes:
Facility or well owner/operator
Identification and well class codes
Chemical information concerning the injectate
Well construction information
Hydrogeological information about the area where injection occurs
Waste information
RCRA codes and volumes
The data base consists of 322 well records of active, inactive, and abandoned Class
I wells. These records also include limited information on Class I nonhazardous
and Class IV wells. Since the completion of the special study, some States have
elected to update their information, but the major portion of records are only
up-to-date as of 1987.
The information was originally collected as part of a special study conducted in
response to a Congressional request on the Injection of Hazardous Waste into
injection wells. EPA obtained the information from States and entered them into a
data base on a personal computer for analysis. Quality Assurance was completed at
the time of the data collection. The information was very accurate as of 1987.
Regions are not required to update information in the data base. Reports were
generated annually for comparison with the Federal UIC Reporting System (FURS)
until the use of the latter system was discontinued in fiscal year 1989.
The data base is maintained on a PC and is not directly accessible. Users can
obtain information from the national manger in disk or report form.
Mario Salazar
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Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water ,
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FY1992
Industrial Facilities Discharge File
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The Industrial Facilities Discharge (IFD) File is an automated data base of
industrial point source dischargers to surface waters in the United States. The IFD
was created specifically to provide the Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
with a comprehensive data base of industrial point source dischargers.
The IFD contains approximately 120,000 records. The IFD has three basic kinds of
information: facility, direct discharge, and indirect discharge facilities. Facility
information includes site identification codes and summary effluent discharge
information. Discharge information includes the components of individual
discharges, including location, flow, and Standard Industrial Code (SIC). Nearly
half of the direct dischargers tracked are POTWs. Indirect discharger information
is for industrial flows from industries that discharge to other facilities, such as
POTWs, rather than directly to surface waters.
In addition, the IFD contains information for Superfund sites on the National
Priority List. This information includes the location name, State and county codes,
latitude and longitude coordinates, Reach number, and the mileage offset within the
reach (i.e., the distance of site from the reach's end point).
The IFD can be used for regulatory impact analyses, best available technology
studies, regulation development, and special projects.
Linkages to other data bases, such as PCS and STORET can be made through
Reach numbers, and NPDES permit numbers. In addition, cross references.to
outside data bases, such as CETIS (Complex Effluent Toxicity Information
System) and the Organic Chemical Producers Data Base, have been built into IFD.
IFD information is derived from several sources. The Permit Compliance System
(PCS) was used to identify NPDES permitted facilities to be included in IFD;
general information about each facility was extracted from PCS to form the basis of
the IFD. The actual NPDES permits from EPA Regional Offices provided
discharge and location information for both direct and indirect point source
dischargers. In addition, various States and local agencies provided additional and
more recent information not found in the Regional NPDES files. The Needs
Survey data base provided information on POTW identified by a NPDES number.
When a new NPDES number is issued, the facility is added to the IFD. Otherwise,
users may use an interactive program to report discovered gaps or errors, which are
reviewed and added to IFD weekly.
Quality control for these files includes a series of edit checks to ensure that data fall
within normal ranges for specified data elements. Some locations! data at the pipe
level are unreliable.
Any person with access to the EPA National Computer Center IBM ES-9000
computer has access to the IFD.
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Needs Survey
Description
Needs
Information
The Needs Survey is an automated inventory, maintained by the Office of
Wastewater, Enforcement and Compliance (OWEC) of all existing or proposed
publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) that need construction or renovation to
meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act. Files of past surveys are also
available in the Needs Survey data base.
The official 1990 Needs Survey data base contains 24,153 records, each of which
includes over 230 data elements organized by 19 subject areas. Among the
information included is:
Location and characteristics of POTWs
Construction cost estimates and how they were documented
Populations served by collection and treatment
Flow capacity
Effluent characteristics
Treatment processes
The Needs Survey's authority/facility (A/F) number allows linkages to the Grants
Information Control System; the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
number to the Permits Compliance System and the Industrial Facilities Data Base;
and the Reach number to the Reach File.
Information
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The information in the Needs Survey File is collected and/or updated every two
years from each State, in order to compile the biennial Needs Survey Report to
Congress. The File contains the final survey information from 1984,1986,1988,
and 1990. Li order to record new or updated information about facilities in the file,
facility fact sheets are sent out for each collection effort containing information
from the previous survey. States use these fact sheets and the current Needs Survey
Guidance to complete their new surveys. QC activities are presently limited.
Access
All past Needs Survey files are open to the public. Current Needs Survey
information is only accessible to authorized EPA and State users. Anyone having a
valid user ID and password may access the past Needs Survey Files. Access to the
data base is through the Review, Update, and QUery System (RUQUS).
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Ocean Data Evaluation System
Description
ODES
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The Ocean Data Evaluation System (ODES) is a menu-driven system, maintained by
the Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds (OWOW), for storing and analyzing
water quality and biological data from marine, estuarine, and freshwater
environments. The system supports Federal, State, and local decision makers
associated with marine monitoring programs. The system was designed in 1985 to
support managers and analysts in meeting regulatory objectives through the
evaluation of marine monitoring information.
ODES contains over two and a half million records of data from the National
Estuary Program, the Great Lakes National Program Office, the Ocean Disposal
program, 301(h) sewage discharge program, the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) program, and the 403(c) program. Records pertain to:
Water quality
Fish abundance
Bioaccumulation
Sediment physical/
chemical characteristics
Benthic infauna
Fish histopathology
Bioassay
Mapping tools enable users to examine spatial relationships between pollutant
sources, natural resources, geographic features, and sampling station location.
Plotting tools display spatial and temporal relationships between measurements of
selected variables. In addition to using ODES analytical and retrieval tools, users can
transfer data to an ASCII file. These data can be loaded into a variety of software
packages (e.g., SAS, SPSS, Lotus 1-2-3, dBASE) to produce reports or ad hoc
analyses using analytical tools not provided in ODES. ODES also enables users to
convert and download mapping and monitoring data into a format compatible with
EPA's approved GIS software, ARC/INFO.
A link has been developed in ODES to allow a user to download or analyze STORET
water quality data using several of the ODES graphical and modeling tools. The
menu-driven features of the ODES system are used to generate STORET water
quality data reports and download STORET data in text or ARC/INFO format.
All data in ODES are stored in SAS data sets. Since the data are compiled from many
different monitoring programs and users, standardized data submission procedures
have been developed to ensure accurate data entry. Key features include the use of
coding schemes and standard formats for marine data developed by NOAA's National
Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) and an extensive quality assurance program.
The quality assurance program includes producing data integrity reports and
descriptive statistics for each data set. The ODES technical staff uses this information
to review each data set submitted. A quality assurance report describing analytical
methods and procedures for each data set is stored on-line with each data set.
The ODES Manager can provide access by issuing a valid User ID, password, and
account for the EPA National Computer Center IBM ES-9000 computer.
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FY1992
Permit Compliance System
Description
PCS
Information
Information
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Manager
The Permit Compliance System (PCS) is an information management system
maintained by the Office of Wastewater Enforcement and Compliance (OWEC), to
track the permit, compliance, and enforcement status of facilities regulated by the
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program under the
Clean Water Act. PCS supports the NPDES program at the State, Regional, and
National levels.
PCS tracks information about wastewater treatment, industrial, and Federal
facilities discharging into navigable waters. Items tracked include:
Facility characteristics
Discharge characteristics
Compliance schedules
Permit conditions
Inspections
Enforcement actions
PCS distinguishes between major and minor facilities, based on the potential threat
to human health or the environment. Factors determining a facility's classification
include the discharge amount per day, the wastewater sources, and the population
affected by the discharge. Although all major and minor facilities must be
permitted, only major facilities must provide complete records to PCS. These
currently number around 7,100. PCS also contains information collected from
States and Regions submitting information for the approximately 56,300 minor
facilities in the United States. The collection of latitude/longitude (facility end of
pipe) location information is now underway.
The NPDES permit number allows linkages to IFD, the Needs Survey, and GICS.
Facilities report their compliance and status information by submitting Compliance
Schedule Reports and Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) to Regions or
delegated States, which enter the information into PCS. Inspection and enforcement
information is collected and entered by Regions and/or delegated States.
OWEC provides a Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Quality Assurance (QA)
program to evaluate the analytical ability of NPDES permittee laboratories for
chemical and whole- effluent toxicity self-monitoring data. The Regions and
delegated States provide for QA of PCS data through methods that include reviewing
source documents, double keying data, and reviewing retrievals. OWEC is
developing QA procedures to evaluate existing PCS data and a QA Guidance Manual
to assist Regions and delegated States in developing written QA procedures. PCS
users should be aware of the possibility of misinterpreting the data, Regional/State
data entry variations, and the quality of the DMR data.
Access to PCS is determined by the States, Regions, and EPA Headquarters, which
authorize user accounts and passwords. Plans are underway to allow general access
to all PCS information, except enforcement and other sensitive information. PCS
training is available from EPA Headquarters and Regional staff.
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FY1992
Reach File
Description
Reach
Information
Information
Collection
Access
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The Reach File is an automated data base of surface water features developed by the
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. It identifies all streams, lakes,
reservoirs, coastlines, and estuaries in the United States. Each of these is divided
into segments called 'reaches." Reaches reference each other, so it is possible to
hydrologicaUy traverse the nation's rivers and open waters while scanning other data
bases for information associated with any reach along the traversal path. This is the
foundation of EPA's ability to integrate information from other data bases in
hydrological order and in common by river mile relationships.
The Reach File is currently in its third generation. Reach File 1 was created in 1982
and contained information for 68,000 reaches, covering approximately 700,000 miles
of streams. Reach File 2, implemented in 1988, added new reaches, doubling the
number of streams in the file. RF3 is complete for 44 States and will result in data
files for over 3 million reaches, with 93 million associated coordinates.
Each of the reaches in the Reach File is uniquely identified by a sixteen-digit Reach
number. The following kinds of information are maintained for each reach:
Hydrologic Structure
Reach Trace
Open Waterbody Characteristics
Reach name, type, length,
upstream and downstream
connections, State and county.
Latitude/Longitude coordinates
along reaches.
Description of whole
waterbodies (e.g., ponds, bays,
reservoirs), including surface
area and perimeter.
The information in Reach File 1 was based on NOAA aeronautical charts, which
provided line traces that were scanned into the data base. Cataloging Unit
boundaries from the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) were added to the traces.
Reach File 2's information was based on Reach File 1, with additions from the USGS
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) data base. Reach File 3, now under
development for the remaining States (except Alaska), Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands, is based on the two earlier Reach Files, with additional information from the
USGS. This new information includes cataloging unit boundaries, new names from
GNIS, and scale digital line graph data to add precision. All information has been
verified with graphical and automated software tools. Reach numbers are used in a
number of other water data bases, allowing linkages to the Reach Files.
Any person with access to the EPA National Computer Center IBM ES-9000
computer and a valid STORET account has access to the Reach File.
Bob King
(202) 260-7028
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
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Description
STORET
Information
Information
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STORET (STOrage and RETrieval of U.S. waterways parametric data) is one of the
oldest and largest water information systems currently in use. In conjunction with
the Reach File, STORET forms the basis for many other water information systems.
STORET was first developed by the U.S. Public Health Service in 1964 to collect
and disseminate basic information on chemical, physical, and biological water quality
of the Nation's waters. In 1966, STORET moved to the Department of the Interior,
where it remained until 1970, when EPA was given responsibility for maintaining the
system. Today, STORET is jointly maintained by EPA's Office of Information
Resources Management and the Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds.
STORET stores information on ambient, intensive survey effluent, andjbiplqgical
water quality monitoring information. Although most STORET information has
been added since 1975, records go back to 1899. STORET has three main
information areas:
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The Fish Kill File, although listed separately, also comes under the STORET
umbrella. These information areas are profiled on the following pages.
Currently, about 800 organizations have submitted information to STORET.
There are over 735,000 sampling stations in STORET and more than 180 million
parametric observations covering some 12,000 water quality parameters.
Many organizations submit information to STORET, including Federal, State,
interstate, and international agencies. Users submit new information in the
appropriate format daily. STORET data files are updated weekly.
Each organization is responsible for the information it submits to STORET;
STORET is a user-owned system. States submitting information follow quality
assurance and control procedures as specified in Section 106 of the SWA. All
STORET data is checked for invalid data ranges or missing mandatory fields
before being added to the system. Although STORET software edits incoming data
for errors and inconsistencies, the owners of the data have ithe primary
responsibility for its content.
Any person with access to the EPA National Computer Center IBM ES-9000
computer has access to STORET. Although Agencies may lock their STORET
information, almost all information is available to all users.
Bob King
(202) 260-7028
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
Assessment and Watershed Protection Division
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STORET - Biological System
Description
BIOS
Information
Information
Collection
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The Biological System (BIOS) is an automated component of STORET, developed
by the Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, that contains information on the
distribution, abundance, and physical condition of aquatic organisms in waters within
and contiguous to the United States, as well as descriptions of their habitats. BIOS
provides a central repository for biological information and analytical tools for data
analyses.
The BIOS data structure is similar to the STORET Water Quality System (WQS),
with two basic kinds of information: the sites (or stations) where information is
collected and the samples collected at these sites. BIOS information is collected at
sampling locations called stations, which have several identifiers, including:
Agency code Station ID Narrative description
State and county code EPA Basin code USGS Hydrologic Unit code
EPA Eco-region Latitude and longitude
For each station, information from one or more sampling events is recorded.
Sampling events belong to a particular survey, which may include sampling events
from more than one station. Each sampling event is identified by a date and
identifier. The sampling gear used may also be identified, as well as the sampling
environment: meteorological conditions, physical and chemical water conditions, and
descriptions of the habitat. For each sample, the system stores a complete record of
the observed biota. Minimally, information includes the taxonomic identities and
counts of observed organisms.
BIOS information can be linked to WQS and PCS. BIOS also links to a taxonomic
nomenclature file maintained by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA).
Several organizations submit information to BIOS, including Federal agencies such
as EPA; State, interstate, and international agencies. New information is submitted
daily by the users. Actual updates to BIOS data files are made once each week.
States submitting information follow quality assurance and control procedures as
specified in Section 106 of the CWA. All STORET data is checked for invalid data
ranges or missing mandatory fields before being added to the system. Although
STORET software edits incoming data for errors and inconsistencies, the owners of
the data have the primary responsibility for its content. In addition to QA/QC checks,
BIOS also provides an on-line description of contacts, references, and analytical
procedures for each data set.
Any person with access to the EPA National Computer Center IBM ES-9000
computer has access to BIOS. Although Agencies may lock their STORET
information, almost all information is available to all users. To add or change
information, you must have a special Agency ID and password; Agencies may
change only their own information.
Bob King
(202) 260-7028
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
Assessment and Watershed Protection Division
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STORET - Daily Flow System
Description
DFS
Information
Information
Collection
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Manager
The STORET Daily How System (DFS), an automated data base maintained by the
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, contains daily observations of stream
flow and miscellaneous water quality parameters collected at gaging stations
belonging to the U.S. Geological Survey's national network. The DFS contains
essentially the same information as the U.S. Geological Survey's Daily Values File;
the DFS provides an alternative source for the information and simplifies linkages
to other, non-USGS water data bases.
The System contains more than 695,000 records, each representing a single water
year's worth of information, for over 29,585 gaging sites.
The System is composed of approximately 85% stream flow information,
indicating the quantity of water flowing past the gaging sites (cubic feet per
second). The remaining 15 percent of the information consists of water level and
water quality measurements, including:
Temperature Conductivity
Dissolved oxygen pH
Chloride Suspended sediment
Uses of Daily Flow System information include reviewing NPDES permits,
conducting regulatory impact analyses (RIA), developing water monitoring
strategies, and analyzing waste load allocations, where the flow information is used
to compute loadings. The computation of loadings allows users to convert water
quality measurements, i.e., concentrations, to quantitative measurements, e.g.,
pounds per day.
DFS information can be linked to information in the other STORET sub-systems
through Reach numbers.
The EPA receives new information for the System from the US Geological
Survey's Daily Values File twice each year, usually in April and October, at which
time the information is merged into the daily flow system and made available to
users.
Quality control for these files includes a series of edit checks to ensure data fall
within normal ranges for specified data elements.
Any person with access to the EPA National Computer Center IBM ES-9000
computer has access to the Daily Flow System.
Bob King
(202) 260-7028
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
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STORET - Fish Kill File
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The Fish Kill File is an automated component of STORET, developed by the
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, that tracks fish kills caused by
pollution that have occurred throughout the United States. The kills are a result of
a variety of industrial, municipal, agricultural, and transportation related operations.
The Fish Kill File was first implemented in 1960 by the Public Health Service
under the authority of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
The intent of the Fish Kill File is to secure information about the effects of
pollutants discharged to surface waters on fish. The principal objective is to allow
FJPA and States to determine the causes of fish kills and to place responsibility
when kills are caused by man-made pollution.
The Fish Kill File includes information describing the location and circumstances
of the kill, total number of fish killed, and the number of each species that died.
Beginning in 1960, and ending in mid-1990, when information collection was
discontinued, Fish Kill information includes:
Primary land use surrounding the kill site
Pollutants identified at site
Cause of the kill
Sources of the pollutants
Users can retrieve information from the file by State, county, city, basin, period of
record, and pollution cause code. The system can also generate standard reports.
Information submission is voluntary. Most States submit information on fish kills.
The EPA provides States with a post card reporting form that States fill out and
submit when fish kills occur. Forms are submitted as States collect information,
which may be on a monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis. Some States report fish
kills immediately after they occur. During the 1970s, as many as 800 incidents
were reported each year; since then, the number of reports has declined.
Because reporting is voluntary, it is probable that numerous kills go unnoticed or
unreported, and some significantly large kills are not included due to lack of
sufficient information to determine if the kills were caused by pollution or were due
to natural causes. Linkages to other systems are theoretically possible through the
Reach number associated with a fish kill site, but information is not always
reported. Quality control for these files includes a series of edit checks to ensure
that data fall within normal ranges for specified data elements.
Information from 1960 through 1986 is maintained in an electronic file accessible
through the STORET umbrella, so any person with access to the EPA National
Computer Center IBM ES-9000 mainframe computer has access to this
information. Information collected since 1986 is available only in paper format;
users may obtain this information by request from the national manager.
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The STORET Water Quality System (WQS), the main component of STORET, is
an automated system, maintained by the Office of Wetlands, Oceans and
Watersheds in close cooperation with the Office of Information Resources
Management. It contains chemical and physical information obtained during
monitoring of waterways within and contiguous to the United States. This includes
information for estuaries, streams, lakes, rivers, ground water, canals, and coastal
and international waters.
The Water Quality System is composed of two basic kinds of information: the sites
(or stations) where information is collected and the samples collected at these sites.
There are currently over 730,000 stations, over 300 of which are unique collection
points for ground-water data. Station information includes:
Station type State and county/EPA Basin code
Latitude/longitude Reach number
USGS Hydrologic Unit Narrative description
The information on sampling reports where, when, and how samples were
collected, the parameter(s) tested for, and the testing results. The analyses report
ambient water quality and effluent chemistry. There are currently about 25 million
sample records and about 150 million analysis records. WQS information can be
linked to PCS, BIOS, and other water data bases through Reach numbers.
Information is collected, coded, and submitted by State, EPA, and other Federal
Agencies with monitoring programs, as well as contractors, universities, and
individuals. Providers and users of information are called Agencies, and each is
provided an account. Information providers submit information, and EPA updates
the data base as information becomes available. Information from the U.S.
Geological Survey's WATSTORE (WATer STOrage and REtrieval system) is
transferred to STORET periodically. Recent changes have provided special
measures to .facilitate the user's retrieval of ground-water information.
Each Agency submits its own information, which is submitted to basic checks for
existence of mandatory fields and range checks (e.g., that results for parameter tests
fall within the possible range) as it is added to WQS. EPA guidelines exist for data
definition and quality. They are optional, but EPA strongly encourages their use.
States submitting information follow QA/QC procedures as specified in Section
106 of the SWA. Although STORET software edits incoming data for errors and
inconsistencies, the owners of the data are responsible for its content.
Any person with access to the EPA National Computer Center IBM ES-9000
computer has access to WQS. Although agencies may lock their STORET
information, almost all information is available to the public. To add or change
information, you must have a special Agency ID and password; agencies may
change only their own information.
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UIC Program Summary System
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Permit issuance
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Grant utilization
The Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program Summary System is a PC-based
system, maintained by the Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, that stores
and processes information concerning basic inspection, permitting, violation, and
enforcement in UIC program activities reported by Regions and States. It was
designed to support Headquarters oversight of State and Regional UIC programs.
The UIC Program Summary System contains complete summary information for all
State UIC programs (whether administered by the States or an EPA Region).
Among the types of information in the data base are:
Permit determination
Violation identification
Field inspections & testing
Well inventory
The system also contains detailed information from the Exceptions List Report that
shows wells in significant non-compliance (SNC) not addressed by an enforcement
action within 90 days.
The system produces a report of quarterly Regional and State totals for submission
to OMSE for entry into the Strategic Targeted Activities for Results System
(STARS). Regions check information collected from States against commitments,
and Headquarters compares the results of EPA's 7520 (quarterly reporting) forms
with STARS submissions. No automated links to other data bases are provided, but
the information can be transferred to Lotus 1-2-3 for use in resource allocation.
Summary information on wells cannot be linked to individual wells.
Each primacy State and each Region that directly "implements a UIC program in a
State submit program information quarterly on EPA 7520 information collection
forms. The Program Management and Evaluation Section enters the information
from the forms and checks it for accuracy.
The Well Activities Tracking, Evaluation and Reporting System (WATERS)
automatically produces EPA 7520 forms for Class n (oil and gas injection) wells.
WATERS incorporates animation, context-sensitive help, and pull-down menus, and
is extremely user friendly. The system will be enhanced to accommodate other
classes of injection wells. Numerous error checks are incorporated into the system
. to improve QA/QC, and Regional reviews are focused towards verifying data
quality. Programs to convert present State data systems to WATERS, networking,
and EDI are areas for future project direction. Users who wish to submit data in
hard copy still have that option.
The UIC Program Summary System can not be accessed directly. The National
Manager will provide reports on request.
Jentai Yang
(202) 260-5542
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
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The Waterbody System
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WBS
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The Waterbody System (WBS) is an automated data base of State water quality
assessment information maintained by the Office of Wetlands, Oceans and
Watersheds. WBS facilitates collection, storage, retrieval, and analysis of water
quality assessment information collected by the States to meet the Agency's
Congressional reporting requkements under §305(b) of the Clean Water Act.
The WBS contains information that helps program managers report accurately and
quickly on the water quality status of a particular water body. It may also be used
to target resource expenditures and to set surface water program priorities.
Waterbody identification Assessment information
Water quality status Causes of impairment
Sources of impairment
Under the Clean Water Act, States submit information to EPA on several types of
surface waters affected by point or nonpoint source pollution, lakes monitored
under the Clean Lakes Program, and surface waters requiring the assigning of total
maximum daily loads limits to restore or maintain their water quality.
The Waterbody System serves as an inventory of each State's navigable waters that
have been assessed for water quality and is used as the basis for the 305(b) report to
Congress every two years. States assemble available monitoring information and
make judgements on water quality before summary information can be entered into
the system. WBS stores the components and the results of the assessment. The
WBS is not designed to store, manipulate, or analyze raw monitoring data.
The WBS is linked to the EPA Reach File and STORET via Reach indexing. Also,
the NPDES number links facilities reported in the WBS to IFD and PCS.
The Clean Water Act requires each State, territory, and interstate commission to
develop a program to monitor the quality of its water and to prepare a report every
two years describing the status of water quality. The information is collected and
entered into WBS by the States, territories and interstate commissions. This
information is submitted to EPA every two years to update the National data base.
WBS is a voluntary program currently used by approximately 40 States, Territories,
and River Basin Commissions. The data base consists of assessments rather than
monitoring data and includes many optional fields. Consistency is good within a
State. Those wishing to aggregate to a Regional or national level should discuss
data characteristics with the WBS coordinator.
Any person with access to the EPA National Computer Center IBM ES-9000
computer has access to the WBS. This will allow the user to view information and
generate reports. Only State approved contacts are given a password and allowed
to add or edit information. User support is available from the Monitoring Branch.
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Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
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This chapter contains an inventory of approximately 75
additional environmental and program information systems
maintained by the Headquarters Office of Water, but not
profiled. Although most of these systems are narrower in scope
than the 20 systems that the Compendium highlights, they
contain information that could be useful for cross media and
program assessments.
Most, but not all, of the systems in this inventory are
automated. Each system narrative consists of the name of the
system, the office responsible for its operation, the hardware
and software used, and a point of contact. A brief description
summarizes each system's purpose and the types of
information available from it.
The systems have been organized into three broad categories,
each with several subcategories:
• Environmental and Program Systems
Tracking systems: Track activities and progress against
established goals and over time.
— Informational systems: Provide information to users.
• Outreach Services
— Bulletin boards: Enable users to access and exchange
information (e.g., data, documents, forums for
discussion) among themselves and the programs that
operate the bulletin boards.
— Bibliographies: Provide lists of publications, including
authors, publication dates, and other applicable
information, that pertain to a specific subject area.
— Clearinghouses: Provide a single access point for
relevant information about the topic of interest.
— Hotlines: Enable telephone callers to have questions
answered by people knowledgeable in the subject area.
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• Program and Information Tools
— Models: Help users to predict the outcomes of certain
situations based on the variables that the users enter.
~ Analytical tools: Allow users to analyze data; may
include statistical tools, graphing and mapping tools, or
other analytical methods.
~ Access tools: Facilitate users' access to water data (e.g.,
user-friendly, PC-based "front ends" for complex
mainframe systems).
An overview matrix is included at the beginning of the section
to provide users of the Compendium with a listing of systems
(including the 20 key systems that have been profiled in greater
detail). It also helps users to quickly determine which systems
are available in each of the four OW Program Offices. Each
system shown in the matrix can be found in the more detailed
narrative that follows that describes the purpose of the system
and the type of information it contains. The systems are
arranged alphabetically under each major category within the
narrative section.
The information in this section has been excerpted from a larger
document, the Office of Water Information Systems and
Services, that contains descriptions of approximately 175
systems and information outreach services maintained by the
Office of Water. Systems in this document have been placed
into the following broad categories:
• Environmental and Program Systems.
• Outreach Services (e.g., hotlines, clearinghouses, bulletin
boards).
• Program and Information Management Tools (e.g.,
models, analytical tools, and access tools).
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Descriptions of
Information
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Environmental and
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Tracking Systems
Administrative Order (AO) Tracking System (PC,
dBASE, OGWDW/EPID)
The purpose of the system is to track the progress of
proposed Administrative Orders. The system contains
information on the proposed and final AOs, penalty
amounts, name of the facility, permit number, the docket
number and violations.
Contact: Peter Bahor - (202) 260-7280
Administrative Order Inventory and Tracking System
(PC, dBASE IV, OWEC/ED)
The purpose of the system is to track the progress of
proposed Administrative Orders. The system contains
information on the proposed and final dates, type of
penalty involved, penalty amounts, the name of the
facility and its permit number, and the docket number.
Contact: Roshell Whitley - (202) 260-8310
Administrative Penalty Orders Inventory and Tracking
System (PC, dBASE IV, OWEC/ED)
The purpose of this system is to track the status of
administrative penalty orders in each of the Regions, and
to enable staff to assess the consistency of penalties across
the Regions. This system contains information on: the
number and type of violations, the duration and severity
of violations, and the amount of proposed and final
penalties.
Contact: Ken Keith - (202) 260-3714
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Program Systems
Tracking Systems
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ANDERSON Management and Reporting System (PC,
Clipper, OWOW/OCPD)
The purpose of this system is to develop a schedule for
operations on board the Ocean Survey Vessel PETER W.
ANDERSON and track reporting requirements from each
ANDERSON survey. The system also generates a calendar
and provides ship-use statistics. The system is used by
Headquarters program staff to manage ANDERSON
operations and follow-up reporting.
Contact: Kevin Perry - (202) 260-6833
Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Quality Assurance
Studies Tracking System (Mainframe, ASCII, OWEC/ED)
Assurance studies analyze the quality of self-monitoring
information from NPDES permittees. The system contains
information for approximately 7,500 major permittees.
The permittees have been required to analyze and report
on pollutants specified in their NPDES permits.
Parameters tested at their laboratories include: nutrients,
total suspended solids, oxygen demand, heavy and trace
metals, PH, oil and grease, total chlorine residual, total
cyanide, and total phenolics. Information has been stored
in this system since the inception of the Performance
Evaluation Program in 1980.
Contact: Gary Polvi - (202) 260-8316
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Environmental and
Program Systems
Tracking Systems
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Dredged Material Tracking System (DMATS) (PC,
dBASE/Clipper, OWOW/OCPD and Region IX)
DMATS is a computerized system for tracking
administrative and sediment chemistry, bioassay and
bioaccumulation data for the National Ocean Dumping
Program. Data are generated by applicants for ocean
dumping permits and are used to describe sediment quality
at proposed dredging sites. The DMATS data entry module
is built around the Ocean Data Evaluation System 2
(ODES2) data entry package allowing transfer/uploading of
files to ODES for long-term storage and access to analytical
tools. The system is used by EPA Region DC and is available
to other regional ocean dumping programs. The system
also serves as a data source for other offices or
organizations interested in marine sediment quality data.
Contacts: Kevin Perry - (202) 260-6833 or Shelley Clarke -
(415) 744-1162 or FTS-484-1162
Inventory of 309(g) Orders (PC, WordPerfect List,
OWOW/WD)
This system contains an inventory of all 309 (g)
administrative penalty orders. The following information
is recorded: respondent's name/company, issue date,
proposed penalty, consent agreement issue date, settlement
penalty, concurrence by Headquarters, and status of case.
Contact: Gregory Peck - (202) 260-1799
Judicial Case Review Tracking System (PC, dBASE III+,
OWEC/ED)
The purpose of the system is to enable staff to track the
status of ongoing cases and to maintain a historical record
of case results. Information contained in the system
includes: the date cases were referred to EPA, name of the
"case, who reviewed the case, dates when it was reviewed,
facility name, facility type, and the penalty assessed.
Contact: Elson Lim - (202) 260-8321
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Program Information Systems
Environmental and
Program Systems
Tracking Systems
(Continued)
National Estuary Program Tracking System (NEPTUNE)
(PC, dBASE/Clipper, OWOW/OCPD)
The purpose of this system is to track grants, interagency
agreements, contracts, and progress toward national
program goals. Milestones and products are conveniently
tracked, as well as amendments and closeouts. The system
provides clear, concise reports on due dates and status of
projects. The system is used by the Regions and the
National Estuary Program Management Conferences to
manage their estuary programs.
Contact: Joe Hall - (202) 260-9082
National Municipal Policy Inventory and Tracking
System (PC, dBASE, OWEC/ED)
The purpose of the system is to track the status of
compliance and enforcement action plans. The system
includes: facility descriptions ( e.g., location, NPDES permit
number, size, population served, type of treatment, etc.),
compliance schedule, construction schedule, starting date,
and ending date.
Contact: James Ferretti - (202) 260-8317
National 304(1) Short List Database (PC, dBASE,
OWEC/PD)
This data base is used to maintain an inventory of point
sources that discharge toxic pollutants into waters
identified as water quality impaired under section 304(1)
CWA requirements. Data are stored for the 686 point
sources discharging to those waters. The data base is used
by staff to track the development and issuance of
individual control strategies for those point sources.
Contact: Kathy Smith - (202) 260-9521
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NPDES Permit Backlog Tracking Sjrstem (PC, Lotus 1-2-
3, OWEC/PD)
The purpose of this system is to assist staff in calculating
the backlog of NPDES permits in both the Regions and the
NPDES States. The system contains the universe of major
permits by State and/or Region, and tracks the number of
permits that have expired by State. The user can use the
information within the system to calculate permit
backlogs.
Contact: Kim Ogden - (202) 260-8328
Ocean Dumping Data Base System (ODDBS) (PC,
dBASE/Clipper, OWOW/OCPD)
ODDBS is a basic tracking system for ocean dumping site
environmental impact statements (EISs) and designation
through rulemaking. Data are input at Headquarters, and
the system is used primarily by Headquarters staff. The
program accepts updated information very readily through
a menu-based system and is maintained at Headquarters.
Examples of data contained in the system include: dates of
draft environmental impact statement (DEIS), final
environmental impact statement (FEIS), proposed
rulemaking, and final rulemaking; names of sites; clusters
of sites; and supporting data, such as consent agreement
status and relationship to Navy homeporting actions.
Contact: Susan Hitch - (202) 260-9178
Pretreatment Audit Summary System (PASS) (PC,
dBASE, OWEC/PD)
The purpose of this system is to track pretreatment audits
performed by the OWEC contractor. The system contains
information on the Region and State in which the audited
facility is located, the name of the controlling authority,
and the results of the audit check list used to assess the
facility.
Contact: John Hopkins - (202) 260-9527
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Pretreatment Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement
(PCME) Tracking System (PC, dBASE III+, OWEC/ED)
This system allows publicly owned treatment works
(POTWs) to track the compliance status of industries they
regulate as part of the National Pretreatment Program.
The system also provides a means to track the compliance
monitoring and enforcement activities undertaken by the
POTW to implement its approved pretreatment program.
Information contained in the system includes monitoring
data, regulated pollutant parameters, violations of
pollutant parameters, enforcement actions taken by the
POTW, and a summary of violating industries.
Contact: Lee Okster - (202) 260-8329
State Dioxin Criteria Tracking System (PC, dBASE,
OST/SASD)
The purpose of this system is to provide a tool for tracking
numerical water quality criteria for the priority pollutant
2,3,7,8,- TCDD (dioxin). The data base includes aquatic life
and human health criteria for 57 States and Territories.
The system tracks criteria in three status categories: (1)
adopted, (2) formally proposed, and (3) expected.
Information pertaining to assumptions made in deriving
human health criteria is also included. The system
produces several standard reports (e.g., summary tables,
detailed fact sheets) and supports a national report on State
dioxin that is issued periodically.
Contact: Kristin Robinson - (202) 260-1305
State Revolving Fund (SRF) Award List (PC, Lotus 1-2-3,
OWEC/MSD)
The purpose of this system is to track the amounts and
dates of SRF grant awards to States. Information contained
in the system includes: the State to which the grant is being
made, the grant number, grant amount, date grant
awarded, the appropriation from which the grant was
provided, and the amount of State match.
Contact: Kit Farber - (202) 260-3973
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Technical Support Division (TSD) Sample Tracking
System (PC, dBASE, OGWDW/TSD)
This system tracks all water samples received at TSD for
special studies. The system tracks the date and time the
samples were collected in the field; the date and time the
samples were received by TSD; the date samples were
delivered to the lab for analysis; the name of the analyst
receiving the samples; and, finally, disposal dates.
Additional information includes the city, state, and site
where the samples were collected; type of preservation
used in the samples; number of bottles used to collect the
samples; person receiving the samples; person logging the
samples; project ID; methods used to analyze the samples;
and additional space for recording problems associated
with the sampling. The system also produces sample
reports and project reports. Yearly /periodic reports record
all samples received at TSD, charting project versus
methods.
Contact: Bonnie Newport - (513) 569-7934 or FTS-684-7934
301(h) Applicant Tracking System (PC, dBASE,
OWOW/OCPD)
The purpose of this system is to track applicants to the
301 (h) program through the various stages of application,
review, tentative decisions, final decision, permit issuance,
and reapplication/renewal. The system also includes basic
facility information for the existing facility and the
proposed design. The system is used by Headquarters
program staff to manage applications., reviews, and
resource allocations.
Contact: Kevin Perry - (202) 260-6833
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Informational Systems
304(1) Progress Tracking System (PC, dBASE,
OWEC/PD)
The system is used to maintain an inventory of the short
list of waters identified as water quality impaired under
section 304(1) CWA requirements. It tracks the
development and issuance of individual control strategies
for these water quality impaired segments. Staff use the
system to track permits issued as part of the water control
strategies associated with specific water quality impaired
waters.
Contacts: Kathy Smith - (202) 260-9539
Additive Information System (Mainframe, System 2000,
OGWDW/DWSD)
This system contains a list of products intended for use in
the treatment, storage and distribution of drinking water.
Information in the system includes: a list of EPA accepted
products and the manufacturers of these products. EPA's
Additive program was terminated on October 4,1989. The
list expired on April 7,1990 and is no longer available.
Contact: Jeet Saxena - (202) 260-9579
Clean Lakes Program Management System (PC, Clipper,
OWOW/AWPD)
The purpose of this system is to manage the data associated
with a Clean Lakes Program (CLP) project. The system
contains information on CLP activities supported by each
state and additional state lakes information, administrative
information about CLP projects, location information
about lakes that are associated with CLP projects, and
technical information about specific lakes within projects.
Contact: Susan Ratcliffe - (202) 260-5404
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Inventory of Certified Labs (PC, dBASE III+,
OGWDW/TSD)
This system contains a list of laboratories certified to do
compliance analyses for public drinking water supplies and
the chemicals and methods for which they are certified to
test in each State.
Contact: Ed Click - (513) 569-7939 or FTI3-684-7939 .
National Sewage Sludge Survey (Mainframe, SAS,
OST/EAD) \
This system contains the questionnaire and chemical
analytical portions of a one-time survey. The
questionnaire portion contains responses from a national
survey of treatment practices and disposal practices at
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs). The chemical
analytical portion contains measurements of sludge from a
subset of the respondents to the questionnaire. Both
surveys used stratified random sampling to develop
national estimates.
Contact: Chuck White - (202) 260-5411
Nationwide Volunteer Monitoring Sjrstem (Mainframe,
In-house software, OWOW/AWPD)
This system contains the results of a nationwide survey of
the 50 States and major voluntary water quality
monitoring groups. The survey was jointly designed by
the Association of State Water and Interstate Pollution
Control Administrators (ASIWPCA), the Izaak Walton
League of America, and the Office of Water. The system
tracks the names and addresses of volunteer monitoring
groups, type of waterbody monitored, type of activity
conducted, parameters sampled, number of volunteers,
budget, and State use of information.
Contact: Bob King - (202) 260-7028
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Reg-In-A-Box (PC, HyperPad, OGWDW/EPID)
Reg-In-A-Box enables users to quickly find all National
Primary Drinking Water Regulations applicable to public
water supplies (PWSs), that have been promulgated or
proposed through July 18,1991. Promulgated regulations
include Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform
Rule, Phase I (Volatile Organics), Phase E (Synthetic
Organics, Volatile Organics, and Inorganics), Fluoride, Lead
and Copper, and the pre-1986 Amendment rules. Proposed
rules include Phase V and Radionuclides. The system
includes the full Federal Register text, a brief description,
and unreasonable risk to health information for each rule.
Reg-In-A-Box features five different ways to access
information: by rule package, by contaminant, by treatment
technique, by reading the Federal Register, and by PWS
Characteristic. All of the instructions for using this
convenient way of accessing regulations are contained
within the application itself.
Reg-In-A-Box is currently available through the drinking
water electronic bulletin board, Drinking Water
Information Processing Support System (Help - (703) 339-
0420 or electronic bulletin board - 1-800-229-3737).
Contact: Avrum W. Marks - (202) 260-5515
State Revolving Fund (SRF) Information Data Base (PC,
dBASE, OWEC/MSD)
This data base provides a summary description of the SRF
in each state. It is a one-time inventory that provides
information on the structure of each state's SRF program.
Information in the system includes: which State agency
manages the SRF program and the contact, general
program description and main features of the program,
assistance provided by the state program, and how the state
program is capitalized (State grants, bonds etc.).
Contact: Kit Farber - (202) 260-3973
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Summary of State and Federal Drinldng Water Standards
and Guidelines (PC, clBASE/Foxbase, OST/HECD)
This system contains the results of the 1989 survey of State
and Federal drinking water standards and guidelines, as of
January 1,1989, conducted by the Federal/State Toxicology
and Regulatory Alliance Committee (FSTRAC). The data
base contains information from 41 States, including
information on existing and planned standards,
descriptions of State Drinking Water Programs, and State
recommendations on contaminants for which there
should be future Federal standard development.
Contact: Bruce Mintz - (202) 260-9569
Unregulated Contaminants Data Basse (Mainframe,
FOCUS, OGWDW/TSD)
This system, which is currently under development,
contains the results of monitoring done by public water
supply systems to detect the presence of unregulated
chemicals (those with no MCLs) in their surface and/or
ground-water supplies. Information contained in the
system includes, but is not limited to: the public water
supply identification number; latitude and longitude, if
available; when and where the sample was collected;
method used for analysis; and results of the sample
analysis. This monitoring is required once every five years
under the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1987.
Contact: Jim Walasek - (513) 569-7919 or FTS-684-7919
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Outreach Systems'
Bulletin Boards
Wetlands and Aquatic Species List (PC, dBASE,
OWOW/WD)
The purpose of the system is to aid EPA 404 permit
reviewers. This system contains lists of vertebrates,
invertebrates, and plants characteristic of wetland habitats,
as well as surface and near-shore waters in each State.
Information in the system includes types of habitats the
species occupy and the States where these species are
present. EPA provided funds to The Nature Conservancy
to develop this system, and the system can not be
distributed without written permission from The Nature
Conservancy.
Contact: Martha Stout - (20'2) 260-2315
Wetlands Data Base (PC, dBASE, OWOW/WD)
The purpose of this data base is to provide an information
exchange tool for the States and public. It contains
information on State Wetland Protection programs.
Specific information includes: status and structure of each
State Program, and program contact names. EPA provided
the Council of State Governments, which maintains the
system, with the initial funds to develop the system.
While some of the information may be outdated, much
useful information is still available in this data base EPA
is investigating an update.
Contact: Lori Williams - (202) 260-5084
COASTNET (Galactacom hardware and software,
OWOW/OCPD)
COASTNET provides rapid access to a wide array of
information to those involved in coastal and estuarine
planning, management, and protection. It includes a
timely bulletin board section, which can be read on-line, a
state-of-the-art electronic mail facility, and an extensive file
library. It is designed to foster networking and
communications among the user community.
Contact: Joe Hall - (202) 260-9082
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Drinking Water Information Processing Support System
(DRIPSS) (PC, ANSI BBS, OGWDW/EPID)
The DRIPSS bulletin board system provides drinking water
information to Regions, States and other organizations.
Information available includes: calendar of events, list of
contacts in all States and Regions, inventory of all State
and Region information systems, and rule adoption dates.
All Drinking Water regulations and guidance are available
on-line and can be easily downloaded from the system.
Contact: Larry Weiner - (202) 260-2799
Fish Advisory Special Interest Group located on
Nonpoint Source Bulletin Board (PC or Mainframe,
OST/SASD)
The Fish Advisory conference line provides information
on State fish consumption advisories and bans. The
system contains a list of current fish advisories and bans by
State, waterbody and chemical; a bibliography of fish
advisory-related documents; a list of current and projected
fish consumption surveys; and a conference line on which
users may leave messages and/or requests for related
information.
Contact: Alison Greene - (202) 260-7053
GICS Users' Bulletin Board (Mainframe, TSO,
OWEC/MSD)
The purpose of this bulletin board is to provide GICS users
with notices of publications and announcements of
meetings related to waste water management.
Contact: Jannie Latta - (202) 260-5831
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National Small Flows Clearinghouse Computer Bulletin
Board (PC, RBBS, OWEC/MSD)
The purpose of this bulletin board is to provide waste
water treatment operators easy access to information
pertaining to small waste water treatment systems.
Information provided includes: research on waste water
management, updates of Environmental Protection
Agency programs, new clearinghouse services, hew
products from industry, and scheduled conferences and
seminars. Users are able to send messages to other users.
Users are also able to to hold private electronic conferences
on waste water topics such as construction of new
wetlands, waste water operator's solutions to specific
problems, a wastewater and water equipment exchange,
and guidance on infrastructure financing.
Contact: Chris Powers - (202) 260-1770
Nonpoint Source Bulletin Board System (PC, PCBoard,
AWPD/OWOW)
The Nonpoint Source Bulletin Board provides an active
national center for the exchange of information and
environmental education concerning the nature of NPS
pollution, NPS management techniques and methods, and
institutional arrangements for the planning and
implementation of NPS management, including financial
arrangements. The system is used by Federal, State and
local agencies; private organizations; businesses; and
individuals to obtain timely and relevant NPS
information. It is also used to exchange computer text and
program files and as an information resource and forum
for open discussion. Several "mini-bulletin boards" allow
parties with specialized interests to share information. The
Clean Lakes Clearinghouse and NPS News-Notes data base
are also available on-line.
Contact: Hal Wise or Elaine Bloom - (202) 260-3665
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Bibliographies
Regulatory Communication and Knowledged-Based
System (DIALCOM Mainframe accessed through any
terminal and a variety of software packages,
OWOW/WD)
The purpose of this system is to facilitate communication
about current wetland regulatory information among EPA
Headquarters, EPA Regions, States, and the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers' nine Regional offices and 37 districts.
OWOW and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory
Branch jointly operate and maintain this system.
Contact: Cory Giacobbe - (202) 260-5907
Drinking Water Risk Communication Bibliography
(non-automated, OST/HECD)
This is a list of all the materials the Health and Ecological
Criteria Division has in their files on the topic of drinking
water risk communication. The system consists of
publications prepared by EPA, other Federal Agencies,
States, local governments, and public interest groups about:
risks associated with various chemicals, methods to
analyze risks, and risk communication techniques.
Contact: Robert Cantilli - (202) 260-5546.
OGWDW Publications Inventory and Bibliography (PC,
Clipper, OGWDW/IO).
The purpose of this system is to provide OGWDW staff
and the public with an up-to-date inventory of OGWDW
publications. This system contains an updated list of all
OGWDW publications and tracks the number of each
document in stock. The system contains an abstract for
each publication in the inventory list.
Contact: Charlene Shaw - (202) 260-2285
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Clearinghouses
Referral List of Waste Water Treatment Related
Publications (PC, dBASE, OWEC/MSD)
The purpose of this system is to maintain an inventory of
waste water treatment related publications. This is an
automated list of municipal pollution control related
documents by title, key word, source, document number,
and cost. The system currently contains over 3,000 records.
Contacts: Bernita Starks - (202) 260-7287 and Bernice Harper
-(202)260-7373
Clean Lakes Clearinghouse (PC, dBASE,
OWOW/AWPD)
The Clearinghouse contains a core of technical
information on lake restoration, protection and
management. It provides a computerized bibliographic
data base, printed bibliographies, and user support services.
Users can access the clearinghouse via the Nonpoint
Source Bulletin Board, the Library On-Line Catalogue
System, and/or call-in service to 1-800-726-LAKE.
Contact: Terri Hollingsworth - (202) 260-7840
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Environmental Financing Information Network (EFIN)
(Electronic data base, OWEC/MSD)
EFIN provides information on available financing
alternatives for State and local environmental programs
and projects (e.g., publicly owned treatment works). EFIN
services include an on-line data base and bulletin board,
and personal assistance to secure information upon
request. EFIN also provides referrals to environmental
program and financing experts and to EPA publications on
environmental financing. EFIN can be accessed directly
through cooperating electronic information systems. EPA
staff must call the National Conference of State
Legislatures' LEGISNET (Steve Graff, (303) 830-2200) for
EFIN entry directions. Others may also access EFIN
through LEGISNET, the National, Small Flows
Clearinghouse's Wastewater Treatment Information
Exchange, call 1-800-624-8301, or the Public Technology,
Inc.'s Local Exchange, call (202) 626-2400.
Contact: June Lobit or EFIN Center - (202) 260-7372 or -0420
Monitoring Branch Clearinghouse (In process of being
automated, OWOW/AWPD)
The purpose of the Clearinghouse is to provide the public
with Waste Load Allocation Guidance: Documents,
Monitoring Guidance Documents, and. a series of
miscellaneous documents dealing with the activities of the
Monitoring Branch.
Contact: Nina Harllee - (202) 260-7017
National Small Flows Clearinghouse (Non-automated,
OWEC/MSD)
Clearinghouse staff gather and distribute information
about small community wastewater systems. They offer
educational materials including brochures, films,
videotapes, handbooks and manuals. The clearinghouse
also has a referral service (by State) of experts who design
and operate wastewater treatment facilities (1-800-624-8301).
The referral service also conducts seminars.
Contact: Chris Powers - (202) 260-1770
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Hotlines
Office of Science and Technology (OST) Clearinghouse
(In process of being automated) (OST/IO)
The purpose of the Clearinghouse will be to provide a
systematic process for identifying publications/documents
within the Office of Science and Technology. The OST
Clearinghouse System is automated using dBASE HI,
which allows quick and easy access to information on
documents. The OST Clearinghouse will also distribute
copies of requested documents according to established
mailing lists or to individual requestors.
Contact: Morrie Mabbitt - (202) 260-3963
Safe Drinking Water Hotline (Non-automated,
OGWDW/EPID)
The hotline helps the regulated community and the public
to understand the regulations and programs developed in
response to the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments.
The Hotline staff provides explanations and updates on
Drinking Water Program regulations, policies, and
information on the availability of educational materials,
technical publications, and guidance documents.
Contact: Judy Lebowich - (202) 260-7595
Storm Water Hotline (Non-automated, OWEC/PD)
The purpose of the hotline is to answer the public's
questions about the new stormwater regulations.
Contact: Hotline Staff - (703) 821-4660
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Scientific Technical
Models
Class I Hazardous Waste Models (FORTRAN, Pascal,
Lotus 1-2-3, and other mathematical software,
OGWDW/GWPD)
Several models are used by the Office of Drinking Water to
provide technical support for decisions about no-
migration, land ban petitions of hazardous waste. The
models simulate flow and transport, with the majority of
them simulating diffusion dominated transport. Many of
these models are generated for one time applications and
are not user friendly. The type of model used is
determined on a case-by-case basis.
Contact: Bruce Kobelski - (202) 260-7275
Computer Assisted Program for the Design and
Evaluation of Treatment Systems (CAPDET)
(Mainframe, FORTRAN, OWEC/MSD)
This mathematical model enables the user to estimate: the
construction and operating costs for wastewater treatment
plants, quantities of labor and material necessary,
treatment efficiency, and amount of sludge generated by
wastewater treatment plants. Calculations are based on a .
large historical data base of: cost, labor, construction, and
operating information. The model is designed so it could
be modified to accommodate the modeling of costs and
material needs for drinking water treatment plants and
contaminated ground water. The model was originally
developed by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and
substantially upgraded by EPA.
Contact: Thomas Moran - (202) 260-7274
DYNHYD5 (Mainframe or PC, FORTRAN, OST/SASD)
This model simulates variable tidal cycles, wind, and
unsteady flows in large rivers and unstratified estuaries.
This model can be used in conjunction with WASP4 to
predict chemical transport and fate, and its uptake and
distribution throughout a user-described food chain.
Contact: Robert Ambrose - (404) 546-3130 or FTS-250-3130
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DYNTOX (Mainframe or PC, Lotus 1-2-3, OST/SASD)
This is a waste load allocation model that uses a
probabilistic dilution technique to estimate the
concentrations of toxic substances or fractions of whole
effluent toxicity. The model performs three types of
simulations that can aid in the frequency and duration of
toxic concentrations from a waste discharge.
Contact: Robert Ambrose - (404) 546-3130 or FTS-250-3130
EXAMS-II (Mainframe or PC, FORTRAN, OST/SASD)
This is an interactive model that evaluates the behavior
and probable fate of synthetic organic chemicals in lakes,
rivers, and estuaries for either steady state or quasi
dynamic conditions.
Contact: Larry Burns - (404) 546-3511 or FTS-250-3511
FGETS (Mainframe PC, FORTRAN, OST/SASD)
This model simulates the bioaccumulation of nonpolar
organic chemicals in fish from both water and tainted food.
The routes of exchange are modeled as diffusion processes
that depend upon the physical-chemical properties of the
pollutant and morphological/physiological characteristics
of the fish. The model can also simulate time to death
from chemicals whose mode of action is narcosis.
Contact: Luis Suarez - (404) 546-3130 or FTS-250-3130
GCSOLAR (Mainframe or PC, FORTRAN, OST/SASD)
The GCSOLAR program is a set of routines that computes
direct photolysis rates and half-lives of pollutants in the
aquatic environment. The half-lives are calculated as a
function of season, latitude, time-of-day, depth in the water
bodies, and ozone layer thickness.
Contact: Robert Ambrose - (404) 546-3130 or FTS-250-3130
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HSPF (Mainframe or PC, FORTRAN, OST/SASD)
This model simulates watershed hydrology and water
quality for both conventional and toxic: organic pollutants.
The model framework includes pollutant transport and
transformation within stream channels. The model can
predict: flow rate, sediment load, and nutrient and
pesticide concentrations.
Contact: Tom Barnwell - (404) 546-3130 or FTS-250-3130
Land Application/Distribution and Marketing Model for
Terrestrial Pathways (PC, RAMMS, OST/HECD)
The'model calculates concentrations of individual
pollutant exposure caused by sewage sludge disposed and
released, utilized at varying rates, and through several
exposure routes. The model also derives the numerical
limits for the distribution and marketing of sewage sludge
analogous to land application.
Contact: Al Rubin - (202) 260-1311
Landfill (Monofill Model, PC, OST/BtECD)
The model evaluates two exposure pathways for sludge
monofills: (1) pollutant infiltration to ground water and
subsequent ingestion from drinking water, and (2)
vaporization from the fill material and subsequent
inhalation.
Contact: Al Rubin - (202) 260-1311
MINTEQA2 (Mainframe or PC, FORTRAN, OST/SASD)
This is a geochemical model that calculates equilibrium
aqueous speciation, adsorption, gas phase partitioning,
solid phase saturation states, and the precipitation-
dissolution of 13 metals.
Contact: David Brown - (404) 546-3549 or FTS-250-3549
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Packed Column Aeration System Design Procedure
•(Hewlett Packard, OGWDW/TSD)
This is a mathematical model that determines the
performance and cost of pack column air strippers.
Contact: Mike Cummins - (513) 569-7979 or FTS-684-7979
PRZM (Mainframe or PC, FORTRAN, OST/SASD)
This model predicts the vertical movement of pesticides in
unsaturated soil both within and below the plant root
zone, and extending to the water table. The model consists
of hydrology and chemical transport components that
simulate runoff, erosion, plant uptake, leaching, decay,
foliar wash off and volatization of a pesticide.
Contact: Robert Carsel - (404) 546-3130 or FTS-250-3130
QUAL2E (Mainframe or PC, FORTRAN, OST/SASD)
This tool models the behavior of conventional pollutants
in one-dimensional streams and well-mixed lakes under
steady state conditions. Version 3 incorporates several
uncertainty analysis techniques useful in risk assessments.
Contact: Tom Barnwell - (404) 546-3130 or FTS-250-3130
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RUSTIC (Risk of Unsaturated/Saturated Transport and
Transportation of Chemical Concentrations)
(Mainframe, FORTRAN, OST/SASD)
RUSTIC links three subordinate models (PRZM, VADOFT,
SAFTMOD) allowing users to predict pesticide fate and
transport through the crop root zone, unsaturated zone,
and saturated zone to drinking water wells. PRZM is a
one-dimensional finite-difference model which accounts
for pesticide fate and transport in the crop root zone.
VADOFT is a one-dimensional finite element model
which solves the Richard's equation for flows in the
unsaturated zone. VADOFT may also simulate the fate of
two parent and two daughter products. SAFTMOD is a
two-dimensional finite element model which simulates
saturated solute flow and transport in either an X-Y or X-Z
configuration.
Contact: Robert Carsel -- (404) 546-3130 or FTS-250-3130
Sludge Incineration Model (PC, FORTRAN, OST/HECD)
The model enables users to evaluate exposure from the
inhalation of incinerator emissions. The following
substances were evaluated: arsenic, cadmium, chromium,
lead, nickel, mercury, beryllium, and total hydrocarbons.
Contact: Al Rubin - (202) 260-1311
SWMM (Mainframe or PC, FORTRAN, OST/SASD)
This model simulates all aspects of the urban runoff
hydrologic and quality cycles. This includes: surface runoff,
transport through the drainage network, and storage and
treatment.
Contact: Robert Ambrose - (404) 546-3130 or FTS-250-3130
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Analytical Tools
WASP4 (Mainframe or PC, FORTRAN, OST/SASD)
This model simulates contaminant fate and transport in
surface waters in one, two or three dimensions. A toxicant
version handles organic chemical or metals and sediment,
while a conventional pollutant version handles DO,
nutrients, algae, and eutrophication.
Contact: Robert Ambrose - (404) 546-3130 or FTS-250-3130
WHAT-IF (PC, SMART, OGWDW/DWSD)
This model enables the user to estimate the differences in
the costs of implementing a range of proposed MCL
regulatory schemes for specific chemical contaminants.
Contact: Steve Folsorn - (202) 260-1362
ASIWPCA File (Mainframe, In-house software,
OWOW/AWPD)
The EPA ASIWPCA data base contains stream reaches that
have been assigned designated use impairment codes
(minor, threatened, moderate and severe). Codes are
assigned using state stream pollution data gathered by the
Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control
Administrators (ASIWPCA).
Contact: Bob King - (202) 260-7028
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Model Permit OCPSF (Organic Chemicals, Plastics,
Synthetics, and Fibers) (PC, dBASE III+/Clipper,
OWEC/PD)
This expert system is a permit writing tool for the Organic
Chemicals, Plastics, Synthetics, and Fibers Industries. This
tool automates the process by which at permit writer
calculates the permit limits for a particular facility.
Calculations are based on the effluent guidelines
developed for the Organic Chemical, Plastics, Synthetics,
and Fibers Industries. Information that is input into the
system includes: facility name, NPDES number, outfall
name, list of possible products to be produced, annual
production rates for these products and the process waste
flows expected. The calculations made are technology
based and do not include stream flow information. The
system is in its draft form and is available on disk.
Contact: Mary Anne Stumbaugh - (202) 260-9523
Parameter (FARM) File (Mainframe, In-house software,
OWOW/AWPD)
The EPA STORET Parameter data base contains the
complete set of STORET parameters used in the Water
Quality data base, CASN codes, toxic chronic and health
levels and solubility and vapor pressure levels.
Contact: Bob King - (202) 260-7028
PRELIM Version 4 (PC, dBASE III+/Clipper, OWEC/PD)
PRELIM 4.0 is a computer program to assist POTWs, States,
and Regions with the development of technically based
local discharge limitations under the national
pretreatment program. PRELIM calculates limits for
designated pollutants based on environmental criteria.
The program computes the amount of each pollutant that
the POTW can receive and still meet the desired
environmental objectives. Using one of several methods,
the program then allocates the maximum allowable
influent loadings to the appropriate nondomestic users.
Contact: John Hopkins - (202) 260-9527
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Access Tools
Water Quality Analysis System (Mainframe, In-house
software, OWOW/AWPD)
The purpose of this system is to link a series of water
quality data files (IFD, Gage, Drinking Water Supply, Dams,
City, Complex Effluent Toxicity Information System
(CETIS), Reach File, and STORET) and to enable the user to
create reports and graphics from the environmental
information maintained in these data files. By using this
software, users can obtain access to a wide variety of
information related to: cities, stream impairment, the
NPDES permits and pipe discharge information, and
stream flow information by stream reach, stream gages,
drinking water supply locations, facility discharge locations
information, monitoring, and bioassay results.
Contact: Bob King - (202) 260-7028
ANNIE-IDE (PC, Workstation, or Minicomputer,
FORTRAN, OST/SASD)
ANNIE-IDE provides a straightforward, consistent
methodology for designing and implementing interactive
user interface systems for environmental software. Its
purpose is to reduce the difficulty a programmer will
encounter in developing interfaces. ANNIE-IDE currently
implements five basic interaction models: 1) display and
entry of text; 2) menu selection; 3) multiple value data
entry; 4) entry of data in tables; and 5) file specifications.
Contact: David Disney - (404) 546-3590 or FTS-250-3580
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ANNIE-WDM (PC, Workstation, 01 Minicomputer,
FORTRAN, OST/SASD, USGS)
ANNIE-WDM is a system that allows manipulation of data
bases and screen information to perform many functions
supporting model operation. The user can interactively
perform tasks related to information management, table
and graphical presentation, statistical analysis, and data
input preparation for hydrological models. This system is
most useful for managing time-series data. Information is
stored in a file called the Watershed Data Management
(WDM) file.
Contact: Alan M. Lumb - (703) 648-5306 or FTS-959-5306
FRDS-II Data Entry (PC, Clipper, OGWDW/EPID)
The purpose of the system is to facilitate data entry into
FRDS-n by providing users with a PC-based data entry tool.
The system enables those who may be unfamiliar with
FRDS-n to enter data easily and quickly.
Contact: Arnetta Davis - (202) 260-2803
ODES Data Entry System (PC, dBASE, OWOW/AWPD)
The purpose of the system is to facilitate data entry into
ODES by providing users with a PC-based data entry tool.
The system enables those unfamiliar with ODES to enter
data easily and quickly.
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Key water information clearinghouses Include the U.S.
Geological Survey's National Water Information
Clearinghouse (NWIC), which includes the National Water
Data Exchange (NAWDEX) and the Waiter Resources Scientific
Information Center (WRSIC); the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National
Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), which manages the Ocean
Pollution Data and Information Network (OPDIN) and the
National Environmental Data and Referral Service (NEDRES);
and the National Ground Water Information Center, which
operates the Ground Water Network. The data bases
maintained by the clearinghouses are described in the section
"Descriptions of Information Systems."
U.S. Geological Survey (U.S. Department of Interior)
The National Water Information Clearinghouse is a new and
emerging program designed to manage and coordinate the
exchange of water resources information with Federal, State,
and local governmental agencies, academia, industry, and the
general public. Clearinghouse activities include outreach and
training; information/data dissemination, including water data
indexing and literature abstracting; educational programs; and
data systems modernization. A nationwide toll-free number,
1-800-H2O-9000, has been established to' promote easy access to
the Clearinghouse. For more information, contact:
1-800-H2O-9000 (1-800-426-9000) or
Clifford Haupt or Don Bingham (703) 648-6832 or FTS-959-6832
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
National Water Information Clearinghouse
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Water Program managers have indicated that many
information systems outside the Office of Water contain
information useful in implementing their programs. These
systems are maintained by a variety of organizations including:
other EPA offices, Federal agencies, and special interest groups.
This chapter contains descriptions of 35 information systems
that are frequently used by water program managers and have
been recommended for inclusion in this compendium. An
overview matrix is included at the beginning of the section to
provide users of the Compendium with a listing of selected water
related environmental and program information systems
outside the Office of Water.
In the matrix, as in the previous chapter, the systems are
organized into functional categories. These categories include:
• Tracking systems: Track activities and progress against
established goals and over time.
• Informational systems: Provide information to users.
• Bibliographies: Provide lists of publications, including
authors, publication dates, and other applicable
information, that pertain to a specific subject area.
• Clearinghouses: Provide a single access point for relevant
information about the topic of interest.
• Analytical tools: Allow users to analyze data; may include
statistical tools, graphing and mapping tools, or other
analytical methods.
Discussions with managers of water-related systems, both inside
and outside the Agency, indicate that there may be several
thousand water systems nationwide and many more
internationally. This document is limited in scope and is not
meant to function as a comprehensive clearinghouse of water
information. However, several organizations do have water
information clearinghouses that serve this function and are
summarized below.
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The USGS National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX) is a
confederation of water-oriented organizations working together
to improve access to water data. Members include Federal,
State, interstate, local government, academic, and private
sectors of the water data community. NAWDEX consists of a
network of 70 assistance centers located nationwide. NAWDEX
is not a repository of water data; instead, its staff provides a
central index of water data available from a large number of
organizations, which are contained in the Water Data Sources
Directory (WDSD). In addition, NAWDEX's Master Water Data
Index (MWDI) identifies more than 480,000 sites for which
water data is available from over 450 organizations.
More information on these two data basest is contained later in
this chapter. In addition to maintaining two data bases,
NAWDEX provides access to the U.S. Geological Survey's
Water Data Storage and Retrieval System (WATSTORE) and
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Storage and
Retrieval System (STORET). For more information contact:
Jim Burton
(703) 648-5663 or FTS-959-5663
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
National Water Data Exchange
The USGS Water Resources Scientific Information Center
(WRSIC) was established in 1966 to increase the availability and
knowledge of water-related scientific and technical information.
To accomplish this purpose, WRSIC abstracts water resource
publications from throughout the world and makes this
information available to the water resources community and
the public. Computer tapes may be leased from the National
Technical Information System. The data base is also available
on-line and on CD-ROM. For more information, contact:
Raymond A. Jensen
(703) 648-6820 or FTS-959-6820
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
Water Resources Scientific Information Center
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The USGS also supports the National Water-Use Information
Program. The Program is a Federal-State cooperative program
designed to collect, store, and disseminate water-use
information both nationally and locally. The Program was
begun in 1978 to meet the need for a single source of uniform
information on water use. The water-use information from
this program complements long-term USGS information on
the availability and quality of the nation's water resources. For
more information, contact:
Wayne Solley
(703) 648-5670 or FTS-959-5670
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
National Water-Use Information Program
The USGS also provides information about the availability of
specific earth science and natural resource data through the
Earth Sciences Data Directory (ESDD). ESDD is described in the
section "Descriptions of Information Systems" under U.S.
Department of Interior.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(U.S. Department of Commerce)
Among the many services that NOAA supports are the three
data centers and the clearinghouse services of the
Environmental Information Service office. The three data
centers in the Environmental Information Services office are
the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), the National
Climatic Data Center (NCDC), and the National Geophysical
Data Center (NGDC). The NODC and the staff of the
Environmental Information Service office provide the water-
related clearinghouse services. This section will focus on those
services and the data bases that support them.
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The NODC maintains the NOAA Library and two pollution
information data bases that also act as clearinghouses. NODC
also provides marine environmental information for
governmental and nongovernmental organizations. Its role
includes:
• Acquiring, processing, archiving, and disseminating
oceanographic information.
• Providing data base management support to marine
environmental assessment studies.
• Maintaining the National Marine Pollution Information
System (NMPIS).
• Managing the Ocean Pollution Data and Information
Network (OPDIN).
Within the NODC framework is the Ocean Pollution Data and
Information Network (OPDIN). The purpose of OPDIN is to
facilitate access to ocean and Great Lakes pollution information
and data generated by eleven participating Federal departments
and agencies. These agencies are the Departments of
Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services,
Interior, Transportation, and Commerce; the Environmental
Protection Agency; the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration; the National Science Foundation; and the
Council on Environmental Quality.
OPDIN provides a wide variety of products and services to
scientists, managers, and others who need information about
marine and Great Lakes pollution. Several personal computer-
based data bases are maintained by NODC!. These contain
inventories and directories of Federal programs, projects,
scientists, managers, literature, systems, and services pertaining
to ocean pollution. Specialized searches for information can be
provided upon request. In addition, the information within
these systems has been published in guides, handbooks, and
catalogs, also available upon request.
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The Environmental Information Service office staff provides
clearinghouse services through the NOAA Earth System Data
Directory (NOAADIR) and the National Environmental Data
Referral Service (NEDRES) data bases. NOAADIR and NEDRES
are two directory systems that provide information about
environmental data sets. These systems do not hold the data,
but direct the user to the holder of the data. They are described
in the section "Descriptions of Information Systems" under U.S.
Department of Commerce.
For more information on NOAADIR, NEDRES, and the
services of NODC, contact:
Gerald Barton
(202) 606-4548 or FTS-266-4548
U.S. Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Environmental Information Services Office
The National Ground Water information Center
The National Ground Water Information Center (NGWIC) is
an information gathering and dissemination business that
performs customized research on all ground-water related
topics, and locates and retrieves copies of available documents.
NGWIC operates several computerized, on-line data bases, as
well as shareware services. The data bases include information
on ground-water literature citations, well counts, 'ground-water
industry standards, firms that offer ground-water remediation
services, urban water sources, ground-water treatment methods,
selection of ground-water sampling devices, universities
offering ground-water courses, and basic legal and factual
ordinances that prohibit well construction, etc. These data bases
are in NGWIC's Ground Water Network. One of these data
bases, Ground Water On-Line, is described in the section
"Descriptions of Information Systems."
For more information about NGWIC's services, contact:
Janet Bix
(614) 761-3222
Chief Librarian
National Ground Water Information Center
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AQUatic Toxicity Information REtrieval Data Base
(AQUIRE)
The AQUatic Toxicity Information REtrieval Data Base
(AQUIRE) is an automated data base containing information
about the toxic effects of chemical substances on aquatic
organisms. AQUIRE was developed jointly by EPA's
Environmental Research Laboratory in Duluth, Minnesota and
the Office of Toxic Substances to provide decision makers with
information in support of risk management and standards
setting.
The data base contains aquatic toxicity information for over
5,000 chemicals and 2,400 test species extracted from scientific
papers, and research materials published worldwide over the
last 20 years. The toxicity information covers acute and chronic
toxicity, bioaccumulation, and sublethal effects information
from tests performed on freshwater and salt-water species,
except aquatic mammals, birds, and bacteria.
For more information, contact:
(218)720-5549
Environmental Research Laboratory - Duluth
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Geographic Resources Information and Data
System (GRIDS)
The Geographic Resources Information and Data System
(GRIDS) is an automated data base that allows users access to
spatial data and spatial processing routines for use in
Geographic Information System (GIS) applications. Through
GRIDS, users can select desired subsets of national spatial data
sets (e.g., hydrography, transportation data, census data), which
can be combined for use in GIS analyses. In addition, GRIDS
serves as a repository for spatial tools created in EPA program
offices that have general utility in GIS applications. GRIDS'
main goal is to reduce costs associated with the development of
GIS applications throughout the EPA program offices by
providing access to commonly needed spatial data sources and
access to tools that will assist GIS analysts in reducing person-
hours expended.
GRIDS resides on the EPA mainframe computer in Research
Triangle Park. The system is available for use by EPA, other
Federal agencies, States and local governments, and
universities. Non-EPA users are permitted to access GRIDS
provided they are working for, or in cooperation with, EPA or
environmental programs.
For more information about the data base, contact:
Bob Pease
(703)557-3018
Office of Information Resources Management
Program Systems Division
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Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is an electronic
data base containing health risk information and EPA
regulatory information on specific chemicals. The health risk
information is developed by two intra-Agency work groups
composed of EPA scientists from program offices and the Office
of Research and Development. It is maintained by the EPA
Office of Research and Development. IRIS was developed for
EPA staff in response to a growing demand for consistent health
risk information on chemical substances for use in decision
making and regulatory activities involving risk assessment.
IRIS is not an exhaustive toxicological data base; rather, it
presents a collection of files covering approximately 500
individual chemicals. Each contains summary descriptions
and/or quantitative information on hazard and dose response
assessments in the following areas:
• Oral reference doses (RfDs) and inhalation reference
concentrations (RfCs) for chronic noricarcinogenic health
effects.
• Oral and inhalation unit risks for chronic exposures.
• Drinking water health advisories from EPA's Office of
Drinking Water.
• EPA regulatory action summaries.
• Supplementary information on acute health hazards and
physical/chemical properties.
The data base also contains background documents on the risk
assessment methods used to develop the assessments contained
in IRIS.
For more information, contact:
IRIS User Support
(513) 569-7254
Office of Research and Development
Office of Health and Environmental Assessment
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Personal Computer/Complex Effluent Toxicity
Information System (PC-CETIS}
The Personal Computer/Complex Effluent Toxicity Information
System (PC-CETIS) is designed to be used by permitting and
compliance staff at all levels of government and by industrial
and municipal waste dischargers to support compliance with
the Clean Water Act. PC-CETIS is a computerized repository of
national toxicity test information. It is designed to support
stand-alone PC use by providing standardized entry,
maintenance, storage, and retrieval of ambient and effluent
toxicity test information.
Information available in the PC-CETIS system includes:
• Reference level information identifying and characterizing
the discharge facility and receiving water conditions for
both ambient and effluent toxicity tests. Reference level
information includes station latitude/longitude, waterbody
name, hydrologic unit, and discharge information.
• Test parameter information such as: sample, test, water
chemistry, QA/QC, and organism information.
• Test result information for acute and chronic tests such as:
concentration, effect, and statistical method information.
For more information, contact:
Bob King
(202) 260-7028
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
Assessment and Watershed Protection Division
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Toxic Chemical Release Inventory System (TRIS)
The Toxic Chemical Release Inventory System (TRIS) is an
automated data base containing information on the annual
estimated releases by industry of approximately 300 toxic
chemicals to the environment. The reporting of these release
results is required by Section 313 of the Superfund Amendment
and Reauthorization Act of 1986.
Information in the system includes:
• The names, addresses, and public contacts of plants
manufacturing, processing, or using the reported
chemicals.
• The maximum amount of toxic chemicals stored on site.
• The estimated quantity emitted into the air, discharged
into bodies of water, injected underground, or released to
land.
• Methods used in waste treatment and their efficiency.
• Information on the transfer of chemicals off-site for
treatment or disposal, either to publicly owned treatment
works or elsewhere.
EPA maintains TRIS on the EPA IBM ES-9000 mainframe
computer at Research Triangle Park. It is available to EPA
Headquarters program offices, EPA Regions, and States. The
system is publicly accessible on the National Library of
Medicine's Toxicity Data Network (TOXNET).
For more information, contact:
Ruby N. Boyd or TRIS User Support
(202) 260-3757 (202) 260-9419
Office of Toxic Substances
Information Management Division
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Earth Sciences Data Directory (ESDD)
The USGS Earth Sciences Data Directory (ESDD) is a system for
quickly determining the availability of specific earth science and
natural resource data. It offers on-line access to a USGS
mainframe computer repository of information about earth
science and natural resource data bases. The referenced data are
both automated and non-automated, as they belong to many
different entities. ESDD participants include governmental
agencies, academic institutions, and those from the private
sector.
For more information, contact:
C. R. Baskin
(703) 648-7112 or FTS-959-7112
U.S. Geological Survey
Information Systems Division
Earth Science Data Directory
Master Water Data Index (MWDIj
The Master Water Data Index (MWDI) identifies more than
480,000 sites for which water information is available. The
information is provided by over 450 organizations and includes:
the geographic location of these sites, the organization collecting
the information, the type of information available
(conductance, sediment concentration, pesticides, and so on),
the periods of time for which information is available, the
frequency parameters are measured, and how information is
stored.
For further information, contact:
Jim Burton
(703) 648-5684 or FTS-959-5684
U.S. Geological Survey
NAWDEX Program Office
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National Water-Use Data System (NWUDS)
The National Water-Use Data System (NWUDS) is an
information storage and retrieval system containing data on
•water use in the United States. The system is comprised of two
parts: the Site-Specific Water-Use Data System (SSWUDS) and
the Aggregate Water-Use Data System (AWUDS). The Site-
Specific Water-Use Data System contains water-use information
for individual users or systems, and includes five types of data
files: water use, measurement point, conveyance, annual
measurements, and extended data. States routinely collect
information in these areas for inclusion hi the system, Jt>ut the
level of detail and coverage varies from State to State.
The Aggregate Water-Use Data System contains information for
11 major categories of water use. The categories are public
supply, domestic, commercial, industrial, mining, power
generation (including thermoelectric, nuclear, and
hydroelectric), irrigation, livestock, and sewage treatment. The
information is aggregated by county and hydrologic subregion.
The latest information available is for 1985 and plans are to
update the system with 1990 information in early 1992.
For more information, contact:
Wayne B. Solley
(703)648-5670
U.S. Geological Survey
Branch of Water-Use Information
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Water Data Sources Directory (WDSD)
The Water Data Sources Directory (WDSD) identifies
organizations that collect water information, the locations
within these organizations from which water information may
be obtained, the geographic areas in which an organization
collects water information, and the types of water information
collected and available.
The Master Water Data Index (MWDI) and the WDSD data
bases contain common identifiers that allow them to be used
together. For example, MWDI may be used to identify what
type of water information is available in a geographic area and
WDSD may then be used to obtain the names and addresses of
the organizations from which the identified information may
be obtained.
For further information, contact:
Jim Burton
(703) 648-5684 or FTS-959-5684
U.S. Geological Survey
NAWDEX Program Office
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Water Data Storage and Retrieval System
(WATSTORE)
The Water Data Storage and Retrieval System (WATSTORE) is
an electronic data base that contains location, chemical, and
flow information on surface and ground waiter collected by the
Water Resources Division of USGS to support its program staff.
WATSTORE is being converted to the National Water
Information System (NWIS), which will allow streamlined
access to a broad range of environmental data. The system will
aid scientists and decision makers in assessing water resource
issues. Information collected includes:
• Streamflow, and stage information for over 30,000 sites.
• Peak flow information at over 23,000 sites.
• Chemical analyses of surface and ground-water quality
including information on sediment concentration at over
300,000 sites.
• Inventory and descriptive information about ground water
at over 1,000,000 sites.
For more information, contact:
Tom Yorke
(703) 648-5686 or FTS-959-5686
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
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List of Plants That Occur in Wetlands
The Wetland Plant List data base is a listing of plants associated
with wetlands, as defined by USFWS's wetland definition and
classification system. It lists scientific and common names of
plants, their distribution, and regional wetland indicator status
of almost 6,700 species. It can be accessed by plant name, region,
State, and wetland indicator status. The data base is updated as
additional information is received. Regional subdivisions of
the Wetland Plant List data base are available.
For more information, contact:
Henrietta Cullinane
(303) 491-7767
Colorado State University
Office of Conference Services
State subdivisions of the Wetland Plant List data base also are
available in a wide Variety of formats.
For more information, contact:
Iris Kendall
(303) 278-1046
BIO-DATA, Inc.
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National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program
(NCBP) Data Base
This data base contains contaminant fish tissue residue data
generated by the National Contaminant Biomonitoring
Program (NCBP). The program's freshwater fish monitoring
network comprises about 110 stations in the nation's major
rivers and the Great Lakes. Samples are collected and analyzed
for a suite of organic contaminants (pesticides and industrial
chemicals) and potentially toxic elements (mostly metals).
The fish residue data can be searched by State, monitoring
station, chemical name, or species of fish. Data have been
generated from residue analyses conducted by the National
Fisheries Contaminant Research Center (USFWS) from 1969 to
present.
For more information about the data base, contact:
Ell-Piret Multer
(314)875-5399
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Fisheries Contaminant Research Center
For copies of the entire data set as an ASCII file, contact:
James K. Andreasen
(703) 358-2148
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Environmental Contaminants
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National Wetlands Inventory Digital Data Base
The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) has produced 33,000
paper maps of wetlands. To date, 8,000 of those maps,
representing 14 percent of the continental United States, have
been digitized for use in GIS-based analyses. State-wide data
bases have been built for New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
Illinois, Indiana, and Washington and are in progress for
Virginia, Minnesota, South Carolina, and North Dakota. NWI
digital data also are available for portions of 26 other States.
Copies of data base files can be purchased at cost from the
National Wetlands Inventory Offices in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Other products that are available include acreage statistics by
quad, county, or study area, and color-coded wetland maps.
These data are being used for applications such as resource
management planning, impact assessment, wetland trends
analysis, and information retrieval.
For more information, contact:
1-800-USA-MAPS
(703) 648-6045 (in Virginia)
U.S. Geological Survey
Earth Science Information Center
or
Herman Robinson
(813) 893-3138
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Habitat Conservation
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National Wetlands Research Center Data Base
(NWRCDB)
The National Wetlands Research Center Data Base (NWRCDB)
contains information related to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) mission in wetland and coastal areas. This
information is used to provide natural resource inventories for
selected geographic areas. These are displayed as statistical maps
developed by using geographic information systems (GIS).
Although most of the information in the system pertains to the
Gulf of Mexico region, information on other areas of the United
States is also included on a project-specific basis.
The type of information in the system includes:
• Characterization of various types of coastal habitats.
• Sources of pollution.
• Biological community modeling.
• Waterfowl population statistics.
In addition to the NWRC Data Base, the National Wetlands
Research Center also provides documents, publications, and
graphics to support the USFWS in its programs related to
wetlands resources and wintering waterfowl.
For more information, contact:
L. Michael Handley
(504)646-7356
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Wetland Creation and Restoration Data Base
This data base contains information on wetland creation and
restoration projects. It is designed to aid research,
enhancement, and mitigation, as well as to facilitate good
wetland management decisions. Information is recorded
describing procedures and results of actual wetland projects,
including topography modification, planting/vegetation,
modification of hydrologic regime, stocking, addition of soils,
human use, wildlife, shoreline stabilization, water quality,
monetary cost, and evaluation (monitoring). The data base
contains approximately 400 project descriptions and is being
augmented on a continuing basis.
For more information, contact:
Karen Schneller McDonald
(303) 226-9407
National Ecology Center
Wetlands Values Data Base
The Wetlands Values Data Base is a bibliographic listing of over
14,000 scientific articles concerning the functions and values of
wetlands. The data base includes a number of fields with
information on the author, year, sequence, title, source, and
subject of each article. The data base is currently being updated
for distribution.
For more information, contact:
William Wilen
(703) 358-2201
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Branch of Special Projects
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Wildlife Refuge Management Information System
This system stores information on refuge administration and
resources nationwide. Resource data varies depending on the
refuge charter. The system is designed to provide computer
links between refuges, regional offices, and Washington, DC.
Information is automated, but available only on a request basis.
The system is now partially installed on a U.S. Geological
Survey computer, but is not available by phone. Search requests
from FWS staff will be honored on a limited basis.
For more information, contact/
Kevin Kilcullen
(703) 358-2043
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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U.S. Coast Guard
Chemical Hazards Response Information System
and the Hazard Assessment Computer System
(CHRIS/HACS)
The Chemical Hazards Response Information System (CHRIS)
provides timely information essential for proper decision
making by responsible Coast Guard personnel and others
during emergencies involving the water transport of hazardous
chemicals. CHRIS consists of a set of manuals and two
computerized components, the Hazard Assessment Computer
System and MicroHACS. The manuals provide detailed
information on the chemical, physical, and toxicological
properties of over 1,000 chemicals. Hazards for each chemical
are identified, as are appropriate responses in the event of an
accidental release.
The HACS component of CHRIS provides detailed information
on the fate of the chemical once released and defines the extent
and duration of the hazards that can be expected. MicroHACS is
a new and updated version of the HACS program which
contains improved spill models, user-friendly input and output
routines, and graphical contour plotting capability. MicroHACS
and HACs both provide hazard assessments for water spills;
however, MicroHACS has the added capability to provide
hazard assessments for land spills.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Alan Schneider
(202) 267-1217
U.S. Coast Guard
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Marine Pollution Retrieval System fMPRSJ
The Marine Pollution Retrieval System was; designed in
response to the regulations stemming from the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act of 1972. This system is used to assist the
Coast Guard in compiling and retrieving information about
pollution incidents occurring on or near the navigable waters of
the United States. Included in these historical documents is
information about spill location, type, and amount of product
spilled, size and type of vessel or non-vessel (i.e., trains,
facilities), cause of the incident, and agency responsible for
overseeing the cleanup. The Coast Guard uses this information
to respond to Congressional, Federal, internal, and private
inquiries about past pollution incidents.
For more information, contact:
MaryRobey
(202)267-6670
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Coastal Oil Spill Mapping System
NOAA's Strategic Environmental Assessments Division has
developed a microcomputer-based system for displaying oil
spills in the nation's coastal and ocean waters. The system uses
an Apple Macintosh computer, running HyperCard and Atlas
Mapmaker applications, to display spill volumes and
frequencies in longitude/latitude grid cells covering United
States coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone. The
system was created to assist in developing NOAA's fourth
Coastal Trends Report entitled Oil Spills in the Nation's Coastal
Ocean, 1973-1990, scheduled for release in late 1992. The spill
data were originally developed by the U.S. Coast Guard and
were obtained from its Marine Pollution Retrieval System.
For more information, contact:
Timothy Goodspeed
(301) 443-0453
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment
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Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR)
The Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) program
develops and maintains a comprehensive (data base on the
temporal and spatial distribution, relative abundance, and life
history characteristics of selected fishes ami invertebrates in the
nation's estuaries. The ELMR program is conducted jointly by
the National Ocean Service's Strategic Environmental
Assessments (SEA) Division and laboratories of the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Currently the Point Adams,
OR, Galveston, TX, Beaufort, NC laboratories and Northeast
Region Offices are compiling information for the contiguous
West Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Southeast, and Northeast regions.
Additional data in the Northeast region are being compiled by
the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences.
To date, the program has compiled data for 103 species in 83
estuaries. Several reports have been published for the West
Coast, Gulf of Mexico, and Southeast regions. The ELMR
program's Northeast region study, begun in 1990, is scheduled
for completion in 1992. A series of papers on the biological
interactions between estuarine and marine environments, and
multivariate analyses of species distributions and habitats are
also underway.
For more information, contact:
Mark Monaco
(301) 443-8921
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment
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National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory
Program (NCPDI)
The National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory (NCPDI)
program is a series of data base development and analytical
activities within NOAA's Strategic Environmental
Assessments (SEA) Division. The cornerstone of the program is
a comprehensive data base and computational framework that
contains pollutant loading estimates for all major categories of
point, nonpoint, and riverine sources located in coastal areas
that discharge to the estuarine, coastal, and oceanic waters of the
contiguous United States (excluding the Great Lakes).
Discharge estimates are made for nine major source categories
and 17 pollutants. The estimates were originally made for the
base year 1982, but are being updated to conditions during the
period 1987-1990.
The NCPDI is intended to be used as a tool to conduct screening-
level strategic assessments for better understanding of the
relative contributions of pollutant discharges from different
sources both within and across estuarine systems and coastal
regions.
To date, more than 20 publications and numerous presentations
and assessments have been derived from NCPDI information.
The reports are available upon request.
For more information, contact:
Dan Farrow
(301) 443-0454
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ocean of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment
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National Coastal Wetlands Inventory
The National Coastal Wetlands Inventory is a comprehensive
and consistently derived coastal wetlands data base for the
coterminous United States (excluding the Great Lakes). The
project is conducted jointly by the Strategic: Environmental
Assessments (SEA) Division and the Beaufort Laboratory of the
National Marine Fisheries Service, both components of NOAA.
The data base contains cell- or raster-based information on over
27.4 million acres of wetland habitats in the nation's coastal
areas. Fifteen general wetlands habitat types are identified. The
data base was developed by grid sampling 5,290 maps from the
National Wetlands Inventory of the U.S. Fiish and Wildlife
Service.
Regional and national summary reports have been published
based on the National Coastal Wetlands Inventory information.
For more information, contact:
Robert Wolotira
(301)443-0454
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment
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National Environmental Data Referral Service
(NEDRES)
The National Environmental Data Referral Service (NEDRES)
is an on-line directory service providing information on the
existence, location, characteristics, and availability of
environmental information collected and maintained by
Federal, State, and local governments and private, public, and
academic institutions. Environmental information referenced
by the NEDRES data base includes climatological,
meteorological, oceanographic, geophysical, geographic.
hydrological, limnological, ecological, toxic pollution, and
satellite remote sensing information sources. NEDRES
documents over 22,000 data sets that are accessible using a
personal computer and the Sprintnet (formerly Telenet)
telecommunications network.
.For more information, contact:
Gerald Barton
(202) 606-4548 or FTS-266-4548
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Environmental Information Services Office
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National Estuarine inventory (NEI)
The National Estuarine Inventory (NEI) is a series of activities
of the Strategic Environmental Assessments Division to
develop a national estuarine data base and assessment
capability. The NEI was initiated in June 1983 as part of
NOAA's program of strategic assessments of the nation's coastal
and oceanic resources. No comprehensive inventory or data
base for the nation's estuaries could be found prior to the NEI
despite the high value, intense use, frequent overuse, and
thousands of scientific studies related to various aspects of
estuaries. Without this fundamental set of information
developed for the NEI, it is impossible to analyze or compare
the estuaries that make up the nation's estuarine resource base.
The cornerstone of the NEI is the National Estuarine Inventory
Data Atlas. Volume I, completed in November 1985, identifies
92 of the most important estuaries and sub-estuaries of the
contiguous United States; presents information through maps
and tables on physical and hydrologic characteristics of each
estuary; and specifies a commonly derived spatial unit for all -
estuaries, the estuarine drainage area (EDA), for which data are
compiled. These estuaries represent approximately 90 percent
of the estuarine water surface area and freshwater inflow to
estuaries of the East Coast, West Goast, and Gulf of Mexico.
Volume 2 presents area estimates for seven categories and 24
subcategories of land use, as well as 1970 and 1980 population
estimates. Land use data are compiled for three spatial units:
(1) the EDA, (2) U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic catalog units,
and (3) counties that intersect EDAs. Population estimates are
compiled for EDAs only. The NEI represents the most
consistent and complete set of data ever developed for the
Nation's estuarine resource base. Numerous reports and
publications have been generated from the NEI information
and are available on request.
For more information, contact:
John Klein
(301) 443-0454
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment
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National Marine Pollution Information System
(NMPIS)
The National Marine Pollution Information System (NMPIS) is
an automated catalog containing descriptions of marine
pollution research, development, and monitoring projects
conducted or funded by agencies of the Federal government.
Approximately 600 projects from 47 programs, funded by 11
Federal departments and agencies, are reported to NMPIS
annually. Each project description includes:
• Project title, duration, and description.
• Principal investigator name, address, and organization.
• Funding sources and levels.
• Percentage of funds spent by region, zone, pollutant,
polluting activity, and project activity.
The data base is updated annually by NOAA to satisfy legislative
mandates contained in the National Ocean Pollution Planning
Act (Public Law 95-273 and amendments).
NMPIS was developed cooperatively by the NOAA National
Ocean Pollution Program Office (NOPPO) and the Ocean
Pollution Data and Information Network (OPDIN), a
cooperative effort of 11 Federal departments and agencies with
responsibilities for various aspects of ocean pollution research
and monitoring. The principal products generated from NMPIS
are an annual publication, the National Marine Pollution Program
Summary of Federal Programs and Projects, and the annually-
updated, automated data base of descriptions of Federally-
funded projects.
For more information, contact:
Roger Torstenson
(202)606-4539
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Environmental Information Services
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National Shellfish Register
The 1990 National Shellfish Register is a compilation of
classified shellfish-growing waters of 24 coastal states. The
Register contains information on the changes in harvested
acreage since 1985, the reasons for the changes, and the sources
of pollution affecting harvest-limited waters. It serves as a
resource for Federal and State agencies, researchers, the shellfish
industry, and private interests in the evaluation of their policies
and programs.
The 1990 Register was developed by NOAA with the
cooperation of agencies in the shellfish producing states.
Advice was provided by the interagency Task Force on Shellfish
Growing Waters representing EPA, the Fish and Wildlife
Service, Food and Drug Administration, and the National
Marine Fisheries Service.
Regional and national reports summarizing the status of
shellfishing waters are available. In addition, Register data are
available in a digital format, and, for the first time, the 1990
1 Register data are entered into GeoCoast, NOAA's geographic
information system.
For more information, contact:
Eric Slaughter
(301) 443-8843
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment
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National Status and Trends Data Base (NSTDB)
The National Status and Trends Data Base (NSTDB) contains
monitoring information collected through NOAA's National
Status and Trends Program for Marine Environmental Quality.
Information from the Benthic Surveillance Project, Mussel
Watch projects, special studies, and historical assessments are
stored in this data base. The system contains both field and
laboratory measurements of potentially harmful contaminants
in fish, shellfish, sediments, and biological responses to
contamination.
Information from the Benthic Surveillance Project consists of
annual sampling from about 75 selected sites in the estuaries
along the coasts of the United States. This includes
concentrations of toxic chemicals in sediments and bottom
dwelling fish (both taken at the same locations) and the
frequency of external disease and internal poisons in the bottom
fish. The system also includes annual sampling information
from the zoo mussel watch sites nationwide. The type of
information is the same as for the bottom fish in the Benthic
Surveillance Project.
Data in NSTDB from the special studies provide information
on biological properties such as reproductive impairment,
genetic damage, and sediment toxicity, as well as contaminant
concentrations.
To date, more than 65 publications, reports, technical
memoranda, and presentations have been derived from
National Status and Trends information. These reports are
available upon request.
For more information, contact:
Charles A. Parker
(301) 443-8655
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Status and Trends Program
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NOAA Earth System Data Directory (NOAADIR)
NOAA Earth System Data Directory (NOAADIR) is an on-line
directory to NOAA data sets. It contains over 900 data sets held
within NOAA. The system is accessible by dial-up
telecommunications lines, including 800 services, and via
INTERNET and the NASA DECnet (SPAN) networks.
NOAADIR is part of the Global Change Master Directory and
the International Directory network.
For more information, contact:
Gerald Barton
(202) 606-4548 or FTS-266-4548
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Agriculture Research Service (ARS) Water Data
Base
The Agriculture Research Service (ARS) Water Data Base is a
collection of precipitation and streamflow data from small
agricultural watersheds in the United States. This national
archive of variable time-series readings for precipitation and
runoff contains sufficient detail to reconstruct storm
hydrographs and hystographs. There are currently over 13,000
station years of data stored in the data base. The period of record
for individual watersheds varies from 1 to 50 years. Ancillary
data in the system include air temperature, land management
practices, topography, and soils information. The agricultural
watersheds represented in the ARS Water Data Base are located
in the following states:
Arizona
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
For more information about this data base, contact:
Jane Thurman
(301) 504-9411
ARS Hydrology Laboratory
Water Data Center
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Space
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NASA Master Directory
The NASA Master Directory (MD) is a free, multidisciplinary
directory of space and earth science data sets held at NASA and
other Federal agencies (e.g., EPA, NOAA, USGS, and DOE), as
well as a number of universities and private organizations. The
MD contains high-level descriptions of data sets and provides
mechanisms for searching for data sets by (criteria such as
parameter, time, location, and data center. The descriptions
summarize the nature of the data and give a variety of
keywords, a list of contacts, and information on the data
location.
The MD also enables direct access to a variety of data systems (45
as of Fall, 1991), such as the NASA Climate Data System
(NCOS), the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Data Catalog
System (SDCS), and the Earth Resources Observation System
Data Center (EROS). When data sets described in the MD are
held at such a site, a "LINK" command will place the user in
their data system. The specific services available at these sites
vary widely, and the contents of the directory itself are still
incomplete. However, it is hoped that the MD and the systems
to which it "LINKS" constitute the forerunner of a "full
service" data directory.
For more information, contact:
Angelia Bland
(301) 513-1687
Master Directory User Support Office
Internet: "mduso@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov"
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Program Information Systems Outside OW
Izaak Walton League
of America
Monitors
Monitors is an automated list of all groups across the country
that are involved in volunteer water quality monitoring and
protection. It supports the Save Our Streams (SOS) national
river protection program of the Izaak Walton League of
America. The goal of SOS is to teach concerned citizens how to
monitor and restore the nation's rivers. The Monitors data base
includes listings ranging from people who are involved in only
restoration, such as river clean-up projects, to those who
monitor chemical, biological and physical parameters.
Monitors lists people who monitor any type of surface water
including rivers, lakes, wetlands and estuaries. The Monitors
data base also includes the parameters which these groups
monitor such as pH, dissolved oxygen, and benthic
macroinvertebrates.
Free computer printouts of data base information are available
by contacting the League at the address below. Printouts can be
organized according to State, river name, or type of waterbody
monitored, such as wetland or stream.
For more information, contact:
Loren Kellogg
(703)528-1818
Izaak Walton League
Save Our Streams Data Base
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American Water
Works Association
WATERNET
The WATERNET data base is a comprehensive index of
publications relating to drinking water and wastewater
treatment. Brief abstracts accompany most references; all
AWWA publications are abstracted. Records are indexed using
terms from the WATERNET Thesaurus.
WATERNET provides international coverage of books, journal
articles, government reports, conference proceedings,
handbooks, manuals, and miscellaneous technical reports on
the following subjects:
• Drinking Water Industry
• Water Pollution
• Waterborne Diseases
• Watershed Management
• Wastewater Treatment
• Water Conservation
• Distribution Systems
• Laboratory Information Systems
For further information, contact:
Cathy Beatty
(303)794-7711
American Water Works Association
Information Services Department
Water Treatment
Water Quality
Health Effects
Sludge Disposal
Wastewater Reuse
Desalination
Water Analysis
Litigation and Water
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Water Industry Data Base (WIDB)
The Water Industry Data Base (WIDE) includes profiles from
surveys of 59,000 water supply systems in the United States by
the American Water Works Association. The surveys collected
information from water supply systems evaluating their
treatment and distribution facilities, water quality information,
financial management, and overall system characteristics. The
data base will continue to expand as new water systems are
added, as new information is collected, and as new sets of
questions are surveyed.
Survey questions for which information has been collected
cover six broad areas that are often used to profile water utility
facilities. These areas profile the:
• Overall water system
• Surface water treatment plant
• Groundwater treatment
• Water quality monitoring
• Water distribution
• Financial information
For further information, contact:
Vern Achtermann
(303) 794-7711
American Water Works Association
Information Services Department
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The National Ground
Water Information
Center
Ground Water On-Line
Ground Water On-Line is a bibliographic data base of ground-
water documents indexed and abstracted by ground-water
specialists. It contains nearly 66,000 records. The citations
contain key concepts, abstracts, chemicals, biological factors,
geographic references, authors, titles, publiication title, and
more. Ground Water On-Line is available on-line along with
13 other data bases in the Center's Ground. Water Network.
For more information about this data base,, contact:
Janet Bix
(614) 761-3222
National Ground Water Information Center
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Acronyms
AA
AAA
AC&C
ADP
A/F
AO
AQUIRE
ARS
ARTFO
ASIWPCA
ATS
AWPD
AWUDS
AWWA
BASIC
BBS
BIOS
BUD-2
CAPDET
CAS
CC
CD-ROM
CERCLA
CETIS
CG
Assistant Administrator
Associate Assistant Administrator
Abatement Control and Compliance
Automated Data Processing
Authority/Facility
Administrative Order
AQUatic Information REtrieval Data Base
Agricultural Research Service
Alaska Restoration Task Force Office
(OW/OWOW)
Association of State and Interstate Water
Pollution Control Administrators
Administration Training S)rstem
Assessment and Watershed Protection Division
(OW/OWOW)
Aggregate Water Use Data System
American Water Works Association
Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instructed
Code
Bulletin Board System
Biological System (STORET)
Budget Form 2
Computer Assisted Program for the Design and
Evaluation of Treatment Systems
Chemical Abstracts Service
City and County Files
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory
Comprehensive Environmental 'Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
Complex-Effluent Toxicity 'information System
Construction Grants
CHRIS/HACS Chemical Hazards Response Information
System/Hazard Assessment Computer System
CLP Clean Lakes Program
COBOL COmmon Business Oriented Language
COE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
CWA Clean Water Act
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Acronyms
DA
DAA
DCN
DEIS
DFS
DMATS
DMR
DOE
DRASTIC
DRIPSS
DWRIA
DWS
DWSD
DYNHYDS
DYNTOX
EAD
ED
EDA
EDI
ECS
EFIN
EIS
ELMR
EMMI
EPA
EPID
EROS
ESDD
EXAMS-II
FEIS
Deputy Administrator
Deputy Assistant Administrator
Document Control Number
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Daily Flow System (STORET)
Dredged Material Tracking System
Discharge Monitoring Report
U.S. Department of Energy
Depth, Recharge, Aquifer, Soil, Topography,
Impact (of the Vadose Zone), Conductivity
Model
Drinking Water Information Processing Support
System
Drinking Water Regulatory Impact Analyses
Drinking Water Supply File
Drinking Water Standards Division
(OW/OGWDW)
Dynamic Hydrodynamic Model
DYNamic TOXicity Model
Engineering and Analysis Division (OW/OST)
Enforcement Division (OW/OWEC)
Estuarine Drainage Area
Electronic Data Interchange
Effluent Guidelines Studies
Environmental Financing Network
Environmental Impact Statement
Estuarine Living Marine Resources Program
Environmental Monitoring Methods Index
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Enforcement and Program Implementation
Division (OW/OGWDW)
Earth Resources Observation System
Earth Science Data Directory
Exposure Analysis Modeling System II
Final Environmental Impact Statement
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Acronyms
FFGETS
FK
FRDS
FSTRAC
FTE
FURS
CD
GfCS
CIS
GAIIS
GRIDS
GWPD
HARTS
HECD
HSPF
HWIWDB
IFD
to
IRIS
IRM
LOE
MCL
MD
MF
MPRS
MSD
MWDI
NASA
NAWDEX
NCBP
Food and Gill Exchange and Toxic Substances
Model
Fish Kill File (STORET)
Federal Reporting Data System
Federal/State Toxicology and Regulatory
Alliance Committee
Full Time Equivalent (work: year)
Federal UIC Reporting System
Gage and Dam Files
Grants Information and Control System
Geographic Information System
Geographic Names Information System
Geographic Resources Information and Data
Management Systems
Ground Water Protection Division
(OW/OGWDW)
Health Advisory Request Tracking System
Health and Ecological Criteria Division
(OW/OST)
Hydrological Simulation Program-FORTRAN
Hazardous Waste Injection Well Data Base
Industrial Facilities Discharge File
Immediate Office (OW)
Integrated Risk Information System
Information Resources Mamagement
Level of Effort
Maximum Contaminant Level
NASA Master Directory
Mainframe
Marine Pollution Retrieval System
Municipal Support Division (OW/OWEC)
Master Water Data Index
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Water Data Exchange
National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program
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Acronyms
NCC
NCDC
NCOS
NCPDI
NEDRES
NEI
NEPTUNE
NGDC
NGWIC
NMFS
NMPIS
NO A A
NOAADIR
NODC
NOPPO
NPDES
NPRM
NPS
NPS
NS
NSTDB
NTIS
NWI
NWIC
NWRC
NWRCDB
NWUDS
OATS
OCPD
OCPSF
National Computer Center
National Climatic Data Center
NASA Climate Data System
National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory
Program
National Environmental Data and Referral
Service
National Estuarine Inventory
National Estuary Program Tracking System
National Geophysical Data Center
National Ground Water Information Center
National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA)
National Marine Pollution Information System
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
NOAA Earth Systems Data Directory
National Oceanographic Data Center
National Ocean Pollution Program Office
(NOAA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System
Notice of Preliminary Rule Making
National Pesticides Survey Budget Tracking
System
NonPoint Source
Needs Survey
National Status and Trends Data Base
National Technical Information Service
National Wetlands Inventory
National Water Information Clearinghouse
National Wetlands Research Center (USFWS)
National Wetlands Research Center Data Base
National Water-Use Data System
Office Activities Training System
Oceans and Coastal Protection Division
(OW/OWOW)
Organic Chemicals, Plastics, Synthetics, and
Fibers
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Acronyms
ODDBS
ODES
OGWDW
OIRM
OMSE
OPDIN
OPTS
OST
OW
OWDC
OWEC
OWOW
FARM
PC
PC&B
PC-CETIS
PCME
PCS
PD
PIRS
POTW
PRZM
PWS
PWSS
QA
QC
QUAL2E
RCRA
RF
RFC
Ocean Dumping Data Base System
Ocean Data Evaluation System
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
Office of Information Resources Management
Office of Monitoring Systems and Evaluation
Ocean Pollution Data and Information Network
Office of Pesticides and Toxic Pollutants
Office of Science and Technology
Office of Water
Office of Water Data Coordination
Office of Wastewater, Enforcement and
Compliance
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
STORET ParaMeter File (STORET)
(OW/OWOW)
Personal Computer
Personnel Compensation and Benefits
Personal Computer-Complex-Effluent Toxicity
Information System
Pretreatment Compliance Monitoring and
Enforcement (Tracking System)
Permit Compliance System
Permit Division (OW/OWEC)
Pollution Incident Reporting System
Publicly Owned Treatment Works
Pesticide Root Zone Model
Public Water Supply
Public Water System Supervision Program
Quality Assurance
Quality Control
Stream Water Quality Model 2
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Reach File
ReFerence Concentration
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Acronyms
RFD
RFMS
RIA
RUQUS
RUSTIC
S&E
SAB
SAR
SAS
SASD
SDCS
SDWA
SEA
SIC
SNC
SOS
SPSS
SRF
SSWDS
STARS
STORET
SWTR
SWMM
TA
TCR
TMDL
TOXNET
TRIS
TSD
TSP
ReFerence Dose
Reach File Management System
Regulatory Impact Analysis
Review, Update, and QUery System
Risk Unsaturated/Saturated Transport and
Transformation for Chemical Concentration
Salaries and Expenses
Strategic Assessment Branch (NOAA)
Synthetic Aperture Radar
Statistical Analysis Software
Standards and Applied Science Division
(OW/OST)
SAR Data Catalog System
Safe Drinking Water Act ,
Strategic Environmental Assessments Division
(NOAA)
Standard Industrial Code
Significant Non-Compliance
Save Our Streams
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
State Revolving Fund
Site-Specific Water-Use Data System
Strategic Targeted Activities For Results System
STOrage and RETrieval Data Base
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Storm Water Management Model
Travel Authorization
Total Coliform Rule
Total Maximum Daily Load
Toxicity Data Network
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory System
Technical Support Division (OW/OGWDW)
Time Series Process
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Acronyms
TVA
UIC
UICS
USDA
USDW
USFWS
USGS
WASP4
WATERS
WATSTORE
WBS
WD
WDSD
WHP
WIC
WIDB
WQS
WRSIC
WTIE
Tennessee Valley Authority
Underground Injection Control
Underground Injection Control Program
Summary System
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Underground Source of Drinking Water
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Analysis Simulation Program
Well Activities Tracking, Evaluation and
Reporting System
Water Data Storage/Retrieval System
WaterBody System
Wetlands Division
Water Data Sources Directory
Wellhead Protection
Washington Information Center
Water Industry Data Base
Water Quality System (STORET)
Water Resources Scientific Information Center
Wastewater Treatment Information Exchange
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Index
System
Page
Number
Additive Information System
(OW/OGWDW/DWSD) 74
Administrative Order (AO) Inventory and Tracking
System (OW/OWEC/ED) 67
Administrative Order Tracking System
(OW/OGWDW/EPID) 67
Administrative Penalty Orders Inventory and Tracking
System (OW/OWEC/ED) 67
Agriculture Research Service (USDA/ARS) 130
ANDERSON Management and Reporting System
(OW/OWOW/OCPD) ' 68
ANNIE-IDE (OW/OST/SASD) .....92
ANNIE-WDM (OW/OST/SASD) 93
Aquatic Toxicity Information Retrieval Data Base
(EPA/OPTS) 103
ASIWPCA File (OW/OWOW/AWPD) 90
Biological System (BIOS) (OW/OWOW/AWPD) ..46
Chemical Hazards Response Information
System/Hazard Assessment Computer System
(CHRIS/HACS) (U.S. Coast Guard)....: 118
City and County Files (OW/OWOW/AWPD) 16
Class I Hazardous Waste Models
(OW/OGWDW/GWPD) 85
Clean Lakes Clearinghouse (OW/OWOW/AWPD) 82
Clean Lakes Program Management System
(OW/OWOW/AWPD) 74
Coastal Oil Spill Mapping System (NOAA) 120
COASTNET (OW/OWOW/OCPD) 78
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System
Page
Numbed
Computer Assisted Program for the Design and
Evaluation of Treatment Systems (CAPDET)
(OW/OWEC/MSD)
Daily Flow System (DPS) (OW/OWOW/AWPD)
Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Quality
Assurance Studies Tracking System (OW/OWEC/ED)
Dredged Material Tracking System (DMATS)
(OW/OWOW/OCPD and Region IX) 65
Drinking Water Information Processing Support
System (DRIPSS) (OW/OGWDW/EPID)
Drinking Water Regulatory Impact Analyses (DWRIA)
(OW/OGWDW/DWSD)
Drinking Water Risk Communication Bibliography
(OW/OST/HECD) .I...!....... 8l|
Drinking Water Supply File (DWS)
(OW/OWOW/AWPD)
DYNHYD5 (OW/OST/SASD)
DYNTOX (OW/OST/SASD) 86
Earth Science Data Directory (ESDD) (USGS) 1071
Effluent Guidelines Studies (EGS) (OW/OST/EAD) 22\
Environmental Financing Information Network
(EFIN) (OW/OWEC/MSD) 83\
Environmental Monitoring Methods Index (EMMI)
(OW/OST/EAD) 24|
Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) (NOAA) 121
EXAMS-H (OW/OST/SASD) 86\
Federal Reporting Data System (FRDS II)
(OW/OGWDW/EPID) 26\
FGETS (OW/OST/SASD) 86
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System
Page
Number
Fish Advisory Special Interest Group
(OW/OST/SASD)... 79
Fish Kill File (FK) (OW/OWOW/AWPD) ,., .'...' 50
FRDS-n Data Entry (OW/OGWDW/EPID) 93
Gage and Dam Files (OW/OWOW/AWPD). 28
GCSOLAR (OW/OST/SASD) 86
Geographic Resources Information and Data System
(GRIDS) (EPA) ....104
Grants Information and Control System-Construction
Grants/State Revolving Fund (GICS-CG/SRF)
(OW/OWEC/MSD) 30
GICS Users' Bulletin Board (OW/OWEC/MSD) .....79
Ground Water Online (NGWIC) 135
Hazardous Waste Injection Well Data Base
(HWIWDB) (OW/OGWDW/GWPD) 32
HSPF (OW/OST/SASD) 87
Industrial Facilities Discharge File (IFD)
(OW/OWOW/AWPD) 34
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
(EPA/ORD/OHEA) 105
Inventory of Certified Labs (OW/OGWDW/TSD) ...75
Inventory of 309(g) Orders (OW/OWOW/WD) , 69
Judicial Case Review Tracking System
(OW/OWEC/ED) 69
Land Application/Distribution and Marketing -
RAMMS Model for Terrestrial Pathways
(OW/OST/HECD) , 87
Landfill (Monofill) Sludgeman Model
(OW/OST/HECD) 87
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System
Page\
Number!
List of Plants That Occur in Wetlands (USFWS) 112
Marine Pollution Retrieval System (U.S. Coast Guard) 119
Master Water Data Index (USGS) .108
MINTEQA2 (OW/OST/SASD) 87
Model Permit OCPSF (OW/OWEC/PD) 911
Monitoring Branch Clearinghouse
(OW/OWOW/AWPD). 83]
Monitors (Izaak Walton League of America) 132J
NASA Master Directory (NASA) 1311
National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory
Program (NOAA) 122|
National Coastal Wetlands Inventory (NOAA) 1231
National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program
(USFWS) 113|
National Environmental Data and Referral Service
Data Base (NEDRES) (NOAA) .124]
National Estuarine Inventory (NOAA) .....125J
National Estuary Program Tracking System
(NEPTUNE) (OW/OWOW/OCPD) 70|
National Marine Pollution Information System
(NOAA) 126|
National Municipal Policy Inventory and Tracking
System (OW/OWEC/ED) 70|
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permit Backlog Tracking System
(OW/OWEC/PD) 7l|
National Sewage Sludge Survey (OW/OST/EAD) 75
National Shellfish Register (NOAA) 127
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System
Page
Number
National Small Flows Clearinghouse
(OW/OWEC/MSD) .......83
National Small Flows Clearinghouse Computer
Bulletin Board (OW/OWEC/MSD) 80
National Status and Trends Data Base (NOAA) 128
Nationwide Volunteer Monitoring System
(OW/OWOW/AWPD) 75
National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX) (USGS) ....98
National Water Information Clearinghouse (NWIC)
(USGS) : 98
National Water-Use Data System (NWUDS) (USGS) ; 109
National Wetlands Inventory Digital Data Base
(USFWS) , y
National Wetlands Research Center Data Base
(USFWS) .". .115
National 304(1) Short List Database (OW/OWEC/PD) 70
Needs Survey (NS) (OW/OWEC/MSD) . 36
NOAA Earth System Data Directory (NOAADIR)
(NOAA) '. i 129
Nonpoint Source Bulletin Board System
(OW/OWOW/AWPD) ..80
Ocean Data Evaluation System (ODES)
(OW/OWOW/OCPD) 38
Ocean Dumping Data Base System (ODBS)
(OW/OWOW/OCPD) . 71
Ocean Pollution Data and Information Network
(OPDIN) (NOAA) 99
ODES Data Entry System (OW/OWOW/AWPD) 93
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Pagel
Numben
Office of Science and Technology Clearinghouse
(OW/OST/IO) 841
OGWDW Publications Inventory and Bibliography
(OW/OGWDW/IO) . 81
Packed Column Aeration System Design Procedure
(OW/OGWDW/TSD) 88)
Parameter (FARM) File (OW/OWOW/AWPD) 91
Personal Computer-Complex-Effluent Toxicity
Information System (PC-CETIS) (EPA/ORD) 106]
Permit Compliance System (PCS) (OW/OWEC/ED) 401
PRELIM Version 4 (OW/OWEC/PD) 91
Pretreatment Audit Summary System
(OW/OWEC/PD) 71
Pretreatment Compliance Monitoring and
Enforcement (PCME) Tracking System
(OW/OWEC/ED) 721
PRZM (OW/OST/SASD) . 8
QUAL2E (OW/OST/SASD) 8
Reach File (RF) (OW/OWOW/AWPD) 421
Referral List of Waste Water Treatment Related
Publications (OW/OWEC/MSD) 821
Reg-In-A-Box (OW/OGWDW/EPID) 76
Regulatory Communication and Knowledge-Based
System (OW/OWOW/WD) 81
RUSTIC (OW/OST/SASD) 89 I
Safe Drinking Water Hotline (OW/OGWDW/EPID) 84 j
Sludge Incineration Model (OW/OST/HECD) 89
State Dioxin Criteria Tracking System
(OW/OST/SASD) 72 I
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System
Page
Number
State Revolving Fund (SRF) Award List
(OW/OWEC/MSD) 72
State Revolving Fund (SRF) Information Data Base
(OW/OWEC/MSD) 76
STOrage and RETrieval (of U.S. waterways parametric
data) Water Quality System (STORET-WQS)
(OW/OWOW/AWPD) 52
Storm Water Hotline (OW/OWEC/PD) 84
Summary of State and Federal Drinking Water
Standards and Guidelines (OW/OST/HECD) 77
SWMM (OW/OST/SASD) 89
Technical Support Division (TSD) Sample Tracking
System (OW/OGWDW/TSD) 73
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory System (TRIS)
(EPA/OPTS) 107
Underground Injection Control Program Summary
System (UICS) (OW/OGWDW/GWPD) 54
Unregulated Contaminants Data Base
(OW/OGWDW/TSD) 77
WASP4 (OW/OST/SASD) 90
Water Data Sources Directory (USGS) 110
WATer Data STOrage and REtrieval System
(WATSTORE) (USGS) Ill
Water Industry Data Base (AWWA) 134
Water Quality Analysis System
(OW/OWOW/AWPD) 92
Water Resources Scientific Information Center
(WRSIC) (USGS) 97
WaterBody System (WBS) (OW/OWOW/AWPD) 56
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System
Page]
Number!
WATERNET (AWWA) 133|
Wetland Creation and Restoration Data Base
(USFWS) 116|
Wetlands Data Base (OW/OWOW/WD) 7s|
Wetlands and Aquatic Species List
(OW/OWOW/WD) 78|
Wetlands Values Data Base (USFWS) 116
WHAT-IF (OW/OGWDW/DWSD) , 9()|
Wildlife Refuge Management Information System
(USFWS) 117|
301 (h) Applicant Tracking System
(OW/OWOW/OCPD) 73|
304(1) Progress Tracking System (OW/OWEC/PD) 74\
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