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This document explains the techniques required to put
Water Quality Information into the STORET Water Quality
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+ Hsu Dr.ta Storage and moved old + +
+ methods to appendix + +
+ 07/03/87 Louis H. Hoelman, II + +
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+ Nsw Station Storogp. Procedures + +
+ 09/27/38 Louis H. Hoelman, II + +
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+ Revisions ar-.d Corrections + +
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THERE ARE SEVERAL TECHNIQUES FOR STORING MONITORING INFORMATION IN PAGE NO. 1
THE STORET WATER QUALITY SYSTEM (WqS). CARDS CAN BE PUNCHED AND READ 88/11/08
INTO THE SYSTEM THROUGH A CARD READER; A FILE CAN BE CREATED ON TAPE
AND THE TAPE CAN BE SENT TO THE DATA CENTER FOR PROCESSING; A FILE
CAN BE CREATED ON A SMART TERMINAL, I.E., A PC OR A MINI-COMPUTER,
AND TRANSMITTED OVER THE TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK; OR AN ON-LINE
DATA SET CAN BE CREATED EITHER BY THE STORET COMMAND PROCEDURE NAMED
"XEASYSTOR" OR BY USING THE TSO "EDIT" COMMAND. IF ONE OF THE FIRST
THREE METHODS IS USED, THE IBM UTILITY "IEBGENER" IS USED TO CREATE
THE ON-LINE DATA SET. AFTER THE FILE OF STORAGE TRANSACTIONS IS
CREATED, IT IS SUBMITTED FOR PROCESSING BY USING EITHER THE STORET
COMMAND PROCEDURE NAMED "XSTORE" OR A JOB CONTROL LANGUAGE (JCL) RUN
STREAM. THE FIRST TIME A STORAGE FILE IS SUBMITTED FOR PROCESSING
THE "DUMMY" OPTION SHOULD BE USED. THE "DUMMY" RUN CHECKS THE TRANS-
ACTIONS FOR ERRORS AND GENERATES AN ERROR LISTING THAT IDENTIFIES
IMPERFECTIONS IN THE FILE BUT DOES NOT PUT THE TRANSACTIONS IN THE
"MOD" FILE. THE "MOD" FILE IS A HOLDING FILE CONTAINING ALL OF THE
TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE TO BE STORED IN THE SYSTEM THAT WEEK. THE
"DUMMY" RUN ALLOWS THE USER TO CORRECT THE ERRORS WITHOUT HAVING TO
DETERMINE WHICH ONES WERE CORRECT, AND THEREFORE, WERE POSTED TO THE
"MOD" FILE. AFTER THE ERRORS ARE CORRECTED, THE FILE IS RE-SUBMITTED
FOR PROCESSING USING THE "FINAL" OPTION. THE "FINAL" OPTION WILL
IDENTIFY ANY FURTHER ERRORS, HOPEFULLY NONE, AND POST THE ERROR
FREE ONES TO THE "MOD" FILE. THE ERROR LISTING GENERATED BY THE
STORAGE RUN ARE CALLED THE "PRIMARY ERROR MESSAGES". THE TRANSACTIONS
ON THE "MOD" FILE ARE STORED IN THE SYSTEM ON SATURDAY AND ARE AVAIL-
ABLE FOR RETRIEVAL ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. EVEN THOUGH USERS SUBMIT
TRANSACTIONS FOR STORAGE ALL WEEK, THE SYSTEM IS UPDATED ONLY ONCE A
WEEK ON SATURDAY. THIS IS KNOWN AS THE UPDATE CYCLE. THE SATURDAY
UPDATE RUN ALSO GENERATES ERROR MESSAGES CALLED THE "SECONDARY ERROR
MESSAGES". IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE PERSON STORING THE DATA OBTAIN
A COPY OF THESE MESSAGES TO ENSURE THAT THEIR DATA WERE STORED. TO
DO THIS, THE STORIIT COMMAND PROCEDURE "XBATCH" IS USED. AN EXAMPLE OF
THE USE OF THE "XBATCH" PROCEDURE IS SHOWN ON PAGE 27 OF THE SEMINAR
DOCUMENTATION NAMED "AGENDA, OVERVIEW, AND INTRODUCTION TO TSO".
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STORAGE CONCEPTS
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90/04/17
WHAT IS NEEDED TO STORE A NEW SAMPLINS SITE?
I. AN AGENCY CODE WHICH IDENTIFIES THE ORGANIZATION
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MONITORING NETWORK. THIS IS
PROCURED FROM STORET USER ASSISTANCE.
II. EITHER AN ESTABLISHED MONITORING NETWORK OR A PLAN
FOR A NEW NETWORK. EACH SAMPLING SITE TO BE ENTERED
INTO STORET MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.
A. AT LEAST ONE STATION NAME WHICH CAN BE ALPHA OR
NUMERIC.
B. A VALID STATION TYPE WHICH IDENTIFIES THE WATER
BEING SAMPLED AND THE TYPE OF MONITORING BEING
PERFORMED.
C. STATE AND COUNTY FIPS NUMERIC CODES IN WHICH THE
SITE IS LOCATED.
D. THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE SITE.
E. THE U. S. G. S. CATALOGING UNIT CODE IN WHICH
THE SITE IS LOCATED.
F. A BRIEF NARRATIVE ABOUT THE SITE'S LOCATION.
THIS SHOULD CONTAIN THE NAME OF THE BODY OF
WATER.
III. OPTIONAL ITEMS THAT MAY BE USED WHEN ENTERING A NEW
ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. UP TO THREE ALIASES FOR THE STATION NAME.
B. THE DEPTH OF THE WATER AT THE SAMPLING SITE.
C. THE EPA MAJOR AND MINOR BASIN NAMES AND CODES.
D. UP TO 5 AQUIFERS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE SITE.
E. THE ELEVATION OF THE SITE.
F. THE EPA SEGMENT NUMBER AND RELATED REACH INFORMATION.
G. THE WATER BODY SYSTEM NUMBER.
H. AN ECOREGION CODE.
I. UP TO 1080 CHARACTERS OF FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE DATA.
J. THE DESCRIPTION OF UP TO 3 EXTENSION POINTS FOR THE
SITE.
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Page No. 2.2
HOW TO GET ITEMS FOR STATION LOCATION STORAGE
Agency Code/Unlocking Key
Louis Hoelman (FTS) 260-7050 (202) 260-7050
Station Numbers
Your Imagination
Station Type
Storage Documentation or Help File
STORET.HELP.STATION.TYPE
Location Name
Your Imagination
Mater Body System Information
Jack Clifford (FTS) 260-3667 or (202) 260-3667
EPA Basin Codes
STORET.HELP.BASIN.CODES
Elevation
By Measuring
Depth
By Measuring
Aquifer Codes
STORET Command Procedure XPRNTAQ
LAT/LONG
Maps or Global Positioning Systems
STATE/COUNTY
Federal Information Processing Standards PUB 6-1
or STORET Command Procedure XFIPSCODE
ECOREGION Region Cedes
Jim Omernick (503) 753-6221
USGS Cataloging Units
Maps or STORET Command Procedure XPRNTHUC
EPA REACH Information
STORET COMMAND PROCEDURE XBatch with either
REACHRET or DIRLIST as the operand
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THE HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE OF THE DATA IN THE STORET WATER QUAL-
ITY SYSTEM IS SHOWN IN THE FIGURE BELOW. AS CAN BE SEEN, THE
HIGHEST LEVEL IN THE HIERARCHY IS THE AGENCY CODE. UNDER THE
AGENCY CODE, STATIONS ARE STORED, AND UNDER STATIONS, SAMPLE DATA
ARE STORED. THE ORDER THAT INFORMATION IS ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM
FOLLOWS THE SAME SEQUENCE. AGENCY CODES MUST BE STORED BEFORE
STATIONS CAN BE STORED AND STATIONS MUST BE STORED BEFORE SAMPLE
DATA FOR THEM CAN BE STORED. EVEN THOUGH THE STORET USER SUBMITS
STORAGE JOBS DURING THE WEEK, THE SYSTEM UPDATE OCCURS ONLY OVER
THE WEEK END. THIS IS WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE UPDATE CYCLE. THERE-
FORE, BEFORE STATIONS CAN BE STORED, THERE MUST BE AN UPDATE CYCLE
CONTAINING THE AGENCY STORAGE TRANSACTIONS, AND BEFORE SAMPLE DATA
ARE STORED, THE STATION STORAGE TRANSACTIONS MUST HAVE BEEN PRO-
CESSED THROUGH AN UPDATE CYCLE.
PAGE NO. 3
89/03/13
STORET
AGENCY1 AGENCY2 AGENCY3
1 1 1
1 1 1
TATION1 STATION2 STATIONl STATION2 STATIONl
1 II II
1 II II
III 1
III 1
SAMPLE1 SAMPLE2 SAMPLE1 SAMPLE2
II II
VAL1 VAL2 VAL1 VAL2
STATION2
1
1
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AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, AN AGENCY CODE MUST BE ESTABLISHED BEFORE
ANY STATION OR SAMPLE INFORMATION CAN BE ENTERED INTO THE WATER
QUALITY SYSTEM (WQS). THIS CODE CAN ONLY BE ESTABLISHED BY THE STORET
USER ASSISTANCE STAFF. WHEN THE AGENCY CODE IS BEING CREATED, THE
ORGANIZATION AND A POINT OF CONTACT WHO IS GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE DATA IS IDENTIFIED. THIS GIVES THE USERS OF THE DATA A PERSON
TO CONTACT IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DATA. THE AGENCY CODE IS
A STRUCTURED NUMBER INDICATING WHO THE SAMPLING AGENCY IS, AND WHO IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DATA. POSITION 1 IS USED TO INDICATE WHETHER
THE SAMPLING NETWORK BELONGS TO A FEDERAL AGENCY, A STATE AGENCY,
AN INTERSTATE AGENCY, OR AN INTERNATIONAL AGENCY. THE SECOND POSI-
TION INDICATES WHETHER THE AGENCY DOES ITS OWN MONITORING AND ANAL-
YSIS OR WHETHER ANOTHER GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DATA. FOR
FEDERAL, INTERSTATE, AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES, THE REMAINING 6
DIGITS ARE USED TO FURTHER IDENTIFY THE AGENCY. FOR STATE AGENCY
CODES, POSITIONS 3 AND <+ CONTAIN THE 2 CHARACTER ALPHABETIC FIPS
STATE CODE, AND THE REMAINING 4 POSITIONS ALLOW FURTHER CLARIFICATION
OF THE AGENCY NAME. THE FOLLOWING TABLE DEMONSTRATES THE CODING
SCHEME FOR AGENCY CODES:
PAGE NO. <
88/11/08
AGENCY CODE =
1 FOR FEDERAL AGENCY I
Z FOR STATE AGENCY I
3 FOR INTERSTATE AGENCY I
5 FOR INTERNATIONAL I
AGENCY I
6 INDIAN TRIBES I
1 SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS!
PERFORMED BY AGENCY I
I-
2 SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS I
DONE BY SOMEONE ELSE I
X >
1
1
1
1
1
< Y
Y Z Z Z Z
1
1
1
1
I FURTHER IDENTIFICATION I
I OF THE AGENCY I
I FOR STATE AGENCY CODES,
I THE 2 CHARACTER FIPS
I ALPHA STATE CODE.
I
I FOR OTHER AGENCY CODES,
I FURTHER QUALIFYING
I INFORMATION
AT THE TIME THAT THE AGENCY CODE IS ESTABLISHED, AN UNLOCKING KEY
(MAXIMUM OF 8 CHARACTERS) IS CHOSEN BY THE REQUESTOR. FOR DATA TO
BE STORED IN THE SYSTEM FOR AN AGENCY, THE UNLOCKING KEY MUST BE KNOWN.
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AFER THE UPDATE CYCLE CONTAINING THE STORAGE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE PAGE NO. 5
AGENCY CODE HAS BEEN COMPLETED, SAMPLING SITE (STATION) LOCATION IN- 89/05/08
FORMATION MAY BE STORED. WHEN ESTABLISHING NEW STATIONS IN EPA'S
STORET DATA SYSTEM, A DATA SET (FILE) MUST BE CREATED WHICH CONTAINS
^THE PROPER STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FORMAT "KEYWORD=VALUE,"- TO
INITIATE THE CREATION OF THIS DATA SET, THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE OF
(COMMANDS IS ISSUED AFTER THE "READY" PROMPT:
READY
edit filename new lrecl(88)
THIS WILL TRANSFER CONTROL TO THE "QUICK EDITOR" (QED) AND WILL ALLOW
THE ENTERING OF THE KEYWORDS AND THEIR VALUES. THE INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE
ENTERED ONE PER LINE OR STRUNG OUT ACROSS THE LINE BUT NOT EXCEEDING
COLUMN 80. EACH LINE MUST END WITH A COMMA AND THE KEYWORD AND THE
VALUE MUST BE ON THE SAME LINE WHICH MEANS THAT THEY CANNOT BE SPLIT
AT THE EN'D OF A LINE. THE FOLLOWING IS TYPICAL OF THE INFORMATION
REQUIRED WHEN ESTABLISHING A NEW SAMPLING SITE IN THE STORET WATER
QUALITY SYSTEM. AFTER THE NARRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE STATION IS
AN EXAMPLE DATA SET SHOWING THE KEYWORDS AND THEIR VALUES NEEDED TO
STORE THE STATION.
THE AGENCY CODE IS "11TRAIN" WHOSE UNLOCKING KEY IS "CHOOCHOO". THE
PRIMARY STATION NUMBER IS TO BE SEMINAR01A AND THE SAMPLING SITE HAS TWO
ALIASES: 01041934 AND BLCK001. THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE SITE
WHICH IS LOCATED IN MASON COUNTY (105) IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN (26) IS
43 DEGREES, 58 MINUTES, AND ZZ.Z SECONDS AND 86 DEGREES, 8 MINUTES, AND
10.3 SECONDS. THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE WAS MEASURED WITH A PRECISION
OF 1 SECOND. THE DEPTH OF THE WATER AT THE SAMPLING SITE IS 10 FEET AND
THE STATION'S ELEVATION IS 318 METERS. THE STATION IS MONITORING AMBIENT
STREAM DATA ON THE ONOMAGON RIVER WHICH IS IN THE PERE MARQUETTE MINOR
BASIN (21) WHICH IS PART OF THE LAKE MICHIGAN MAJOR BASIN (08). THE
SAMPLING IS PERFORMED OFF OF THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE WHICH IS 10 MILES
NORTH OF THE FAIRCHILD RESERVOIR AND IS DONE NEAR THE LEFT BANK. THE
STATION IS LOCATED IN THE MOST TYPICAL PART OF EPA'S ECOREGION 56. THE
SAMPLING SITE LIES ABOVE AN AQUIFER OF SAND (AQUIFER CODE 112SAND). THE
STATION IS LOCATED 3.8 MILES UP RIVER REACH SEGMENT NUMBER 029 WHICH
iS IN U.S.G.S. CATALOGING UNIT 04060101. THE CHECK DIGIT FOR THE REACH
CS 4. THE SAMPLING SITE IS LOCATED ON THE WATER BODY IDENTIFIED AS
1100346. SAMPLES ARE TAKEN ALONG A TRANSECT STARTING AT THIS POINT AND
NDING 0.3 MILES UP SEGMENT 030. ALL OF THE OTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
CS THE SAME EXCEPT THE AFOREMENTIONED SEGMENT NUMBER AND THE LATITUDE AND
LONGITUDE WHICH IS 43 DEGREES, 58 MINUTES, AND 22.3 SECONDS AND 86 DEGREES,
3 MINUTES, Al!0 10.4 SECONDS. THE CHECK DIGIT FOR THE SECOND POINT IS 5.
THE DATA FOR TH3 STATION ARE NOT TO BE LOCKED.
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FORMAT=STATIONS, PAGE NO. 5.1
A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOQCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703-883-8861, 89/05/08
NEWSTA=SEMINAR01A,SECSTA1=01041934,SECSTA2=BLCK001,
TYPE=STREAM/AMBNT,
^LOCNAME=ONOWAGON RIVER MAIN ST BRDGE 10 M FROM RESERVOIR,
KBODY=MI00346 ONOWAGON RIVER,MAJNAME=LAKE MICHIGAN,
PMINNAME = PERE MARQUETTE,BS=082100,DEPTHS10F,ELEV=318M,AQ1=112SAND,
POINT=1,
LAT=43 58 22.2,LONG=086 08 10.3,PREC=2,STCO=26105,ECOREG=56M,
RCHMIL=04060101029/3.8,ONRCH=YES,CKDIGIT=4,
POINT=2,
LAT=43 58 22.3,LONG=086 08 10.4,STCO=26105,ECOREG=56M,
RCHMIL=04060101030/0.3,ONRCH=YES,CKDIGIT=5,
PAR01=THE SAMPLING SITE IS ON THE LEFT BANK AND IS SAMPLED OFF THE MAIN ST,
PAR02=BRIDGE. THIS IS 10 MILES UPSTREAM FROM THE FAIRCHILD RESERVOIR,
PAR03=SAMPLING IS DONE QUARTERLY WITH INTENSIVE SURVEYS EVERY 5 YEARS,
PAR04=THE SAMPLING IS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WITH,
PAR05=THE STATE LAB DOING THE ANALYSIS,
LOCKDAYS=000,LOCKDATE=9999,
AFTER THE DATA SET IS CREATED, IT IS SUBMITTED FOR PROCESSING BY
USING THE STORET COMMAND PROCEDURE "STORE". THIS IS SHOWN BELOW ON
PAGES 30 THROUGH 3<+.l.
STARTING WITH PAGE SIX BELOW ARE THE VARIOUS INSTRUCTIONS REQUIRED TO
STORE A NEW STATION ALONG WITH WHICH ITEMS ARE REQUIRED AND THEIR
DEFINITIONS AND LIMITATIONS. ALSO SHOHN ARE THE METHODS OF CHANGING
PREVIOUSLY STORED STATION HEADER INFORMATION (CHGSTA), HOW TO DELETE
ALL OF THE DATA FOR A STATION (DELDATA), AND HOW TO DELETE THE STATION
AND ALL OF ITS DATA (DELSTA). PLEASE NOTE THAT "FORMAT=STATIONS,"
MUST BE THE FIRST ITEM IN THE FILE, AND IT MUST BE ON A LINE BY ITSELF.
THE NEXT LINE MUST CONTAIN THE AGENCY CODE AND ITS UNLOCKING KEY.
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THE FOLLOWING IS THE INFORMATION REQUIRED WHEN ESTABLISHNG A GROUND- PAGE NO. 5.2
WATER SITE IN THE STORET WATER QUALITY SYSTEM USING THE PROCEDURES 90/01/23
DESCRIBED IN MANUAL "GROUND-WATER DATA MANAGEMENT WITH STORET:
M-HE AGENCY CODE IS "11TRAIN" WHOSE UNLOCKING KEY IS "CHOOCHOO". THE
>RIMARY WELL NUMBER IS TO BE TESTWELL01A AND THE SAMPLING SITE HAS
FdNE ALIAS WHICH IS SITE0003001. THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE SITE,
WHICH IS LOCATED IN PAGE COUNTY (139) IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA (51), IS
38 DEGREES, 41 MINUTES, AND 44.0 SECONDS AND 78 DEGREES, 28 MINUTES, AND
10.0 SECONDS. THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE WAS MEASURED WITH A PRECISION
OF 1 SECOND. THE ELEVATION OF THE WELL IS 318 METERS. THE WELL IS
SAMPLING AMBIENT WATER. THE WELL IS LOCATED IN EPA'S POTOMAC RIVER
MINOR BASIN (14) WHICH IS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC MAJOR BASIN (02).
THE OWNER'S NAME IS EEZZY OIL CO. THE WELL IS LOCATED IN THE MOST
TYPICAL PART OF EPA'S ECOREGION 64. THE AQUIFER IN WHICH THE WELL
IS SAMPLING IS THE LONDONSRIDGE FORMATION (AQUIFER CODE 112LDBG)
AND IS LOCATED IN THE U.S.G.S. CATALOGING UNIT 02070005. THE
DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH SHOULD CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE METHOD
OF MEASURING THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE
WELL LOGS. SINCE THIS STATION IS TO BE USED FOR TEST PURPOSES, ITS
DATA SHOULD BE LOCKED.
FORMAT=STATIONS,
A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703-883-8861,
NEWSTA=TESTWELL01A,SECSTA1=SITEOOC3001,
TYPE=WELL/AMBNT,
LOCNAME=EEZZY OIL CO,
MAJNAME^NORTH ATLANTIC,
MINNAME=POTOMAC RIVER,BS=021400,ELEV=318M,Aqi=112LDBG,
POINT=1,
LAT=38 41 44.0,LONG=078 28 10.0,PREC=2,STCO=51139,ECOREG=64M,
CATUNIT=02070005,
PAR01=METHCD OF MEASURE FOR LATITUDE/LONGITUDE: SURVEY,
PAR02=SOURCE AGENCY FOR LAT/LONG DATA: STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,
PAR03=USE OF THE WELL: DRINKING WATER SUPPLY,
PAR04=TYPE OF HELL LOG: DRILLER'S LOG ELECTRIC LOG,
PAR05=LOCATION OF WELL LOG: COURT HOUSE ROOM 412 EEZZY OIL COMPANY,
PAR06= 22 N COURT STREET BLACK FUEL AVENUE,
fcPAR07= ANYTOWN VA 20371 OILBOOM VA 20771,
.OCKDAYS=000 , LOCKDATE=4001,
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DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION/FORMAT REQUIRED PAGE NO. 6
KEYWORD-VALUE, 88/11/08
TYPE OF STORAGE YES
THE TYPE OF STORAGE TRANSACTIONS BEING CREATED IS ENTERED.
FOR STATION STORAGE, "STATIONS" IS USED, AND FOR DATA, "WQS"
IS ENTERED. THIS MUST BE THE FIRST ITEM ENTERED AND IT MUST
BE ON A LINE BY ITSELF. IT IS ENTERED ONCE AND ONLY ONCE.
FORMAT=STATIONS,
AGENCY CODE YES
ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DATA. UP TO 8 ALPHANUMERIC
CHARACTERS. THE AGENCY CODE MUST BE ON THE LINE THAT COMES
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ONE CONTAINING THE "FORMAT=STATIONS,".
A= --------
UNLOCKING KEY YES
REQUIRED FOR THE STORAGE OF INFORMATION FOR THE PRECEDING AGENCY.
UP TO 8 ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS ARE USED.
UK= -------- .
USER INFORMATION NO
THIS OPTIONAL FIELD IS USED TO ENTER INFORMATION ABOUT THE JOB.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER'S NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER BE
ENTERED IN THIS FIELD WHICH CAN BE UP TO 37 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH.
USER= ------------------------------------- ,
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DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION/FORMAT REQUIRED
KEYWORD=VALUE,
PRIMARY STATION NUMBER YES
AND TRANSACTION TYPES
SUPPLIES PRIMARY STATION NUMBER AND THE TYPE OF TRANSACTION
TO BE PERFORMED. UP TO 15 ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS. CHOOSE
EXACTLY ONE.
PAGE NO. 7
88/11/08
NEWSTA=-
NEW STATION STORAGE-PRIMARY STATION »
YES
WHEN USING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING, THE PRIMARY STATION NUMBER
MUST BE USED.
CKGSTA=--
DELSTA=
DELDATA=-
SECCNDARY STATION NUMBERS
CHANGE STATION HEADER
DELETE STATION AND ITS DATA
DELETE STATION'S DATA ONLY
YES
YES
YES
NO
EACH STATION MAY HAVE UP TO 3 ALIASES. ALL STATION NUMBERS
FOR AN AGENCY MUST BE UNIQUE WHETHER IT IS A SECONDARY OR
PRIMARY NUMBER. THE FIRST TWO ALIASES CAN BE UP TO 12 CHAR-
ACTERS IN LENGTH AND THE THIRD ONE CAN BE UP TO 10 IN LENGTH.
SECSTA1=-
SECSTA2=-
SECSTA3=-
FIRST STATION ALIAS/ALPHANUMERIC
SECOND STATION ALIAS/ALPHANUMERIC
THIRD STATION ALIAS/ALPHANUMERIC
NO
NO
NO
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DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION/FORMAT REQUIRED PAGE NO. 8
KEYWORD=VALUE, 88/09/27
STATION TYPE YES
A VALID STATION TYPE MUST BE SUPPLIED. IT DESCRIBES THE TYPE
OF WATER BEING SAMPLED AND OTHER ATTRIBUTES OF THE SITE. EACH
LEVEL IS SEPARATED BY A SLASH "/". WHEN ENTERED, IT MAY OVERFLOW
TO THE NEXT LINE AND UP TO 155 CHARACTERS MAY BE USED WITHOUT
ANY SPACES. SEE "STORET.HELP.STATION.TYPE" FOR A LIST OF THE
VALID TYPES. "TYPE" IS USED FOR NEW STATIONS, "ADDTYPE" IS USED
TO ADD ONE OR MORE TYPES TO AN EXISTING STATION AND "DELTYPE" IS
USED TO DELETE ONE OR MORE TYPES FROM AN EXISTING STATION. IF
"ADDTYPE" OR "DELTYPE" ARE USED, "CHGSTA" MUST ALSO BE USED. USE
EXACTLY ONE.
TYPE = ,
ADDTYPE = ,
DELTYPE= ,
The following four pages show -the available station types and
their definitions.
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Level Number
H
Level 1
(One)
Required
Type
code
STREAM
CANAL
LAKE
RESERV
SPRING
WELL
FWTLND
SWTLND
ESTURY
OCEAN
LND
PIPE
Definition
Station samples from a stream. A naturally occurring, freshwater* free-flowing*
channeled body of surfacewater > with regular or seasonal flow, that empties into an
ocean, laKe, reservoir or another stream. Includes rivers.
Station samples from a canal. An artificial! channeled waterway used for navigation, :
drainage, land irrigation, etc. Includes drainage ditches.
Station samples from a lake. An inland body of water, naturally formed. Includes pon<
Station samples from a reservoir. A man-made body of water formed by damming or
obstructing a stream or river (many "lakes" are actually reservoirs).
Station samples from a spring. A natural flow of grounduater from the earth, which
feeds into a stream or body of water on the surface.
Station samples from a well. An artificial excavation from which groundwater is drawr
or through which liquid waste is disposed of by injection.
Station samples from a freshwater wetland. A tract of soft, wet land saturated and
sometimes partially covered with freshwater (where the water table is at or near the
surface of the land) or where the surface is covered by shallow freshwater due to
seasonal flooding or tidal conditions. Includes swamps and freshwater marshes.
Station samples from a saltwater wetland. A tract of soft, wet land saturated and
sometimes partially covered with salt, brackish or estuarian waters or where the surf;
of the land is covered by shallow saltwater due to tidal conditions. Includes
saltmarshes and coastal areas.
Station samples from an estuary. That part of a river or stream or other natural bodj
of water having un-impaired connection with the open sea, where the sea water is
measurably diluted with freshwater derived from land drainage. Includes lagoons, bay:
inlets, and harbors.
Station samples from an ocean. The open sea.
Station is not located within a body of water and samples soil, air, precip, etc.
Station samples at or within a man-made facility. Includes water supply, wastewater
treatment and industrial sites, and sewers.
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Level Number
Level 2a
(One)
Required
Level 2b
(One)
Required for PIPE
(Otherwise optional)
Level 3
(One)
*
Required for PIPE
(Otherwise optional)
Level 4
(One)
*
Required for PIPE
(Otherwise optional)
Type
code
AMBNT
NONAMB
NTRTMT
PTRTMT
TREATD
CMBTRT
SEWER
INPLNT
MUN
IND
CMBMI
AGRI
DOMEST
DISPOS
ABANDN
INTAKE
OUTFL
CMBSRC
Definition
Monitoring ambient conditions of the environment. Includes facility intakes pulling
directly from an ambient source (Ex- STREAM/AMBNT/MUN/INTAKE ) .
Monitoring at or within a man-made facility. Compliance monitoring falls into this
category. Includes sites where facility discharge has directly influenced or impactet
though not necessarily polluted, the environment (Ex- PIPE/NONAMB/IND/CUTFL/NTRTMT).
Only valid for Level 1 codes "PIPE" or "WELL". NONAMB is assumed for "PIPE" sites.
No pollution abatement has been performed.
Some, but not all, of the intended pollution abatement has been performed.
All of the intended pollution abatement has been performed.
Combined treatment, where treatment status does not clearly fall into one of the
categories defined above. Includes unknown treatment status.
Monitoring within a sewer (see level 5 for further identification).
Inside a treatment facility. This type is used in conjunction with plant location co<
defined within the Storet User Handbook.
Municipal (incorporated). Includes water supply or wastewater treatment facilities.
Industrial facility.
Combined "MUN" and "IND".
Agricultural site. Includes raw crops, feedlots, grazing, and silviculture (forestry
Domestic (residential) domicile or facility. Includes water supplies and on-lot sept
systems for private dwellings.
Waste (solid or liquid) disposal site.
The site from which samples are gathered is abandoned.
Intake or influent.
Outfall, discharge or effluent.
Combined source ("INTAKE" and "OUTFL"). j
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PAGE NO. 10
Level Number
Level 5
(One or more)
Optional
Type
code
k «_____ j
'
SPRAY
SBSOIL
HRZTL
TUNNEL
6ALERY
PRECIP
NRSHRE
OFSHRE
OPENLK
RUNOFF
STMSWR
SANSWR
CMBSWR
SUPPLY
NET
MONITR
HAZARD
BACK
DOWN
MET
LNDTRT
Def ini tion
Site where water has been sprayed on the surface of the land for purposes of irrigati<
Subsoil - a drain tile system or other points just below the surface of the land.
Horizontal well.
Tunnel - an underground corridor.
Gallery - an artificial, underground structure implanted to collect groundwater-
Wet atmospheric deposition (precipitation) due to the condensation of water vapor.
Includes mist, rain, sleet* snow and hail.
Near shore - less than 3 kilometers (approximately 1.9 miles) from a major shore.
Off shore - from 3 to 8 kilometers (approximately 1.9 to 5 miles) from a major shore.
Open water - greater than 8 kilometers (approximately 5 miles) from a major shore.
Stormwater runoff.
Stormwater sewer.
Sanitary sewer.
Combined "STMSWR" and "SANSWR".
Water supply storage or treatment facility.
Fixed site network station.
Source monitoring site, which monitors a known problem or to detect a specific probler
Site of hazardous or toxic wastes or substances.
Monitoring for background (baseline) water quality. Opposite of "DOWN".
Down (i.e., within a potentially polluted area) from a facility which has a potential
to pollute. See also "DOWNGR" and "UPGR".
Site where sampling is performed to describe scientific phenomena related to
meteorological conditions* such as temperature, solar radiation, winds, and the quant i
and quality of atmospheric deposition.
Land treatment area.
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PAGE NO. 11
t 1
Level Number
Level 5
(Continued)
Type
code
UPGR
DOWNGR
RCRA
CERCLA
BASSAY
IMPDMT
LNDFL
INJECT
NONPNT
DEVLMT
MINE
DISTR
BIO
FISH
TISSUE
SOLIDS
SLUDGE
POLLUT
RANNEY
ON LOT
Definition
Upgradient of a well or spring. Only valid for use with "WELL" or "SPRING"
(groundwater sites).
Downgradient of a well or spring. Only valid for use with "WELL" or "SPRING"
(groundwater sites).
RCRA monitoring site.
CERCLA ( "Superf und" ) monitoring site.
Bioassay site.
Impoundment. Includes waste pits, treatment lagoons and settling and evaporation pom
Landfill.
Site where liquid waste has been injected underground as a means of disposal.
Nonpoint source pollution. Includes eutrophication, acidification, thermal change,
organic nutrients, sedimentation, and hydromodif ication.
Developement site. Includes construction.
Mine or site of mining activities. Includes reclaimed land areas and coal mining.
Water supply distribution system.
Biological monitoring site (for BIOS Field Survey System).
Fish tissue sampling site.
Plant or animal matter sampling site.
Sludge or sediment sampling site.
Sludge spreading site.
Sita of pollution incident.
Ranney collector (usually associated with level 1 code WELL).
On-lot septic system.
* Entries from Levels 2b, 3, and 4 are -not- required for sites sampling from storm sewers, e.g.,
PIPE/NONAMB/RUNOFF/STMSWR, or from a water supply system's distribution system, e.g., PIPE/NONAMB/DISTR.
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DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION/FORMAT REQUIRED PAGE NO. 12
KEYWORD=VALUE, 89/03/13
.,..,. 4.++4.+++ + + + .(.+ + 4
WATER BODY CODE
THE WATER BODY CODE AND NAME AS IT APPEARS IN THE WATER BODY
FILE IS ENTERED. UP TO 25 CHARACTERS CAN BE USED.
WBODY= ,
MAJOR BASIN NAME NO
THE EPA MAJOR BASIN IN WHICH THE SAMPLING SITE IS LOCATED IS
ENTERED. UP TO 24 CHARACTERS CAN BE USED. SEE THE DATA SET
"STORET.HELP.BASIN.CODES" FOR A LIST OF THE NAMES AND CODES.
MAJNAME= ,
MINOR BASIN NAME NO
THE EPA MINOR BASIN IN WHICH THE SAMPLING SITE IS LOCATED
IS ENTERED. UP TO 40 CHARACTERS CAN BE USED. THE ABOVE
DATA SET CONTAINS THESE NAMES AND CODES.
MINNAME= ,
EPA BASIN CODE NO
THE EPA BASIN CODE IS ENTERED WHICH CONSISTS OF 2 DIGITS
FOR THE MAJOR BASIN, 2 DIGITS FOR THE MINOR BASIN, AND 2
DIGITS FOR THE SUB-BASIN. IF USED, AT LEAST 4 DIGITS MUST
BE USED. THERE ARE NO EPA SUB-BASIN CODES AND ITS USE IS
OPTIONAL.
BS= -,
STATION LOCATION DESCRIPTION YES
A BRIEF NARATIVE OF THE SITE LOCATION IS ENTERED. IT SHOULD
BE AS INFORMATIVE AS SPACE ALLOWS, AND IF POSSIBLE, IT SHOULD
CONTAIN THE STREAM NAME. UP TO 48 CHARACTERS CAN BE USED.
LOCNAME=-
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DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION/FORMAT REQUIRED PAGE MO. 13
KEYWORD=VALUE, 88/11/08
DEPTH OF WATER NO
THE DEPTH OF THE WATER AT THE SAMPLING SITE. UP TO 3 DIGITS
ARE ENTERED AND THE UNITS ARE ASSUMMED TO BE FEET. IF METERS
ARE DESIRED FOR THE UNITS, AN "M" IS APPENED TO THE NUMBER.
IF THIS FIELD IS NOT ENTERED, ZERO FEET IS ASSUMMED. EVEN
THOUGH METERS ARE STORED, THEY WILL BE CONVERTED AND PRINTED
IN FEET.
DEPTH= ,
STATION ELEVATION NO
THE ELEVATION OF THE STATION IS ENTERED AND UP TO 9 DIGITS
CAN BE USED. THE DEFAULT UNITS ARE FEET AND TO STORE THE
ELEVATION IN METERS AN "M" IS APPENDED TO THE NUMBER. THE
ELEVATION WILL PRINT EXACTLY AS IT IS ENTERED.
ELEV= ,
AQUIFER IDENTIFIER NO
THE AQUIFER IN WHICH THE SITE IS LOCATED IS ENTERED. UP TO
FIVE 8 CHARACTER CODES MAY BE USED. THE FIRST 3 CHARACTERS
MUST BE NUMERIC AND THE REMAINING 5 CHARACTERS ARE ALPHABETIC.
THE STORET COMMAND "PRNTAO" WILL PRODUCE A LIST OF THE AQUIFER
CODES BY STATE.
AQ1= ,
AQ2= ,
AQ3= ,
Aq
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THE INFORMATION SHOWN ABOVE CAN BE ENTERED ONLY ONCE FOR EACH STATION PAGE NO. 1
AND IT IS USED TO DESCRIBE THE PRIMARY POINT LOCATION. THE DATA BELOW 88/09/27
MUST BE ENTERED AT LEAST ONCE FOR THE PRINCIPAL POINT. HOWEVER, EACH
STATION MAY HAVE UP TO 3 EXTENSION POINTS FOR WHICH INFORMATION MAY BE
|STORED. THE INFORMATION FOR THE PRIMARY POINT ARE THE ONES USED BY THE
IETRIEVAL SOFTWARE TO RETRIEVE THE STATIONS OF INTEREST. THE OTHER 3
^POINTS ARE USED TO DESCRIBE THE STATION'S EXTENT. THE INFORMATION
SUPPLIED FOR EACH OF THE POINTS MUST BE CONSISTANT WITH REGARD TO THE
LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, STATE, COUNTY, CATALOGING UNIT, AND REACH (WHEN
USED) BECAUSE THE SYSTEM CHECKS EACH OF THE ITEMS TO ENSURE THAT THE
POINT IS LOCATED AS INDICATED.
DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION/FORMAT REQUIRED
KEYWCRD=VALUE,
POINT IDENTIFIER YES
THIS IS USED TO SPECIFY WHICH POINT'S DATA IS BEING ENTERED AND
IT MUST COME BEFORE THE KEYWORDS THAT FOLLOW. EVERY STATION
MUST USE "POINT=1," WHICH DESIGNATES THAT THE DATA FOLLOWING IT
ARE FOR THE PRINCIPAL POINT. "POINT=2,", ETC. IS USED TO SPECIFY
THE DATA FOR THE OTHER POINTS. FOR THE PRINCIPAL POINT, THE
ECOREGION INFORMATION IS OPTIONAL AND FOR ALL OF THE POINTS, THE
REACH INFORMATION IS OPTIONAL. THE PRECISION WITH WHICH THE
LAT/LONG WAS MEASURED CAN ONLY BE ENTERED FOR THE PRIMARY POINT.
POINT=-,
LATITUDE OF SITE YES
THE DEGREES, MINUTES, SECONDS, AND TENTHS OF SECONDS OF LATI-
TUDE ARE ENTERED AS FOLLOWS: DD MM SS.S.
LAT= .-,
LONGITUDE OF SITE YES
THE DEGREES, MINUTES, SECONDS, AND TENTHS OF SECONDS OF
LONGITUDE ARE ENTERED AS FOLLOWS: ODD MM SS.S.
LONG= .-,
PRECISION CODE NO
THE PRECISION WITH WHICH THE LAT/LONG WAS MEASURED IS ENTERED
USING THE TABLE BELOW. THIS IS ENTERED ONLY FOR THE PRIMARY
POINT.
CODE PRECISION
1 TENTH OF A SECOND
2 ONE SECOND
3 TEN SECONDS
^ THIRTY SECONDS
5 ONE MINUTE
6 TEN MINUTES
7 THIRTY MINUTES
8 ONE DEGREE
PREC=-,
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DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION/FORMAT REQUIRED PAGE NO. 15
KEYWORD=VALUE, 88/11/08
STATE/COUNTY CODE YES
THE TWO DIGIT FIPS STATE CODE AND THE THREE DIGIT FIPS COUNTY
CODE IN WHICH THE STATION IS LOCATED ARE ENTERED. THESE CODES
ARE CHECKED AGAINST THE LAT/LONG FOR ACCURACY.
STCO= ,
ECOREGION NO
THE 3 CHARACTER ECOREGION CODE IS ENTERED. THESE ARE
MAINTAINED BY JIM OMERNICK IN ERA'S CORVALLIS LAB IN
OREGON. MAPS ARE AVAILABLE AND THE STORET HELPFUL DATA
SET NAMED "STORET.HELP.ECO.REGIONS" CONTAINS INFORMATION
ABOUT THEM. THE CODE IS MADE UP OF 2 DIGITS AND EITHER
THE LETTER "M" WHICH MEANS THAT THE SITE IS LOCATED IN AN
AREA THAT IS MOST LIKE THE ECOREGION, OR THE LETTER "G"
WHICH MEANS THAT THE SITE IS LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT IS
GENERALLY LIKE THE ECOREGION.
ECOREG=,
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DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION/FORMAT REQUIRED PAGE NO. 16
KEYWORD = VALUE, 88/11/08
U.S.G.S. CATALOGING UNIT YES
THE U.S.G.S. CATALOGING UNIT CODE IN WHICH THE STATION IS LO-
CATED IS ENTERED. THIS IS AN 8 DIGIT CODE AND CAN BE OBTAINED
FROM U.S.G.S. MAPS OR BY USING THE "PRNTHUC" COMMAND. THE CODE
IS CHECKED AGAINST THE LAT/LONG TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPER CODE
IS USED. IF THE FULL "REACH" INFORMATION IS TO BE USED, THEN
THIS IS NOT USED AND THE "RCHMIL" INSTRUCTION IS UTILIZED.
CATUNIT= -------- ,
EPA REACH INFORMATION
THE EPA "REACH" INFORMATION MAY BE USED INSTEAD OF THE U.S.G.S.
CATALOGING UNIT. THE REACH NUMBER IS MADE UP OF THE 8 DIGIT
CATALOGING UNIT CODE AND THE 3 DIGIT EPA SEGMENT NUMBER ALONG
WITH MILEAGE INFORMATION. IF A MILEAGE IS USED, IT IS SEPA-
RATED FROM THE REACH NUMBER BY A SLASH. THE "ONRCH" AND
"CKDIGIT" KEYWORDS MUST BE USED. THE TOTAL REACH INFORMATION
MAY BE UP TO 20 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH. THE MILEAGE MAY BE EX-
PRESSED WITH A PRECISION OF UP TO A THOUSANDTH OF A MILE.
RCHMIL= ----------- / ---- . ,
IS STATION ON REACH
IF THE EPA REACH INFORMATION IS USED, THIS FIELD MUST BE USED
TO SPECIFY WHETHER THE SITE IS ON THE SEGMENT OR ON A STREAM
THAT IS A TRIBUTARY TO THE SEGMENT. MONRCH=YES," MEANS THAT
IT IS ON THE REACH AND "ONRCH=NO," MEANS THAT IT IS NOT.
ONRCH= -,
CHECK DIGIT FOR REACH SEE ABOVE
IN ORDER TO STORE AN EPA REACH NUMBER, THE CHECK DIGIT MUST
BE KNOWN AND ENTERED FOR THE STATION. IT IS A ONE DIGIT CODE
AND CAN BE DETERMINED BY USING THE "ZBATCH" COMMAND WITH THE
"REACHRET" OPTION.
CKDIGIT=-,
IN ORDER FOR A STATION TO BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM, EITHER A U.S.G.S.
CATALOGING UNIT CODE OR THE EPA REACH CODING MUST BE ENTERED. IF THE
REACH CODING IS USED, THEN "RCHMIL" IS USED AND THE ITEMS "ONRCH" AND
"CKDIGIT" MUST BE USED.
FOR THE ITEMS ENTERED AFTER THE "POINT" INSTRUCTION, THE FOLLOWING
ARE CHECKED FOR VALIDITY BY THE SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE
CORRECT AS ENTERED: LAT/LONG VERSES STATE AND COUNTY; LAT/LONG VERSES
CATALOGING UNIT; LAT/LONG VERSES REACH DATA; AND STATE/COUNTY VERSES
REACH DATA.
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STORET RETRIEVAL DATE 85/01/30 - REACH FILE LISTING CATALOGING UNIT(S) 02070010 PAGE NO. 17
PROGRAM VERSION OF OCT 23, 198* REACH FILE VERSION OF SEPTEMBER 1982 88/09/27
12 11 10 9
TREE LEVEL
8765
REACH NAME
CHECK LENGTH
REACH NUMBER DIGIT TYPE (MILES)
041
I
0*2
025
028
I
029
I
*
030
I
031
I
- ASSOCIATED SHORELINE
POTOMAC R 02070010023
NOT A HYDROLOGIC TRANSPORT REACH
- FROM THE RIGHT
HOLMES RUN 020700100*1
- ARTIFICIAL REACH THROUGH POTOMAC R
ASSOCIATED SHORELINE
POTOMAC R 0207001002*
- NOT A HYDROLOGIC TRANSPORT REACH
- CONTINUATION
HOLMES RUN
020700100*2
FROM THE LEFT
POTOMAC R 02070010025
- ARTIFICIAL REACH THROUGH POTOMAC R
ASSOCIATED SHORELINE
POTOMAC R 02070010026
- NOT A HYDROLOGIC TRANSPORT REACH
ASSOCIATED SHORELINE
POTOMAC R 02070010027
- NOT A HYDROLOGIC TRANSPORT REACH
- FROM THE LEFT
ANACOSTI R 02070010028
- ARTIFICIAL REACH THROUGH POTOMAC R
- CONTINUATION
ANACOSTI R
- FROM THE LEFT
*A
FROM THE RIGHT
ANACOSTI R
02070010029
02070010030
02070010031
- FROM THE RIGHT
032 POTOMAC R 02070010032
ARTIFICIAL REACH THROUGH POTOMAC R
- ASSOCIATED SHORELINE
POTOMAC R 02070010033
- NOT A HYDROLOGIC TRANSPORT REACH
3 SHRL(W) 3.90
9 ARTF(M) l.*0
7 SHRL(W) 3.80
3 SRCE(S) 10.60
1 ARTF(M) 5.10
5 SHRL(W) 7.*0
9 SHRL(W) 6.50
3 ARTF(M) 2.10
7 REGL(R) 7.90
8 SRCE(S) 16.20
2 SRCE(S) 18.00
6 ARTFIM) 3.80
0 SHRL(W) *.90
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DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION/FORMAT REQUIRED PASE NO. 18
KEYWORD^VALUE, 89/05/08
ADDITIONAL STATION INFORMATION NO
THE SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR THE ENTERING OF ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATION. THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
IS ENTERED IN THE DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH AND UP TO 15 LINES
OF INFORMATION MAY BE ENTERED WITH EACH LINE CONTAINING UP
TO 72 CHARACTERS.
PAR01=-
PAR02=-
PAR03=-
PAR05=-
PAR06=-
PAR 07=-
PAR08=-
PAR09=-
PAR10=-
PAR11=-
PAR12=-
PAR13=-
PAR15=
NUMBER OF DAYS LOCKED NO
USED TO ENTER THE NUMBER OF DAYS AFTER THE SAMPLE DATE THAT
THE DATA FOR A STATION ARE TO BE LOCKED. IF THIS IS USED,
THE DATA WILL BE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE SPECIFIED NUMBER OF DAYS.
THE ASSUMED VALUE IS "000" WHICH MEANS THAT THE DATA ARE
ACCESSIBLE AS SOON AS THEY ARE STORED. THE DATA MAY BE LOCKED
FOR UP TO 360 DAYS FROM THE SAMPLE DATE.
LOCKDAYS=---,
LOCK AFTER DATE NO
A DATE IN YEAR-MONTH ORDER IS SPECIFIED AND DATA SAMPLED AFTER
THAT DATE ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR A RETRIEVAL UNLESS THE UNLOCKING
KEY IS SUPPLIED AS PART OF THE RETRIEVAL REQUEST. THE ASSUMED
VALUE FOR THE FOUR DIGIT FIELD IS "9999" WHICH MEANS THAT THE
DATA ARE ACCESSIBLE.
LOCKDATE= ,
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DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION/FORMAT REQUIRED PAGE NO. 18.1
KEYWORD=VALUE, 89/05/08
ARCHIVE CLASS FOR STATION NO
THIS IS USED TO PUT A NEW STATION INTO AN ARCHIVE CLASS OTHER
THAN THE ON-LINE CLASS OF "00". IT IS A TWO DIGIT FIELD AND
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE VARIOUS CLASSES AND THEIR MEANINGS:
CLASS TYPE OF DATA
00 THE DEFAULT CLASS (THE STATIONS THAT ARE
ON-LINE)
01 OKLAHOMA OIL WELL DATA AND OREGON FISH
AND GAME DATA
02 USGS WELL AND SPRING DATA
03 ORSANCO CONTINUOUS MONITORING DATA AND
CALIFORNIA WELL DATA
04 NATIONWIDE URBAN RUNOFF PROGRAM DATA
ARCLASS=~,
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REPEATED BELOW IS THE INFORMATION REQUIRED WHEN ESTABLISHING A NEW PAGE NO. 19
SAMPLING SITE IN THE STORET WATER QUALITY SYSTEM. AND THE KEYWORDS 89/08/05
AND THEIR VALUES CORRESPONDING TO THE ITEMS TO BE STORED.
kTHE AGENCY CODE IS "11TRAIN" WHOSE UNLOCKING KEY IS "CHOOCHOO". THE
RIMARY STATION NUMBER is TO BE SEMINAROIA AND THE SAMPLING SITE HAS TWO
FALIASES: 01041934 AND BI.CKOOI. THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE SITE
WHICH IS LOCATED IN MASON COUNTY (105) IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN (26) IS
43 DEGREES, 58 MINUTES, AND 22.2 SECONDS AND 86 DEGREES, 8 MINUTES, AND
10.3 SECONDS. THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE WAS MEASURED WITH A PRECISION
OF 1 SECOND. THE DEPTH OF THE WATER AT THE SAMPLING SITE IS 10 FEET AND
THE STATION'S ELEVATION IS 313 METERS. THE STATION IS MONITORING AMBIENT
STREAM DATA ON THE ONOWAGON RIVER WHICH IS IN THE PERE MARQUETTE MINOR
BASIN (21) WHICH IS PART OF THE LAKE MICHIGAN MAJOR BASIN (08). THE
SAMPLING IS PERFORMED OFF OF THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE WHICH IS 10 MILES
NORTH OF THE FAIRCHILD RESERVOIR AND IS DONE NEAR THE LEFT BANK. THE
STATION IS LOCATED IN THE MOST TYPICAL PART OF EPA'S ECOREGION 56. THE
SAMPLING SITE LIES ABOVE AN AQUIFER OF SAND (AQUIFER CODE 112SAND). THE
STATION IS LOCATED 3.8 MILES UP RIVER REACH SEGMENT NUMBER 029 WHICH
iS IN U.S.G.S. CATALOGING UNIT 04060101. THE CHECK DIGIT FOR THE REACH
IS 4. THE SAMPLING SITE IS LOCATED ON THE WATER BODY IDENTIFIED AS
MI00346. SAMPLES ARE TAKEN ALONG A TRANSECT STARTING AT THIS POINT AND
ENDING 0.3 MILES UP SEGMENT 030. ALL OF THE OTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
IS THE SAME EXCEPT THE AFOREMENTIONED SEGMENT NUMBER AND THE LATITUDE AND
LONGITUDE WHICH IS 43 DEGRF.ES, 58 MINUTES, AND 22.3 SECONDS AND 86 DEGREES,
8 MINUTES, AMD 10.4 SECONDS. THE CHECK DIGIT FOR THE SECOND POINT IS 5.
THE DATA FOR THE STATION IS NOT TO BE LOCKED.
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FORMAT=STATIONS, PAGE NO. ZO
A=11TRAIN, 88/11/08
UK=CHOOCHOO,
USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703-883-8861,
fc.NEWSTA=SEMINAR01A,
cSTA2=BLCK001,
TYPE=STREAM/AMBNT,
LOCNAME=ONOWAGON RIVER MAIN ST BRDGE 10 M FROM RESERVOIR,
MBODY=MI00346 ONOWAGON RIVER,
MAJNAME=LAKE MICHIGAN,
HINNAME=PERE MARQUETTE,
BS=08Z100,
DEPTH=010F,
ELEV=318M,
AQ1=112SAND,
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POINT=1, PAGE N0. 21
LAT=43 58 22. Z, 88/11/08
LONG=086 08 10.3,
PREC=2,
KTCO=26105,
COREG=56M,
CHMIL=0<*060101029/3.8,
ONRCH=YES,
POINT=2,
LAT=« 58 22.3,
LONG=086 08 10.*,
STCO=26105,
ECOREG=56M,
RCHMIL=0«601 01030/0. 3,
ONRCH=YES,
CKDIGIT=5,
PAROl^THE SAMPLING SITE IS ON THE LEPT BANK AND IS SAMPLED OFF THE MAIN ST,
PAR02=BRIDGE. THIS IS 10 MILES UPSTREAM FROM THE FAIRCHILD RESERVOIR,
PAR03=SAMPLING IS DONE QUARTERLY WITH INTENSIVE SURVEYS EVERY 5 YEARS,
PAR04=THE SAMPLING IS DONE IN CONJUNCTION HITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WITH,
PAR05=THE STATE LAB DOING THE ANALYSIS,
LOCKDAYS=000,
LOCKDATE=9999,
MORE THAN ONE ITEM MAY BE ENTERED PER LINE BUT NOTHING CAN BE
ENTERED PAST COLUMN 80 AND THE VALUE FOR A KEYWORD MUST BE
ENTERED ON THE SAME LINE AS THE KEYWORD. THE STATION TYPE IS
THE EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE. THEREFORE, THE ABOVE STATION STORAGE
INFORMATION COULD BE ENTERED AS FOLLOWS:
FORMAT^STATIONS,
A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703-883-8861,
NEHSTA=SEMINAR01A,SECSTAl = 010
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THE FOLLOWING IS A BLANK FORM WHICH CAN BE USED TO PAGE NO. 22
ENTER STATIONS. FOR A MORE IN DEPTH DISCUSSION OF 69/03/13
THE VARIOUS ITEMS REQUIRED FOR STATION STORAGE, SEE
THE STORET SEMINAR DOCUMENTATION ENTITLED "STORAGE
FORMATS AND TSO STORAGE PROCEDURES".
*ORMAT=STATIONS,
A= >
UK= -»
USER= ,
NEWSTA= »
SECSTA1= ,
SECSTA2= >
SECSTA3= ,
TYPE= .
LOCNAME= ,
WBODY= .
MAJNAME= ,
MINNAME= ,
BS= i
DEPTH= ,
ELEV= ,
AQ1= .
Aq2= ,
A<33= ,
AQ
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POINT=1,
LAT= ..... --.
LONG= ------- .-.
PREC=-,
iSTCO= ..... .
|COREG= ,
|ATUNIT= -------- ,
OR
RCH(1IL=
ONRCH= .
CKDIGIT=-,
PAR01=
PAR03=
PAR05=
PAR06=
PAR07=
PAR08=
PAR09=
PAR10=
PAR11 =
PAR12=
PAR13=
PAR15=
LOCKDAYS=
LOCKDATE =
ARCLASS=
PAGE NO. 23
89/03/13
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POINT=2, PAGE NO. 24
LAT= ------ .-, 88/09/27
LONG= ------- .-,
STCO= ----- .
kECOR
§;ATU
f
;ATUNIT=
OR
ONRCH = i
CKDIGIT=-,
POINT=3,
LAT= ------ .-,
LONG= ------- .-,
STCO= ----- .
ECOREG= --- ,
CATUNIT= -------- ,
OR
RCHMIL=
ONRCH= ,
CKDIGIT=-,
POINTS,
LAT= ------ .-,
LONG= ------- .-,
STCO= ----- ,
ECORES= ,
CATUNIT= -------- ,
OR
RCHMIL:
ONRCH= ,
CKDIGIT=-,
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PAGE NO. 25
88/09/27
STORE! RETRIEVAL DATE 87/06/24
/TYPA/AMBNT/STR EAM
STATION DESCRIPTION PAGE:
SEMINAR01A 01041934 BLCK001
43 58 22.2 086 08 10.3 2
ONOWAGON RIVER MAIN ST BRDGE 10 M FROM RESERVOIR
26105 MICHIGAN
LAKE MICHIGAN
PERE MARQUETTE
11TRAIN 870606
0010 FEET DEPTH
MASON
082100
04060101029 0003.800 ON
318 METERS ELEVATION
56M SOUTHERN MICHIGAN/NORTHERN INDIANA TILL PLAIN
MI00346 ONOWAGON RIVER
112SAND
DATA LOCKED AFTER 49/01.
ADDITIONAL STATION BOUNDARY POINTS
ST CO LATITUDE LONGITUDE REACH LOCATION ECOREGION
26 105 43 58 22.3 086 08 10.4 04060101030 0000.300 ON 56M ==> SOUTHERN MICHIGAN/NORTHERN INDIANA TILL PLAIN
DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH
THE SAMPLING SITE IS ON THE LEFT BANK AND IS SAMPLED OFF THE MAIN ST
BRIDGE. THIS IS 10 MILES UPSTREAM FROM THE FAIRCHILD RESERVOIR
SAMPLING IS DONE QUARTERLY WITH INTENSIVE SURVEYS EVERY 5 YEARS
THE SAMPLING IS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WITH
THE STATE LAB DOING THE ANALYSIS
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REPEATED BELOW IS THE WELL LOCATION INFORMATION REQUIRED WHEN PAGE NO. 25.1
ESTABLISHING A NEW WELL IN THE WATER QUALITY SYSTEM AND THE PROPER 90/01/23
INSTRUCTION SETS FOR IT. AFTER THE EXAMPLE, IS A SAMPLE OF WHAT
THE WELL'S HEADER WOULD LOOK LIKE IN A RETRIEVAL.
1-HE AGENCY CODE IS "11TRAIN" WHOSE UNLOCKING KEY IS "CHOOCHOO". THE
FPRIMARY WELL NUMBER is TO BE TESTWELLOIA AND THE SAMPLING SITE HAS
ONE ALIAS WHICH IS SITE0003001. THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE SITE,
WHICH IS LOCATED IN PAGE COUNTY (139) IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA (51), IS
38 DEGREES, 41 MINUTES, AND 44.0 SECONDS AND 78 DEGREES, 28 MINUTES, AND
10.0 SECONDS. THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE WAS MEASURED WITH A PRECISION
OF 1 SECOND. THE ELEVATION OF THE WELL IS 318 METERS. THE WELL IS
SAMPLING AMBIENT WATER. THE WELL IS LOCATED IN EPA'S POTOMAC RIVER
MINOR BASIN (14) WHICH IS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC MAJOR BASIN (02).
THE OWNER'S NAME IS EEZZY OIL CO. THE WELL IS LOCATED IN THE MOST
TYPICAL PART OF EPA'S ECOREGION 64. THE AQUIFER IN WHICH THE WELL
IS SAMPLING IS THE LONDONBRIDGE FORMATION (AQUIFER CODE 112LDBG)
AND IS LOCATED IN THE U.S.G.S. CATALOGING UNIT 02070005. THE
DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH SHOULD CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE METHOD
OF MEASURING THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE
WELL LOGS. SINCE THIS STATION IS TO BE USED FOR TEST PURPOSES, ITS
DATA SHOULD BE LOCKED.
FORMAT=STATIONS,
A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703-883-8861,
NEWSTA=TESTWELL01A,SECSTA1=SITE0003001,
TYPE^WELL/AMBNT,
LOCNAME=EEZZY OIL CO,
MAJNAME=NORTH ATLANTIC,
MINNAME=POTOMAC RIVER,BS=021400,ELEV=318M,AQ1=112LDBG,
POINT=1,
LAT=38 41 44.0,LONG=078 28 10.0,PREC=2,STCO=51139,ECOREG=64M,
CATUNIT=02070005,
PAR01=METHOD OF MEASURE FOR LATITUDE/LONGITUDE: SURVEY,
PAR02=SOURCE AGENCY FOR LAT/LONG DATA: STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,
PAR03=USE OF THE WELL: DRINKING WATER SUPPLY,
PAR04=TYPE OF WELL LOG: DRILLER'S LOG ELECTRIC LOG,
PAR05=LOCATION OF WELL LOG: COURT HOUSE ROOM 412 EEZZY OIL COMPANY,
|PAR06= 22 N COURT STREET BLACK FUEL AVENUE,
1>AR07= ANYTOWN VA 20371 OILBOOM VA 20771,
"LOCKDAYS=OOO ,
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PAGE NO. 25.2
90/01/23
STORET RETRIEVAL DATE 87/06/24
/TYPA/AM3NT/WELL
STATION DESCRIPTION
TESTWELL01A SITE0003001
38 41 44.0 078 28 10.0 2
EEZZY OIL CO
51139 VIRGINIA PAGE
NORTH ATLANTIC 021400
POTOMAC RIVER
11TRAIN 870606 02070005
0000 FEET DEPTH 318 METERS ELEVATION
64M NORTHERN PIEDMONT
112LDBG
DATA LOCKED AFTER 40/01.
PAGE:
DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH
METHOD OF MEASURE FOR LATITUDE/LONGITUDE: SURVEY
SOURCE AGENCY FOR LAT/LONG DATA: STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
USE OF THE WELL: DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
TYPE OF WELL LOG: DRILLER'S LOG ELECTRIC LOG
LOCATION OF WELL LOS: COURT HOUSE ROOM 412 EEZZY OIL COMPANY
22 N COURT STREET BLACK FUEL AVENUE
ANYTOWN VA 20371 OIL BOOM VA 20771
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CHANGING STATION LOCATION INFORMATION PAGE NO. 26
88/09/27
AFTER A STATION HAS BEEN ENTERED IN THE SYSTEM, CHANGES MAY HAVE TO
BE MADE TO IT. THESE CHANGES CAN ONLY BE MADE AFTER THE UPDATE
CYCLE CONTAINING THE STORAGE TRANSACTIONS FOR IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
TO MAKE CHANGES TO A STATION, THE "CHGSTA" INSTRUCTION MUST BE USED
AND IT IS SET EQUAL TO THE PRIMARY STATION NUMBER WHOSE INFORMATION
IS TO BE CHANGED. THE ITEMS TO BE CHANGED ARE ENTERED IN THE SAME
MANNER USED FOR THE ORIGINAL STORAGE OF THE INFORMATION, I.E.,
"KEYWORD=VALUE,". IF ONE OR MORE STATION TYPES ARE TO BE ADDED TO AN
EXISTING STATION, "ADDTYPE" IS SET EQUAL TO ONLY THE NEW ITEM(S) TO
BE ADDED TO THE STATION TYPE FIELD, AND IF ONE OR MORE STATION TYPES
ARE TO BE DELETED, "DELTYPE" IS SET EQUAL TO THE ONES TO BE DELETED.
"ADDTYPE" AND "DELTYPE" ARE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE "CHGSTA"
INSTRUCTION. TO DELETE AN OPTIONAL FIELD FOR A STATION, THE KEY-
WORD USED TO STORE THAT ITEM IS SET EQUAL TO "X", E.G., "KEYWORD=X,".
FOR STATION XDDR004 STORED BEHIND AGENCY CODE 11TRAIN, MAKE THE FOLLOWING
CHANGES TO THE STATION HEADER INFORMATION: DELETE THE SECOND SECONDARY
STATION NUMBER; CHANGE THE COUNTY CODE TO 121; CHANGE THE LONGITUDE FOR
THE PRIMARY POINT (POINT=1,) TO 91 DEGREES, 58 MINUTES, 45.1 SECONDS;
ADD A SECOND AQUIFER CODE OF 124CCKF; CHANGE THE MINOR BASIN CODE TO
07; CHANGE THE ECOREGION TO 37G; CHANGE THE LOCATION INFORMATION TO READ
"ROCK RIVER NEAR BARLOW DAM SPILL WAY"; CHANGE THE MILES UP THE REACH FOR
POINT NUMBER ONE TO 3.7 MILES; CHANGE THE WATER BODY CODE TO AR000783;
FOR THE THIRD POINT, CHANGE THE LATITUDE TO 34 DEGREES, 25 MINUTES 15.1
SECONDS; CHANGE THE SEVENTH LINE OF THE DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH TO READ
"ESTABLISHED IN 1965"; DELETE THE EIGHTH LINE IN THE DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH;
ADD THE STATION TYPE OF "NRSHRE"; AND CHANGE THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT THE
THE DATA ARE TO BE LOCKED TO 360.
FORMAT=STATICNS,
A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=STATION CHANGE EXAMPLE,
CHGSTA=XODR004,SECSTA2=X,AQ2=124CCKF,BS=150700,
WBODY=AR000783 ROCK RIVER,ADDTYPE=NRSHRE,LOCKDAYS=360,
LOCNAME=ROCK RIVER NEAR BARLOW DAM SPILL WAY,
POINT=1,
STCO=05121,LONG=091 58 45.1,ECOREG=37G,
RCHMIL=11110207004/3.7,CKDIGIT=1,ONRCH=YES,
POINT=3,
LAT=34 25 15.1,
PAR07=ESTABLISHED IN 1965,
PAR03=X,
AS CAN BE SEEN, WHEN CHANGING STATION LOCATION INFORMATION, THE
FORMAT OF THE DATA ITEMS ARE ENTERED THE SAME WAY AS THEY WERE
STORED ORIGINALLY. ALSO, WHEN CHANGING ANY OF THE "REACH" IN-
FORMATION, THE ENTIRE SET OF DATA MUST BE RE-ENTERED. CARE MUST
BE EXERCISED WHEN DEALING WITH THE POINT INFORMATION TO ENSURE
THAT THE INFORMATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CORRECT POINT. THE
"701" FIXED FIELD STATION STORAGE PROCEDURE PRECLUDES THE CHANGING
OF THE STATION TYPE AND/OR THE UNLOCKING DATES IN THE SAME UPDATE
CYCLE. THE NEW FREE FORM METHOD ALLOWS THIS.
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DELETING STATION'S DATA AND DELETING THE STATION PAGE NO. 27
88/09/27
AFTER A STATION HAS BEEN STORED, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELETE IT OR ITS
DATA. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, EITHER THE "DELSTA" INSTRUCTION IS USED WHICH
WILL DELETE THE STATION AND ITS DATA OR "DELDATA" WHICH DELETED ONLY THE
DATA FOR THE STATION. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO DO THIS:
FORMAT=STATIONS,
A=11TRAIM,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=DELETING STATIONS AND DATA,
DELSTA=ABC001,DELSTA=ABC002,DELSTA=ABC003>
DELDATA=XYZ001,DELDATA=XYZ002,DELDATA=XYZ003,
THE ABOVE WILL DELETE STATIONS ABC001 THROUGH ABC003 AND THEIR DATA
AND DELETE ONLY THE DATA FOR STATIONS XYZ001 THROUGH XYZ003 FOR
AGENCY CODE 11TRAIN. EXTREME CARE MUST BE USED WHEN UTILIZING THIS
OPTION BECAUSE IT DOES WORK, AND AFTER THE WEEKEND'S UPDATE, THE DATA
WILL BE GONE WITH LITTLE CHANCE OF GETTING IT BACK.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS CONCERNING STATION LOCATION STORAGE PAGE NO. 38
88/09/27
1. IF A REACH NUMBER IS BEING STORED, ZERO MILES ARE NOT ALLOWED.
BLANK MILEAGE MEANS THAT THE STATION IS AT THE DOWNSTREAM END OF
THE REACH OR THAT THE MILEAGE IS UNKNOWN.
2. STORET PERFORMS CERTAIN LATITUDE-LONGITUDE EDIT CHECKS WHEN A
STATION IS PROCESSED FOR STORAGE. THEY ARE: LAT/LONG VERSUS
THE STATE-COUNTY CODE, LAT/LONG VERSUS THE HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE,
AND LAT/LONG VERSUS THE REACH SEGMENT NUMBER. IF THE STATION
FAILS ONE OR MORE OF THESE EDITS, AND IF THE STATION'S LATITUDE-
LONGITUDE ACTUALLY FALLS WITHIN THE AREA CODED, THESE CHECKS CAN
BE BY-PASSED BY USING THE OVERRIDE FEATURE AS FOLLOWS:
XSTORE DATA-SET-NAME PRM(HUW999)
"PRM" SPECIFIES THAT THE EDIT CHECKS ARE TO BE BY-PASSED AND THE
CODES HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
H BY-PASS THE LAT/LONG HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE EDIT
U BY-PASS THE LAT/LONG STATE-COUNTY EDIT CHECK
W BY-PASS THE LAT/LONG REACH EDIT CHECK
999 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER WHICH WILL CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME
AND CAN BE OBTAINED BY USING THE "XMAGIC" COMMAND
FOR DATA STORAGE, THE LETTER "V" IS USED TO BY-PASS THE VALUE
RANGE CHECK ALONG WITH THE "MAGIC" NUMBER.
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STATION STORAGE EXAMPLE PAGE NO. 29
89/03/13
1. ESTABLISH A NEW STATION WITH A PRIMARY STATION NUMBER OF 01DRCR AND A
SECONDARY NUMBER OF 36588627 ON DRAKES CREEK 4.80 MILES UPSTREAM FROM
ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE BARREN RIVER. THE STATION'S LATITUDE IS 36
DEGREES, 50 MINUTES, 20.0 SECONDS, AND ITS LONGITUDE IS 86 DEGREES, 27
MINUTES, 33.0 SECONDS, WHICH IS ACCURATE TO THE NEAREST MINUTE (PRE-
CISION CODE OF 5), AND IT IS LOCATED IN WARREN COUNTY (227), KENTUCKY
(21). THE AGENCY CODE FOR THE STATION IS 11TRAIN, AND THE UNLOCKING
KEY IS CHOOCHOO. THE DEPTH IS TO BE MEASURED IN FEET, AND THE DEPTH AT
THE STATION IS 10 FEET. THE STATION'S ELEVATION IS 251 METERS AND IT
IS LOCATED ABOVE AQUIFER 324BRTT. THE STATION IS SAMPLING AMBIENT WATER
IN A STREAM. THE MAJOR BASIN IS THE OHIO RIVER (05) AND THE MINOR BASIN
IS THE GREEN RIVER (16). THE STATION IS ON REACH SEGMENT NUMBER 006
AND IS 4.8 MILES UP FROM THE DOWNSTREAM END OF THE REACH. THE CHECK
DIGIT FOR THE SEGMENT NUMBER IS 4 AND IT IS IN CATALOGING UNIT NUMBER
05110002. THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE MOST TYPICAL AREA OF ECOREGION
71. THE LOCATION INFORMATION FOR AN ADDITIONAL POINT FOR THE STATION IS
TO BE ENTERED WITH THE SAME ATTRIBUTES AS THE MAIN SAMPLING POINT EXCEPT
THAT THE POINT IS 4.81 MILES UP THE REACH AND THE LATITUDE FOR THE EXTRA
POINT IS 36 DEGREES, 50 MINUTES AND 20.1 SECONDS. THE WATER BODY CODE
FOR DRAKES CREEK IS KY000968. A DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH IS TO BE ENTERED.
2. AFTER THE STATION WAS STORED, THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS ARE
REQUIRED. SHOW THE KEYWORDS NEEDED TO MAKE THE CORRECTIONS.
STATION TYPE LAKE-AMBIENT
LONGITUDE 86 27' 30.0"
ADD SECONDARY NUMBER PJCT-08
MINOR BASIN NAME BARREN RIVER
SEGMENT NUMBER 007
WATER BODY CODE KY000967
THE REACH CHECK DIGIT 8
ECOREGION FOR THE FIRST
EXTENSION POINT 71G
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As previously mentioned} whenever entering information into the Water
Quality System, a data set (file) must be created and processed via
the STORET software. The following is an example of how to do this
in the TSO environment using a STORET command procedure named
"EASYSTOR":
READY
Xeasystor (Invokes the STORET command procedure that creates
storage transactions. For a full explanation of the
XEASYSTOR command procedure) enter 'help easystor1.)
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90/03/01
MM/DD/YY
HH:MM:SS
IIIAAAA
- EASYSTOR -
- VERSION OF MONTH YEAR -
- WELCOME TO STORET -
- DATA ENTRY SYSTEM -
(ENTER "END" TO EXIT)
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO STORE ?
S - STATIONS
K - STATIONS USING KEYWORDS
D - DATA
OPTION ==> k (User enters "k" for station
storage via keywords.)
This program keeps track of all values you enter
in response to prompts for STORET Station Storage
Keywords.
After entering all your data> you type SAVE to create
a data set that can ba used for a STORET update.
This procedure gives you additional options that
may be useful. Type HELP if you would like to
review them.
ENTER AGENCY THE CODE
lltrain
ENTER THE UNLOCKING KEY FOR YOUR AGENCY
choochoo
ENTER INFORMATION ABOUT PERSON CREATING THIS DATA
horace hawgKnuckles 703 883 8857
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ENTER KEYWORD NEWSTA, CHGSTA, DELSTA OR DELDATA PAGE NO. 31
newsta 90/03/01
ENTER NEW PRIMARY STATION
annl
ENTER 1ST SECONDARY STATION NAME
aaaaaal
ENTER 2ND SECONDARY STATION NAME
testst093
ENTER 3RD SECONDARY STATION NAME
ENTER KEYWORD TYPE, ADDTYPE OR DELTYPE
type
ENTER STATION TYPE
stream/ambnt
ENTER MAJOR BASIN NAMES
north atlantic
ENTER MINOR BASIN NAME
potomac river
ENTER EPA BASIN CODE
021400
ENTER LOCATION INFORMATION
holmes run 22.64 miles up from potomac
ENTER DEPTH OF WATER AT STATION
010
ENTER ELEVATION AT STATION
38m
ENTER 1ST AQUIFER CODE
217ptmc
POTOMAC GROUP
ENTER 2ND AQUIFER CODE
ENTER 3RD AQUIFER CODE
ENTER 4TH AQUIFER CODE
ENTER 5TH AQUIFER CODE
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ENTER POINT DESIGNATOR 1 PAGE NO. 32
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ENTER STATION LATITUDE IN FORMAT (DD MM SS.T)
48 48 53.2
ENTER STATION LONGITUDE IN FORMAT (DDD MM SS.T)
077 07 18.4
ENTER PRECISION CODE
3
ENTER STATE COUNTY CODE OF STATION
51059
STATE IS VIRGINIA
COUNTY IS FAIRFAX
ENTER ECOREGION CODE
64m
ENTER YES, FOR REACH DATA NO, FOR HUC CODE
yes
ENTER E.P.A. REACH NUMBER/MILES
02070010042/2.64
Careful, station latitude does not
place it eithin HUC Code boundaries
3912590 maximum latitude
3830030 minimum latitude
ENTER ON OR OFF THE REACH
off
ENTER CHECK DIGIT
3
ENTER POINT DESIGNATOR 2 IF DESIRED
2
ENTER LATITUDE FOR EXT POINT 2
38 48 53.8
ENTER LONGITUDE FOR EXT POINT 2
077 07 18.8
ENTER STATE COUNTY CODE FOR EXT POINT 2
51069
STATE IS VIRGINA
COUNTY IS FAIRFAX
ENTER ECOREGION CODE FOR EXT POINT 2
64g
ENTER U.S.G.S. CAT UNIT FOR EXT POINT 2
ENTER E.P.A. REACH FOR EXT 2
0207001C041/0.9
ENTER ON OR OFF THE REACH EXT POINT 2
on
ENTER CHECK DIGIT FOR EXT POINT 2
9
ENTER POINT DESIGNATOR 3 IF DESIRED
ENTER POINT DESIGNATOR 4 IF DESIRED
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ENTER YES TO SKIP NARATIVE CARDS PAGE NO. 33
no 90/03/01
ENTER ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE LINE 1
this station was established to test storage procedures
ENTER ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE LINE 2
data will be copied form tutl
ENTER ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE LINE 3
these data are not real and should not be used
ENTER ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE LINE 4
the data are locked
ENTER ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE LINE 5
ENTER ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE LINE 6
ENTER ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE LINE 7
ENTER ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE LINE 8
ENTER ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE LINE 9
ENTER ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE LINE 10
ENTER ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE LINE 11
ENTER ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE LINE 12
ENTER ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE LINE 13
ENTER ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE LINE 1<+
ENTER ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE LINE 15
ENTER LOCK FOR DAYS (360 MAX)
000
ENTER LOCK DATA AFTER DATE (YYMM)
4001
ENTER ARCHIVE CLASS
Default value of 00 created for ARCLASS
We have cycled through the keywords used when
storing a new station. Type the command SAVE to
create a data set that can be used by XSTORE. The
command QUIT will return system to the TSO READY Prompt.
The command LIST will display what you have entered.
ENTER AGENCY CODE OR COMMAND
save
ENTER 1-8 CHARACTER NAME FOR YOUR OUTPUT FILE
aaaaaaaa
Keywords have been placed in your data set.
Use the QUIT command to return you to TSO.
ENTER AGENCY CODE OR COMMAND
quit (Leave the "EASYSTOR procedure.)
READY
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READY PAGE NO. 34
edit aaaaaaaa (Bring a copy of the data
set into working storage.)
QED (This is the Prompt for the Quick Editor.)
list (List the contents of working space.) 90/03/01
00010 FORMAT=STATIONS,
00020 A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 883-8861,
00030 NEWSTA=ANN1,SECSTA1=AAAAAA1,SECSTA2=TESTST093,
00040 TYPE=STREAM/AMBNT,
00050 LOCNAME=HOLMES RUN 22.64 MILES UP FROM POTOMAC,
00060 MAJNAME=NORTH ATLANTIC,MINNAME=POTOMAC RIVER,BS=021400,
00070 WBODY=VA000671 HOLMES RUN,
00080 DEPTH=010F,ELEV=38M,AQ1=217PTMC,
00090 POINT=1,
00100 LAT=48 48 53.2,LONG=077 07 18.4,PREC=3,STCO=51059,ECOREG=64M,
00110 RCHMIL=02070010042/2.64,ONRCH=NO,CKDIGIT=3,
00120 POINT=2,
00130 LAT=38 48 53.8,LONG=077 07 18.8,STCO=51059,ECOREG=64G,
00140 RCHMIL=02070010041/0.9,ONRCH=YES,CKDIGIT=9,
00150 PAR01=THIS STATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO TEST STORAGE PROCEDURES,
00160 PAR02=DATA WILL BE COPIED FROM TUT1,
00170 PAR03=THESE DATA ARE NOT REAL AND SHOULD NOT BE USED,
END OF DATA
After checking the storage transactions, it is determined that the
miles in the location name field is in error. To correct the error,
the "LED" editing procedure is used. For a further discussion of the
"LED" procedure, see the previous discussion on creating and editing
a data sat shown on pages 16 through 22 of the Seminar Documentation
named "Agenda, Overview, and Introduction to TSO".
led 50 (Line edit line 50.)
00050 LOCNAME=HOLMES RUN 22.64 MILES UP FROM POTOMAC,
EDIT? <
00050 LOCNAME=HOLMES RUN 2.64 MILES UP FROM POTOMAC,
EDIT? (Make the change permanent and return to the "QED" mode.)
QED
end save (Save a permanent copy and return to TSO.)
SAVED
READY
Xstore aaaaaaaa dummy route!hold)
("XSTORE" is a STORET command procedure used
to submit a storage job. Enter 'help store1
to get the full explanation of the "STORE"
command procedure.)
JOB IIKJOB09999) SUBMITTED
SUBMIT COMPLETED
READY
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After the job has executed, it is located using the "SDSF" facility. PAGE NO. 35
The following is an example of the procedures required to locate a station 90/01/09
storage job:
1R3M1 SDSF PRIMARY OPTIONS MENU
FCOMMAND INPUT ===> SCROLL ===> CRS
PREFIX=III DEST=(ALL) OWNER=*
Type an Option or command and press Enter.
LOG - Display the system log
DA - Display active users of the system
I - Display jobs in the JES2 input queue
0 - Display jobs in the JES2 output queue
H - Display jobs in the JES2 held output queue
ST - Display status of jobs in the JES2 queues
PR - Display JES2 printers on this system
INIT - Display JES2 initiators on this system
TUTOR - Short course on SDSF (ISPF only)
END - Exit SDSF
Use Help key for more information.
5665-483 (C) COPYRIGHT IBM CORP. 1981, 1990. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
If "i" is entered on the COMMAND INPUT line, the following
screen will be displayed. It shows the jobs for the user id
that are in the input queue.
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SDSF INPUT QUEUE DISPLAY ALL CLASSES LINE 0-0 (0)
COMMAND INPUT ===> SCROLL ===> CRS
NP JCBNAME Job-id P C Pos Prt-Dest ASYS Stat Causer Programmer Name
[1199 JOB99999 1 F 39 HOLD IIIAAAA.XX
[1198 JOB99998 1 F 38 HOLD IIIAAAA.XX
[f "o" is entered on the COMMAND INPUT line, the following
screen will be displayed. It shows the jobs for the user id
that are in the output queue.
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To view the output of a job in the output queue > an "s" is
placed next to it in the column labelled "NP".
ftDS
PfcOMt
OUTPUT ALL CLASSES ALL FORMS LINES 99,999 LINE 1-2 (2)
tlAND INPUT ===> SCROLL ===> CRS
JOBNAME Jobid Dest C Tot-reds Programmer-name Room Device p
III99 JOB99999 HOLD A 745 STORET Mill
III98 JOB99998 HOLD A 865 STORET Mill
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SDSF DISPLAY III99
COMMAND INPUT ===>
Page No. 36.03
JOB99999 DSID
2 LINE 0 COLUMNS 03-81-3 (2)
SCROLL ===> CRS
This page contains one valuable piece of information which
indicates whether the job executed properly. As shown below
the word "CODE" is followed by "0". This indicates that the
job was processed properly by the computer- If any other
code appears here, the job did not execute properly.
JES2 JOB LOS SYSTEM EPA2 NODE NCCIBM1
10.49.25 JOB10458
10.49.26 JOB10458
10.49.26 JOB10458
10.49.49 JOB10458
10.49.49 J0310458
IEF677I WARNING MESSASE(S) FOR JOB 6JH58 ISSUED
ICH70001I GJH LAST ACCESS AT 09:58:01 ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1991
SHASP373 GJH58 STARTED - INIT 29 - CLASS B - SYS EPA2
NCC802I GJH58 ENDED 07/24/91, CODE 0, ELAPSED :23, CPU :01, EXCPS
$HASP395 GJH58 ENDED
282
JES2 JOB STATISTICS
24 JUL 91 JOB EXECUTION DATE
36 CARDS READ
457 SYSOUT PRINT RECORDS
0 SYSOUT PUNCH RECORDS
32 SYSOUT SPOOL KBYTES
0.39 MINUTES EXECUTION TIME
1 //GJH JOB (A063STORP,D068),'ONE02-UPDATE',TIME=(0,30),PRTY=2,
// MSGLEVEL=(1,1),NOTIFY=GJH
***ROUTE PRINT HOLD
***JOBPARM LINr:S=999
***CNTL CWT.TRY.EXC
JOB10458
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Page No. 36.03
Since the first several hundred lines of the output contain
information about the job such as which program modules were
executedj system allocation messages and other JCL information
which the user does not need to see, they need to be by-passed.
To accomplished this, "bottom1" is entered on the COMMAND
INPUT line. This will instruct the system to go to the last
page of the ouput which contains information about any errors
encountered while the job was executing.
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Page No. 36.04
AGENCY: 11TRAIN STORET WATER QUALITY STORAGE ERRORS DUMMY STORAGE RUN DATE:
STATION ERROR MESSAGE(S) END DATE-SOPH COMP DATE DEPTH MEDIU ETC.
BEG DATE-R-C UMK SMK
4- * + * + * + ft + * 4. * + ft + ft + * + * +
*ANN1 (80)LAT/LONG NOT WITHIN STATE/COUNTY BOUNDARY (D)STATN NOT STORED
ST/CO = 51059 LAT/LONG = 484853207707184
*ANN1 (160)LATITUDE GREATER THAN REACH MAXIMUM LATITUDE (D)STATN NOT STORED
RCH=02070010042 MAX LAT= 38 53 59.9 STN LAT= 48 48 53.2
*ANN1 (161)LONGITUDE GREATER THAN REACH MAXIMUM LONGITUDE (D)STATN NOT STORED
RCH=02070010041 MAX LONG= 77 04 59.9 STN LONG= 77 07 18.8 IE
*ANN1 (162JREACH NOT IN SPECIFIED STATE/COUNTY (D)STATN NOT STORED
RCH=02070010041 STN STCO=51059 RCH STCO=24033
* (96)END OF RUN (A)INFORMATION
11TRAIN STORET WATER QUALITY STORAGE ERRORS - DUMMY STORAGE RUN DATE:
JOB ID RUN DATE & TIME JOB # INPUT DATASET 8ERR EDIT PGM "A" CARD COMMENT
+ * + * + ft + ft + * + ft + ft + * + ft + ft +
III96 1/09/89 9:99AM JES 9999 IIIAAAA.AAAAAAAA 4 ?05 DUMMY HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 883 8861
TOTAL: ERRORS = 4 WARNINGS = 0 (DUMMY RUN - NOTHING STORED)
(The above lines were truncated to fit on the page.)
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To make corrections to the station storage data set, a copy of it must PAGE NO. 37
be brought into working space. To accomplish this, the following se- 90/01/09
quencQ of commands is issued:
READY
edit aaaaaaaa (Bring a copy of the data set into working space and pass
control to the "QED" facility so it may be corrected.)
QED ("QED" is the prompt for the Quick Editor facility.)
list (List the contents of working space.)
00010 FORMAT=STATIONS,
OOOEO A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 883-8861,
00030 NEWSTA=ANN1,SECSTA1=AAAAAA1,SECSTA2=TESTST093,
00040 TYPE=STREAM/AMBNT,
00050 LOCNAME=HOLMES RUN 2.64 MILES UP FROM POTOMAC,
00060 MAJNAME=NORTH ATLANTIC,MINNAME=POTOMAC RIVER,BS=021400,
00070 WBODY=VA000671 HOLMES RUN,
00080 DEPTH = 010F,ELEV=38M,ACJ1=217PTMC,
00090 POINT=1,
00100 LAT=48 48 53.2,LONG=077 07 18.4,PREC=3,STCO=51059,ECOREG=64M,
00110 RCHMIL=02070010042/2.64,ONRCH=NO,CKDIGIT=3,
00120 POINT=2,
00130 LAT=38 48 53.8,LONG=077 07 18.8,STCO=51059,ECOREG=64G,
00140 RCHMIL=02070010041/0.9,ONRCH=YES,CKDIGIT=9,
00150 PAR01=THIS STATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO TEST STORAGE PROCEDURES,
00160 PAR02=DATA WILL BE COPIED FROM TUT1,
00170 PAR03=THESE DATA ARE NOT REAL AND SHOULD NOT BE USED,
END OF DATA
led 100 (Line edit line 100.)
00100 LAT=48 48 53.2,LONG=077 07 18.4,PREC=3,STCO=51059,ECOREG=64M,
EDIT? 3 (Replace the 4 with a 3.)
00100 LAT=38 48 53.2,LONG=077 07 18.4,PREC=3,STCO=51059,ECOREG=64M,
EDIT? (Enter a null line to make the change permanent and
return to "qED".)
QED
(After checking the latituda/longitude, the state/county codes and the
other identified errors, it was determined that they were correct.
Therefore, it was necessary to by-pass the edit checks. This is done
with tha "MAGIC" number in conjunction with the "PRM" option.
end save (Save the new copy of the station storage data set
and return to TSO.)
SAVED
READY
Xmagic (STCRET command procedure to get the "MAGIC" override
number which will tell the system to by-pass the edit
checks.)
THE NUMBER FOR TODAY IS : 999
READY
Xstore aaaaaaaa final route(hold) prm(huw999)
(The above sequence of commands will submit a storage job
"FINAL", which will post the transaction to the 'MOD1 file
and the edit checks will be by-passed.)
JOB IIKJOB09999) SUBMITTED
SUBMIT COMPLETED
READY
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After the job has oxocuted, it is located and examined using the
procedures shown above. The following is a listing of the job that
was run "FINAL". As can be scan, the errors are now warnings be-
cause the edits were by-passed with the "MAGIC" number. The station
will be added to the data base the weekend following the storage
job.
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AGENCY: 11TRAIN
STATION
---- + ---- *
*ANN1
*ANN1
*ANN1
*ANN1
*
11TRAIN
STORET WATER QUALITY STORAGE ERRORS - FINAL STORAGE RUN
ERROR MESSAGE(S)
DATE:
END DATE-SOPH COUP DATE DEPTH MEDIU ETC.
BEG DATE-R-C UMK SMK
+ ---- s ---- + ---- * ---- + ---- * ---- 1 ---- * ---- + ---- * ---- + ---- * ---- + ---- * ---- + ---- * ---- + ---- * ---- 4.
(80)LAT/LONG NOT WITHIN STATE/COUNTY BOUNDARY (A)WARNING
ST/CO = 51059 LAT/LONG = 384853207707184
(160 (LATITUDE GREATER THAN REACH MAXIMUM LATITUDE (A)WARNING
RCH=02070010042 MAX LAT= 38 53 59.9 STN LAT= 38 48 53.2
(16DLONGITUDE GREATER THAN REACH MAXIMUM LONGITUDE (A)WARNING
RCH=02070010041 MAX LONG= 77 04 59.9 STN LONG= 77 07 18.8 IE
(162JREACH NOT IN SPECIFIED STATE/COUNTY (A)WARNING
RCH=02070010041 STN STCO-51059 RCH STCO=24033
(95)NO ERRORS (F)STATION O.K.
(96) END OF RUN ( A) INFORMATION
STORET WATER QUALITY STORAGE ERRORS FINAL STORAGE RUN DATE:
JOB ID RUN DATE S TIME JOB * INPUT DATASET
---- + ---- * ---- + ---- * ---- + ---- # ---- + ---- * ---- + ---- *
III96 1/09/90 9: 99AM JES 9999 IIIAAAA.AAAAAAAA
*ERR EDIT PGM "A" CARD COMMENT
---- + ---- * ---- + ---- * ---- 1 ---- * ---- 1 ---- * ---- +
4 ?05 FINAL HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 883 8861
TOTAL:
ERRORS ~ 0 WARNINGS = 4 (FINAL RUN - TRANSACTIONS WITHOUT ERRORS STORED
(The above lines were truncated to fit on the page.)
SDSF
end (Instructs the system to leave the "SDSF" facility
and return to TSO. )
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The following is an example of the procedure used to get a copy of
the on-line documentation for the STORET command procedure "XSTORE1
This same technique can be used for any of the STORET command pro-
cedures .
READY (The system prompt for TSO.)
help store (Invoke the help procedure of TSO.)
FUNCTION -
THE STORE COMMAND IS USED TO SUBMIT A BATCH JOB WHICH WILL
CHECK STORET DATA STORAGE TRANSACTIONS FOR VALIDITY, AND
PASS VALID TRANSACTIONS ONWARD FOR MASS UPDATE INTO THE
MAIN STORET DATABANK.
SYNTAX -
XSTORE 'DSNAI1E1
FINAL/DUMMY OR TYPE('FINAL/DUMMY1)
STWQNEW/STBIOJ/PROC('PROCNAME')
SPECIAL
PRM('PARAMETER OVER-RIDE CODE1)
PRTY('PRIORITY')
TIME('CPU TIME1)
LINESt'PRINT LINES')
ROOM('ROOM CODE1 )
ROUTE(ROUTE1 )
REQUIRED 'DSNAME1
DEFAULT -DUMMY,STWqNEW,PRTY(l),RQUTE(HOLD) (FOR FETCH)
OPERANDS -
'DSNAME1 - THE NAME OF THE DATASET WHICH CONTAINS THE STORET
DATA STORAGE TRANSACTIONS.
FINAL THE TRANSACTIONS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY CHECKED, AND
ARE READY FOR ACTUAL STORAGE.
DUMMY - THE TRANSACTIONS MAY NOT BE ERROR FREE, AND SHOULD
BE CHECKED, BUT NOT PASSED ON TO STORET.
TYPE - ALTERNATIVE WAY TO CODE RUNTYFE "FINAL" OR "DUMMY".
STKq.NEW REQUESTS USE OF STANDARD STORET PROCEDURE "STWQNEW"
TO CHECK THE TRANSACTIONS. THIS IS THE DEFAULT.
STBIOJ - REQUESTS USE OF STANDARD STORET PROCEDURE "STBIOJ"
TO CHECK TRANSACTIONS FOR THE BIOS DATA BASE.
PROC THE NAME OF THE STORET PROCEDURE TO BE USED TO CHECK
THE TRANSACTIONS, IF NOT ONE OF THE STANDARD
PROCEDURES ABOVE.
SPECIAL USED TO PREVENT SUBMISSION OF STORAGE RUN. THE
J.C.L. IS PLACED IN WORKING STORAGE.
PRM - THE PARAMETER OVER-RIDE CODE FOR THE DAY, BETTER
KNOWN AS THE "MASIC NUMBER". FOR EXAMPLE, PRM(V999).
NOTE - THE LETTER PART OF THE CODE MEANS
U - OVER-RIDE FOR COUNTY VS LAT/LONG CHECK
V - OVER-RIDE FOR DATA RANGE-VALUE CHECKS
W - OVER-RIDE FOR REACH VS LAT/LONG CHECK
H - OVER-RIDE FOR HUC VS LAT/LONG CHECK
PRTY - NUMERIC. THE RUN-TIME PRIORITY FOR THE BATCH JOB.
TIME - THE CPU TIME LIMIT DESIRED FOR THIS RUN.
LINES THE PRINT-LINE LIMIT DESIRED FOR THIS RUN.
ROOM - THE ROOM(BIN OR DELIVERY CODE) FOR THIS RUN.
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ROUTE
PRINT CONTROL. MAY BE ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
0 - SAME AS LOCAL.
NUMERIC - REMOTE PRINTER DESIRED FOR PRINTING.
HOLD - TO HOLD JOB FOR FETCH.
LOCAL - ROUTE TO CENTRAL PRINTER.
RMTXXX - ROUTE TO REMOTER PRINTER "XXX".
NX - ROUTE TO NODE "X".
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READY
The option of particular use from the above list is "SPECIAL" which
builds a JCL job stream in your working storage. This allows the
user to make any alterations to the JCL and then the user can use
the "SUBMIT" command to submit the job stream for processing. In
this manner, the TIME field can be set to less than one minute
which will allow for faster processing of the job if the PRIORITY
is set to 4. The following sequence of commands is performed to
accomplish this:
READY (This is the TSO prompt.)
Xstore aaaaaaaa special (This issues the "STORE" command
with the "SPECIAL" option.)
ENTER A NAME FOR WORKING STORAGE : stjcl (Enter a name.)
ALL YOURS.
qED
list (List the contents of working storage.)
00001 //III JOB (AAAASTORPUUU,MIII),STORET,NOTIFY=III,TIME=3,
00002 // MSGLEVEL=(1,1),PRTY=1
00003 /*ROUTE PRINT HOLD
00004 /^JOBPARM LINES=10
00005 //STORAGE EXEC STMQNEW,TYPE='DUMMY,'
00006 //CARDF DD DISP=SHR,
00007 // DSN=IIIAAAA.AAAAAAAA
END OF DATA
IRC! 1 2 (Use the Line Editor to make changes to lines 1 and 2.)
00001 //III JOB (AAAASTORPUUU>MIII)>STORET,NOTIFY=III,TIME=3,
EDIT? (,7),
00001 //III JOB (AAAASTORPUUU,MIII),STORET,NOTIFY=III,TIME = ( ,7),
EDIT? (Enter a null carriage return to make change permanent
and to move to next line.)
00002 // MSGLEVEL=(1,1),PRTY=1
EDIT? 2
00002 // MSGLEVEL=(1,1).PRTY=2
EDIT? (Enter a null carriage return to make change permanent
and to return to QED.)
(Submit the contents of working space for processing.)
JOB III (JOB09999) SUBMITTED
SUBMIT COMPLETED
QED
end nos (Leave the Quick Editor and do not save the file.)
READY
By changing the priority to "2" and the time to 7 seconds, the job
will be processed almost immediately. This method will cost more
than if the job had been run at priority "1". However, storage
jobs are extremely cheap even at priority "2".
QED
sub *
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An alternate method of creating a data set (file) for the inputing PAGE NO. 4
of station location information into the Water Quality Systems is 88/11/08
demonstrated below. After the data set is created it is processed
through the STORE! storage software as shown on the previous pages.
READY (This is the TSO prompt.)
edit statn.storage new lrecl(88) blksizel1672)
(The above sequence of commands allows the
user to create a data set with the proper
attributes for a STORET storage deck with
the name of "STATN.STORAGE".)
INPUT (The above puts the user in the "INPUT" mode.)
00010 format=stations,
00020 a=lltrain,uk=choochoo,user=horace hawgknuckles 883-8861,
00030 newsta=annl,secstal=aaaaaal,secsta2=testst093,
00040 type=stream/ambnt,
00050 locname=holmes run 2.64 miles up from potomac>
00060 majname=north atlantic,minnaine=potomac river,bs=f21400,
0007C wbody=va000671 holmes run,
00080 depth=010f ,elev=38m,aql = 217pttnc,
00090 point=l,
00100 lat=48 48 53.2,long=077 07 18.4,prec=3,stco=51059,ecoreg=64m,
00110 rchmil=02070010042/2.64,onrch=no,ckdigit=3,
00120 point=2,
00130 lat=38 48 53.8,long=077 07 18.8,stco=51059,ecoreg=64g,
00140 rchmil=02070010041/0.9,onrch=yes,ckdigit=9,
00150 par01=this station was established to test storage procedures,
00160 par02=data will be copied from tutl,
00170 par03=these data are not real and should not be used,
00180 (A null line is entered to exit the input mode.)
QED ("QED" is the prompt for the quick editor.)
list (List the contents of working space.)
00010 FORMAT=STATIONS,
00020 A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 883-8861,
00030 NEWSTA=ANN1,SECSTA1=AAAAAA1,SECSTA2=TESTST093,
00040 TYPE=STREAM/AMBNT,
00050 LOCNAME=HOLMES RUN 2.64 MILES UP FROM POTOMAC,
00060 MAJNAME^NORTH ATLANTIC,MINNAME=POTOMAC RIVER,BS=F21400,
00070 WBODY=VA000671 HOLMES RUN,
00030 DEPTH=010F,ELEV=38M,Aqi=217PTMC,
00090 POINT=1,
00100 LAT=48 48 53.2,LONG=077 07 18.4,PREC=3,STCO=51059,ECOREG=64M,
00110 RCHMIL=0207Q010042/2.64,ONRCH=NO,CKDIGIT=3,
00120 POINT=2,
00130 LAT=38 48 53.8,LONG=077 07 18.8,STCO=51059,ECORE6=64G,
00140 RCHMIL=02070010041/0.9,ONRCH=YES,CKDIGIT=9,
00150 PAR01=THIS STATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO TEST STORAGE PROCEDURES,
00160 PAR02=DATA WILL BE COPIED FROM TUT1,
00170 PAR03=TKESE DATA ARE NOT REAL AND SHOULD NOT BE USED,
END OF DATA
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After checking the storaga transact!ens> it is determined that the PAGE NO. 42
basin code is in arror. To correct the error. the "LED" editing 90/01/09
procedure is used. For a further discussion of the "LED" procedure,
see the previous discussion on creating and editing a data set shown
on pagas 16 through 22 of the Seminar Documentation named "Agenda,
Overview, and Introduction to TSO".
led 60 (Line edit line 60.)
00060 MAJNAME=NORTH ATLANTIC,MINNAME=POTOMAC RIVER,BS=F21400,
EDIT? 0
00060 MAJNAME=NORTH ATLANTIC,MINNAME=POTOMAC RIVER,BS=021400,
EDIT? (Make the change permanent and return to the "QED" mode.)
QED
end save (Save a permanent copy and return to TSO.)
SAVED
READY
Xstore statn.storage dummy route(hold)
("XSTORE" is a STORET command procedure used
to submit a storage job. Enter 'help store1
to get the full explanation of the "STORE"
command procedure.)
JOB IIKJOB09999) SUBMITTED
SUBMIT COMPLETED
READY
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After the job has executed, it is located using the "SDSF" facility.
The following is an example of the procedures required to locate a station
storage job:
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READY
sdsf
SDSF
SDSF
o
NP JOBNAME
III95
III96
SDSF
s 9999
("SDSF" passes control to the "SDSF" facility.)
ENTER: "Help" FOR COMMAND LIST
("SDSF" is the prompt for the "SDSF" facility.)
("0" is the abbreviation for "OUTPUT" and locates
the status of the user's output jobs.)
JNUM DEST C FORM FCB TOT-REC PRT-REC DEVICE ST
9995 HOLD A STD **** 788
9999 HOLD A STD **** 750
SDSF
find
( "S" is the abbreviation for "SELECT". This allows
access to the output for job 9999, which is in
"PRINT HOLD". )
1 JES2JOBLOG--SYSTEMEPA1 NODENCCIBM
(When a job is SELECTD, the first 20 lines print out, first line shown above.)
'cc=' all
(List all occurrences of the character string "CC=" which will
display the job's completion code. Four zeros (CC=0000) indicates
that the job ended normally. Other completion codes generally
indicate a problem. The data set 'STORET. HELP. SYSTEM. ABEND. CODES'
has an explanation of these. ) If you are at the bottom you must
type 'top1, find 'cc=' all, and then 'right' to view the completion
code. Some terminals wrap around and do not require this action.
7 HR.MM.SS JOB 9999 NCC005I * JOB III99 ENDED MM/DD/YY AT HR:MM:SS, PRTY=2, CC=0000
(The first 20 lines print and the completion code is displayed.)
SDSF
find 'errors' (The first line of each page of the output from a STORET
storage job has the word "ERRORS" in it. This statement
instructs the system to find the first occurence of the
word "errors' and proceeds to print the next 20 lines.)
AGENCY: 11TRAIN
STATION
---- + ---- * ---- +
*ANN1
*ANN1
*ANN1
KANN1
*
11TRAIN
STORET WATER QUALITY STORAGE ERRORS - DUMMY STORAGE RUN
DATE:
ERROR MESSAGE(S)
END DATE-SOPH
BEG DATE-R-C
COMP DATE
UMK
DEPTH MEDIU ETC.
SMK
(D)STATN NOT STORED
(D)STATN NOT STORED
STN LAT= 48 48 53.2
(80)LAT/LONG NOT WITHIN STATE/COUNTY BOUNDARY
ST/CO 51059 LAT/LONG = 484853207707184
(160) LATITUDE GREATER THAN REACH MAXIMUM LATITUDE
RCH=02070010042 MAX LAT= 38 53 59.9
(161) LONGITUDE GREATER THAN REACH MAXIMUM LONGITUDE (D)STATN NOT STORED
RCH=02070010041 MAX LONG= 77 04 59.9 STN LONG= 77 07 18.8
(162JREACH NOT IN SPECIFIED STATE/COUNTY (D)STATN NOT STORED
RCH=02070010041 STN STCO=51059 RCH STCO=24033
(96) END OF RUN ( A) INFORMATION
STORET WATER QUALITY STORAGE ERRORS - DUMMY STORAGE RUN
IE
DATE:
JOB ID RUN DATE & TIME JOB S INPUT DATASET SERR EDIT PGM "A" CARD COMMENT
1 * + a + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
III96 1/09/89 9:99AM JES 9999 IIIAAAA.STATN.STORAGE 4 ?05 DUMMY HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 883 8861
TOTAL: ERRORS 4 WARNINGS = 0 (DUMMY RUN - NOTHING STORED)
(The above lines were truncated to fit on the page.)
SDSF
end (Instructs the system to leave the "SDSF" facility
and return to TSO.)
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To make corrections to tha station storage data set, a copy of it must
be brought into working space. To accomplish this, the following se-
quence of commands is issued:
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READY
edit statn.storage
(Bring a copy of the data set into working space and pass
control to the "QED" facility so it may be corrected.)
QED ("QED" is the prompt for the Quick Editor facility.)
list (List the contents of working space.)
00010 FORMAT=STATIONS,
00020 A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 883-8861,
00030 NEWSTA=ANN1,SECSTA1=AAAAAA1,SECSTA2=TESTST093,
00040 TYPE=STREAM/AMBNT,
00050 LOCNAME=HOLMES RUN 2.64 MILES UP FROM POTOMAC,
00060 MAJNAME=NORTH ATLANTIC,MINNAME=POTOMAC RIVER,BS=021400,
00070 WBODY=VA000671 HOLMES RUN,
00080 DEPTH=010F,ELEV=38M,AQ1=217PTMC,
00090 POINT=1,
00100 LAT=48 48 53.2,LONG=077 07 18.4,PREC=3,STCO=51059,ECOREG=64M,
00110 RCHMIL=02070010042/2.64,ONRCH=NO,CKDIGIT=3,
00120 POINT=2,
00130 LAT=38 48 53.8,LONG=077 07 18.8,STCO=51059,ECOREG=64G,
00140 RCHMIL=02070010041/0.9,ONRCH=YES,CKDIGIT=9,
00150 PAR01=THIS STATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO TEST STORAGE PROCEDURES,
00160 PAR02=DATA WILL BE COPIED FROM TUT1,
00170 PAR03=THESE DATA ARE NOT REAL AND SHOULD NOT BE USED,
END OF DATA
led 100 (Line edit line 100.)
00100 LAT=48 48 53.2,LONG=077 07 18.4,PREC=3,STCO=51059,ECOREG=64M,
EDIT? 3 (Replace the 4 with a 3.)
00100 LAT=38 48 53.2,LONG=077 07 18.4,PREC=3,STCO=51059,ECOREG=64M,
EDIT?
QED
(Enter <* null line to make the change permanent and
return to "QED".)
(After checking the latitude/longitude, the state/county codes and the
other identified errors, it was determined that they were correct.
Therefore, it was necessary to by-pass the edit checks. This is done
with the "MAGIC" number in conjunction with the "PRM" option.
end save
(Save the new copy of the station storage data set
and return to TSO.)
SAVED
READY
Xmagic
(STORET command procedure to get the "MAGIC" override
number which will tell the system to by-pass the edit
chocks. )
THE NUMBER FOR TODAY IS : 999
READY
Xstore statn.storage final rcute(hold) prm(huw999)
(The above sequence of commands will submit a storage job
"FINAL", which will post the transaction to the 'MOD' file
and the edit checks will be by-passed.)
JOB IIKJCB09999) SUBMITTED
SUBMIT COMPLETED
READY
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After the job has executed) it is located and examined using the PAGE NO. 44.02
procedures shown above. The following is a listing of the job that 90/01/09
was run "FINAL". As can be seen, the errors are now warnings be-
cause the edits were by-passed with the "MAGIC" number. The station
will be added to the data base the weekend following the storage
job.
SDSF
bottom (Prints out the last 20 lines of the run.)
AGENCY: HTRAIN STORET WATER QUALITY STORAGE ERRORS - FINAL STORAGE RUN DATE:
STATION ERROR MESSAGE!S) END DATE-SOPH COMP DATE DEPTH MEDIU ETC.
BEG DATE-R-C UMK SMK
+ * + * + * + * + # + * + * + * + * + * +
*ANN1 (80)LAT/LONG NOT WITHIN STATE/COUNTY BOUNDARY (A)WARNING
ST/CO = 51059 LAT/LONG - 384853207707184
*ANN1 (160)LATITUDE GREATER THAN REACH MAXIMUM LATITUDE (A)WARNING
RCH=02070010042 MAX LAT= 38 53 59.9 STN LAT= 38 48 53.2
*ANN1 (161)LONGITUDE GREATER THAN REACH MAXIMUM LONGITUDE (A)WARNING
RCH=02070010041 MAX LONG= 77 04 59.9 STN LONG= 77 07 18.8 IE
*ANN1 (162)REACH NOT IN SPECIFIED STATE/COUNTY (A)WARNING
RCH=02070010041 STN STCO=51059 RCH STCO=24033
(95)NO ERRORS (F)STATION O.K.
* (96)END OF RUN (A)INFORMATION
HTRAIN STORET WATER QUALITY STORAGE ERRORS - FINAL STORAGE RUN DATE:
JOB ID RUN DATE & TIME JOB * INPUT DATASET SERR EDIT PGM "A" CARD COMMENT
III96 1/09/90 9:99AM JES 9999 IIIAAAA.STATN.STORAGE 4 ?05 FINAL HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 883 8861
TOTAL: ERRORS - 0 WARNINGS 4 (FINAL RUN - TRANSACTIONS WITHOUT ERRORS STORED
(The above lines were truncated to fit on the page.)
SDSF
end (Instructs the system to leave the "SDSF" facility
and return to TSO.)
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Alternate Method of Storing Station Location Information PAGE NO. 44.03
88/09/27
If the user desires to be prompted for the information needed to store
a sampling site, the inter-active procedure "XEASYSTOR" can be used.
This method creates a file of the fixed-form station storage cards in
the proper format consistent with the EPA Form 7500-24(6-77). This
technique is generally fool proof in creating the file but it can be
tedious. The following is an example of its use:
YOU ARE NOW USING THE STORET INTERACTIVE STORAGE PROCEDURE,
WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE INPUT OF STORET STATION DESCRIPTIONS.
ALL REPLIES TO THE PROMPTS THAT FOLLOW MUST BE CONSISTENT
WITH FIELD LENGTHS, ACCEPTABLE VALUES, ETC. ESTABLISHED FOR
EPA FORM 7500-24(6-77).
ENTER A NAME FOR THE WORKING STORAGE: aaaaaaaa
ENTER THE STORET AGENCY CODE: 11 train
ENTER THE "UNLOCK AFTER" VALUE (USUALLY 000): 000
ENTER THE UNLOCKING KEY FOR AGENCY "11TRAIN ": choochoo
ENTER USER IDENTIFICATION (NAME AND TELEPHONE):
horace hawgknuckles 703 883 8861
ENTER THE STATION DEPTH UNITS ("F" OR "M") :f
ENTER THE "LOCK AFTER" DATE (USUALLY 9999): 9999
ENTER THE STATION TYPE:stream/ambnt
ENTER THE PRIMARY STATION CODE: annl
DO YOU WANT TO ENTER SECONDARY STATION CODES ? yes
ENTER THE FIRST SECONDARY STATION CODE: aaaaaal
ENTER THE SECOND SECONDARY STATION CODE: testst093
ENTER THE THIRD SECONDARY STATION CODE:
ENTER THE FIPS NUMERIC STATE CODE (2 DIGITS): 51
ENTER THE FIPS NUMERIC COUNTY CODE (3 DIGITS): 059
ENTER LATITUDE DEGREES (DD):48
MINUTES (MM):48
SECONDS (SS.S):53.2
ENTER LONGITUDE DEGREES (ODD):077
MINUTES (MM):07
SECONDS (SS.S):18.4
ENTER THE LATITUDE-LONGITUDE PRECISION CODE:3
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ENTER THE WATER DEPTH (F) AT THE STATION:010 PAGE NO. 4
ENTER THE SURFACE ELEVATION (M) AT THE STATION:38M 88/09/27
ENTER OPTIONAL AQUIFER CODE (1 OF 5): 210MNCS
ENTER OPTIONAL AQUIFER CODE (2 OF 5):
ENTER THE MAJOR BASIN NAME:
north atlantic
ENTER THE MINOR BASIN NAME:
potomac river
ENTER THE NUMERIC MAJOR, MINOR, AND SUB BASIN CODES: f21400
ENTER THE ECOREGION CODE IN THE FORM "99G" OR "99M" (OPTIONAL):64m
ENTER THE STATION LOCATION NAME:
holmes run 2.64 miles up from potomac
ENTER THE U.S.G.S. CATALOGING UNIT CODE (8 DIGITS): 02070010
ENTER THE OPTIONAL REACH SEGMENT NUMBER (3 DIGITS): 042
"ON" OR "OFF" THE REACH: off
ENTER MILES FROM DOWNSTREAM END OF REACH: 2.64
ENTER THE CHECK-BYTE FOR THIS REACH 3:
ENTER THE OPTIONAL WATER BODY NAME:
va000671 holmes run
YOU MAY NOW DESCRIBE UP TO 3 ADDITIONAL STATION BOUNDARY POINTS
(OPTIONAL) THAT DEFINE THE AREA OR LENGTH OF THE SAMPLING SITE.
DO YOU WANT TO ENTER ADDITIONAL STATION BOUNDARY POINT(S) ?yes
YOU ARE NOW ENTERING DATA FOR ADDITIONAL BOUNDARY POINT NO. 1
FIPS NUMERIC STATE CODE: 51
FIPS NUMBER COUNTY CODE: 059
LATITUDE DEGREES (DD):38
MINUTES (MM):48
SECONDS (SS.S):53.8
LONGITUDE DEGREES (ODD):077
MINUTES (MM):07
SECONDS (SS.S):18.8
CATALOGING UNIT CODE: 02070010
OPTIONAL EPA REACH SEGMENT NUMBER (3 DIGITS): 041
"ON" OR "OFF" THE REACH: on
MILES FROM DOUNSTREAM TERMINUS (XXXX.XX): 0.9
CHECK BYTE FOR REACH "02070010041": 9
ECOREGION CODE (IN THE FORM "99G" OR "99M"): 64g
DO YOU WANT TO ENTER ANOTHER STATION BOUNDARY POINT ? no
DO YOU WANT TO ENTER A DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH ? yes
ENTER THE NUMBER OF DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH LINES YOU WANT TO INPUT: 5
ENTER UP TO 72 CHARACTERS OF DESCRIPTION FOR HEADER 05 ON THE NEXT LINE:
this station was established to test storage procedures
ENTER UP TO 72 CHARACTERS OF DESCRIPTION FOR HEADER 15 ON THE NEXT LINE:
it was generated using the easystor procedures
ENTER UP TO 72 CHARACTERS OF DESCRIPTION FOR HEADER 25 ON THE NEXT LINE:
data will be copied from tutl
ENTER UP TO 72 CHARACTERS OF DESCRIPTION FOR HEADER 35 ON THE NEXT LINE:
these data are not real and should not be used for analysis
ENTER UP TO 72 CHARACTERS OF DESCRIPTION FOR HEADER 45 ON THE NEXT LINE:
the data are locked
DO YOU WISH TO ENTER DATA FOR ANOTHER STATION ?no
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YOU ARE IN EDIT MODE. PAGE NO. 44.05
WORKING STORAGE IS NAMED AAAAAAAA 88/09/27
NOTE: STORET INPUT DATASETS HAVE A RECORD LENGTH OF 88,
HITH TSO LINE NUMBERS IN COLUMNS 81-88.
MAKE ANY NECESSARY EDITING CHANGES, THEN USE XSTORE TO SUBMIT
THESE TRANSACTIONS TO STORET AFTER YOU HAVE "SAVED" THIS DATASET.
QED ("QED" is the prompt for the Quick Editor facility.
The "XEASYSTOR" procedure puts the user into the
quick Editor.)
list (List the contents of the working space.)
00010 FORMAT=STATIONS,
00020 11TRAIN 000 CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 9999 A
00030 STREAM/AMBNT T
00040 ANN1 AAAAAA1 TESTST093 51059 NSS
00050 4848532077071S4 3F010 38210MNCS 0
00060 NORTH ATLANTIC POTOMAC RIVER F2140064M 3
00070 HOLMES RUN 2.64 MILES UP FROM POTOMAC 020700100420FF2.64 3 4
00080 VA000671 HOLMES RUN B
00090 51 059 38 48 53.8 077 07 18.8 02070010041 ON 0.9 9 64G IE
00100 THIS STATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO TEST STORAGE PROCEDURES 05
00110 IT WAS GENERATED USING THE EASYSTOR PROCEDURES 15
00120 DATA WILL BE COPIED FROM TUT1 25
00130 THESE DATA ARE NOT REAL AND SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR ANALYSIS 35
00140 THE DATA ARE LOCKED 45
END OF DATA
After checking the storage transactions, it is determined that the
basin code is in error. To correct the error, the "LED" editing
procedure is used. For a further discussion of the "LED" procedure,
see the previous discussion on creating and editing a data set shown
on pages 16 through 22 of the Seminar Documentation named "Agenda,
Overview, and Introduction to TSO".
led 60 (Line edit line 60.)
00060 NORTH ATLANTIC POTOMAC RIVER F2140064M 3
EDIT? 0
00060 NORTH ATLANTIC POTOMAC RIVER 02140064M 3
EDIT? (Make the change permanent and return to the "QED" mode.)
QED
end save (Save a permanent copy and return to TSO.)
SAVED
READY
Xstore aaaaaaaa dummy routa(hold) (XSTORE is a STORET command pro-
cedure used to submi t a storage
job. Enter 'help store" to get
the full explanation of the XSTORE
command procedure.)
JOB IIKJOB09999) SUBMITTED (9999 is the storage job number.)
SUBMIT COMPLETED
READY
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After tha job has executed, it is located using tha "SDSF" facility.
The following is an example of the procedures required to locate a station
storage job:
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. 06
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sdsf
SDSF
SDSF
o
JOBS JOBNAME
9998 III
9999 III99
SDSF
s 9999
SDSF
find
("SDSF" passes control to the "SDSF" facility.)
ENTER "HELP" FOR COMMAND LIST
("SDSF" is the prompt for the "SDSF" facility.)
("o" is the abbreviation for "OUTPUT" and displays
the status of the user's output jobs. Use "i" to)
display input jobs.)
QUIiUE POSITION LINES DESTINATION
TSO USER 17
OUTPUT A 777 610 HOLD
("S" is the abbreviation for "SELECT". This allows
access to the output for job 9999, which is in
"PRINT HOLD".)
JES2 JOB LOG SYSTEM EPA1 NODE
(The first 20 lines are printed. First line above is displayed.)
N C C I B M
SDSF
'cc=' all (List all occurrences of the character string "CC=" which will
display the job's completion code. Four zeros (CC=0000) indicates
that the job ended normally. Other completion codes generally
indicate a problem. The data set 'STORET.HELP.SYSTEM.ABEND.CODES'
has an explanation of these. If you are at the bottom you must
type 'top1, find 'cc=' all, and then 'right1 to view the completion
code. Some terminals will wrap around and do not require this action.
7 HR.MM.SS JOB 9999 NCC005I * JOB III99 ENDED MM/DD/YY AT HR:MM:SS, PRTY=2, CC=0000
(The line containing the completion code prints.)
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90/03/01
find 'errors' (The first line of each page of the output from a STORE!
storage job has the word "ERRORS" in it. This statement
instructs the system to find the first occurence of the
word 'errors' and proceeds to print the next 20 lines.)
11TRAIN STORET WATER QUALITY STORAGE ERRORS - DUMMY STORAGE RUN DATE:
STATION ERROR MESSAGE(S) END DATE-SOPH COMP DATE DEPTH MEDIU ETC.
BEG DATE-R-C UMK SMK
SAMP DATE SURV DATE SAMPID REPLNUM
+ * + * + * + * 1 * + * + K + * + * + * +
* * + 5f + # + * + * + * + * + x + * + * +
* (OO)DIAGNOSTIC COMMENT (AUNFORMATION
11TRAIN 000 ********HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 F 9999 A
* (99)T CARD INFORMATION (A INFORMATION
STREAM/AM5NT T
*ANN1 (160)LATITUDE GREATER THAN REACH MAXIMUM LATITUDE (D)STATN NOT STORED
RCH=02070010042 MAX LAT= 38 53 59.9 STN LAT= 48 48 53.2
*ANN1 (161)LONGITUDE GREATER THAN REACH MAXIMUM LONGITUDE (D)STATN NOT STORED
RCH=02070010041 MAX LONG= 77 04 59.9 STN LONG= 77 07 18.8 IE
*ANN1 (162JREACH NOT IN SPECIFIED STATE/COUNTY (D)STATN NOT STORED
RCH=02070010041 STN STCO=51059 RCH STCO=24033
*ANN1 (80)LAT/LONS NOT WITHIN STATE/COUNTY BOUNDARY (D)STATN NOT STORED
ST/CO - 51059 LAT/LONG - 484853207707184
* (96)END OF RUN (A)INFORMATION
11TRAIN STORET WATER QUALITY STORAGE ERRORS - DUMMY STORAGE RUN DATE:
JOB ID RUN DATE & TIME JOB * INPUT DATASET «ERR EDIT PGM "A" CARD COMMENT
+ * + * + * + * + * -f * + * + if + * + * +
III99 87/07/08 9:99AM JES 9999 IIIAAAA.AAAAAAAA 4 ?01 DUMMY
TOTAL: ERRORS = 4 WARNINGS = 0 (DUMMY RUN - NOTHING STORED)
(The above lines were truncated to fit on the page.)
SDSF
end (Instructs the system to leave the "SDSF" facility
and return to TSO.)
READY
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To make corrections to the station storage data set, a copy of it must PAGE NO. 4
be brought into working space. To accomplish this, the following se- 88/09/27
quencs of commands 13 issued:
READY
edit aaaaaaaa (Bring a copy of the data set into working space
and pass control to the "<3ED" facility so it may be
corrected.)
QED ("qED" is the prompt for the Quick Editor facility.)
list (List the contents of working space.)
00010 FORMAT=STATION3,
00020 11TRAIN 000 CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 9999 A
00030 STREAM/AMBNT T
00040 ANN1 AAAAAA1 TESTST093 51059 NSS
00050 484853207707184 3F010 38Z10MNCS 0
00060 NORTH ATLANTIC POTOMAC RIVER 02140064M 3
00070 HOLMES RUN 2.64 MILES UP FROM POTOMAC 020700100420FF2.64 3 4
00080 VA000671 HOLMES RUN B
00090 51 059 38 48 53.8 077 07 18.8 02070010041 ON 0.9 9 646 IE
00100 THIS STATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO TEST STORAGE PROCEDURES 05
00110 IT WAS GENERATED USING THE EASYSTOR PROCEDURES 15
00120 DATA WILL BE COPIED FROM TUT1 25
00130 THESE DATA ARE NOT REAL AND SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR ANALYSIS 35
00140 THE DATA ARE LOCKED 45
END OF DATA
led 50 (Line edit line 50.)
00050 484853207707184 3F010 38210MNCS 0
EDIT? 3 (Replace the character immediately above with a three.)
00050 384853207707184 3F010 38210MNCS 0
EDIT? (Enter a null line to make the change permanent and to return to "QED".)
QED
(After checking the latitude and longitude and the state and county
codes for the extension point, it was determined that they are correct.
In order to by-pass the edit checks, the "PRM" operand of the "XSTORE"
command is used in conjunction with the "MAGIC" number.)
end save (Save the new copy of the station storage data set
and return to TSO.)
SAVED
READY
Xmagic (STORET command procedure to get the "MAGIC" override
number which will tell the system to by-pass the edit
checks. )
THE NUMBER FOR TODAY IS : 999
READY
Xstore aaaaaaaa final route(hold) prm(huw999)
(The above sequence of commands will submit a storage job
"FINAL", which will post the transaction to the 'MOD1 file
and tho edit checks will be by-passed.)
JOB IIKJOB09999) SUBMITTED
SUBMIT COMPLETED
READY
After the job has executed, it is located using the sequence above.
If there are no errors, the station will be added to the data base
the weekend following the storage job.
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Changing Station Header Information (XSTNDESC)
After a station has been stored in the data base ("FINAL" store, and after
the weekend update), changes and corrections can be made to it. The user
may create a data set containing the change transactions or "XSTNDESC"
may be used. "XSTNDESC" will retrieve the station header information
and create a data set containing change transactions. This data set is
modified using the Line Editor "LED", and saved. If the user needs help
with the "LED" procedures, see pages 16 through 22 of the Seminar Docu-
mentaion named "Agenda, Overview, and Introduction to TSO". To submit the
job for processing, the "XSTORE" command is used. The following sequence
of commands is issued to create a data set containg the change transactions:
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READY
Xstndesc card
(STORET command procedure to generate
station header change transactions
Enter 'help stndesc1 to obtain the on-
line documentation for the XSTNDESC
command procedure.)
ENTER THE DATA-SET-NAME WHERE
YOU WANT TO PUT THE STORAGE CARDS chng.header
WARNING :
YOU HAVE REQUESTED OUTPUT IN CARD FORM.
YOU MUST -NOT- USE THE "BREAK" (ATTN/INT)
TO TERMINATE THIS PROGRAM.
TO AVOID LOSS OF SOME OR ALL OF YOUR CARD
OUTPUT, ANSWER "STOP" TO TERMINATE, AFTER
ANY PROMPTING MESSAGE.
STOSET RETRIEVAL DATE 87/07/08 INDEX - VERSION OF MONTH DAY,YEAR
PAGE 1
AGENCY ST-CO COUNTY STATE
PRIME STN NO SECONDARY STATION NUMBERS
LAT/LONG/PREC STORED DATE
STATION TYPE CODE
RIVER MILE ( IF )
INDEX ( PRESENT )
LOCATION NAME
MINOR BASIN
MAJOR BASIN
BASIN CODE
DEPTH
HYDR.UNIT COI
MILES ON REAI
ENTER AGENCY CODE OR "STOP"
example
ENTER STATION NUMBER
sEminarOl
EXAMPLE
SEMINA301
24031 MONTGOMERY
TEST001A JOYCE06
39 01 16.3 077 02 15.8
/TYPA/AMBNT/STR E AM
MARYLAND
2 STORED 800607
SLIGO CREEK NEAR LOUIS'S JOGGING
POTOMAC RIVER
NORTH ATLANTIC
DATA LOCKED AFTER
INDEX 0214001 000600 00070 0110 0050 0120
MILES 16.37 18.31 29.55 4.28 5.40 7.80
ENTER AGENCY CODE OR "STOP" :
stop
END OF INDEX MODULE.
STATION DESCRIPTIONS PROCESSED : 1
READY
02070010031
0006.420 01
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edit chng.header (Bring a copy of the data set into working 90/03/01
space and pass control to the "QED" facility.)
DATASET NOT LINE NUKBERED-NONUM ASSUMED
QED ("QED" is the prompt for the Quick Editor facility.)
list (List the contents of working space.)
7START
?01
EXAMPLE 000 ********COPYDESC STATION DESCRIPTION******** 5001 A
AMBNT/STREAM T
SEMINAR01 TEST001A JOYCE06 24031 CXS
390116307702158 2F005 0
02140010016370006000018310007002955011000428005000540012000780 06 1
NORTH ATLANTIC POTOMAC RIVER 021400 3
SLIGO CREEK NEAR LOUIS'S JOGGING TRACK BRIDGE 020700100300FF0006.4208 4
ESTABLISHED TO DEMOSTRATE STORAGE PROCEDURES AND AS A TEST STATION FOR 05
SOFTWARE TESTING ETC 15
THIS LINE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK 25
END OF DATA
verify (Causes the line to echo whenever a change is made to
it or when the current line pointer is moved to it.)
top (Move the 'Current Line Pointer' to the top of the data set.)
TOP OF DATA SET
led '********' (Line Edit the lines that contain "********".)
EXAMPLE 000 ********COPYDESC STATION DESCRIPTION******** 5001 A
test (Change the '********' to 'TEST '.)
EXAMPLE 000 TEST COPYDESC STATION DESCRIPTION******** 5001 A
(Enter a null line to make the change permanent and to return to "QED".)
QED
top (Move the 'Current Line Pointer' to the top of the data set.)
TOP OF DATA SET
led 'seminar' (Line Edit the lines that contain "SEMINAR".)
SEMINAR01 TEST001A JOYCE06 24031 CXS
example1 sligocrl
(The above will replace the characters with those typed below them.)
SEMINAR01 EXAMPLEl SLIGOCR1 24031 CXS
(Enter a null line to make the change permanent and return to "QED".)
QED
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QED
top (Move the 'Currant Line Pointer1 to the top of the data set.)
TOP OF DATA SET
led (Line Edit the entire data set.)
7START
(Enter a null line to skip to next line. No changes made.)
(Enter a null line to skip to next line. No changes made.)
EXAMPLE 000 TEST COPYDESC STATION DESCRIPTION********
a null line to skip to next line. No changes made.)
5001 A
(Enter
AMBNT/STREAM
(Enter
SEMINAR01
)
24031
CXS
)
)
a null line to skip to next line. No changes made.
EXAMPLEl SLISOCR1
(Enter a null line to skip to next line. No changes made.
390116307702158 2F005
3 (Change the '5' to a '3'
390116307702158 2F003 0
(Enter a null line to make the change permanent and to go to next line.)
021400100 1637000600001831 000700295501 1000428005000540012000780 06 1
96
(Change the '78' to '96'.)
02140010016370006000018310007002955011000428005000540012000960 06 1
(Enter a null lina to make the change permanent and to go to next line.)
NORTH ATLANTIC
POTOMAC RIVER
021400 2
basin (Replace blanks
with 'BASIN1.)
NORTH ATLANTIC POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 021400 2
(Enter a null line to make the change permanent and to go to next line.)
SLIGO CREEK NEAR LOUIS'S JOGGING TRACK BRIDGE 020700100300FF0006.4208 <5
9.61 milesI up IfromlnlwI branch I I I I I I
(The above will replace the character string with the new one.
The "I" replaces the character above it with a blank.)
SLIGO CREEK 9.6 MILES UP FROM N W BRANCH 020700100300FF0006.4208 A
QED
(Enter a null line to make the change permanent and to go to next line.)
ESTABLISHED TO DEMOSTRATE STORAGE PROCEDURES AND AS A TEST STATION FOR 05
(Enter a null line to skip to next line. No changes made.)
SOFTWARE TESTING ETC 15
(Enter a null line to skip to next line. No changes made.)
THIS LINE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK 25
station I moved Iinl1982 I stream I changed I course
(The above will replace the character string with the new one.
The "I" replaces the character above it with a blank.)
STATION MOVED IN 1982 STREAM CHANGED COURSE 25
(Enter a null line to make the change permanent and to return to "QED".)
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list (List the contents of working space.) 90/01/09
TSTART
701
EXAMPLE 000 TEST COPYDESC STATION DESCRIPTION******** 5001 A
AMBNT/STREAM T
SEMINAR01 EXAMPLEl SLIGODR1 24031 CXS
390116307702153 2F003 0
02140010016370006000018310007002955011000428005000540012000960 06 1
NORTH ATLANTIC POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 021400 3
SLI60 CREEK 9.6 MILES UP FROM N W BRANCH 020700100300FF0006.4208 4
ESTABLISHED TO DEMOSTRATE STORAGE PROCEDURES AND AS A TEST STATION FOR 05
SOFTWARE TESTING ETC 15
STATION MOVED IN 1982 STREAM CHANGED COURSE 25
END OF DATA
end save (Save a permanent copy of the data set and return to "TSO".)
SAVED
READY
Xstore chng.header dummy route(hold) (XSTORE is a STORET command pro-
cedure used to submit a storage
job. Enter 'help store1 to get
the full explanation of the XSTORE
command procedure.)
JOS IIKJ0309999) SUBMITTED
SUBMIT COMPLETED
READY
After the job has executed, it is located using the procedures shown
above. If there are no errors found, the job is re-submitted using
'FINAL1 instead of 'DUMMY1 to post the change transactions to the
MOD" file.
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90/04/17
WHAT IS NEEDED TO ENTER SAMPLING DATA?
I. A SITE NUMBER WHICH HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ENTERED
INTO STORET.
II. THE DATE THAT THE SAMPLE WAS TAKEN, AND OPTIONALLY,
THE TIME, THE DEPTH, AND COMPOSITING INFORMATION
FOR THE SAMPLE.
III. THE RESULTS OF THE LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF THE
WATER THAT WAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE SITE.
IV. A LIST OF THE STORET PARAMETER CODES FOR THE
CONSTITUENTS THAT ARE TO BE ENTERED.
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AFTER THE STATIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE SYSTEM, PARAMETRIC DATA CAN PAGE NO. 45
BE STORED FOR THEM. BEFORE DISCUSSING THE STORAGE FORMATS, AN UNDERSTANDING 88/09/27
OF THE SAMPLE KEY CONCEPT IS NECESSARY. GROUPS OF PARAMETRIC DATA SAMPLED ON
AND STORED WITH THE SAME DATE (TIME AND DEPTH ARE OPTIONAL) ARE REFERRED TO
AS A SAMPLE. EACH PIECE OF DATA IN THE SYSTEM IS IDENTIFIED BY AND MUST BE
UNIQUE FOR THE SAMPLE KEY, I.E., THERE CAN NOT BE TWO VALUES AT A SAMPLING
SITE WITH THE SAME DATE, AND OPTIONALLY TIME AND DEPTH, FOR A PARAMETER. THE
FOLLOWING SHOWS THE MAKE UP OF THE SAMPLE KEY. SEE THE DISSCUSSION BELOW FOR
EXPLANATION OF THE EXPANDED SAMPLE KEY.
AGENCY NUMBER
STATION NUMBER
DATE (TIME) (DEPTH) (COMPOSITE QUALIFIERS)
PARAMETER NUMBER
TIME DEPTH AND COMPOSITE QUALIFIERS ARE OPTIONAL
AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE DATE (TIME AND DEPTH) ARE REFERRED TO AS THE
SAMPLE KEY. FOR SAMPLES TAKEN IN WATER, THE KEY CAN BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE
QUALIFIF.D COMPOSITE INFORMATION SUCH AS THE TYPE OF COMPOSITE (TIME, SPACE,
BOTH OR FLOW PROPORTIONAL), THE STATISTICAL VALUE FROM THE COMPOSITE BEING
STORED (MAXIMUM, MINIMUM, MEAN, ETC.), AND THE TYPE OF SAMPLING THAT WAS
PERFORMED (CONTINUOUS OR GRAB). STORET WAS DEVELOPED AS A DATA BASE FOR
WATER QUALITY INFORMATION. HOWEVER, OVER THE YEARS, IT HAS BEEN MODIFIED
TO ACCEPT INFORMATION FOR A VARIETY OF MEDIA. TO ACCOMMODATE THESE DATA,
THE SAMPLE KEY HAS BEEN EXPANDED. THE EXPANDED SAMPLE KEY IS MADE UP OF
MEDIUM (WATER IS THE DEFAULT), THE SYSTEM MULTIPURPOSE KEY (SMK), AND THE
THE USER MULTIPURPOSE KEY (UMK). THE MEDIUM FIELD, WHICH CAN CONTAIN UP TO
7 ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS, IS A CONTROLLED FIELD. THE VALUES THAT CAN BE
ENTERED FOR IT ARE MAINTAINED BY THE STORET USER ASSISTANCE GROUP, AND THE
VALUE IS CHECKED WHEN THE DATA ARE STORED. SOME OF THE VALUES FOR THE MEDIUM
ARE WATER, GRWTR, RCRAGW, LAND, ETC. THE SMK FIELD, WHICH IS ALSO UNDER
THE CONTROL OF STORET PERSONNEL, CONTAINS A FURTHER QUALIFIER OF THE SAMPLE
AND CAN CONTAIN UP TO 6 NUMERIC CHARACTERS. FOR QUALIFIED DEPTH SAMPLES
(BOTTOM, DREDGE, ETC.), IT WILL CONTAIN A LENGTH OR DEPTH MEASUREMENT. FOR
BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION, IT WILL CONTAIN A SPECIES CODE. AGAIN, THE MEDIA AND
SMK FIELDS CAN CONTAIN ONLY APPROVED VALUES WHICH WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE
STORET USER ASSISTANCE GROUP. THE UMK SAMPLE QUALIFIER IS UNDER THE CONTROL
OF THE USER AND CAN CONTAIN UP TO 8 ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS. SINCE THIS IS
UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE USER, THE USER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING
THE DEFINITIONS OF THE CODES. IF THE UMK IS TO BE USED, THERE MUST BE AN
SMK AND THE QUALIFIED COMPOSITE ATTRIBUTES CAN NOT BE USED.
AGENCY NUMBER
STATION NUMBER
DATE (TIME) (MEDIUM, SMK, UMK)
PARAMETER NUMBER
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BEFORE A CONSTITUENT CAN BE STORED IN THE STORE! SYSTEM, A PARAMETER CODE MUST
BE ASSIGNED TO IT. IN MOST CASES, THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. TO GET A LIST
OF THE PARAMETER CODES, THE STORET COMMAND PROCEDURE "XBATCH" IS USED. SEE PAGES
24 THROUGH 26 OF THE SEMINAR DOCUMENTATION NAMED "AGENDA, OVERVIEW, AND INTRO-
DUCTION TO TSO" FOR A DEMONSTRATION OF HOW TO USE THE "XBATCH" PROCEDURE TO DO
THIS. THE PARAMETER LIST CAN BE SORTED INTO SEVERAL DIFFERENT SEQUENCES DEPENDING
UPON WHICH OPERAND IS USED WITH THE "XBATCH" PROCEDURE. IF THE CONSTITUENT IS NOT
PRESENTLY IN THE SYSTEM, A NEW CODE CAN BE ASSIGNED TO IT BY CONTACTING PHIL TAYLOR
ON (202)382-7046. THE FOLLOWING IS A PAGE FROM THE NUMERICAL LISTING OF THE CODES:
PAGE NO. 4
88/09/27
EPA/STORET SYSTEM 84/03/20 VERSION OF 84/02/17
CODE COMPUTER DECIMAL PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
PRINTOUT POINT ANALYSIS
ABBREVIATION LOCATION MAJOR GROUP
TISSUE
AQC REF.
PARAMETER CHANGES
ENTERED REVISED
REQUESTER ACTION
I
NUMBER XI970-197!
STORET X1965-196'
OBSERV XBEFORE 6!
00621
00622
00623
00624
00625
00626
00627
00628
00629
00630
00631
N03 MUD
DRY WGT
MG/KG-N
TKN
30 DAY
MG/L
KJELDL N
DISS
MG/L
KJELDL N
SUSP
MG/L
TOT KJEL
N
MG/L
ORGAN. N
MUD D WT
MG/KG-N
KJELDL
N TOT MU
D MS/KG
N02+N03-
N SUSP
MG/L
TOT ORG
KJELDL N
MG/L
N02&N03
N-TOTAL
MG/L
N02&N03
N-DISS
MG/L
XXXXX.XX NITRATE NITROGEN, BOTTOM DEPOS. (MG/KG-N DRY WGT)
631
(09JNITROGEN
XXXX.XXX TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN, 30 DAY,(MG/L AS N)
(09)NITROGEN
XXXX.XXX NITROGEN, KJELDAHL, DISSOLVED (MG/L AS N)
(09)NITROGEN
XXXX.XXX NITROGEN, KJELDAHL, SUSPENDED (MG/L AS N)
(09)NITROGEN
XXXX.XXX NITROGEN, KJELDAHL, TOTAL, (MG/L AS N)
(09JNITROGEN
XXXXX.XX NITROGEN,ORG. KJEL.,BOT. DEPOS. (MG/KG-N DRY WGT)
(09)NITROGEN
XXXX.XXX NITROGEN KJELDAHL TOTAL BOTTOM DEP DRY WT MG/KG
(09)NITROGEN
XXXXX.XX NITRITE PLUS NITRATE SUSPENDED (MG/L AS N)
(09JNITROGEN
XXXXX.XX NITROGEN, ORGANIC KJELDAHL, TOTAL (MG/L AS N)
(09)NITROGEN
XXXXX.XX NITRITE PLUS NITRATE, TOTAL 1 DET. (MG/L AS N)
(09)NITROGEN
XXXXXX.X NITRITE PLUS NITRATE, DISS. 1 DET. (MG/L AS N)
(09JNITROGEN
73/03
F-GS
78/05
S-VA
70/05
E-R03
70/05
E-R03
65/07
*AQC E-STORET
74/03
E-R05
74/09
E-R05
80/11
E-HQ
73/05
E-R02
65/07
*AQC E-STORET
72/08
F-GS
27129
6964
555888
3816
915
80/12
27375
531406
143416
41
45
12
100
89
8
1
99
67
25
6
78
19
2
85
10
3
60
29
10
66
27
5
57
41
1
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OCCASIONALLY VALUES TO BE STORED IN THE SYSTEM MAY NOT REPRESENT THE ACTUAL PAGE NO. 47
MEASURED VALUE OR THE CONSTITUENT IS BELOW THE DETECTION LIMIT OF THE EQUIP- 88/09/27
MENT AND CANNOT BE QUANTIFIED. FOR THIS DATA, A GROUP OF REMARK CODES HAS
BEEN ESTABLISHED. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THESE REMARK CODES AND THEIR
DEFINITIONS:
REMARK CODES
A VALUE REPORTED IS THE MEAN OF TWO OR MORE DETERMINATIONS.
B RESULTS BASED UPON COLONY COUNTS OUTSIDE THE ACCEPTABLE RANGE.
C VALUE CALCULATED.
D INDICATES FIELD MEASUREMENT.
E INDICATES EXTRA SAMPLES TAKEN AT COMPOSITE STATIONS.
F IN THE CASE OF SPECIES, F INDICATES FEMALE SEX.
G VALUE REPORTED IS THE MAXIMUM OF TWO OR MORE DETERMINATIONS.
H VALUE BASED ON FIELD KIT DETERMINATION; RESULTS MAY NOT BE ACCURATE.
J ESTIMATED VALUE; VALUE NOT ACCURATE.
K ACTUAL VALUE IS KNOWN TO BE LESS THAN VALUE GIVEN.
L ACTUAL VALUE IS KNOWN TO BE GREATER THAN VALUE GIVEN.
M PRESENCE OF MATERIAL VERIFIED BUT NOT QUANTIFIED. IN THE CASE
OF TEMPERATURE OR OXYGEN REDUCTION POTENTIAL, M INDICATES A
NEGATIVE VALUE. IN THE CASE OF SPECIES, M INDICATES MALE SEX.
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REMARK CODES CONT'D PAGE NO. 47.1
91/06/27
N PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE OF PRESENCE OF MATERIAL.
0 SAMPLED, BUT ANALYSIS LOST OR NOT PERFORMED.
P TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT.
Q SAMPLE HELD BEYOND NORMAL HOLDING TIME.
R SIGNIFICANT RAIN IN THE PAST 48 HOURS.
S LABORATORY TEST.
T VALUE REPORTED IS LESS THAN CRITERIA OF DETECTION.
U INDICATES MATERIAL WAS ANALYZED FOR BUT NOT DETECTED. IN THE
CASE OF SPECIES, U INDICATES UNDETERMINED SEX.
V INDICATES THE ANALYTE WAS DETECTED IN BOTH THE SAMPLE
AND ASSOCIATED METHOD BLANK.
W VALUE OBSERVED IS LESS THAN LOWEST VALUE REPORTABLE UNDER "T"
CODE.
X VALUE IS QUASI VERTICALLY-INTERGRATED SAMPLE.
Y LABORATORY ANALYSIS FROM UNPRESERVED SAMPLE. DATA
MAY NOT BE ACCURATE.
Z TOO MANY COLONIES WERE PRESENT TO COUNT (TNTC), THE
NUMERIC VALUE REPRESENTS THE FILTRATION VOLUME.
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AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, IN ORDER TO ENTER INFORMATION INTO THE PAGE NO. 48
STORET WATER QUALITY SYSTEM, A DATA SET MUST BE CREATED. THIS CAN 89/03/13
BE DONE BY USINS ONE OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT PRECEDURES, E.G., KEY-
PUNCHING A DECK OF CARDS, CREATING A FILE ON A PC AND UPLOADING IT
VIA KERMIT OR ANOTHER TECHNIQUE, CREATING A TAPE AND SENDING IT TO
THE COMPUTER CENTER, OR CREATING A FILE WITH "XEASYSTOR" OR THE TSO
"QUICK EDITOR". THE END RESULT OF ALL OF THESE TECHNIQUES IS A
DATA SET IN THE PROPER FORMAT AT THE DATA CENTER. THE NEXT SEVERAL
PAGES SHOW THE FORMAT OF THE FILE AND HOW IT IS USED TO ADD, CHANGE,
AND DELETE PARAMETRIC DATA. IN APPENDIX C, THERE ARE OTHER STORAGE
FORMATS SHOWN. THE CARDS REQUIRED TO USE THE "WQS" METHOD OF STORAGE
ARE AN AGENCY CARD (EITHER THE STANDARD "A" CARD OR THE FREE FORMAT
"AC" CARD), "SC" CARDS, AND/OR A COMBINATION OF "PN", "DC" AND "PNOFF"
CARDS. THE COMMA (,) IS USED AS THE DELIMITER (SEPARATER OF ITEMS)
FOR ALL OF THE FREE FORM CARDS UTILIZED TO STORE DATA.
FORMAT=WQS,
AGENCY CARD (EITHER VARIABLE OR FIXED FIELD)
SAMPLE CARD(S) ("SC")
OR
FORMAT=WQS,
AGENCY CARD (EITHER VARIABLE OR FIXED FIELD)
PARAMETER CARD(S) ("PN")
DATA CARD(S) ("DC")
IF THE USER DESIRES, THE DATA SET MAY CONTAIN A COMBINATION OF BOTH
"SC" CARDS AND GROUPS OF "PN", "DC", AND "PNOFF" CARDS.
FORMAT=WQS,
AGENCY CARD (EITHER VARIABLE OR FIXED FIELD)
SAMPLE CARD(S) ("SC" )
PARAMETER CARD ("PN")
DATA CARD(S) ("DC")
PARAMETER CARD OFF (PNOFF")
SAMPLE CARD(S) ("SC")
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THE FOLLOWING IS THE FORMAT OF THE VARIABLE AGENCY CARD: PAGE NO. 49
88/09/27
AC,A=AGENCY CODE,UK=UNLOCKING KEY,USER=ANYTHING,NDC,
FIELD CONTENTS
1 COLUMNS 1 THROUGH 3 CONTAIN "AC," WHICH IS THE CARD
IDENTIFIER. THE COMMA IS THE DELIMITER, I.E. SEPARATOR
OF ITEMS.
2 THE FIELD CONTAINS AN "A" SET EQUAL TO THE AGENCY CODE
BEHIND WHICH THE DATA IS TO BE STORED (A=AGENCY CODE).
3 THE UNLOCKING KEY FOR THE AGENCY IS SPECIFIED BY SETTING
"UK" EQUAL TO IT (UK=UNLOCKING KEY).
4 THE "USER= " FIELD CONTAINS ANY CHARACTERS THE USER
DESIRES. THEY ARE NOT STORED AND SHOULD BE USED TO
IDENTIFY THE JOB OR THE RUN. IT IS AN OPTIONAL FIELD.
5 "NDC". IF USED, WILL OVERRIDE THE DATE CHECKING ROUTINE.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS OPTION NOT BE USED SINCE IT
WILL ALLOW THE STORING OF INVALID DATES OR TIMES. IT IS
USED TO STORE DATA SAMPLED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1932.
THE FREE FORM AGENCY CARD LENDS ITSELF READILY FOR USE WITH A TERMINAL
SINCE ITEMS DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN PARTICULAR COLUMNS. EACH ITEM IS SEP-
ARATED BY A COMMA AND THE LAST ITEM MUST BE FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
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THE FOLLOWING IS AH EXAMPLE OF A DATA SET UTILIZING THE "SC" CARDS TO STORE PAGE NO. 50
DATA. AS WITH ALL STORAGE DECKS, THE FIRST CARD MUST BE A "FORMAT" CARD 88/11/08
WHICH IDENTIFIES THE FILE WHERE THE DATA IS TO BE STORED, IN THIS CASE
"FORMAT=WqS," IS ENTERED. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY THE AGENCY CARD AND AS MANY
MANY "SC" CARDS AS ARE NEEDED. TO CONTINUE AN "SC" CARD ONTO THE NEXT CARD,
THE PRESENT CARD IS ENDED WITH A COMMA AND THEN THE NEXT CARD IS STARTED IN
COLUMN 1. THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF THIS STORAGE METHOD IS ITS SIMPLICITY.
AFTER THE SAMPLE KEY IS ENTERED, THE PARAMETER CODE IS ENTERED FOLLOWED
IMMEDIATELY BY A COMMA AND THE VALUE FOR IT. THIS IS CONTINUED UNTIL ALL
OF THE DATA FOR THE SAMPLE ARE ENTERED. THE DISADVANTAGE IS THAT THE
PARAMETER CODE MUST BE ENTERED EACH TIME WHICH REQUIRES MORE KEY STROKES.
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FORMAT=WQS,
AC,A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
SC,MSP1,750618,P10,13.9,P300,8.3,P400,8.2,
SC,MSP1,7507151200,P10,14.8,P300,6.3,P400,7.7,
SC,MSP1,7507181300,D10,P10,12.3,P300,7.3,P400,7.9,
SC,MSP1,7507221400,DM3.28,P10,10.5,P300,4.3,P400,8.3,
SC.MSPl,750823,02.94,P400,7.8,P610.13K,
SC,MSP1,7508241200,DM10,P10,10.8,P300,9.1L,P400,8.4,P610,16,P940,35,
SC,MSP1,7508250800, DMV15.P400,7.6, P940,63,
SC,MSP1,7508260900,D10,P400,7.4,PC10,14.5,P620,.3,PD650,
P300.11.3,
SC.MSP1,7508271200,010,DEL,
SC,MSP1,750816,750818,D3,P10,15,P300,15.4,P610,16.3,
SC,MSP1,7508271200,7508311200,A,S,GN15,P10,12.4,P310,88.2,P610,15.8,
SC,MSP1,7508271200,7508311200,H,S,GN15,P10,16.8,P310,98.2,P610,18.8,
SC,MSP1,7508271200,7508311200,L,S,GN15,P10,10.2,P310,81.2,P610,13.7,
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WHEN STORING DATA FROM SAMPLING EVENTS IN A WELL, THE EXPANDED SAMPLE PAGE NO. 50.1
KEY SHOULD BE USED WITH A MEDIA OF "GRWTR" EXCEPT FOR THOSE DATA THAT 90/01/33
ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RCRA PROGRAM. FOR THOSE DATA, A MEDIA OF
"RCRAGW" IS USED. IN THE MANUAL "GROUND-WATER DATA MANAGEMENT WITH
STORET",THE CODING SCHEME FOR THE "SMK" FIELD CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE
4-29. THE CODING SCHEME FOR THE "UMK" FIELD IS IN APPENDIX E. THE "SMK"
IS USED TO DEFINE THE SAMPLING METHOD, E.G., IS IT A FIELD SPLIT OR
A LAS SPLIT, ETC. THE "UMK" IS UTILIZED TO SPECIFY SAMPLER TYPES,
SAMPLER MATERIAL, AND LAB OR FIELD DESIGNATORS. THE ABOVE MANUAL ALSO
DESCRIBES IN GREAT DETAIL THE ADDITIONAL PARAMETER CODES WHICH WERE
ADDED TO THE SYSTEM TO ACCOMMODATE THE REQUIRED WELL DESCRIPTIVE IN-
FORMATION. THE MANUAL CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING THE OFFICE OF
GROUNDWATER PROTECTION (202-382-7077). THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE DATA SET DEMONSTRATING THE REQUIRED CODINGFOR GROUNDWATER
SAMPLES:
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FORMAT=WQS,
AC,A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
SC.WELL01,8406151400,MED=GRWTR,SMK=511000,UMK=05156303,PI1,66.0,
P300,8.4,P400,6.0,P1029,2.3,P70390,4.1,
SC.WELLO1,8406151400,MED=GRWTR,SMK=411000,UMK=05156303,PI1,63.1,
P300,9.1,P400,6.8,P1140,3.2,P1002,5.1K,
SC.WELLO1,8407011500,MED=GRWTR,SMK=511000,UMK=05156303,PI1,68.3,
PC300,9.1,PD400,P1029,.5K,P1045,2.8,
SC.WELL01,830814,MED=GRWTR,SMK=201000,UMK=05156303,DEL,
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THE FOLLOWING IS A SYMOPSIS OF PAGE 4-29 OF THE AFORE MENTIONED PAGE NO. 50.2
MANUAL: 90/01/23
FIRST DIGIT CODE MULTIPLE FIELD LAB
SAMPLE REPLICATE REPLICATE
0 NO NO NO
1 NO NO YES
2 NO YES NO
3 YES NO NO
4 NO YES YES
5 YES YES NO
6 YES NO YES
7 YES YES YES
FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE CODE 4 IS ENTERED, IT IS KNOWN THAT THERE
WERE NO MULTIPLE SAMPLES TAKEN, BUT BOTH FIELD AND LAB REPLICATES
ARE PRESENT.
THE SECOND DIGIT IS USED TO INFORM THE USER WHICH REPLICATE THIS
IS FROM THE SET OF REPLICATES TAKEN AT THE SITE. THE THIRD DIGIT
INDICATES WHICH FIELD REPLICATE THE SAMPLE IS AND THE FOURTH
DIGIT INDICATES WHETHER THE SAMPLE WAS DIVIDED IN THE LAB, AND
IF SO, WHICH SAMPLE NUMBER IT IS. IF THE "SMK" FIELD CONTAINS
201000, IT MEANS THAT ONLY ONE SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED AND THAT THIS
IS THE FIRST FIELD REPLICATE. THE FIFTH AND SIXTH DIGITS MUST
BE PRESENT BUT PRESENTLY THEY HAVE NO MEANING.
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THE FOLLOWING IS AM EXPLANATION OF THE "SC" CARD: PAGE NO. 51
88/09/27
FIELD CONTENTS
1 "SC," IS ENTERED, WHICH IS THE CARD IDENTIFIER. THE
COMMA IS USED THROUGHOUT AS THE DELIMITER, I.E., SEP-
ARATOR OF ITEMS.
2 THE STATION NUMBER IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
EITHER A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY NUMBER MAY BE USED.
3 FOR A GRAB SAMPLE, THE DATE AND THE TIME, IF PRESENT,
THAT THE SAMPLE WAS TAKEN IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A
COMMA. IF THE SAMPLE IS AN UNQUALIFIED COMPOSITE, THEN
THE BEGINNING DATE IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. IF
THE SAMPLE IS A QUALIFIED COMPOSITE, THEN THE BEGINNING
DATE AND TIME IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. DATES
ARE ENTERED IN YEAR, MONTH, DAY ORDER, AND IF A TIME
IS TO BE SPECIFIED, THE 2* HOUR CLOCK IS UTILIZED.
4 FOR A GRAB SAMPLE WITH OR WITHOUT TIME, THIS FIELD IS
IGNORED. FOR UNQUALIFIED COMPOSITES, THE ENDING DATE IS
ENTERED, AND FOR QUALIFIED COMPOSITES, THE ENDING DATE
AND TIME IS ENTERED. IF THIS IS USED, THE FIELD MUST BE
TERMINATED WITH A COMMA. IF THE FIELD IS NOT NEEDED,
NOTHING IS ENTERED, NOT EVEN A COMMA.
5 THIS FIELD CONTAINS THE MEDIUM CODE. FOR WATER SAMPLES
(WHICH INCLUDE BOTTOM, VERTICALLY INTEGRATED, CORE, PORE
AND DREDGE), THIS FIELD IS NOT USED AND CAN BE LEFT BLANK
BECAUSE WATER AND WATER RELATED SAMPLES ARE THE ASSUMED
MEDIUM. IF THE SAMPLE BEING STORED IS FROM A MEDIUM
OTHER THAN WATER, THE "MED" KEYWORD IS USED AND IS SET
EQUAL TO ONE OF THE VALID MEDIUM CODES FOR STORET. SEE
THE HELPFUL DATA SET "STORET.HELP.MEDIA.SMK.CODES" FOR
A LIST OF THE VALID MEDIUM CODES.
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IF A DEPTH IS BEING STORED FOR A WATER OR WATER RELATED
SAMPLE, THE CODES BELOW ARE USED TO STORE THE DEPTH
(LENGTH) AND THE DEPTH QUALIFIER FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
FOR A SAMPLE WHOSE MEDIUM IS OTHER THAN WATER, THE
SYSTEM MULTI-PURPOSE KEY (SMK) IS ENTERED BY SETTING
"SMK" EQUAL TO A VALID CODE FOR THE MEDIUM WHICH WAS
SPECIFIED WITH THE "MED" KEYWORD.
PAGE NO. 52
88/09/27
D999 SAMPLE DEPTH WHERE 999 IS THE
DEPTH IN FEET
DM999 SAMPLE DEPTH WHERE THE 999 IS THE
DEPTH IN METERS
DB999 BOTTOM SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS
THE DEPTH IN FEET
DMB999 BOTTOM SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS
THE DEPTH IN METERS
DV999 VERTICALLY INTEGRATED SAMPLE
WHERE 999 IS THE LENGTH OF THE
COLUMN IN FEET
DMV999 VERTICALLY INTEGRATED SAMPLE
WHERE 999 IS THE LENGTH OF THE
COLUMN IN METERS
DP999 PORE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE CORE FROM WHICH THE
WATER WAS EXTRACTED IN FEET
DMP999 PORE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE CORE FROM WHICH THE
WATER WAS EXTRACTED IN METERS
DD999 DREDGE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE DREDGE IN FEET
DMD999 DREDGE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE DREDGE IN METERS
DC999 CORE SAMPLE WHERE 999 IS THE DISTANCE
FROM THE TOP OF THE CORE TO MIDDLE OF
THE SAMPLE ANALYZED IN FEET
DMC999 CORE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
DISTANCE FROM THE TOP OF THE CORE TO
THE MIDDLE OF THE SAMPLE ANALYZED IN
METERS
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F03 A WATER OS WATER RELATED SAMPLE THAT IS A GRAB OR PAGE NO. 53
AN UNQUALIFIED COMPOSITE, THIS FIELD IS NOT USED. FOR 88/09/27
A QUALIFIED COMPOSITE, THIS FIELD MUST CONTAIN ONE OF
THE CODES BELOW FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. FOR A SAMPLE WHOSE
MEDIUM IS OTHER THAN WATER, THIS FIELD MAY CONTAIN A USER
MULTI-PURPOSE KEY (UMK). THE UMK IS OPTIONAL AND TO BE
USED, A MEDIUM AND A SYSTEM MULTI-PURPOSE KEY MUST HAVE
BEEN SPECIFIED. THE USER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING
THE MEANING OF THE UMK CODES. TO STORE A UMK, THE "UMK"
KEYWORD IS SET EQUAL TO IT, AND IT CAN BE UP TO 8 ALPHA-
NUMERIC CHARACTERS. IF A UMK IS USED, THE SAMPLE CAN
NOT BE A QUALIFIED COMPOSITE.
TYPE OF COMPOSITE VALUE
A AVERAGE
H MAXIMUM
L MINIMUM
N NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS FOR
THE SAMPLE
S STANDARD DEVIATION
U SUM OF SQUARES
V VARIANCE
C COEFFICIENT OF ERROR
X COEFFICIENT OF VARIANCE
E SKEWNESS
F KURTOSIS
Z NUMBER OF SAMPLES IN COMPOSITE
EXCEEDS ESTABLISHED LIMIT
7. PRECISION
$ ACCURACY
B NONE OF THE ABOVE
D INDICATES REPLICATE SAMPLE
THIS FIELD IS USED ONLY WITH QUALIFIED COMPOSITES,
AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MUST BE ENTERED FOR THIS TYPE
OF SAMPLE FOLLOWED BY A COMMA:
TYPE OF COMPOSITE
S SPACE
T TIME
B BOTH
F FLOW PROPORTIONAL COMPOSITE
1-9 REPLICATE NUMBER
THIS FIELD IS IGNORED EXCEPT WITH QUALIFIED COM-
POSITES. FOR THEM, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS CODED
FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
SAMPLING METHOD
C SAMPLES COLLECTED CONTINUOUSLY
G GRAB SAMPLES, NUMBER COMPRISING
SAMPLE NOT REPORTED
GNXX GRAB SAMPLES WITH XX INDICATING
THE NUMBER OF SAMPLES
B NONE OF THE ABOVE. USED
WITH REPLICATE SAMPLES
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10 ALL TYPES OF SAMPLES USE THIS FIELD, AND IT IS USED TO PAGE NO. 5
SPECIFY THE PARAMETER FOR WHICH A TRANSACTION IS TO BE 8S/09/27
PERFORMED. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS ENTERED:
** PXXXXX, NEXT VALUE IS TO BE STORED FOR
PARAMETER XXXXX
** PCXXXXX, CHANGE THE EXISTING VALUE FOR
PARAMETER XXXXX TO THE VALUE
IN THE NEXT FIELD FOR THE SAMPLE
THAT HAS THE DATE, TIME, AND DEPTH
INDICATED IN THE PREVIOUS SAMPLE
KEY FIELDS
** PDXXXXX, DELETE THE VALUE STORED FOR PARA-
METER XXXXX FOR THE DATE, TIME, AND
DEPTH INDICATED IN THE PREVIOUS
SAMPLE KEY FIELDS
DEL, DELETE THE ENTIRE SAMPLE WITH THE
DATE, TIME, AND DEPTH INDICATED IN
THE PREVIOUS SAMPLE KEY FIELDS
11 FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE CODES EXCEPT PDXXXXX AND DEL, THE
VALUE TO BE ADDED OR THE NEW VALUE FOR A CHANGE IS ENTERED
FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
FIELDS 10 AND 11 ARE REPEATED UNTIL ALL OF THE INFORMATION FOR THE SAMPLE
IS ENTERED. PDXXXXX IS NEVER FOLLOWED BY A VALUE, AND DEL IS USED ONLY ONCE
PER SAMPLE WITH NO OTHER INFORMATION INDICATED. TO CONTINUE AN "SC" CARD, A
COMMA IS PLACED AT THE END OF THE LINE, AND PARAMETER CODES AND VALUES ARE
ENTERED ON THE NEXT LINE STARTING IN COLUMN 1. ONE "SC" CARD AND ITS CON-
TINUATION CARDS MAY CONTAIN UP TO 500 COMMAS WHICH MEANS THAT DATA FOR 246
TO 248 PARAMETERS MAY BE ENTERED ON ONE "SC" CARD AND ITS CONTINUATION CARDS.
WHEN USING THE ?00 TYPE OF STORAGE, DATA MAY BE ADDED, DELETED, AND CHANGED
WITHIN ONE "SC" CARD DEPENDING UPON THE CODES IN FIELD 10 (P, PC, PD, DEL).
AS MANY "SC" CARDS ARE USED AS THERE ARE SAMPLES TO BE STORED. REMARK
CODES ARE ENTERED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VALUE FOR A PARAMETER. WITH THE
?00 STORAGE FORMAT, LEADING ZEROS ARE NOT NEEDED FOR THE PARAMETER CODES.
** "XXXXX" MAY BE REPLACED WITH THE SPECIAL CODE "AG)M WHICH MEANS
THAT AN AQUIFER CODE IS TO BE STORED. IT ALLOWS THE GEOLOGIC
AGE (PARAMETER 84000) AND THE AQUIFER CODE (PARAMETER 84001) TO
BE CONCATENATED AS ONE VALUE FOLLOWING THE "PAQ", E.G.,
PAQ,210MNCS,.
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THE FOLLOWING IS AM EXAMPLE DATA SET SHOWING THE USE OF THE "PN" CARD PAGE NO. 55
AND THE "DC" CARDS TO STORE DATA. AS CAN BE SEEN, THIS IS USEFUL 88/11/08
WHEN THE SAME SET OF CONSTITUENTS ARE MEASURED CONSISTENTLY AT A
STATION OR GROUP OF STATIONS BECAUSE THE PARAMETER CODE DOES NOT
HAVE TO BE REPEATED FOR EACH VALUE. THE DISADVANTAGE IS THAT THE
USER MUST BE CAREFUL THAT THE VALUE FOR A PARAMETER IS IN THE PROPER
POSITION WITH RELATION TO THE LIST OF PARAMETERS ON THE "PN" CARD.
WHEN A SAMPLE IS MISSING A VALUE FOR ONE OF THE PARAMETERS, A COMMA
MUST BE PLACED IN ITS PLACE AS A POSITION HOLDER SO THE REMAINDER OF
THE VALUES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPER PARAMETER CODE. THE COMMA
IS USED AS A POSITION HOLDER. TO CONTINUE EITHER A "PN" CARD OR A
"DC" CARD, THE PRESENT CARD IS ENDED WITH A COMMA AND THE INFORMA-
TION IS CONTINUED IN COLUMN 1 OF THE NEXT CARD. A VALUE OR A PARA-
METER CODE CANNOT BE SPLIT AT THE END OF A LINE.
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FCRMAT=WQS,
AC,A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
PN,435,410,305,940,300,900,1045,550,650,945,75,10,
400,405,630,930,31505,
DC,MSP1,8305171300,8,105,2.4,17,9.8,110,15.02,95,.41,32,104,8.1,
7.5,10,20.9,135.1,3.7E04,
DC,MSP1,8308031200,6,100,,15,,105,,61,,,145,8,,8,,,2.8E03,
PN,95,10,400,410,31505,300,
DC,MSP1,830914,210,6.2,7.4,110,4300L,9.8,
DC,MSP1,8309221400,183,9.2,7.9,83,2.4E03,8.5,
DC,MSP1,8310021500,05.62,163,7.8,8.2,72,1273,10.4,
DC,MSP1,8310030900,DM812,208,9.4,6.5,48,3.7E05,5.4,
DC,MSP1,831001,831031,DO,98,7.9,,,5623,12.6,
DC,MSP1,8311011200,8311301200,DO,A,S,GN30,218,7.3,,,2278,11.5,
DC,MSP1,840101,D10,153,PD,7.1,141,PC4.2E04,,
DC,MSP1,8212031200,DID,DEL,
DC,MSP1,840220,DM2.64,118,4.6,8.2,83,3.6E05Z,14.8,
DC,MSP1,8403160800,118L,3.2,6.7,100K,,13.2,
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THE FOLLOWING DATA SET IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE CODING REQUIRED WHEN PAGE NO. 55.1
ENTERING DATA COLLECTED FROM A GROUNDWATER SITE USING THE PROCEDURES 90/01/24
DESCRIBED IN THE MANUAL "GROUND-WATER DATA MANAGEMENT WITH STORET".
THE CODING SCHEME FOR THE "SMK" FIELD CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 4-29 IN
THE AFORE MENTIONED MANUAL AND THE SCHEME FOR THE "UMK" FIELD IS IN
APPENDIX E OF THE SAME MANUAL.
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FORMAT=WG}S,
AC,A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8857,
PN,11,1029,300,400,1045,
DC,WELL01,8302160900,MED=GRWTR,SMK=511000,UMK=05156303,68.3,.8,10.3,
7.3,3.1,
DC,WELL01,830714,MED=GRWTR,SMK=411000,UMK=05156303,71.7,1.0K,6.2,
7.9,.05K,
DC,WELL01,8308150900,MED=GRWTR,SMK=511000,UMK=05156303,DEL,
DC,WELL01,840713,MED=GRWTR,SMK=201000,UMK=05156303,PC71.3,PD,5.8,6.7,2.6,
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THE FORMAT OF THE "PN" CARD IS AS FOLLOWS: PAGE NO. 56
88/09/27
FIELD CONTENTS
1 "PN," WHICH IS THE CARD IDENTIFIER. THE COMMA IS USED
THROUGHOUT AS THE DELIMITER, I.E., SEPARATOR OF ITEMS.
** 2 PARAMETER CODES ARE ENTERED SEPARATED BY COMMAS. LEADING
ZEROS ARE NOT NEEDED AND THE CARD CAN BE CONTINUED ON
THE NEXT CARD AT ANY POINT AFTER A COMMA. UP TO 490
PARAMETER CODES MAY BE SPECIFIED AND THE LAST ONE MUST
BE FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
AFTER THE "PN" CARD IS COMPLETED, IT IS FOLLOWED BY AS MANY "DC" CARDS
AS ARE NEEDED TO STORE ALL OF THE SAMPLES. SINCE A DECK MAY HAVE MORE
THAN ONE "PN" CARD, THE "DC" CARDS REFER TO THE "PN" CARD THAT THEY
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW. THE FOLLOWING IS THE FORMAT OF THE DATA CARD:
FIELD CONTENTS
1 "DC," IS ENTERED WHICH IS THE CARD IDENTIFIER. THE
COMMA IS USED THROUGHOUT AS THE DELIMITER, I.E., SEP-
ARATOR OF ITEMS.
2 THE STATION NUMBER IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
EITHER A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY NUMBER MAY BE USED.
3 FOR A GRAB SAMPLE, THE DATE AND THE TIME, IF PRESENT,
THAT THE SAMPLE WAS TAKEN IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A
COMMA. IF THE SAMPLE IS AN UNQUALIFIED COMPOSITE, THEN
THE BEGINNING DATE IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. IF
THE SAMPLE IS A QUALIFIED COMPOSITE, THEN THE BEGINNING
DATE AND TIME IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. DATES
ARE ENTERED IN YEAR, MONTH, DAY ORDER, AND IF A TIME
IS TO BE SPECIFIED, THE 2* HOUR CLOCK IS UTILIZED.
4 FOR A GRAB SAMPLE WITH OR WITHOUT TIME, THIS FIELD IS
IGNORED. FOR UNQUALIFIED COMPOSITES, THE ENDING DATE IS
ENTERED, AND FOR QUALIFIED COMPOSITES, THE ENDING DATE
AND TIME IS ENTERED. IF THIS IS USED, THE FIELD MUST BE
TERMINATED WITH A COMMA. IF THE FIELD IS NOT NEEDED,
NOTHING IS ENTERED, NOT EVEN A COMMA.
5 THIS FIELD CONTAINS THE MEDIUM CODE. FOR WATER SAMPLES
(WHICH INCLUDE BOTTOM, VERTICALLY INTEGRATED, CORE, PORE
AND DREDGE), THIS FIELD IS NOT USED AND CAN BE LEFT BLANK
BECAUSE WATER AND WATER RELATED SAMPLES ARE THE ASSUMED
MEDIUM. IF THE SAMPLE BEING STORED IS FROM A MEDIUM
OTHER THAN WATER, THE "MED" KEYWORD IS USED AND IS SET
EQUAL TO ONE OF THE VALID MEDIUM CODES FOR STORET. SEE
THE HELPFUL DATA SET "STORET.HELP.MEDIA.SMK.CODES" FOR
A LIST OF THE VALID MEDIUM CODES.
** A SPECIAL CODE OF "AQ" CAN BE USED AS ONE OF THE POSITIONS ON THE
"PN" CARD WHICH SPECIFIES THAT THE GEOLOGIC AGE (PARAMETER 84000)
AND THE AQUIFER CODE (PARAMETER 84001) ARE TO BE CONCATENATED AS
ONE VALUE ON THE "DC" CARD.
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IF A DEPTH IS BEING STORED FOR A WATER OR WATER RELATED
SAMPLE, THE CODES BELOW ARE USED TO STORE THE DEPTH
(LENGTH) AND THE DEPTH QUALIFIER FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
FOR A SAMPLE WHOSE MEDIUM IS OTHER THAN WATER, THE
SYSTEM MULTI-PURPOSE KEY (SMK) IS ENTERED BY SETTING
"SMK" EQUAL TO A VALID CODE FOR THE MEDIUM WHICH WAS
SPECIFIED WITH THE "MED" KEYWORD.
PAGE NO. 57
68/09/27
D999 SAMPLE DEPTH WHERE 999 IS THE
DEPTH IN FEET
DM999 SAMPLE DEPTH WHERE THE 999 IS THE
DEPTH IN METERS
DB999 BOTTOM SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS
THE DEPTH IN FEET
DMB999 BOTTOM SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS
THE DEPTH IN METERS
DV999 VERTICALLY INTEGRATED SAMPLE
WHERE 999 IS THE LENGTH OF THE
COLUMN IN FEET
DMV999 VERTICALLY INTEGRATED SAMPLE
WHERE 999 IS THE LENGTH OF THE
COLUMN IN METERS
DP999 PORE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE CORE FROM WHICH THE
WATER WAS EXTRACTED IN FEET
DMP999 PORE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE CORE FROM WHICH THE
WATER WAS EXTRACTED IN METERS
DD999 DREDGE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE DREDGE IN FEET
DMD999 DREDGE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE DREDGE IN METERS
DC999 CORE SAMPLE WHERE 999 IS THE DISTANCE
FROM THE TOP OF THE CORE TO MIDDLE OF
THE SAMPLE ANALYZED IN FEET
DMC999 CORE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
DISTANCE FROM THE TOP OF THE CORE TO
THE MIDDLE OF THE SAMPLE ANALYZED IN
METERS
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FOR A WATER OR WATER RELATED SAMPLE THAT IS A GRAB OR PAGE NO. 58
AN UNQUALIFIED COMPOSITE, THIS FIELD IS NOT USED. FOR 88/09/a7
A QUALIFIED COMPOSITE, THIS FIELD MUST CONTAIN ONE OF
THE CODES BELOW FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. FOR A SAMPLE WHOSE
MEDIUM IS OTHER THAN WATER, THIS FIELD MAY CONTAIN A USER
MULTI-PURPOSE KEY (UMK). THE UMK IS OPTIONAL AND TO BE
USED, A MEDIUM AND A SYSTEM MULTI-PURPOSE KEY MUST HAVE
BEEN SPECIFIED. THE USER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING
THE MEANING OF THE UMK CODES. TO STORE A UMK, THE "UMK"
KEYWORD IS SET EQUAL TO IT, AND IT CAN BE UP TO 8 ALPHA-
NUMERIC CHARACTERS. IF A UMK IS USED, THE SAMPLE CAN
NOT BE A QUALIFIED COMPOSITE.
TYPE OF COMPOSITE VALUE
A AVERAGE
H MAXIMUM
L MINIMUM
N NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS FOR
THE SAMPLE
S STANDARD DEVIATION
U SUM OF SQUARES
V VARIANCE
C COEFFICIENT OF ERROR
X COEFFICIENT OF VARIANCE
E SKEWNESS
F KURTOSIS
Z NUMBER OF SAMPLES IN COMPOSITE
EXCEEDS ESTABLISHED LIMIT
7. PRECISION
$ ACCURACY
B NONE OF THE ABOVE
D INDICATES REPLICATE SAMPLE
THIS FIELD IS USED ONLY WITH QUALIFIED COMPOSITES,
AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MUST BE ENTERED FOR THIS TYPE
OF SAMPLE FOLLOWED BY A COMMA:
TYPE OF COMPOSITE
S SPACE
T TIME
B BOTH
F FLOW PROPORTIONAL COMPOSITE
1-9 REPLICATE NUMBER
THIS FIELD IS IGNORED EXCEPT WITH QUALIFIED COM-
POSITES. FOR THEM, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS CODED
FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
SAMPLING METHOD
C SAMPLES COLLECTED CONTINUOUSLY
G GRAB SAMPLES, NUMBER COMPRISING
SAMPLE NOT REPORTED
GNXX GRAB SAMPLES WITH XX INDICATING
THE NUMBER OF SAMPLES
B NONE OF THE ABOVE. USED
WITH REPLICATE SAMPLES
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10 ALL TYPES OF SAMPLES USE THIS FIELD, AND IT IS USED TO PAGE NO. 59
SPECIFY THE VALUES FOR THE PARAMETERS SHOWN ON THE "PN" 88/11/08
CARD. THE VALUE FOR THE FIRST PARAMETER ON THE "PN"
CARD IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA, THEN THE VALUE
FOR THE SECOND PARAMETER IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A
COMMA, ETC. THIS SCHEME IS CONTINUED UNTIL A VALUE
FOR EACH OF THE PARAMETERS ON THE "PN" CARD HAS BEEN
ENTERED. THE USER MUST ENSURE THAT THE ORDER OF THE
VALUES MATCHES THE ORDER ON THE "PN" CARD. IF THERE
IS NO VALUE FOR ONE OF THE PARAMETERS IN THE SAMPLE, A
COMMA IS ENTERED SO THE ALIGNMENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF
CARD IS MAINTAINED. IF A PREVIOUSLY STORED VALUE NEEDS
TO BE DELETED, "PD" IN ENTERED INSTEAD OF A VALUE IN
THAT PARAMETER'S POSITION, AND IF A PREVIOUSLY STORED
VALUE FOR ONE OF THE PARAMETERS IN THE SAMPLE NEEDS
TO BE CHANGED, THE VALUE IS ENTERED PRECEDED BY THE
CHARACTERS "PC". IF A VALUE IS TO BE STORED WITH A
REMARK CODE, THE REMARK CODE IS PLACED IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THE VALUE. THIS SCHEME IS CONTINUED UNTIL EACH
OF THE PARAMETERS ON THE "PN" CARD HAS EITHER A VALUE,
A "PD" (DELETE A PREVIOUSLY STORED VALUE FOR THE PARA-
METER FOR THE SAMPLE KEY), "PC" FOLLOWED BY A VALUE
(CHANGE THE PREVIOUSLY STORED VALUE FOR THE PARAMETER
FOR THIS SAMPLE KEY), OR A COMMA (FOR A MISSING VALUE).
THIS FIELD MAY BE USED TO DELETE ALL OF THE VALUES FOR
A SAMPLE BY ENTERING "DEL,". THIS WILL DELETE ALL OF
THE DATA FOR THE SAMPLE KEY EVEN FOR THOSE PARAMETERS
THAT ARE NOT ENTERED ON THE "PN" CARD.
AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THE DATA SET MAY CONTAIN BOTH "SC" CARDS AND "PN"/"DC"
COMBINATIONS. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THE "PNOFF" CARD MUST COME IMMEDIATELY AFTER
THE LAST "DC" CARD AND BEFORE A GROUP OF "SC" CARDS. THE SWITCHING OF MODES CAN
TAKE PLACE AS MANY TIMES AS IS DESIRED BY PLACING A "PNOFF" CARD AFTER A GROUP
OF "PN" AND "DC" CARDS AND BEFORE THE GROUP OF "SC" CARDS. THE "PN" CARD AFTER
A GROUP OF "SC" CARDS INITIATES THE STRING OF "PN" AND "DC" CARDS.
1234567S9.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
FORMAT=MQS,
AC,A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAW6KNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
PN,435,410,305,940,300,900,1045,550,650,945,75,10,
400,405,630,930,31505,
DC,MSP1,8305171300,8,105,2.4,17,9.8,110,15.02,95,.41,32,104,8.1,
7.5,10,20.9,135.1,3.7E04,
DC,MSP1,3308031200,6,100,,15,,105,,61,,,145,8,,8,,,6250,
FNOFF,
SC,MSP1,850618,P300,9.7,P400,6.9,P10,15.4,
SC,MSP1,S408121500,DO,P300,5.4,P10,18.2,P400,8.2,
PN,300,10,400,
DC,MSP1,830211,9.3,16.2,7.6,
DC,MSP1,8304151200,8305151200,DO,A,B,GN30,7.2,17.2,8.2,
DC,MSP1,830714,DEL,
PNOFF,
SC,MSP1,8507120900,8507120900,A,S,GN5,P300,12.3,
SC,MSP1,841202,P625,2.7,P1045,10.3,P1140,5.1,
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
THE FIELDS ON THE VARIOUS CARDS REMAIN THE SAME AS SHOWN PREVIOUSLY.
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THE PROCEDURES REQUIRED TO CHANGE OR DELETE PREVIOUSLY STORED DATA ARE DIS- PAGE NO. 60
CUSSED ON PAGES WQ-DE/4-55 THROUGH WQ-DE/4-72 OF THE USER HANDBOOK. DATA 88/11/08
CAN BE CHANGED WITH "FOR11AT=WQS," ?01 OR ?04 STORAGE FORMAT. SEE APPENDIX
C FOR A DISCUSSION OF THE FORMATS ?01 AND ?04. THE FOLLOWING IS A SYNOPSIS
OF THE PROCEDURES:
CHANGING ONE OR MORE VALUES
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER WHEN CHANGING A VALUE OR A GROUP OF
VALUES IS THAT THE SAMPLE KEY MUST BE SPECIFIED EXACTLY AS IT WAS WHEN THE
DATA WERE ORIGINALLY ENTERED. THE SAMPLE KEY IS COMPOSED OF THE DATE, TIME,
DEPTH, MEDIUM, SMK, UMK, AND/OR COMPOSITE QUALIFIERS.
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
FORMAT=WQS,
AC,A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
SC,SEMINAR01A,7803151400,PC300,10.7,PC10,14.5,PC400,7.9,
SC,SEMINAR01A,7804081500,D10,PC505,130,PC400,8.1,
SC.SEMINAR01A,7901010000,7901312400,03,A,T,G,PC300,15.6,
PC10,8.3,PC400,7.2,
SC,WELL01,790314,MED=GRWTR,SMK=311000,UMK=11136203,PC1029,2.8,
PC1140,4.7,PC400,5.4,
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
FORMAT=WQS,
AC,A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
PN,300,10,400,505,
DC,SEMINAR01A,7803151400,PC10.7,PC14.5,PC7.9,,
DC,SEMINAR01A,7804081500,010,,,PCS.1.PC130,
DC,SEMINAR01A,7901010000,7901312400,03,A,T,G,PC15.6,,,,
DC,WELL01,821213,MED=GRWTR,SMK=311000,UMK=11124301,PCI1.2,
PC5.1,PC8.2,PC38,
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
7START
?04
AC,A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
SC,SEMINAR01A,7803151400,PC300,10.7,PC10,14.5,PC400,7.9,
SC,SEMINAR01A,7804081500,D10.PC505,130,PC400,8.1,
SC,SEMINAR01A,7901010000,7901312400,03,A,T,G,PC300,15.6,
PC10,8.3,PC400,7.2,
WHEN USING THE "SC" CARD WITH W<3S AND ?04 STORAGE PROCEDURES TO CHANGE EXISTING
VALUES, THE SAMPLE KEY IS SPECIFIED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA (,). AFTER THE COMMA,
THE CODE "PC" IS ENTERED FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE PARAMETER CODE WHOSE VALUE
IS TO BE CHANGED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA (,). THE NEW VALUE FOR THE PARAMETER IS
THEN ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. THIS SCENARIO IS CONTINUED UNTIL ALL OF THE
CHANGE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE SAMPLE HAVE BEEN ENTERED. WHEN USING THE WQS'S "DC"
CARDS TO CHANGE PREVIOUSLY STORED DATA, A "PN" CARD IS ENTERED CONTAINING ALL OF
THE PARAMETER CODES WHOSE VALUE ARE TO BE CHANGED. THE "PN" CARD IS FOLLOWED BY
THE "DC" CARDS. AFTER THE SAMPLE KEY IS ENTERED ON THE "DC" CARD, A COMMA IS
ENTERED FOLLOWED BY THE CHARACTERS "PC" AND THE NEW VALUE. EACH VALUE IS FOLLOWED
BY A COMMA. THE VALUES ON THE "DC" CARDS MUST MATCH THE PARAMETER CODES ON THE
"PN" CARD AND MUST BE IN THE SAME SEQUENCE AS THE PARAMETERS ON THE "PN" CARD.
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CHANGING ONE OR MORE VALUES CONTINUED PAGE NO. 61
88/09/27
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
7START
?01
11TRAIN CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 F A
SEMINAR01A S
7803151400 00300107012 00010145012 00400790011 C6
0107804081500 00505130013 00400810011 C6
0037901312400TA90101COOOOG 00300156012 00010830011 00400720011 C6
WHEN USING ?01 PROCEDURES TO CHANGE VALUES, A "C" IS ENTERED IN COLUMN 79
OF THE "6" CARD WHICH INDICATES THAT ALL OF THE TRANSACTIONS ON THE CARD ARE
CHANGES.
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DELETING ONE OS MORE VALUES PAGE NO. 62
88/11/08
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
FORMAT=WqS,
AC,A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
SC.SEMINAR01A,7804151300,PD400,PD10,PD600,PD300,
SC.SEMINAROlA,7804161300,D10,PD400,PD300,PD31501,
SC.SEMINAR01A,7903151000,7904151000,03,A,T,C,PD10,PD400,PD300,PD31616,
SC.WELL01,820315,MED=GRWTR,SMK=311100,UMK=13124503,PD1029,
PD1140,PD1002,PD31501,
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
FORMAT=WQS,
AC,A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
PN,400,10,600,300,31501,31616,
DC,SEMINAR01A,7804151300,PD,PD,PD,PD,,,
DC,SEMINAR01A,7804161300,010,PD,PD,PD,PD,,,
DC,SEMINAR01A,7903151000,7904151000,03,A,T,C,PD,PD,,PD,,PD,
DC,WELL01,810403,MEO=GRWTR,SMK=411100,UMK=21320217,PD,PD,,PD,PD,PD,
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
7START
?04
AC,A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHCO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
SC.SEMINAROlA,7804151300,PD400,PD10,PD600,PD300,
SC.SEMINAR01A,7804161300,D1C,PD400,PD300.PD31501,
SC.SEMINAR01A,7903151000,7904151000,03,A,T,C,PD10,PD400,PD300,PD31616,
WHEN DELETING ONE OR MORE PREVIOUSLY STORED VALUES, THE SAMPLE KEY MUST BE
ENTERED EXACTLY AS IT WAS WHEN THE DATA WERE STORED. WHEN USING THE "SC"
CARDS WITH "MQS" AMD 704 STORAGE FORMATS, THE SAMPLE KEY IS ENTERED FOLLOWED
BY A COMMA. THE CODE "PD" FOLLOWED BY THE PARAMETER CODE WHOSE VALUE IS TO
BE DELETED IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. THIS IS CONTINUED UNTIL ALL OF
THE PARAMETERS CODES ARE ENTERED WHOSE VALUES ARE TO BE DELETED. WHEN USING
THE "DC" CARD OPTION UNDER "WQS", A "PN" CARD CONTAINING ALL OF THE PARAMETER
CODES WHOSE VALUES ARE TO BE DELETED IS ENTERED. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY THE
"DC" CARDS WITH A PROPER SAMPLE KEY. AFTER THE COMMA FOLLOWING THE SAMPLE
KEY, THE CODE "PD" IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA FOR EACH OF THE PARAMETERS
CN THE PN CARD WHOSE VALUE IS TO BE DELETED ENSURING THAT THE SEQUENCE OF THE
PARAMETERS ON THE PN CARD IS MAINTANED. EACH "PD" IS SEPARATED BY A COMMA
AND THE LAST ONE IS FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. APPENDIX C CONTAINS EXAMPLES OF
THE ?01 AND ?04 STORAGE FORMATS.
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DELETING ONE OR MORE VALUES CONTINUED PAGE NO. 63
88/09/27
1E3456769.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
TSTART
701
11TRAIN CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 F A
SEMINAR01A S
7804151300 00300D 00010D 00400D 6
0107804161300 00505D 00400D 6
0037901312400TA90101COOOOG 00300D 00010D 00400D 6
WHEN UTILIZING THE ?01 PROCEDURES TO DELETE PREVIOUSLY STORED DATA, THE SAMPLE
KEY MUST MATCH THE ORIGINAL ONE AND A "D" IS PLACED IN THE FIRST POSITION OF
THE VALUE FIELD FOR EACH PARAMETER TO BE DELETED.
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DELETING AN ENTIRE SAMPLE PAGE NO. 64
88/11/08
123156789.123456739.123456739.123456789.123456789.123456769.133456789.123456789.
FORMAT=l-iqS,
AC,A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
SC,SEMINAR01A,7804151300,DEL,
SC.SEMINAROlA,7804161300,010,DEL,
SC.SEMINAROlA,7903151000,7904151000,03,A,T,C,DEL,
SC, WE LL01,810415, MED=GRWTR,SMK=511100, UMK=11126205, DEL,
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
FORMAT=WQS,
AC,A=HTRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
PN,10,
DC,SEMINAR01A,7804151300,DEL,
DC,SEMINAR01A,7804161300,010,DEL,
DC,SEMINAR01A,7903151000,7904151000,03,A,T,C,DEL,
DC,WELL01,800712,MED=GRWTR,SMK=411000,UMK=13124108,DEL,
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
7START
?04
AC,A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
SC.SEMINAR01A,7804151300,DEL,
SC.SEMINAR01A,7804161300,01 O.DEL,
SC.SEMINAR01A,7903151000,7904151000,03,A,T,C.DEL,
IN ORDER TO DELETE AN ENTIRE SAMPLE (ALL VALUES STORED FOR THE SAMPLE KEY),
THE SAMPLE KEY IS ENTERED ON THE "SC" CARD FOLLOWED BY A COMMA AND THE CHAR-
ACTERS "DEL" AND A COMMA. NO OTHER TRANSACTION CAN APPEAR ON THE CARD. TO
DELETE AN ENTIRE SAMPLE WITH A "DC" CARD, A "PN" CARD MUST HAVE BEEN ENTERED
WITH AT LEAST ONE PARAMETER CODE ON IT. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY A "DC" CARD WITH
THE PROPER SAMPLE KEY FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. THE CHARACTERS "DEL" AND A COMMA
ARE ENTERED, WHICH WILL CAUSE ALL OF THE DATA FOR THE SAMPLE TO BE DELETED
REGARDLESS OF WHAT PARAMETER CODES ARE ON THE "PN" CARD.
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
TSTART
701
11TRAIN CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 F A
SEMINAR01A S
7804151300 DEL 6
01078C4161300 DEL 6
0037901312400TA90101COOOOG DEL 6
IN ORDER TO DELETE AN ENTIRE SAMPLE (ALL VALUES STORED FOR THE SAMPLE KEY),
THE SAMPLE KEY IS ENTERED ON THE "6" CARD FOLLOWED BY THE CHARACTERS "DEL"
IN THE FIRST PARAMETER CODE FIELD. IT IS THE ONLY TRANSACTION ALLOWED ON
THIS "6" CARD. SEE APPENDIX C FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THE ?01 AND ?04 FORMATS.
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TO DELETE ALL OF THE DATA FOR A STATION PAGE NO. 65
88/09/27
123456769.123456 739.123456789.123456 789.123456789.123*56 789.123456789.123456789.
FORMAT=STATIONS,
A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAW6KNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
DELDATA=ABC099NM,
DELDATA=ABC100NM,
DELDATA=ABC101NM,
DELDATA=ABC102NM,
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
TO DELETE ALL OF THE DATA FOR A STATION, THE "DELDATA" KEYWORD IS SET
TO THE PRIMARY STATION NUMBER. CARE MUST BE EXERCISED WHEN THIS IS
USED BECAUSE THE ALL OF THE DATA FOR THE STATION WILL BE GONE AFTER
THE NEXT UPDATE CYCLE.
TO DELETE ALL OF THE DATA FOR A STATION AND THE STATION
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
FORMAT=STATIONS,
A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,USER=HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
DELSTA=ABC099NM,
DELSTA=ABC100NM,
DELSTA=ABC101NM,
OELSTA=ABC102NM,
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
TO DELETE A STATION AND ALL OF ITS DATA, THE "DELSTA" KEYWORD IS SET
EQUAL TO THE PRIMARY STATION NUMBER TO BE DELETED. WHEN THIS IS USED,
CARE MUST EXERCISED BECAUSE IT DOES WORK AND THE STATION AND ITS DATA
WILL BE GONE AFTER THE UPDATE WITHOUT ANY MEANS FOR RECOVERY.
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1.
DATA STORAGE EXAMPLE
FOR STATION' OJDRCR !>!;!ICH PART OF THE MONITORING NETWORK
BELONGING TO AGENCY CODE 11TRAIN, STORE THE FOLLOWING DATA:
PAGE NO. 66
88/09/27
2.
DATE
TIME
PARAMETER PARAMETER PARAMETER
00400 00310 00410
8/14/74 0300
11/3/74 1100
12/12/74 1300
1/8/75 1500
7.4
8.1
6.9
7.2
2.4
3.8
3.1
2.9
110
8.9
114
103
AFTER REVIEWING THE STORED DATA, THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS
NEED TO BE MADE:
8/14/74 0300 CHANGE PARAMETER 00310 TO 3.4
12/12/74 1300 DELETE PARAMETER 00410
1/8/75 1500 ADD A VALUE FOR PARAMETER 00010 OF 15.8
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To create and submit a file containing parametric storage transactions PAGE NO. 67
for processing by the computer, the following sequence of commands 89/03/13
is issued after the "READY" prompt:
READY
Xeasystor (Invokes the STORE! command procedure that creates
storage transactions. For a full explanation of the
XEASYSTOR command procedure, enter "help easystor1.)
MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS IIIAAAA
- EASYSTOR -
- VERSION OF MONTH YEAR -
- WELCOME TO STORET
- DATA ENTRY SYSTEM -
(ENTER "END" TO EXIT)
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO STORE ?
S - STATIONS
D - DATA
OPTION ==> d (User selects "d" for data storage.)
INTO WHICH STORET SYSTEM ?
WQ - WATER QUALITY
BIOS - BIOLOGICAL
SYSTEM ==> wq (User selects "wq" for the water quality system.)
WHICH STORAGE FORMAT WILL YOU USE ?
wqs ?oi 702 ?03 ?oi
FORMAT ==> WQS (User selects the WQS format.)
ENTER A NAME FOR THE WORKING STORAGE - dataOl
ENTER THE STORET AGENCY CODE - lltrain
ENTER THE UNLOCKING KEY FOR AGENCY "11TRAIN " choochoo
ENTER USER IDENTIFICATION (NAME AND TELEPHONE):
horace hawgknuckles 703 883 8861
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ENTER DATA STORAGE TRANSACTIONS IN WQS FORMAT AFTER THE PAGE NO. 68
PROMPTING LINE NUMBERS. TO TERMINATE INPUT, ENTER A -NULL- 88/11/08
LINE (CARRIAGE RETURN) IN RESPONSE TO THE LINE-NUMBER PROMPT.
00010 FORMAT=WqS,
133456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
00020 11TRAIN 000 CHOOCHOOHORACE HAKGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 9999 A
INPUT
00030 pn,435,410,305,940,300,900,1045,550,650,945,75,10,400,403,
00040 930,1029,1027,
00050 dc,serainarOl,8502152600,dO,8,105,2.4,17,9.8,110,15.02,95,.41,3200,105,
00060 8,1.7,5,10,20.9,135.1,
00070 do,serainarOl,8506341500,d2,6,100,,15,,105,,50,,,135,8,,8,,,,
00080 pnoff,
00090 sc,seminsr01,8507211400,dO,p400,7.6,p300,5.1,plO,21,
00100 (A null line is entered to exit the input mode.)
YOU ARE IN EDIT MODE.
WORKING STORAGE IS NAMED DATA01
NOTE: STORET INPUT DATASETS HAVE A RECORD LENGTH OF 88
WITH TSO LINE NUMBERS IN COLUMNS 81-88.
MAKE ANY NECESSARY EDITING CHANGES. THEN USE XSTORE TO SUBMIT
THESE TRANSACTIONS TO STORET AFTER YOU HAVE "SAVED" THIS DATASET.
OED ("QED" is the prompt for the Quick Editor facility.)
list (List the contents of working space.)
00010 FORMAT=WQS,
00020 11TRAIN 000 CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 9999 A
00030 PN,435,410,305,940,300,900,1045,550,650,945,75,10,400,403,
00040 930,1029,1027,
00050 DC,SEMINARO1,6502152600,DO,8,105,2.4,17,9.8,110,15.02,95,.41,3200,105,
00060 8,1.7,5,10,20.9,135.1,
00070 DC,SEMINARO1,8506341500,02,6,100,,15,,105,,50,,,135,8,,8,,,,
00080 PNOFF,
00090 SC,SEMINAR01,8507211400,DO,P400,7.6,P300,5.1,P10,21,
END OF DATA
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After examining the storage transactions, it is determined that the
time is in error. To correct the error, the "LED" editing procedure
is used. Kor a further explanation of the "LED" procedure, see pages
16 through 22 of the STORET Seminar documentation named "Agenda,
PAGE NO. 69
lure 88/09/27
Overview, and Introduction to TSO".
led 50 (Line edit line 50.)
00050 DC,SEMINAR01,8502152600,DO,8,105,2.4,17,9.8,110,15.02,95,.41,3200,105,
EDIT? 10 (Replace the characters immediately above
these characters with 10.)
00050 DC,SEMINAR01,8502151000,DO,8,105,2.4,17,9.8,110,15.02,95,.41,3200,105,
EDIT? (Enter null line to make the change permanent and to return to "QED11.)
QED
end save (Save a permanent copy of the work space and
return to TSO.)
SAVED
READY
Xstore dataOl dummy route(hold)
(The above will submit a storage job 'dummy1* which means
that the transactions will be checked, but nothing will be
posted to the 'MOD1 file. Enter 'help store1 to obtain the
on-line documentation for the XSTORE command procedure.)
JOB IIIUOB09999) SUBMITTED
SUBMIT COMPLETED
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I
After the job has executed, it is located using the "SDSF" facility. PAGE NO. 70
The following is an example of the procedures required to locate a station 90/01/09
storage job:
1R3M1 SDSF PRIMARY OPTIONS MENU
0MMAND INPUT ===> SCROLL ===> CRS
PREFIX=III DEST=(ALL) OWNER=*
Type an Option or command and press Enter.
LOS - Display the system log
DA - Display active users of the system
I - Display jobs in the JES2 input queue
0 Display jobs in the JES2 output queue
H Display jobs in the JES2 held output queue
ST - Display status of jobs in the JES2 queues
PR Display JES2 printers on this system
INIT - Display JES2 initiators on this system
TUTOR - Short course on SDSF (ISPF only)
END - Exit SDSF
Use Help key for more information.
5665-488 (C) COPYRIGHT IBM CORP. 1981, 1990. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
If "i" is entered on the COMMAND INPUT line, the following
screen will be displayed. It shows the jobs for the user id
that are in the input queue.
-------
SDSF INPUT QUEUE DISPLAY ALL CLASSES LINE 0-0 (0)
COMMAND INPUT = ==> SCROLL ---> CRS
HP JOBNAME Job-id P C Pos Prt-Dest ASYS Stat Causer Programmer Name
III99 JOB99999 1 F 39 HOLD IIIAAAA.XX
III98 JOB99998 1 F 38 HOLD IIIAAAA.XX
If "o" is entered on the COMMAND INPUT line, the following
screen will be displayed. It shows the jobs for the user id
that are in the output queue.
Page No. 70.01
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To viaw the output of a job in the output queue, an
placed next to it in the column labelled "NP"-
"s" is
Page No. 70.02
SDSF OUTPUT ALL CLASSES ALL FORMS
bOMMAND INPUT ===>
NP JOBNAME Job id Dest C
III99 JOB99999 HOLD A
III98 JOB99998 HOLD A
LINES 99,999
Tot-reds Programmeiname
745 STORET
865 STORET
LINE 1-2 (2)
SCROLL ===> CRS
Room Device p
Mill
Mill
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SDSF DISPLAY III99
COMMAND INPUT ===>
JOB99999 DSID 2 LINE 0 COLUMNS 02-81-2 (2)
SCROLL ===> CRS
Page No. 70.03
This page contains one valuable piece of information which
indicates uhether the job executed properly. As shown below
the word "CODE" is followed by "0". This indicates that the
job was processed properly by the computer- If any other
code appears hera, the job did not execute properly.
JES2 JOB LOS -- SYSTEM EPA2 NODE NCCIBM1
10.49.25 JGB1045S IEF677I WARNING MESSAGE(S) FOR JOB GJH58 ISSUED
10.49.26 JOB10458 ICH70001I GJH LAST ACCESS AT 09:58:01 ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1991
10.49.26 JOB10458 $HASP373 GJH53 STARTED - INIT 29 - CLASS B - SYS EPA2
10.49.49 JOB10458 NCC802I GJH58 ENDED 07/24/91, CODE 0, ELAPSED :23, CPU :01,
10.49.49 JOB10458 SHASP395 GJH58 ENDED
EXCPS
282
JES2 JOB STATISTICS
24 JUL 91 JOB EXECUTION DATE
36 CARDS READ
457 SYSOUT PRINT RECORDS
0 SYSOUT PUNCH RECORDS
32 SYSOUT SPOOL KBYTES
0.39 MINUTES EXECUTION TIME
1 //GJH JOB (A063STORP,D068),'ONE02-UPDATE',TIME=(0,30),PRTY=2,
// MSGLEVEL=(1,1),NOTIFY=GJH
***ROUTE PRINT HOLD
***JOBPARM LINES=999
***CNTL CWT.TRY.EXC
JOB10458
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Page No. 70.04
Sinca the first sr.vi.-r.l hundred lines of the output contain
information s'jvr.it th« job such 25 nhich program modules were
executed, system allocation messages and other JCL information
which the usar does not need to see, they need to be by-passed.
To accomplished this, "bottom"1 is entered on the COMMAND
INPUT line. This will instruct the system to go to the last
page of ths? oviput which contains information about any errors
encountered while tha job was executing.
11TRAIN STORET WATER QUALITY STORAGE ERRORS - DUMMY STORAGE RUN DATE :
STATION ERROR MESSAGE(S) END DATE-SOPH COMP DATE DEPTH MEDIUM ETC.
BEG DATE-R-C
+ * + * + # + » + « + * + * + * + * + * +
4. * + * 1 * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * 1
* (OO)DIAGNOSTIC COMMENT (A)INFORMATION
HTRAIN 000 ********HORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 9999 A
*SEMINAR01 (53)DAY EITHER GREATER THAN 31 OR 0 8506341500 WATER
DC,SEMINARO1,8506341500,02,6,100,,15,,105,,50,,,135,8,,8,,,,
*SEMINAR01 (18)DATA VALUE ERROR
VALUE IS NOT WITHIN ACCEPTED RANGE-VALUE NOT STOR 8502151000
00945 +320E+01
IITRAIN STORET WATER QUALITY STORAGE ERRORS - DUMMY STORAGE RUN DATE :
JOB ID RUN DATE & TIME JOB « INPUT DATASET UERR EDIT PGM "A" CARD
1 * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * + * +
III09 87/07/08 9:99AM JES 9999 IIIAAAA.DATA01 2 700 DUMMY
TOTAL: ERRORS = 2 WARNINGS 0 (DUMMY RUN NOTHING STORED)
To return to TSO, "END" is entered on the "COMMAND" line.
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To make corrections to a data set, a copy of it must be brought into PAGE NO. 71
working space. To accomplish this, the following sequence of commands 88/11/08
is issued:
READY
edit dataOl (Bring a copy of the data set into working space
and pass control to the "QED" facility.)
QED ("QED" is the prompt for the quick Editor facility.)
verify (Causes the line to echo whenever a change is made to
it or when the current line pointer is moved to it.)
list (List the contents of working space.)
00010 FORMAT=WQS,
00020 11TRAIM 000 CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 9999 A
00030 PN,435,410,305,940,300,900,1045,550,650,945,75,10,400,403,
00040 930,1039,1027,
00050 DC,SEMINAR01,8502151000,DO,8,105,2.4,17,9.8,110,15.02,95,.41,3200,105,
00060 8,1.7,5,10,20.9,135.1,
00070 DC,SEMINAR01 ,8506341500,02,6,100, , 15,, 105, ,50,,, 135,8, ,8,, ,,
00080 PNOFF
00090 SC,SEMINAR01,8507211400,DO,P400,7.6,P300,5.1,P10,21,
END OF DATA
led 70 (Line edit line 70.)
00070 DC,SEMINAR01,8506341500,02,6,100,,15,,105,,50,,,135,8,,8,,,,
EDIT? 1 (Replace the character immediately above
with a one.)
00070 DC,SEMINAR01,8506141500,02,6,100,,15,,105,,50,,,135,8,,8,,,,
EDIT? (Enter null line to make the change permanent and to return to "QED".)
QED
end save (Sava a permanent copy of the working space and
return control back to TSO. )
SAVED
READY
Xmagic (STORET command procedure to get the override number
which will by-pass edit checks. Used to store a valid
value for a parameter which is outside of the range which
has been established for the parameter.)
THE NUMBER FOR TODAY IS : 999
READY
Xstore dataOl final route!hold) prm(v999)
(The above sequence of commands will submit a storage job
'final1, which will post the transactions to the 'MOD1 file,
and the 1PRM(V999)1 will cause the STORET range checks to be
by-passed.)
JOB IIHJOB09999) SUBMITTED
SUBMIT COMPLETED
READY
After the job has executed, it is located using the sequence above.
If there are no errors, the data will be added to the data base the
weekend following the storage job.
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APPENDIX A
FIXED-FOR:1 STATION STORAGE PROCEDURES AND CARD LAYOUT
AFTER THE UPDATE CYCLE CONTAINING THE STORAGE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE AGENCY
CODE HAS BEEN COMPLETED, SAMPLING SITES (STATIONS) MAY BE STORED. AGAIN,
MIEN UTILIZING THE STORET WQS, LINES IN A DATA SET ARE THE EQUIVALENT TO
A DECK OF CARDS AND THE TERMS ARE USED INTERCHANGEABLY. TO STORE A NEW
STATION, THE FOLLOWING "CARDS" ARE USED:
PAGE NO. A-l
88/11/08
NAME USE CARD TYPE
AGENCY CARD SUPPLIES AGENCY CODE, UNLOCKING A
KEY AND LEVEL OF DATA ACCESS (IS
THE DATA LOCKED OR UNLOCKED).
STATION TYPE SUPPLIES THE ATTRIBUTES OR THE T
CARD CHARACTERISTICS THE SITE.
STATION CARD SUPPLIES STATION NUMBERS, STATE S
AND COUNTY CODES.
LAT/LONG SUPPLIES LAT/LONG, PRECISION CODE, 0
CARD DEPTH OF WATER AT SITE, ELEVATION
OF STATION, AND UP TO 5 AQUIFER
CODES.
RMI CARDS SUPPLIES RIVER MILE INDICES. 1 & 2
BASIN CARD SUPPLIES EPA BASIN NAMES, EPA 3
BASIN CODES, AND ECOREGION CODE.
LOCATION SUPPLIES NARRATIVE STATION DE- 4
CARD SCRIPTION, HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE,
AND RIVER REACH INFORMATION.
WATERBODY SUPPLIES WATERBODY CODE AND NAME B
CARD FROM THE WATERBODY FILE.
EXTENSION SUPPLIES LOCATION INFORMATION 1E-3E
CARDS FOR OTHER POINTS THAT DEFINE THE
SAMPLING AREA FOR THE STATION.
PARAGRAPH SUPPLIES DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH 05-N5
CARDS FOR STATION.
REQUIRED
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
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AS SHOWN ABOVE, THE CARDS A, T, S, 0, AND 4 ARE REQUIRED. WHEN PAGE NO. A-2
STORING A NEW STATION, THEY CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY INFORM- 88/09/27
ATION:
CARD TYPE REQUIRED INFORMATION
A AGENCY CODE, UNLOCKING KEY.
T A VALID STATION TYPE.
S PRIMARY STATION NUMBER, STATE CODE,
COUNTY CODE, AND CONTROL CODE "NS".
0 LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE.
4 BRIEF NARRATIVE OF STATION LOCATION
AND U.S.G.S. HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE.
IF THE NUMBER OF STATIONS TO BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM IS SMALL, THEN
THE "XEASYSTOR" PROCEDURES SHOWN ON PAGES 28 THROUGH 33 CAN BE USED.
HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF STATIONS TO BE PROCESSED, THE
USER MAY WANT TO COMPLETE EPA FORM 7500-24(8-83) AND HAVE THE DATA KEYED
EITHER INTO A PC OR OTHER MEDIUM AND TRANSMITTED TO THE COMPUTER CENTER
FOR PROCESSING. EVEN THOUGH THE LATTER METHOD IS USED, THE FILE (DATA
SET) CONTAINING THE STORAGE TRANSACTIONS SHOULD BE CREATED AT NCC FOR
PROCESSING BY THE STORET STORAGE SOFTWARE. BY DOING THIS, THE FILE ONLY
HAS TO BE TRANSMITTED ONCE AND THE ERRORS IDENTIFIED BY THE STORAGE SOFT-
WARE CAN BE CORRECTED USING THE EDITING PROCEDURES UNDER TSO.
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THE FIRST CARD (LINE) IN A STATION STORAGE FILE MUST HAVE "FORMAT=STATIONS," PAGE NO. A-3
IN COLUMNS 1 THROUGH 16. BELOW IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE STORAGE DECK REQUIRED 88/09/27
TO STORE A STATION WITH THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION:
THE AGENCY CODE IS "IITRAIN" WHOSE UNLOCKING KEY IS "CHOOCHOO". THE
PRIMARY STATION NUMBER IS TO BE SEMINAR01A AND THE SAMPLING SITE HAS TWO
ALIASES: 01041934 AND BLCK001. THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE SITE
WHICH IS LOCATED IN MASON COUNTY (105) IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN (26) IS
43 DEGREES, 58 MINUTES, AND 22.2 SECONDS AND 86 DEGREES, 8 MINUTES, AND
10.3 SECONDS. THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE WAS MEASURED WITH A PRECISION
OF 1 SECOND. THE DEPTH OF THE WATER AT THE SAMPLING SITE IS 10 FEET AND
THE STATION'S ELEVATION IS 318 METERS. THE STATION IS MONITORING AMBIENT
STREAM DATA ON THE ONOWAGON RIVER WHICH IS IN THE PERE MARQUETTE MINOR
BASIN (21) WHICH IS PART OF THE LAKE MICHIGAN MAJOR BASIN (08). THE
SAMPLING IS PERFORMED OFF OF THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE WHICH IS 10 MILES
NORTH OF THE FAIRCHILD RESERVOIR AND IS DONE NEAR THE LEFT BANK. THE
STATION IS LOCATED IN THE MOST TYPICAL PART OF EPA'S ECOREGION 56. THE
SAMPLING SITE LIES ABOVE AN AQUIFER OF SAND (AQUIFER CODE 112SAND). THE
STATION IS LOCATED 3.8 MILES UP RIVER REACH SEGMENT NUMBER 029 WHICH
IS IN U.S.G.S. CATALOGING UNIT 04060101. THE CHECK DIGIT FOR THE REACH
IS 4. THE SAMPLING SITE IS LOCATED ON THE WATER BODY IDENTIFIED AS
MI00346. SAMPLES ARE TAKEN ALONG A TRANSECT STARTING AT THIS POINT AND
ENDING 0.3 MILES UP SEGMENT 030. ALL OF THE OTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
IS THE SAME EXCEPT THE AFOREMENTIONED SEGMENT NUMBER AND THE LATITUDE AND
LONGITUDE WHICH IS 43 DEGREES, 58 MINUTES, AND 22.3 SECONDS AND 86 DEGREES,
8 MINUTES, AND 10.4 SECONDS. THE CHECK DIGIT FOR THE SECOND POINT IS 5.
THE DATA FOR THE STATION IS NOT TO BE LOCKED.
123456789.123456739.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
FORMAT=STATIONS,
IITRAIN 000 CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 9999 A
STREAM/AMBNT T
SEMINAR01A 01041934 BLCK001 26105 NSS
435822208603103 2F010 318112SAND 0
LAKE MICHIGAN PERE MARQUETTE 08210056M 3
ONOWAGON RIVER MAIN ST BRDGE 10 M FROM RESERVOIR040601010290N 3.8 4 4
MI00346 ONOWAGON RIVER B
26 105 43 53 22.3 086 08 10.4 04060101030 ON 0.3 5 56M IE
THE SAMPLING SITE IS ON THE LEFT BANK AND IS SAMPLED OFF THE MAIN ST 05
BRIDGE. THIS IS 10 MILES UPSTREAM FROM THE FAIRCHILD RESERVOIR 15
SAMPLING IS DONE QUARTERLY WITH INTENSIVE SURVEYS EVERY 5 YEARS 25
THE SAMPLING IS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WITH 35
THE STATE LAB DOING THE ANALYSIS 45
123456789.123456739.123456739.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
THE CARD SEQUENCE DEMONSTRATED ABOVE MUST BE MAINTAINED WHEN CREATING A
STORAGE DECK. THE "FORMAT" CARD, WHICH MUST BE THE FIRST ONE IN THE DECK,
IS ENTERED ONLY ONCE. IF SUCCEEDING SAMPLING SITES IN THE DECK ARE TO BE
STORED FOR THE SAME AGENCY, THE "A" CARD DOES NOT HAVE TO BE REPEATED, AND
IF THE SUCCEEDING SAMPLING SITES HAVE THE SAME STATION TYPE, THE "T" CARD
DOES MOT NEED TO 3E REPEATED.
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THE FOLLOWING IS A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE CARDS AND THE VARIOUS FIELDS PAGE NO. A-4
ON THE CARDS: 88/09/27
AGENCY CARD (A CARD)
U3456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
11TRAIN 000 CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 9999 A
COLUMNS CONTENTS REQUIRED
1-8 AGENCY CODE WHICH IS A REQUIRED FIELD. YES
13-15 THE NUMBER OF DAYS THE DATA ARE TO BE LOCKED. IF NO
NOTHING IS ENTERED, THREE ZEROS ARE ASSUMED WHICH
INDICATES THAT THE DATA ARE NOT LOCKED. THE NUI1BER
OF DAYS IS MEASURED FROM THE DATE OF THE SAMPLE AND
NOT THE STORAGE DATE.
17-24 UNLOCKING KEY. IT IS REQUIRED AND IT ENSURES THAT YES
ONLY THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AGENCY MAY STORE
DATA FOR THE AGENCY CODE.
25-61 OPTIONAL FIELD WHICH IS NOT STORED WITH THE STATION. NO
USED AS AN AID FOR THE USER TO IDENTIFY THE JOB OR
THE USER'S NAME AND PHONE NUMBER.
74-77 THE LOCK AFTER DATE IS USED TO SPECIFY THAT THE NO
DATA SAMPLED AFTER THE DATE INDICATED ARE TO BE
LOCKED. THE SAMPLE DATE IS THE ONE REFERRED TO
AND NOT THE STORAGE DATE. IF NOT ENTERED, '9999'
IS ASSUMED WHICH MEANS THE DATA ARE NOT LOCKED.
78-79 CONTROL CODE WHICH FOR A NEW STATION IS LEFT BLANK. NO
USED WHEN CHANGING THE STATION TYPE OR THE UNLOCKING
DATES FOR PREVIOUSLY STORED STATIONS.
80 THE CARD IDENTIFIER IS ENTERED. SINCE THIS IS THE YES
AGENCY (A) CARD, AN "A" IS ENTERED.
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STATION TYPE CARD (T CARD)
123456709.123456789.123456789.123*56789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
STREAM/AMBNT T
PAGE NO. A-5
88/09/27
COLUMNS
1-78
CONTENTS
REQUIRED
A VALID STATION TYPE WHICH DESCRIBES THE TYPE OF WATER
BEING SAMPLED AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAMPLING
SITE. EACH LEVEL IS SEPARATED BY A "/", AND NO EMBEDDED
BLANKS ARE ALLOWED. THIS IS A REQUIRED ITEM. FOR A
LIST OF ALL OF THE VALID STATION TYPES, SEE THE STORET
HELP FILE "STORET.HELP.STATION.TYPE". THE HELP FILE
ALSO CONTAINS EXAMPLES OF THEIR FORMAT AND USE. A LIST
OF THE STATION TYPES IS SHOWN BELOW.
YES
80
TKE LETTER "T" IS ENTERED WHICH IS THE CARD IDENTIFIER
YES
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STATION CARD (S CARD)
123456709.123456739.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456 789.123456789.123456789.
SEMINAR01A 01041934 BLCK001 26105 NSS
PAGE NO. A-6
68/09/27
COLUMNS
1-3
4-13
34-45
46-57
58-67
68-69
70-72
73-79
80
CONTENTS REQUIRED
SORT NUMBER WHICH IS NOT REQUIRED NOR IS IT STORED. NO
THE PRIMARY STATION NUMBER WHICH IS REQUIRED AND MUST YES
BE UNIQUE FOR THE AGENCY.
SECONDARY STATION NUMBERS OR ALIASES. THESE ARE NOT NO
REQUIRED, BUT IF THEY ARE USED, EACH NUMBER FOR AN
ASENCY CODE MUST BE UNIQUE. ALL STATION NUMBERS FOR
AN AGENCY CODE MUST BE UNIQUE WHETHER THEY ARE PRI-
MARY NUMBERS OR SECONDARY NUMBERS.
THE TWO CHARACTER FIPS STATE CODE WHICH IS REQUIRED. YES
THE THREE CHARACTER FIPS COUNTY CODE WHICH IS REQUIRED. YES
THE STATE AND COUNTY CODES ARE CHECKED AGAINST THE LAT/
LONG ON THE "0" TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPER CODES ARE
USED. THEY ARE ALSO CHECKED AGAINST THE "HUC" CODE AND
"REACH" INFORMATION TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF THESE CODES
ARE CONSISTENT.
FOR NEW STATIONS, "NS" IS ENTERED. YES
THE CHARACTER "S" IS ENTERED. THIS IS THE CARD YES
IDENTIFIER.
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IATITU3E/LQNGITUDE CARD (0 CARD) PAGE NO. A-7
88/09/27
123'i56739.123''<5<',7:;9. 7.234E67S9.1 23456739. 123456789. 123456789.123456789.123456789.
43582K203603103 2F010 318112SAND 0
COLUMNS CONTENTS REQUIRED
1-3 SORT NUMBER WHICH IS NOT STORED NOR REQUIRED. NO
7-13 THE DEGREES, MINUTES, SECONDS, AND TENTHS OF SECONDS YES
OF LATITUDE. NO DECIMAL POINT IS ENTERED. THE LATI-
TUDE OF THE STATION IS CHECKED ALONG WITH THE LONGI-
TUDE TO ENSURE THAT THE SPECIFIED LAT/LONG IS WITHIN
THE COUNTY ENTERED ON THE "S" CARD AND THE "HUC" AND
"REACH" INFORMATION ON THE "V CARD.
14-21 THE DEGREES, MINUTES, SECONDS, AND TENTHS OF SECONDS YES
OF LONGITUDE. NO DECIMAL POINT IS ENTERED. THE LONGI-
TUDE OF THE STATION IS CHECKED ALONG WITH THE LATITUDE
TO ENSURE THAT THE SPECIFIED LAT/LONG IS WITHIN THE
COUNTY ENTERED "S" CARD AND THE "HUC" AND "REACH" IN-
FORMATION ON THE 'V CARD. A LEADING ZERO IS REQUIRED
FOR THOSE STATIONS WHOSE DEGREES OF LONGITUDE ARE LESS
THAN 100.
28 THE PRECISION CODE WHICH INDICATES THE PRECISENESS WITH NO
WHICH THE LAT/LONG WAS MEASURED. IF NOTHING IS CODED,
A "V IS ASSUMED. SEE THE TABLE BELOW FOR THE CODES.
CODE PRECISION
1 TENTH OF A SECOND
2 ONE SECOND
3 TEN SECONDS
4 THIRTY SECONDS
5 ONE MINUTE
6 TEN MINUTES
7 THIRTY MINUTES
8 ONE DEGREE
29 THE UNITS USED WHEN ENTERING THE DEPTH OF THE WATER AT NO
THE SITE (F FOR FEET OR M FOR METERS). IF NOTHING IS
ENTERED, FEET ARE ASSUMED.
30-32 THE DEPTH OF THE WATER AT THE STATION. IF NOTHING IS NO
ENTERED, "000" IS ASSUMED.
33-37 THE ELEVATION OF THE SAMPLING SITE ABOVE SEA LEVEL IN NO
WHOLE METERS.
38-45 UP TO FIVE 8 CHARACTER AQUIFER CODES CAN BE ENTERED. NO
46-53 THE FIRST 3 DIGITS MUST BE NUMERIC AND THE REMAINING 5
54-61 CHARACTERS ARE ALPHANUMERIC.
62-69
70-77
80 THE CHARACTER ZERO (0) WHICH IS THE CARD IDENTIFIER. YES
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BASIN CARD (3 CARD) PAGE NO. A-8
88/09/27
123456789.1234567S9.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
LAKE MICHIGAN FERE MARQUETTE 08210056M 3
COLUMNS CONTENTS REQUIRED
1-3 SORT NUMBER WHICH IS NOT STORED NOR REQUIRED. NO
4-27 THE EPA MAJOR BASIN NAME IN WHICH THE STATION IS LOCATED. NO
THIS IS AN OPTIONAL FIELD, AND THE NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN
THE STORET HELP FILE "STORET.HELP.BASIN.CODES" OR IN
APPENDIX D OF THE STORET HANDBOOK.
28-67 THE EPA MINOR BASIN NAME IN WHICH THE STATION IS LOCATED. NO
THIS IS AN OPTIONAL FIELD, AND THE NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN
THE STORET HELP FILE "STORET.HELP.BASIN.CODES" OR IN
APPENDIX D OF THE STORET HANDBOOK.
68-69 THE EPA MAJOR BASIN CODE WHERE THE STATION IS LOCATED. NO
THIS IS AN OPTIONAL FIELD, AND THE CODES CAN BE FOUND IN
THE STORET HELP FILE "STORET.HELP.BASIN.CODES" OR IN
APPENDIX D OF THE STORET HANDBOOK.
70-71 THE EPA MINOR BASIN CODE WHERE THE STATION IS LOCATED. NO
THIS IS AN OPTIONAL FIELD, AND THE CODES CAN BE FOUND IN
THE STORET HELP FILE "STORET.HELP.BASIN.CODES" OR IN
APPENDIX D OF THE STORET HANDBOOK.
72-73 THIS IS AN OPTIONAL FIELD WHICH IS USED TO ENTER THE SUB- NO
BASIN CODE IF ONE IS AVAILABLE. EPA HAS NOT DEFINED SUB-
BASINS, AND IF NOTHING IS ENTERED, TWO ZEROS ARE ASSUMED.
74-76 THE THREE CHARACTER EPA ECOREGION CODE IS ENTERED. THE NO
FIRST TWO DIGITS ARE NUMERIC AND ARE FOLLOWED BY EITHER
AN "M" FOR MOST TYPICAL OR "G" FOR GENERALLY TYPICAL FOR
THE ECOREGION. THESE CODES ARE CONTAINED IN THE HELPFUL
DATA SET "STORET.HELP.ECO.REGIONS". A MAP DELINEATING
THE ECOREGIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING JIM OMERNICK
IN CORVALLIS, OREGON, WHOSE PHONE NUMBER IS 503-753-6221.
80 A "3" IS ENTERED WHICH IS THE CARD IDENTIFIER. YES
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LOCATION CARD (4 CARD) PAGE NO. A-9
88/09/27
123456 709.12345&739.123^36789.123*56739.123456 789.123456 789.123456789.123456789.
ONOHAGQN SIVcR MAIM ST B3DGE 10 M FROM RESERVOIR040601010290N 3.8 4 4
COLUMN'S CONTENTS REQUIRED
1-3 SOST NUMBER NHICH IS NOT STORED NOR REQUIRED. NO
4-51 A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE STATION'S LOCATION IS ENTERED. YES
THIS IS A REQUIRED FIELD AND SHOULD BE AS INFORMATIVE AS
SPACE ALLOWS.
52-59 THE U.S.6.S. CATALOGING UNIT NUMBER IN WHICH THE STATION YES
IS LOCATED IS ENTERED. THE "HUC" CODE IS CHECKED AGAINST
THE LAT/LONG ON THE "0" CARD TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPER CODE
IS ENTERED.
60-62 THE EPA SEGMENT NUMBER ON WHICH THE STATION IS LOCATED OR NO*
THE SEGMENT THAT RECEIVES THE DRAINAGE FROM THE STREAM ON
WHICH THE STATION IS LOCATED IS ENTERED. IF A CATALOGING
UNIT CODE IS ENTERED AND A REACH NUMBER IS NOT SUPPLIED,
THIS FIELD IS LEFT BLANK.
63-65 IF A SEGMENT NUMBER IS ENTERED, THIS FIELD MUST BE USED. NO*
"ON" INDICATES THAT THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE REACH,
AND "OFF" IS USED IF THE STATION IS ON A STREAM WHOSE WATERS
ENTER THE INDICATED REACH DIRECTLY OR THROUGH A SERIES OF
TRIBUTARIES. IF "ON" IS USED, IT IS ENTERED LEFT JUSTIFIED.
66-73 THE MILES FROM THE DOWNSTREAM END OF THE SEGMENT TO THE NO*
POINT WHERE THE STATION IS LOCATED OR WHERE THE WATERS
ENTER THE SEGMENT IF THE STATION IS NOT ON THE SEGMENT.
THE MILEAGE IS ENTERED LEFT JUSTIFIED AND DECIMAL FRACTIONS
OF MILES MAY BE USED WITH THE UNUSED COLUMNS LEFT BLANK.
74 A CHECK DIGIT IS ENTERED WHICH IS USED BY AN ALGORITHM TO NO*
VERIFY THAT THE 11 DIGIT REACH INFORMATION IS CORRECT.
THE CHECK DIGIT IS SHOWN IN THE REACH DIRECTORY.
80 THE CARD IDENTIFIER "4" IS ENTERED. YES
* COLUMNS 60-74 MAKE UP THE REACH CODING FOR THE STATION AND PRESENTLY
ITS USE IS OPTIONAL. HOWEVER, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THESE FIELDS
BE USED TO FURTHER IDENTIFY THE STATION'S LOCATION AND TO ENHANCE
STATION RETRIEVAL CAPABILITIES.
THE FOLLOWING PAGE (PAGE 16) IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE OUTPUT GENERATED
BY THE "REACHRET" PROGRAM. IT SHOWS THE EPA REACH NUMBER, ITS
CHECK DIGIT, THE LENGTH OF THE SEGMENT, THE TYPE OF SEGMENT, THE
NAME OF THE SEGMENT, AND A TREE DIAGRAM WHICH SHOWS THE STRUCTURE
OF THE STREAMS IN THE AREA. THE XBATCH COMMAND IS USED TO GENERATE
THE REPORT. FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THE XBATCH PROCEDURE, SEE PAGES
24 THROUGH 27 OF THE SEMINAR DOCUMENTATION NAMED "AGENDA, OVERVIEW,
AND INTRODUCTION TO TSO".
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WATER BODY CARD (B CARD) PAGE NO. A-10
88/09/27
183456789.:I23'i56739. J.23456739.123456739.123456739.123456789.123*56789.123456789.
MI00346 ONOt-JAGON RIVER B
COLUMNS CONTENTS REQUIRED
1-3 SORT NUMBER WHICH IS NOT REQUIRED NOR IS IT STORED. NO
4-53 THE WATER BODY CODE AND NAME THAT IS BEING SAMPLED. THIS NO
NAME AND CODE MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE "WATER BODY
FILE".
80 THE CARD IDENTIFIER IS ENTERED WHICH IN THIS CASE IS A "B". YES
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STATION EXTENSION CARDS (E CARDS) PAGE NO. A-ll
88/09/27
1234567S9.123456739.!. 23456789.123456 789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
26 105 43 58 22.3 086 08 10.4 04060101030 ON 0.3 5 56M IE
COLUMNS CONTENTS REQUIRED
1-3 SORT NUMBER WHICH IS NOT STORED NOR REQUIRED. NO
4-5 THE TWO CHARACTER FIPS STATE CODE IN WHICH THE ADDITIONAL YES *
POINT IS LOCATED.
7-9 THE THREE CHARACTER FIPS COUNTY CODE IN WHICH THE ADDITIONAL YES *
POINT IS LOCATED.
13-14 THE DEGREES, MINUTES, SECONDS, AND TENTHS OF SECONDS OF LAT- YES *
16-17 ITUDE FOR THE ADDITIONAL POINT. COLUMN 21 MUST CONTAIN A
19-22 DECIMAL POINT.
24-26 THE DEGREES, MINUTES, SECONDS, AND TENTHS OF SECONDS OF LONS- YES *
28-29 ITUDE FOR THE ADDITIONAL POINT. A LEADING ZERO IS REQUIRED
31-34 FOR DEGREES LESS THAN 100 AND A DECIMAL POINT IN COLUMN 33.
38-45 THE U.S.G.S. HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE IN WHICH THE ADDITIONAL YES *
ADDITIONAL POINT IS LOCATED.
46-48 THE EPA SEGMENT NUMBER ON WHICH THE STATION IS LOCATED OR NO *
THE SEGMENT THAT RECEIVES THE DRAINAGE FROM THE STREAM ON
ON WHICH THE SITE IS LOCATED. IF THERE IS NO SEGMENT NUMBER
TO BE ENTERED, THIS FIELD IS LEFT BLANK.
5C-52 IF A SEGMENT NUMBER IS USED, THIS FIELD MUST BE COMPLETED. NO *
"ON" INDICATES THAT THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE SEGMENT
AND "OFF" IS USED IF THE SITE IS ON A STREAM WHOSE WATERS
ENTER THE INDICATED SEGMENT DIRECTLY OR THROUGH A SERIES OF
TRIBUTARIES. IF "ON" IS USED, IT IS ENTERED LEFT JUSTIFIED.
54-60 THE MILES FROM THE DOWNSTREAM END OF THE SEGMENT TO THE POINT NO*
WHERE THE STATION IS LOCATED OR WHERE THE WATERS ENTER THE
SEGMENT IF THE STATION IS NOT ON THE STREAM. FRACTIONAL MILES
MAY BE ENTERED.
62 WHEN THE 11 DIGIT REACH INFORMATION IS USED, A CHECK DIGIT NO *
AS SHOWN IN THE REACH DIRECTORY IS REQUIRED IN THIS FIELD
WHICH IS USED TO ENSURE THAT THE REACH NUMBER IS CORRECT.
66-68 THE THREE CHARACTER EPA ECOREGION CODE IS ENTERED. THE FIRST YES *
TWO DIGITS ARE NUMERIC AND ARE FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN "M" FOR
MOST TYPICAL OR "G" FOR GENERALLY TYPICAL OF THE ECOREGION.
SEE THE FILE "STORET.HELP.ECO.REGIONS" FOR THESE CODES.
80 THE CARD IDENTIFIER "IE" THROUGH "3E" IS ENTERED. YES *
* OPTIONALLY, UP TO THREE EXTENSION CARDS MAY BE USED, AND IF THEY
ARE USED, CERTAIN ITEMS ARE REQUIRED. FURTHERMORE, THE LAT/LONG,
STATE/COUNTY CODES, HUC CODE, AND REACH CODING ARE CHECKED AGAINST
EACH OTHER TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF THE ITEMS ARE CONSISTENT.
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DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH CARDS (5 CARDS) PAGE NO. A-12
88/09/27
123456769.123456789.123456789.123*56789.123*56789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
THE SAMPLING SITE IS ON THE LEFT BANK AND IS SAMPLED OFF THE MAIN ST 05
BRIDGE. THIS IS 10 MILES UPSTREAM FROM THE FAIRCHILD RESERVOIR 15
SAMPLING IS DONE QUARTERLY WITH INTENSIVE SURVEYS EVERY 5 YEARS 25
THE SAMPLING IS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WITH 35
THE STATE LAB DOING THE ANALYSIS 45
COLUMNS CONTENTS
1-3 THE SORT NUMBER WHICH IS NOT STORED NOR REQUIRED.
7-78 FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATION. THIS
THIS CAN BE ANYTHING THE USER WISHES. UP TO 15 "5" CARDS
MAY BE USED ALLOWING THE USER TO STORE UP TO 1080 CHAR-
ACTERS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATION.
79-80 "05" THROUGH "N5" WHICH IDENTIFIES THE CARD AND WHICH
OF THE "5" CARDS IS TO BE USED. THEY MUST BE ENTERED
IN SEQUENCE BEGINNING WITH "05" AND INCREMENTING BY
ONE. AFTER THE 95 CARD IS USED, THE NEXT CARD IS "J5".
IT THEN IS INCREMENTED BY ONE LETTER OF THE ALPHABET
UNTIL "N5" IS REACHED.
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THE COMPLETE DECK IS REPEATED SELOW. IN ORDER TO SUBMIT IT FOR PROCESSING, PAGE NO. A-I3
THE XSTORE COMMAND PROCEDURE IS USED. SEE PAGES 28 THROUGH 33 BELOW FOR AN 88/09/27
EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CREATE A STATION STORAGE FILE AND THE PROCEDURES REQUIRED
TO SUBMIT IT FOR PROCESSING BY THE COMPUTER. FOLLOWING THE SAMPLE DECK IS
A RETRIEVAL OUTPUT SHOWING THE STATION HEADER AS IT WOULD APPEAR WHEN RE-
TRIEVED. THE CARD SEQUENCE SHOWN IS MANDATORY, AND THE "FORMAT=STATIONS," IS
ENTERED ONLY ONCE PER DECK OF CARDS.
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
FORMAT=STATIONS,
11TRAIN 000 CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 9999 A
STREAM/AMBNT T
SEMINAR01A 01041934 BLCK001 26105 NSS
435822208608103 2F010 318112SAND 0
LAKE MICHIGAN PERE MARQUETTE 08210056M 3
ONOHASON RIVER MAIN ST BRDGE 10 M FROM RESERVOIR040601010290N 3.8 4 4
MI00346 ONOMAGON RIVER B
26 105 43 58 22.3 086 08 10.4 04060101030 ON 0.3 5 56M IE
THE SAMPLING SITE IS ON THE LEFT BANK AND IS SAMPLED OFF THE MAIN ST 05
BRIDGE. THIS IS 10 MILES UPSTREAM FROM THE FAIRCHILD RESERVOIR 15
SAMPLING IS DONE QUARTERLY WITH INTENSIVE SURVEYS EVERY 5 YEARS 25
THE SAMPLING IS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WITH 35
THE STATE LAB DOING THE ANALYSIS 45
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
IN ALL OF THE PREVIOUS EXAMPLES, THE STRING OF CHARACTERS "123456789." ETC.,
ARE NOT TO BE ENTERED. THEY ARE ONLY SHOWN SO PROPER COLUMN ALIGNMENT MAY
BE MAINTAINED. IF THEY ARE IN THE DECK OF CARDS USED FOR STORAGE, THE JOB
WILL FAIL.
FOR A MORE IN DEPTH DISCUSSION OF THE STATION STORAGE PROCEDURES AND CARD
FORMATS, SEE SECTION 3 IN CHAPTER OE OF THE STORET HANDBOOK.
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AFTER A STATION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, CHANGES MAY HAVE TO BE MADE TO IT. SOME PAGE NO. A-14
OF THE CHANGES MUST BE MADE IN SEPARATE UPDATE CYCLES AND SOME CAN BE DONE IN 38/09/27
THE SAME UPDATE CYCLE, NO CHANGES CAN BE MADE UNTIL THE STATION IS ACTUALLY
IN THE SYSTEM (AN UPDATE CYCLE MUST OCCUR).
THE CHANGES THAT INVOLVE THE CONTROL CODES ON THE "A" CARD MUST BE MADE IN
SEPARATE UPDATE CYCLES. THE CONTROL CODES THAT GO ON THE "A" CARD ARE "CT",
"AT", AND "DT" WHICH IS USED TO CHANGE THE STATION TYPE AND "CD" WHICH IS USED
TO CHANGE THE UNLOCKING DATES. IF EITHER ONE OF THESE CHANGES ARE TO BE MADE,
NO OTHER CHANGES CAN BE MADE TO THAT STATION UTIL THE NEXT UPDATE CYCLE. THE
CHANGES TO THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE CARDS "S" THROUGH "N5" CAN ALL BE
MADE IN THE SAME UPDATE CYCLE. HOWEVER, THEY MUST BE IN A SEPARATE UPDATE CYCLE
FROM ANY CHANGES INVOLVING THE CONTROL CODES ON THE "A" CARD, I.E., IF THE UN-
LOCKING DATE, STATION TYPE, AND ANY OTHER CHANGES HAVE TO BE MADE, IT WILL
TAKE AT LEAST 3 UPDATE CYCLES TO COMPLETE THEM.
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CHANGING UNLOCKING DATES PAGE NO. A-15
88/09/27
IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE "UNLOCK AFTER" AND/OR "LOCK AFTER" DATES FOR A PREVIOUSLY
STORED STATION, AN AGENCY ("A") CARD AND A STATION ("S") CARD FOR EACH STATION
TO BE CHANGED IS REQUIRED. THE "A" CARD IS COMPLETED AS USUAL WITH THE NEW DATES
ENTERED IN THE PROPER COLUMNS. IN COLUMNS 78 AND 79 OF THE "A" CARD, A CONTROL
CODE OF "CD" IS REQUIRED. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY A STATION CARD FOR EACH STATION
BEING CHANGED. THIS TYPE OF CHANGE MUST BE THE ONLY ONE FOR THE STATION IN THE
UPDATE CYCLE.
123156789.123456789.133456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
FORMAT=STATICNS,
11TRAIN 090 CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 9999CDA
ABC001 S
ABC002 S
ABC003 S
ABC004 S
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THE ABOVE EXAMPLE WOULD CHANGE THE UNLOCK AFTER DATE TO 90 DAYS, AND THE LOCK
AFTER DATE TO 9999. THE DATA FOR THE LISTED STATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ALL
USERS 90 DAYS FROM ITS SAMPLE DATE.
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CHANGING STATION TYPE
IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE STATION TYPE FOR A PREVIOUSLY STORED STATION, AN AGENCY
("A") CARD , A STATION TYPE ("T") CARD, AND A STATION ("S") CARD FOR EACH
STATION TO BE CHANGED ARE REQUIRED. ON THE "A" CARD, THE AGENCY CODE, UN-
UNLOCKItJG KEY AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONTROL CODES ARE REQUIRED: CT, AT, DT.
IF "CT" IS USED IN COLUMNS 78 AND 79, THEN AN ENTIRELY NEW STATION TYPE MUST
BE SUPPLIED ON THE "T" CARD. THIS IS A TOTAL REPLACE OF THE OLD STATION TYPE.
"AT" IS USED TO ADD ONE OR MORE NEW CODES TO AN EXISTING STATION TYPE. THE
"T" CARD THAT FOLLOWS WILL ONLY CONTAIN THE TYPE TO BE ADDED TO THE STATION
TYPE FIELD AND RESULTING TYPE MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE RULES FOR STATION
TYPES. "DT" IS USED TO DELETE ONE OR MORE OF THE EXISTING TYPES FROM A STATION.
AGAIN, THE RESULTING STATION TYPE MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH RULES FOR STATION
TYPES. AFTER THE "A" CARD AND THE "T" CARD, AN "S" CARD FOR EACH OF THE STATIONS
TO BE CHANGED IS ENTERED WITH THE PRIMARY STATION NUMBER IN COLUMNS 4 THROUGH 18.
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PAGE NO. A-16
88/09/27
FORMAT=STATIONS,
11TRAIN
STREAM/AMBNT
ABC001
ABC002
ABC003
ABC004
11TRAIN
NRSHRE
LAKEC01
LAKEOQ2
LAKE003
LAKE004
11TRAIN
POLLUT
SAMP001
SAMP002
SAMP003
SAMP004
CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861
CHOOCHOCHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861
CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861
CTA
T
S
S
S
S
ATA
T
S
S
S
S
DTA
T
S
S
S
S
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
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CHANGING STATION LOCATION INFORMATION PAGE NO. A-17
88/09/27
r.\Z INrOHMATICM CONTAINED ON STORAGE CARDS "S" THROUGH "N5" CAN ALL BE
CHANGED IN THE GAME UPDATE CYCLE AND IN THE SAME JOB. TO EFFECT THESE
CHANGES, AN "A" CARD, AN "S" CARD AND THE CARD OR CARDS CONTAINING THE
DATA TO BE CHANGED ARE USED. THE "A" CARD MUST CONTAIN THE AGENCY CODE,
THE UNLOCKING KEY, AND AN "A" IN COLUMN 80. THE "S" CARD MUST HAVE THE
PRIMARY STATION NUMBER, AN "S" IN COLUMN 80 AND THE CONTROL CODE "CX" IN
COLUMNS 78 AND 79. TO CHANGE A VALUE, THE NEW INFORMATION IS ENTERED IN
THE PROPER COLUMNS OF THE CARD USED TO STORE THE INFORMATION. TO DELETE
AN OPTIONAL FIELD, AN "X" IS PLACED IN POSITION ONE OF THE FIELD. REQUIRED
INFORMATION CAN NOT BE DELETED. IT CAN ONLY BE REPLACED. IF ONE OF THE
OPTIONAL "5" CA??DS IS TO BE DELETED, AN "X" IS PLACED IN COLUMN 7 OF THE CARD
TO BE DELETED. THE "0" CARD IS TREATED AS ONE LONG FIELD, AND IF ANY ITEM
ON IT IS TO BE CHANGED, THE ENTIRE CARD MUST BE ENTERED, E.G., IF THE
MINUTES OF LONGITUDE ARE TO BE CHANGED, THE ENTIRE "0" CARD INFORMATION
MUST BE SPECIFIED WHICH MEANS ALL OF THE LAT/LONG DIGITS MUST BE ENTERED
ALONG WITH THE PRECISION CODE, THE DEPTH UNIT INDICATOR, THE DEPTH OF THE
WATER AT THE STATION, THE ELEVATION OF THE STATION, AND ALL OF THE AQUIFER
CODES. IF ANY ITEM IS TO BE CHANGED, THE ENTIRE CARD MUST BE COMPLETED.
THIS IS ALSO TRUE FOR THE WATER BODY CARD ("B" CARD) AND THE EXTENSION CARDS
("IE" THRU "3E" CARDS). THE STATE AND COUNTY CODES ON THE "S" CARD APPEAR
AS SEPARATE FIELDS. HOWEVER, THEY ARE ONE 5 DIGIT FIELD, AND IF EITHER IS
TO BE CHANGED, THE ENTIRE 5 DIGITS MUST BE SUPPLIED. THE SAME IS TRUE FOR
THE BASIN CODE ON THE "3" CARD. IF A CHANGE IS TO BE MADE, ALL SIX DIGITS
MUST BE ENTERED. THE CATALOGING UNIT CODE ON THE "V CARD IS AN 8 DIGIT
FIELD, AND IF ANY OF THE DIGITS ARE TO BE CHANGED, ALL EIGHT DIGITS MUST BE
CODED. THE REACH CODING IS ONE FIELD (INCLUDING THE CATALOGING UNIT CODE),
AND IF ANY ITEM IS TO BE CHANGED, THE ENTIRE FIELD MUST BE COMPLETED. EACH
OF THE "5" CARDS IS ONE FIELD, AND IF ANYTHING IS TO BE CHANGED ON THE CARD
OR IF THE CARD IS TO BE REPLACED, THE ENTIRE CARD MUST BE ENTERED.
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FOR STATION XDDR09-'; rvcr^O "7SIIND AGENCY CODE 11TRA1N, MAKE THE FOLLOWING PAGE NO. A-18
CHANGES 10 THE STATIC; i HEADER INFORMATION: DELETE THE SECOND SECONDARY 88/09/27
STATION NUMBER; CHANGE THE COUNTY CODE TO 121; CHANGE THE LONGITUDE TO
91 DEGREES, 58 MINUTES, 45.1 SECONDS; ADD A SECOND AQUIFER CODE OF 124CCKF;
CHANGE THE MINOR BASIN CODE TO 07; CHANGE THE ECOREGION TO 37G; CHANGE THE
LOCATION INFORMATION TO READ "ROCK RIVER NEAR BARLOW DAM SPILL WAY"; CHANGE
THE MILES UP THE REACH TO 3.7 MILES; CHANGE THE WATER BODY CODE TO AR000783;
ON THE EXTENSTION CARD "2E", CHANGE THE LATITUDE TO 34 DEGREES, 25 MINUTES
15.1 SECONDS; CHANGE THE "75" CARD TO READ "ESTABLISHED IN 1965"; AND DELETE
THE "85" CARD.
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FORMAT=STATIONS,
11TRAIN CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 A
XDDR004 X 05121 CXS
342515209158451 2F030 472124RDFD 124CCKF 0
15070037G 3
ROCK RIVER NEAR BARLON DAM SPILL WAY 111102070040N 3.7 1 4
AR000783 ROCK RIVER B
05 121 34 25 15.1 091 58 45.1 11110207004 ON 3.8 1 376 2E
ESTABLISHED IN 1965 75
X 85
NOTE: THE CARD SEQUENCE MUST BE THE SAME AS THAT USED WHEN STORING THE
STATION ORIGINALLY.
THE STORET COMMAND PROCEDURE "XSTNDESC" CAN BE USED TO CREATE A DATA SET
CONTAINING THE NECESSARY CARDS TO CHANGE THE STATION HEADER INFORMATION FOR
AN EXISTING STATION. SEE PAGES 37 THROUGH 40 BELOW FOR AN EXAMPLE OF ITS USE.
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DELETING A STATION AND ALL OF ITS DATA PAGE NO. A-19
88/09/27
TO DELETE AN EXISTING STATION AND ITS ASSOCIATED DATA, AN AGENCY CARD IS
REQUIRED ALONG WITH A STATION CARD FOR EACH STATION TO BE DELETED. USE
CARE WHEN DOING THIS, BECAUSE IT WILL DELETE THE STATION AND ALL OF THE
DATA DURING THE NEXT UPDATE CYCLE. THE "A" CARD MUST HAVE THE AGENCY CODE,
UNLOCKING KEY, AND AN "A" IN COLUMN 80. THE "S11 CARD MUST HAVE THE PRIMARY
STATION NUMBER AND "DS" IN COLUMNS 78 AND 79. AN "S" IS ENTERED IN COLUMN
80. SEE PAGE Wq-DE/3-43.
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FORMAT=STATIONS,
11TRAIN CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 A
XYZ001 DSS
XYZ002 DSS
XYZ003 DSS
XYZ004 DSS
123456789.1234567S9.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
DELETING ALL OF THE DATA FOR A STATION
TO DELETE ALL OF THE DATA FOR A STATION, AN AGENCY CARD AND A STATION
CARD ARE NEEDED. THE "A" CARD MUST HAVE THE AGENCY CODE, THE UNLOCKING
KEY, AND AN "A" IN COLUMN 80. THE "S" CARD MUST CONTAIN THE PRIMARY
STATION NUMBER, THE CONTROL CODE "DO" IN COLUMNS 78 AND 79, AND AN "S"
IN COLUMN 80. CARE MUST BE EXERCISED WHEN USING THIS BECAUSE IT WILL
DELETE ALL OF THE DATA FOR THE STATIONS SPECIFIED. SEE PAGE WQ-DE/4-66.
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
FORMAT=STATIONS,
11TRAIN CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 A
TT0045 DOS
TY09332 DOS
TY78004 DOS
VBUCC54 DOS
123456789.123456739.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
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Alternate Method of Storing Station Location Information PAGE NO. A-20
88/09/27
If there are several sampling sites to bs entered into the STORET system,
the user may opt to create the storage file using the following procedure
rather than the "XEASYSTOR" method. The "Xeasystor" method is simple to
use» however, it is time consuming. The alternate method requires that
the user be familiar with the station location storage card layouts
described on EPA Form 7500-24(6-77), and the procedures needed to create
a data set using the Quick Editor (QED). After logging on and getting
the "READY" prompt, the following sequence of commands is issued:
READY
edit statn.storage new lrecl(88) blksizet1672)
(The above sequence of commands will allow
the user to create a working space with the
proper attributes for a STORET storage deck
and with the name "STATN.STORAGE". )
INPUT (The above puts the user in the "INPUT" mod.)
00010 format=stations,
00020 (A null line is entered to exit the input mode.)
qED ("QED" is the prompt for the Quick Editor Facility.)
Xcolumns (This STORET command procedure will print a row of column
numbers that are used for proper column alignment.)
123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
QED
input (Return to the input mode to enter the fixed form
station storage cards.)
INPUT
00020 lltrain 000 choochoohorace hawgknuckles 703 883 8861 9999 a
00030 stream/ambnt t
00040 annl aaaaaal testst093 51059 nss
00050 484853207707184 3f010 38210mncs 0
00060 north atlantic potomac river 02140064m 3
00070 holmes run 2.64 miles up from potomac 02070010042off2.64 3 4
00080 va00671 holmes run b
00090 51 059 38 48 53.8 077 07 18.8 02070010041 on 0.9 9 64g le
00100 this station was established to test storage procedures 05
00110 it was generated using the quick editor 15
00120 data will be copied from tutl 25
001?0 these data are not real and should not be used for analysis 35
00140 the data are locked 45
00150 (A null line is entered to exit the input mode.)
QED
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QED PAGE NO. A-21
list (List tha contents of working space.) 88/09/27
00010 FORMAT=STATIOMS,
00020 11TRAIN 000 CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWSKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 9999 A
00030 STREAM/AMBNT T
00040 ANN1 AAAAAA1 TESTST093 51059 NSS
00050 484853207707184 3F010 38210MNCS 0
00060 NORTH ATLANTIC POTOMAC RIVER 02140064M 3
00070 HOLMES RUN 2.64 MILES UP FROM POTOMAC 020700100420FF2.64 3 4
00080 VA00671 HOLMES RUN B
00090 51 059 38 48 53.8 077 07 18.8 02070010041 ON 0.9 9 64G IE
00100 THIS STATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO TEST STORAGE PROCEDURES 05
00110 IT WAS GENERATED USING THE EASYSTOR PROCEDURES 15
00120 DATA WILL BE COPIED FROM TUT1 25
00130 THESE DATA ARE NOT REAL AND SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR ANALYSIS 35
00140 THE DATA ARE LOCKED 45
END OF DATA
end save CSave a permanent copy of the work space and return to TSO.)
SAVED
READY
Xstore statn.storage dummy route(hold) (XSTORE is a STORET command pro-
cedure used to submit a storage
job. Enter 'help store' to get
the full explanation of the XSTORE
command procedure.)
JOB IIIUOB09999) SUBMITTED (9999 is the storage job number.)
SUBMIT COMPLETED
READY
After the job has executed it is fetched using the procedures shown
above.
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APPENDIX B PAGE NO. B-l
88/09/27
RIVER MILE INDEX CODING
THE RIVER MILE INDEX SYSTEM IS A METHOD OF IDENTIFYING STREAMS SUCH THAT
THEIR HYDROLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP CAN BE DETERMINED ALONG WITH THE POINTS OF
INTEREST ON THE STREAMS. IT IS CONSTRUCTED BY ASSIGNING INDEX NUMBERS TO
THE STREAMS AND MEASURING THE MILEAGE BETWEEN THE CONFLUENCES ON THE STREAMS.
ORIGINALLY, THIS WAS DONE BY HAND. AN ATTEMPT TO AUTOMATE THE PROCESS PROVED
TO BE TOO CUMBERSOME TO BE COMPLETED. SINCE THIS IDENTIFICATION METHOD IS
NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, THE RMI INFORMATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
THE STORING OF THE RMI INFORMATION IS SHOWN BELOW FOR THOSE USER WHO ARE
STILL UTILIZING THIS METHOD. THE EPA RIVER REACH SYSTEM, WHICH IS UNIVERSAL,
HAS REPLACED THE RMI METHOD OF IDENTIFYING STATIONS BY THEIR HYDROLOGICAL
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER STATIONS AND POINTS OF INTEREST ON THE STREAM.
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RMI MAP AND 1 & 2 CARD FORM GOES HERE pASE NO. B-2
88/09/27
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RMI CARD Cl CARD) PASE NO. B-3
88/09/27
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08170020133410000500038160001003116001002348 04 1
COLUMNS CONTENTS
1-3 SORT NUMBER WHICH IS NOT STORED NOR REQUIRED.
7-8 THE TERMINAL MAJOR BASIN CODE.
9-10 THE TERMINAL MINOR BASIN CODE.
11-13 THE TERMINAL STREAM NUMBER.
14-19 THE MILES UP THE STREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE OR TO
26-31 THE STATION. SEE PAGES WQ-DE/3-10 THROUGH WQ-DE
37-41 3-12 FOR A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THESE FIELDS.
46-50 NO DECIMAL POINT IS ENTERED. IT IS ASSUMED THAT
55-59 THE MILEAGES ARE MEASURED IN HUNDREDTHS OF MILES.
64-68 THE ONE CARD CONTAINS THE MILEAGES FOR LEVEL 1
73-76 THROUGH LEVEL 7 STREAMS.
20-25 THE INDEX NUMBERS FOR EACH OF THE STREAMS ENCOUN-
32-36 TERED AS THE USER GOES UPSTREAM TO THE STATION. SEE
42-45 PAGES Wq-DE/3-10 THROUGH WQ-DE/3-12 FOR A DETAILED
51-54 DESCRIPTION OF THE CARD COLUMNS AND FIELDS UTILIZED.
60-63 THE ONE CARD IS USED FOR THE INDEX NUMBERS OF LEVEL
69-72 1 THROUGH LEVEL 7 STREAMS.
77-78 THE LAST LEVEL USED WHICH IS THE STREAM LEVEL ON
WHICH THE STATION IS LOCATED.
80 THE NUMBER "1" IS ENTERED TO IDENTIFY THIS AS THE
ONE CARD.
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RMI CARD (2 CARD) PAGE NO. B-4
88/09/27
:OLUMNS CONTENTS
1-3 SORT NUMBER WHICH IS NOT STORED NOR REQUIRED.
7-8 THE TERMINAL MAJOR BASIN CODE.
9-10 THE TERMINAL MINOR BASIN CODE.
11-13 THE TERMINAL STREAM NUMBER.
18-21 THE MILES UP THE STREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE OR TO
26-29 THE STATION. SEE PAGES WQ-DE/3-10 THROUGH WQ-DE
34-37 3-12 FOR A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THESE FIELDS.
42-45 NO DECIMAL POINT IS ENTERED. IT IS ASSUMED THAT
50-53 THE MILEAGES ARE MEASURED IN HUNDREDTHS OF MILES.
THE TWO CARD CONTAINS THE MILEAGES FOR STREAMS WITH
LEVELS OF 8 THROUGH 12.
14-17 THE INDEX NUMBERS FOR EACH OF THE STREAMS ENCOUN-
22-25 TERED AS THE USER GOES UPSTREAM TO THE STATION. SEE
30-33 PAGES WQ-DE/3-10 THROUGH WQ-DE/3-12 FOR A DETAILED
38-41 DESCRIPTION OF THE CARD COLUMNS AND FIELDS UTILIZED.
46-49 THE TWO CARD IS USED FOR THE INDEX NUMBERS OF STREAMS
WITH A LEVEL OF 8 THROUGH 12. IF THE STATION IS ON A
STREAMS WITH A LEVEL OF 7 OR LESS, THE "2" CARD IS NOT
USED.
80 THE NUMBER "2" IS ENTERED TO IDENTIFY THIS AS THE
TWO CARD.
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APPENDIX C
ALTERNATE DATA STORAGE FORMATS
STORET HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1964, AND THE INITIAL DATA INPUT METHOD WAS
VIA CARDS IN A FIXED FIELD FORMAT WHICH WAS IDENTIFIED AS "?01". WITH THE ADVENT
OF TELECOMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES, NEW AMD EASIER TO USE FORMATS WERE DEVELOPED.
THESE WERE WERE FREE FORM PROCEDURES WHICH LENT THEMSELVES READILY TO TERMINALS
IN THAT ITEMS DID NOT HAVE TO BE IN SPECIFIC FIELDS BUT INSTEAD WERE SEPARATED BY
A DELIMITER. THESE WERE NAMED "?02" AND "?03" BUT THEY HAD CERTAIN LIMITATIONS
IN THAT NOT ALL TYPES OF SAMPLES COULD BE ENTERED USING THEM AND PREVIOUSLY STORED
DATA COULD NOT BE MODIFIED WITH THEM. THEREFORE, "?0
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SINGLE STATION "DIP" INPUT (703) CAN BE USED TO STORE ALL TYPES OF PAGE NO. C-2
DATA EXCEPT QUALIFIED COMPOSITE SAMPLES (BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES 88/09/27
AND TIMES, TYPE OF COMPOSITING, AND COMPOSITE VALUE TYPE). IT CAN
NOT BE USED TO CHANSE OR DELETE DATA. ITS MOST EFFECTIVE USE IS
THE STORING OF DATA WHEN THE SAME GROUP OF PARAMETERS ARE TO BE
STORED FOR DIFFERENT STATIONS, DATES, TIME, AND/OR DEPTHS. THE
CARDS NEEDED TO PERFORM THIS METHOD OF STORAGE ARE:
7START
?02
AGENCY CARD
P' CARD(S)
D' CARD(S)
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE STORAGE DECK DEMONSTRATING THE REQUIRED
CARDS FOR A "702" TYPE OF STORAGE. THE FIRST AND LAST LINE ARE NOT
TO BE ENTERED IN THE DATA SET. THEY ARE ONLY INCLUDED IN THE EXAMPLE
TO INDICATE CARD COLUMNS. AFTER THE SAMPLE DECK OF CARDS, THERE IS
AN EXPLANATION OF THE FIELDS ON EACH CARD.
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7START
702
11TRAIN CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 A
'P1, D0009500010004000041031505
D1,'205090',8201150900,20,210,6.2,7.4,110,4300,
'D1,'205090',820223,35,,10.1,7.6,,10000,
'D','205090',8206301300,10,250,14.8,,98,3.7E04,
'P', 009400007500900003000094500620
'D','108130',8112141000,K15,K250,120,9.8,J25.K.85,
D','108130',810814,L8,,L130,8.7,J20,.92,
P1, 0043500410003050094000300009000104500550006500094500075000100040000405 C
0063000930
'D'f'M350J11,8004151500,8,105,2.4,17,9.8,110,15.02,95,.41,32,105,8.1,
7.5,10,20.9,135.1,
'D'.'M350J11,791030,6,100,,15,,105,,50,,,145,8,,8,,,
'P',8000010004000041031505
'D','205090',800301800331,5,10.8,7.5,2.4,4.2E03,
D','205090',800401800430,8,11.2,8.1,5.7,56000,
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AS SHOWN ABOVE, A SINGLE DIP STORAGE DECK MAY CONTAIN SEVERAL "P" CARDS,
AND THE "D" CARDS REFER TO THE "P" CARD THAT THEY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW.
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ALL STORAGE DECKS MUST HAVE AS THE FIRST CARD A "7START" CARD. THE
SECOND CARD IN ALL DECKS IDENTIFIES THE STORAGE PROCEDURES OR FORMAT
THAT IS BEING USED. THE AGENCY CARD (A CARD) IS UTILIZED TO IDENTIFY
THE AGENCY AND THE UNLOCKING KEY. THE AGENCY CODE IS ENTERED IN COL-
UMNS 1 THROUGH 8 AND THE UNLOCKING KEY IS PUT IN COLUMNS 17 THROUGH
Z
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THE OTHER TYPE OF CARD L!3ED WITH "?02" TYPE CF STORAGES IS THE "'D'" CARD. PAGE NO. C
IT IS USED TO IDENTIFY THE STATIONS BEHIND WHICH THE DATA ARE TO BE STORED 88/09/27
ALONG WITH TME SAMPLE KEY INFORMATION (DATA, TIME, AND DEPTH). THIS IS
FOLLOWED BY THE VALUE FOR THE PARAMETERS SEPARATED BY COMMAS. THE VALUES
ARE ENTERED IN THE SAME ORDER AS THEIR PARAMETER CODES APPEAR ON THE "P"
CARD. IF A PARAMETER DOES NOT HAVE A VALUE FOR A SAMPLE, A COMMA IS
ENTERED TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER SEQUENCE.
FIELD CONTENTS
1 COLUMNS 1 THROUGH 4 CONTAIN A "D" SURROUNDED BY
SINGLE QUOTES FOLLOWED BY A COMMA CD1,). THIS
IDENTIFIES THE CARD AS A DATA CARD.
2 THE STATION NUMBER IS ENTERED SURROUNDED BY SINGLE
QUOTES AND FOLLOWED BY A COMMA ('STATIONS',). THE
STATION NUMBER MAY BE A PRIMARY OR A SECONDARY NUMBER.
3 THE DATE OR THE DATE AND TIME THAT THE SAMPLE WAS
TAKEN IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. THE DATE IS
ENTERED IN YEAR, MONTH, AND DAY ORDER, AND THE TIME,
IF USED, IS ENTERED USINS THE 24 HOUR CLOCK. IF AN
UNQUALIFIED COMPOSITE IS BEING ENTERED, THE BEGINNING DATE
AND ENDING DATE ARE ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
4 IF COLUMN 6 OF THE "P" CONTAINS A "D", THE DEPTH OF
THE SAMPLE IS ENTERED. IF THE "P" CARD DOES NOT HAVE
A "D" IN COLUMN 6, THEN THE VALUE FOR THE FIRST PARA-
METER IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. WITH NO BLANKS,
THE VALUE FOR THE NEXT PARAMETER IS ENTERED FOLLOWED
BY A COMMA. THIS SCHEME IS CONTINUED UNTIL A VALUE
HAS BEEN ENTERED FOR EACH OF THE PARAMETERS ON THE "P"
CARD. IF THERE IS NO VALUE FOR ONE OF THE PARAMETERS
ON THE "P" CARD, A COMMA IS ENTERED. THERE MUST BE A
COMMA FOR EACH OF THE PARAMETER CODES ON THE "P" CARD.
AFTER ALL OF THE VALUES FOR THE SAMPLE ARE ENTERED, THE
DATA FOR THE NEXT SAMPLE ARE ENTERED USING A NEW '"D"1
CARD. REMARK CODES ARE PLACED BEFORE THE VALUE. TO
CONTINUE A "'D111 CARD, A COMMA IS ENTERED AFTER THE
LAST VALUE ON THE PRESENT CARD, AND THE VALUES ARE
CONTINUED ON THE NEXT CARD. AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF
CONTINUATION CARDS MAY BE USED.
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MULTIPLE STATION "DIP" INPUT (?03) CAN BE USED TO STORE ALL TYPES OF PAGE NO. C-5
DATA EXCEPT QUALIFIED COMPOSITE DATA (BEGINNING AND ENDING TIMES, TYPE 88/09/27
OF COMPOSITING, AND COMPOSITE VALUE TYPE). IT CANNOT BE USED TO CHANGE
OR DELETE DATA. IT IS MOST EFFECTIVELY USED WHEN DATA WAS SAMPLED
AT THE SAME SET OF STATIONS AT IDENTICAL DATES AND TIMES. THE CARDS
REQUIRED TO USE THIS METHOD ARE:
?START
?03
AGENCY CARD
P1 CARD(S)
D1 CARD(S)
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?START
?03
11TRAIN CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 A
'P',M075 M076 M077 M078 M079
D' ,00620,680717,.2,.2,.2,.2,.2,
'D1,00620,680718,.!,.!,.2,.2,.2,
'D1,00620.680719,.2,.2,.2,.l,.l,
'D',00620,680720,.2,.!,.2,.!,.2,
'D1,00620,680721,.2,.2,.2,.2,.2,
'D1,00300,680717,10.8,10.9,10.9,11,11.1,
'D1 ,00300,680718,10.8,10.8,11.2,11.2,11.2,
'D1,00300,680719,10.5,10.9,11.2,10.9,11.0,
'D1,00300,680720,10.6,10.8,10.9,10.6,10.8,
'D',00300,680721,10.3,10.6,10.9,10.7,10.8,
'D1,00650,680717,.01,.01,K.Ol.K.01,.01,
'D1,00650,680718,K.01,K.01,K.01,K.01,.02,
'D',00650,690719,.04,.02,.43,.19,.33,
'D',00650,680720,.03,.02,.05,.02,.02,
'P'.MTOOl MT002 MT003 MT004 MT005 C
MT006 MT007 D
'D1,00010,6803091300,010,5.7,4.2,6.7,8.1,6.4,2.9,8.2,
'U1,00010,680301680331,0623,6.3,7.1,3.9,4.3,8.3,3.8,2.9,
'D1,00300,6803050800,DM14,7.3,8.5,3.9,5.7,9.2,10.8,12.4,
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ALL STORAGE DECKS MUST HAVE AS THE FIRST CARD A "?START" CARD. THE PAGE NO. C-6
SECOND CARD IN ALL DECKS IDENTIFIES THE STORAGE PROCEDURES OR FORMAT 88/09/27
THAT IS BEING USED (IN THIS CASE "?03"). THE AGENCY CARD (A CARD) IS
USED TO IDENTIFY THE AGENCY AND THE UNLOCKING KEY. THE AGENCY CODE IS
ENTERED IN COLUMNS 1 THROUGH 8 AND THE UNLOCKING KEY IS PUT IN COLUMNS
17 THROUGH 24, AND AN "A" IS ENTERED IN COLUMN 80. THE '"P"' CARD IS
USED TO SPECIFY THE STATIONS BEHIND WHICH THE DATA IS TO BE STORED. IF
DEPTH IS BEING STORED, COLUMN 80 OF THE LAST "P" CARD USED MUST HAVE A
"D" IN THE COLUMN. EACH "P" CARD CAN CONTAIN UP TO 5 STATION NUMBERS,
AND IF MORE THAN 5 STATIONS ARE BEING USED, THE P CARD IS CONTINUED BY
ENTERING A "C" IN COLUMN 80. UP TO 3 CONTINUATION CARDS MAY BE USED
WHICH MEANS THAT UP TO 20 STATIONS MAY BE SPECIFIED FOR A "?" CARD.
THE FORMAT OF THE "? CARD IS SHOWN BELOW:
FIELD CONTENTS
1 IN COLUMNS 1 THROUGH 4 THE CARD IDENTIFIER IS
ENTERED SURROUNDED BY SINGLE QUOTES AND FOLLOWED
BY A COMMA ('P',). THIS IS THE "P" CARD ON WHICH
THE STATIONS ARE SPECIFIED BEHIND WHICH THE DATA
ARE TO BE STORED.
2 THE STATION NUMBERS ARE ENTERED IN COLUMNS 5, 20, 35,
50, AND 65. IF DATA ARE TO BE STORED FOR MORE THAN 5
STATIONS, A "C" IS ENTERED IN COLUMN 80. THE NEXT CARD
IS A CONTINUATION OF THE "P" CARD WITH STATION NUMBERS
ENTERED IN THE SAME COLUMNS. UP TO 3 CONTINUATION CARDS
MAY BE USED WHICH MEANS THAT DATA FOR UP TO 20 STATIONS
MAY BE STORED. EITHER A PRIMARY OR A SECONDARY
STATION NUMBER MAY BE USED.
3 IF DATA FOR 5 OR FEWER STATIONS ARE BEING STORED, AND
NO DEPTH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAMPLE, COLUMN 80 IS
LEFT BLANK. IF DATA FOR 5 OR FEWER STATIONS ARE BEING
STORED, AND THE SAMPLE HAS A DEPTH TO BE STORED WITH IT,
A "D" IS ENTERED IN COLUMN 80. IF DATA FOR MORE THAN 5
STATIONS ARE TO BE STORED, A "C" IS ENTERED IN COLUMN 80.
IF DEPTH IS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAMPLES, A "D" IS
ENTERED IN COLUMN 80 OF THE LAST CONTINUATION CARD.
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THE OTHER TYPE OF CARD USED WITH "?03" TYPE OF STORAGE IS THE "'D111 CARD. IT
IS USED TO SPECIFY THE PARAMETER FOR WHICH DATA ARE BEING STORED, THE SAMPLE
KEY (DATE, TIME, DEPTH) AND THE PARAMETRIC VALUES FOR THE STATIONS SPECIFIED
ON THE ? CARD. THE VALUES FOR THE STATIONS ON THE '"D1" CARD MUST BE EN-
TERED IN SAME ORDER AS THE STATIONS APPEAR ON THE "?" CARD.
PAGE NO. C-7
88/09/27
FIELD
CONTENTS
COLUMNS 1 THROUGH 4 CONTAIN A "D" SURROUNDED BY
SINGLE QUOTES FOLLOWED BY A COMMA CD1,). THIS
IDENTIFIES THE CARD AS A DATA CARD.
THE FULL FIVE DIGIT PARAMETER NUMBER IS ENTERED IN
COLUMNS 5 THROUGH 9 FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
THE DATE OR THE DATE AND TIME THAT THE SAMPLE WAS
TAKEN IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. THE DATE IS
ENTERED IN YEAR, MONTH, AND DAY ORDER, AND THE TIME,
IF USED, IS ENTERED USING THE 24 HOUR CLOCK. IF AN
UNQUALIFIED COMPOSITE IS BEING ENTERED, THE BEGINNING DATE
AND ENDING DATE ARE ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
IF COLUMN 80 OF THE "P" CARD OR THE LAST CONTINUATION
CARD CONTAINS A "D" AND A DEPTH IS TO BE STORED, THE
DEPTH IS ENTERED IN POSITION 4 OF THE '"D1" CARD. IT
IS ENTERED USING ONE OF THE CODES IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE:
D999 SAMPLE DEPTH WHERE 999 IS THE
DEPTH IN FEET
DM999 SAMPLE DEPTH WHERE THE 999 IS THE
DEPTH IN METERS
DB999 BOTTOM SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS
THE DEPTH IN FEET
DMB999 BOTTOM SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS
THE DEPTH IN METERS
DV999 VERTICALLY INTEGRATED SAMPLE
WHERE 999 IS THE LENGTH OF THE
COLUMN IN FEET
DMV999 VERTICALLY INTEGRATED SAMPLE
WHERE 999 IS THE LENGTH OF THE
COLUMN IN METERS
DP999 PORE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE CORE FROM WHICH THE
WATER WAS EXTRACTED IN FEET
DMP999 PORE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE CORE FROM WHICH THE
WATER WAS EXTRACTED IN METERS
DD999 DREDGE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE DREDGE IN FEET
DMD999 DREDGE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE DREDGE IN METERS
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DC999 CORE SAMPLE WHERE 999 IS THE DISTANCE PAGE NO. C-8
FROM THE TOP OF THE CORE TO MIDDLE OF 88/09/37
THE SAMPLE ANALYZED IN FEET
DMC999 CORE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
DISTANCE FROM THE TOP OF THE CORE TO
THE MIDDLE OF THE SAMPLE ANALYZED IN
METERS
THE VALUE FOR THE FIRST STATION FOR THE SPECIFIED
PARAMETER IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. THIS SCHEME
IS CONTINUED UNTIL A VALUE FOR EACH STATION HAS BEEN
ENTERED. IF A STATION DOES NOT HAVE A VALUE FOR THE
PARAMETER, A COMMA IS ENTERED WITH NO VALUE. THERE
MUST BE A COMMA FOR EACH OF THE STATIONS SO POSITIONING
IS MAINTAINED. DATA FOR THE NEXT PARAMETER ARE ENTERED
ON THE NEXT CARD IN THE SAME MANNER. REMARK CODES ARE
ENTERED IN FRONT OF THE VALUE. THE "'D'" CARD MAY BE
CONTINUED ON THE NEXT CARD BY ENDING THE PRESENT CARD
WITH A COMMA, AND CONTINUING ON THE NEXT CARD WITH THE
VALUE FOR THE NEXT STATION.
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KQSSTCRE (?(X>) TYPE OF DATA INPUT CAN BE USED TO STORE PARAMETRIC DATA PAGE NO. C-9
FOR ALL TYPES OF SAMPLES (GRAB, ALL TYPES OF COMPOSITES, AND ALL OF THE 83/09/27
VARIOUS SAMPLE KEYS). IT ALSO CAN BE USED TO CKANSE AND DELETE PRE-
VIOUSLY STORED DATA. IT UTILIZES THE FREE FORM METHOD OF INPUT (ITEMS
DO NOT HAVE TO BE ENTERED IN CERTAIN COLUMNS). THEREFORE, IT LENDS IT-
SELF READILY TO INPUTTING DATA VIA TERMINALS. THE CARDS NEEDED TO EFFECT
THIS METHOD OF STORAGE ARE AN AGENCY CARD (EITHER THE STANDARD "A" CARD
OR THE FREE FORMAT "AC" CARD) AND AN "SC" CARD.
7START
?C4
AGENCY CARD (EITHER FIXED OR VARIABLE)
SAMPLE CARD(S)
SEE PAGES WQ-DE/4-40 THROUGH WQ-DE/4-47 FOR A COMPLETE EXPLANATION OF
THE CODES USED WITH THIS METHOD OF STORING DATA. THE FOLLOWING IS THE
FORMAT OF THE VARIABLE AGENCY CARD:
AC,A=AGENCY CODE,UK=UNLOCKING KEY,USER=ANYTHING,NDC,
FIELD CONTENTS
1 COLUMNS 1 THROUGH 3 CONTAIN "AC," WHICH IS THE CARD
IDENTIFIER. THE COMMA IS THE DELIMITER, I.E., SEPARATOR
OF ITEMS.
2 THE FIELD CONTAINS AN "A" SET EQUAL TO THE AGENCY CODE
BEHIND WHICH THE DATA ARE TO BE STORED (A=AGENCY CODE).
3 THE UNLOCKING KEY FOR THE AGENCY IS SPECIFIED BY SETTING
"UK" EQUAL TO IT (UK=UNLOCKING KEY).
ft THE "USER= " FIELD CONTAINS ANY CHARACTERS THE USER
DESIRES. THEY ARE NOT STORED AND SHOULD BE USED TO
IDENTIFY THE JOB OR THE RUN. IT IS AN OPTIONAL FIELD.
5 "NDC", IF USED, WILL OVERRIDE THE DATE CHECKING ROUTINE.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS OPTION NOT BE USED SINCE IT
HILL ALLOW THE STORING OF INVALID DATES OR TIMES. IT
SHOULD ONLY BE USED TO STORE DATA SAMPLED PRIOR TO
JANUARY 1, 1932.
THE FREE FORM AGENCY CARD LENDS ITSELF READILY FOR USE WITH A TERMINAL
SINCE ITEMS DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN PARTICULAR COLUMNS. EACH ITEM IS SEP-
ARATED BY A COMMA ANO THE LAST ITEM MUST BE FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
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THE FCLLQKine IS A SAMPLE Or A ?04 TYPE STORAGE DECK. NOTE THAT AS PAGE NO. C-10
WITH ALL STORAGE DECKS, THE FIRST TWO CARDS ARE 7START AND A FORMAT 88/09/27
IDENTIFIER, IK THIS CASE A ?04. AFTER THE "AC" CARD, AS MANY "SC" CARDS
ARE ENTERED AS ARE NEEDED. TO CONTINUE A "SC" CARD, END THE PRESENT
CARD WITH A COMMA, AND THEN START THE NEXT CARD IN COLUMN 1.
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7START
?04
AC,A=11TRAIN,UK=CHOOCHOO,U3ER=HCRACE HAHGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861,
CC,M075,680717,D100,P620,.2,P300,10.8,P650,.01,
SC,M075,680718,0100,P620,.1,P300,10.8,P650,.OIK,
SC,M075,680719,D100,P620,.2,P300,10.5,P650,.04,
SC,M075,680720,680720,D100,A,S,G,P620,.2,P300,10.6,P650,.02,
EC,ABC099NK,750323,P400,7.3,P610,13K,
SC,ABC099NM,7508241200,Dt!10,P10,10.8,P300,9.1L,P400,8.4,P610,16,P940,35,
SC.ABC099NM,7508250800,DMV15,P400,7.6,P940,63,
SC,ABC099I-!M,750S2&0900,D10,P400,7.4,PC10,14.5,P620,.3,PD650,
P300,11.3,
SC.ABC099NH,7508271200,010,DEL,
SC,ABC099NM,750816,750818,03,PI 0,15,P300,15.4,P610,16.3,
SC,ABC099MM,7503271200,7508311200,A,S,GN15,P10,12.4,P310,88.2,P610,15.8,
SC,ABC099NM,7508271200,7508311200,H,S,GN15,P10,16.8,P310,98.2,P610,18.8,
SC,ABC099NM,7508271200,7506311200,L,S,GN15,P10,10.2,P310,81.Z,P610,13. 7,
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THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXPLANATION OF THE "SC" CARD: PAGE NO. C-ll
88/09/27
FIELD CONTENTS
1 "SC," IS ENTERED WHICH IS THE CARD IDENTIFIER. THE
COMMA IS USED THROUGHOUT AS THE DELIMITER, I.E., SEP-
ARATOR OF ITEMS.
2 THE STATION NUMBER IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
EITHER A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY NUMBER MAY BE USED.
3 FOR A GRAB SAMPLE, THE DATE AND THE TIME, IF PRESENT,
THAT THE SAMPLE WAS TAKEN IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A
COMMA. IF THE SAMPLE IS AN UNQUALIFIED COMPOSITE, THEN
THE BEGINNING DATE IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. IF
THE SAMPLE IS A QUALIFIED COMPOSITE, THEN THE BEGINNING
DATE AND TIME IS ENTERED FOLLOWED BY A COMMA. DATES
ARE ENTERED IN YEAR, MONTH, DAY ORDER, AND IF A TIME
IS TO BE SPECIFIED, THE 2<+ HOUR CLOCK IS UTILIZED.
4 FOR A GRAB SAMPLE WITH OR WITHOUT TIME, THIS FIELD IS
IGNORED. FOR UNQUALIFIED COMPOSITES, THE ENDING DATE IS
ENTERED, AND FOR QUALIFIED COMPOSITES, THE ENDING DATE
AND TIME IS ENTERED. IF THIS IS USED, THE FIELD MUST BE
TERMINATED WITH A COMMA. IF THE FIELD IS NOT NEEDED,
NOTHING IS ENTERED, NOT EVEN A COMMA.
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IF TME DEPTH AT WHICH THE SAMPLE WAS TAKEN IS TO BE PAGE NO. C-12
SPECIFIED, THIS FIELD MUST CONTAIN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 88/09/27
VALUES FOLLOWED BY A COMMA:
D999 SAMPLE DEPTH WHERE 999 IS THE
DEPTH IN FEET
DM999 SAMPLE DEPTH WHERE THE 999 IS THE
DEPTH IN METERS
DB999 BOTTOM SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS
THE DEPTH IN FEET
DMB999 BOTTOM SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS
THE DEPTH IN METERS
DV999 VERTICALLY INTEGRATED SAMPLE
WHERE 999 IS THE LEN3TH OF THE
COLUMN IN FEET
DMV999 VERTICALLY INTEGRATED SAMPLE
WHERE 999 IS THE LENGTH OF THE
COLUMN IN METERS
DP999 PORE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE CORE FROM WHICH THE
WATER WAS EXTRACTED IN FEET
DMP999 PORE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE CORE FROM WHICH THE
WATER WAS EXTRACTED IN METERS
DD999 DREDGE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE DREDGE IN FEET
DMD999 DREDGE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
LENGTH OF THE DREDGE IN METERS
DC999 CORE SAMPLE WHERE 999 IS THE DISTANCE
FROM THE TOP OF THE CORE TO MIDDLE OF
THE SAMPLE ANALYZED IN FEET
DMC999 CORE SAMPLE WHERE THE 999 IS THE
DISTANCE FROM THE TOP OF THE CORE TO
THE MIDDLE OF THE SAMPLE ANALYZED IN
METERS
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F03 A GRA3 SAMPLE OR AN UNQUALIFIED COMPOSITE (BEGINNING PAGE NO. C-13
DATE AND ENDING DATE), THIS FIELD IS IGNORED. FOR A 88/09/27
QUALIFIED COMPOSITE, THIS FIELD MUST CONTAIN ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING FOLLOWED BY A COMMA:
TYPE OF COMPOSITE VALUE
A AVERAGE
H MAXIMUM
L MINIMUM
N NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS FOR
THE SAMPLE
S STANDARD DEVIATION
U SUM OF SQUARES
V VARIANCE
C COEFFICIENT OF ERROR
X COEFFICIENT OF VARIANCE
E SKEWNESS
F KURTOSIS
Z NUMBER OF SAMPLES IN COMPOSITE
EXCEEDS ESTABLISHED LIMIT
'/. PRECISION
* ACCURACY
B NONE OF THE ABOVE
D INDICATES REPLICATE SAMPLE
THIS FIELD IS USED ONLY WITH QUALIFIED COMPOSITES,
AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MUST BE ENTERED FOR THIS TYPE
OF SAMPLE FOLLOWED BY A COMMA:
TYPE OF COMPOSITE
S SPACE
T TIME
B BOTH
F FLOW PROPORTIONAL COMPOSITE
1-9 REPLICATE NUMBER
THIS FIELD IS IGNORED EXCEPT WITH QUALIFIED COM-
POSITES. FOR THEM, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS CODED
FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
SAMPLING METHOD
C SAMPLES COLLECTED CONTINUOUSLY
6 GRAB SAMPLES, NUMBER COMPRISING
SAMPLE NOT REPORTED
GNXX GRAB SAMPLES WITH XX INDICATING
THE NUMBER OF SAMPLES
B NONE OF THE ABOVE. USED
WITH REPLICATE SAMPLES
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9 ALL TYPES OF SAMPLES USE THIS FIELD, AND IT IS USED TO PAGE NO. C-14
SPECIFY THE PARAMETER FOR WHICH A TRANSACTION IS TO BE 88/09/27
PERFORMED. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS ENTERED:
** PXXXXX, NEXT VALUE IS TO BE STORED FOR
PARAMETER XXXXX
** PCXXXXX, CHANGE THE EXISTING VALUE FOR
PARAMETER XXXXX TO THE VALUE
IN THE NEXT FIELD FOR THE SAMPLE
THAT HAS THE DATE, TIME, AND DEPTH
INDICATED IN THE PREVIOUS SAMPLE
KEY FIELDS
** PDXXXXX, DELETE THE VALUE STORED FOR PARA-
METER XXXXX FOR THE DATE, TIME, AND
DEPTH INDICATED IN THE PREVIOUS
SAMPLE KEY FIELDS
DEL, DELETE THE ENTIRE SAMPLE WITH THE
DATE, TIME, AND DEPTH INDICATED IN
THE PREVIOUS SAMPLE KEY FIELDS
10 FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE CODES EXCEPT PDXXXXX AND DEL, THE
VALUE TO BE ADDED OR THE NEW VALUE FOR A CHANGE IS ENTERED
FOLLOWED BY A COMMA.
FIELDS 9 AND 10 ARE REPEATED UNTIL ALL OF THE INFORMATION FOR THE SAMPLE IS
ENTERED. PDXXXXX IS NEVER FOLLOWED BY A VALUE, AND DEL IS USED ONLY ONCE
PER SAMPLE HITH NO OTHER INFORMATION INDICATED. TO CONTINUE A "SC" CARD, A
COMMA IS PLACED AT THE END OF THE LINE, AND PARAMETER CODES AND VALUES ARE
ENTERED ON THE NEXT LINE STARTING IN COLUMN 1. ONE "SC" CARD AND ITS CON-
TINUATION CARDS MAY CONTAIN UP TO 500 COMMAS WHICH MEANS THAT DATA FOR 246
TO 2<+8 PARAMETERS MAY BE ENTERED ON ONE "SC" CARD AND ITS CONTINUATION CARDS.
WHEN USING THE ?04 TYPE OF STORAGE, DATA MAY BE ADDED, DELETED, AND CHANGED
MITKIN ONE "SC" CARD DEPENDING UPON THE CODES IN FIELD 9 (P, PC, PD, DEL).
AS MANY "SC" CARDS ARE USED AS THERE ARE SAMPLES TO BE STORED. REMARK
CODES ARE ENTERED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VALUE FOR A PARAMETER. WITH THE
?04 STORAGE FORMAT, LEADING ZEROS ARE NOT NEEDED FOR THE PARAMETER CODES.
** "XXXXX" MAY BE REPLACED WITH THE SPECIAL CODE "AQ" WHICH MEANS
THAT AN AQUIFER CODE IS TO BE STORED. IT ALLOWS THE GEOLOGIC
AGE (PARAMETER 8400C) AND THE AQUIFER CODE (PARAMETER 81001) TO
BE CONCATENATED AS ONE VALUE FOLLOWING THE "PAG|", E.G.,
PAQ,210MNCS,.
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THE FIXFORM (?01) METHOD Or STORING DATA CAN BE USED TO STORE ALL TYPES OF PAGE NO. C-15
DATA INCLUDING QUALIFIED COMPOSITE DATA. IT CAN ALSO BE USED TO CHANGE 68/09/27
AND DELETE EXISTING DATA. IT UTILIZES A FIXED FORMAT CARD (ITEMS MUST BE
ENTERED IN SPECIFIC COLUMNS). THEREFORE, IT LENDS ITSELF READILY TO DATA
TO BE ENTERED VIA CARDS. IT ALSO IS A USEFUL FORMAT WHEN CONVERTING DATA
FROM AN EXISTING SYSTEM BY A CONVERSION PROGRAM. IT IS CUMBERSOME TO USE
WITH LOW-SPEED TERMINALS. THE CARDS NECESSARY TO EFFECT THIS TYPE OF STORAGE
ARE A STANDARD AGENCY CARD, A STATION CARD, AND DATA ("6") CARDS. THE CARD
FORMAT FOR THE STORAGE OF GRAB SAMPLES AND UNQUALIFIED COMPOSITES IS SHOWN ON
PAGES WQ-DE/4-43 THROUGH WQ-DE/4-51 OF THE STOSET MANUAL. THE CARD LAYOUT
FOR QUALIFIED COMPOSITES IS ON PAGES WQ-DE/4-52 THROUGH WQ-DE/4-53.
7START
701
AGENCY CARD
STATION CARD
DATA CARDS ("6" IN COLUMN 80)
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7START
??1
1ITRAIN CHOOCHOOHORACE HAWGKNUCKLES 703 883 8861 F A
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7412191800 00300930011 00010112012 31505900014 00620200000 00650400001K 6
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I ME ABOVE DECK DEMONSTRATES THE FORMAT FOR THE TYPES OF SAMPLES WHICH MAY BE
STORED WITH THE ?CJ. TYPE OF STORAGE PROCEDURE. THE FIRST LINE AFTER THE
STATION CARD IS A SII1PLE GRAB. THE NEXT LINE IS A GRAB SAMPLE WITH A TIME.
THE THIRD LINE DEMONSTRATES THE FORMAT FOR STORING A GRAB SAMPLE WITH A DEPTH.
THE FOURTH LINE SHOWS THE REQUIRED ITEMS TO STORE AN UNQUALIFIED COMPOSITE
(BEGINNING DATE AMD ENDING DATE ONLY), AND THE LAST TWO LINES SHOW THE CODING
FOR A QUALIFIED COMPOSITE (BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES AND TIMES ALONG WITH THE
TYPE OF COMPOSITE, TYPE Or VALUE, AND SAMPLING METHOD). NOTE THAT THE
QUALIFIED COMPOSITE REQUIRED AN EXTRA CARD TO STORE THE SAME AMOUNT OF
DATA BECAUSE THE FIRST PARAMETER CODE FIELD WAS USED TO STORE THE BEGINNING
DATE AND TIME. THE FOLLOWING IS A MORE COMPLETE EXPLANATION OF THE VARIOUS
FIELDS ON THE 6 CARDS:
PAGE NO. C-16
88/09/37
COLUMNS
1-3
4-6
7-12
13-18
19-23
31-35
<+3-47
55-59
67-71
3S-39
<+3-51
60-63
72-75
CONTENTS
SORT NUMBER WHICH IS NOT REQUIRED NOR IS IT
STORED.
DEPTH OF THE SAMPLE WHEN PRESENT.
FOR A SIMPLE GRAB SAMPLE, THE YEAR, MONTH, AND DAY
THE SAMPLE WAS TAKEN IS ENTERED. FOR AN UNQUALIFIED
COMPOSITE, THE BEGINNING DATE IS ENTERED. FOR A
QUALIFIED COMPOSITE, THE ENDING DATE IS ENTERED.
FOR A SIMPLE GRAB, COLUMNS 13-16 WILL CONTAIN
THE TIME OF THE SAMPLE IF PRESENT. FOR A SIMPLE
COMPOSITE, THE ENDING DATE IS ENTERED IN COLUMNS
13-18, AND FOR A QUALIFIED COMPOSITE, THE
ENDING TIME IS ENTERED IN COLUMNS 13-16. FOR A
QUALIFIED COMPOSITE, COLUMN 17 CONTAINS THE
TYPE OF COMPOSITE (SPACE = S, TIME - T, OR BOTH -
B), AND COLUMN 18 CONTAINS THE TYPE OF VALUE BEING
ENTERED (AVERAGE = A, MAXIMUM ~ H, ETC. SEE THE
PREVIOUS TABLE FOR ALL OF THE VALUE TYPES).
FOR ALL TYPES OF SAMPLES EXCEPT QUALIFIED COM-
POSITES, THESE FIELDS CONTAIN THE PARAMETER CODES BEING
STORED FOR THE SAMPLE. EACH "6" CARD FOR SIMPLE
SAMPLES CAN CONTAIN UP TO 5 PARAMETER CODES AND
THEIR VALUES.
FOR ALL TYPES OF SAMPLES EXCEPT QUALIFIED COM-
POSITES, THE VALUE FOR THE POLLUTANT IS ENTERED IN
THESE FIELDS WITH THE DECIMAL POINT ASSUMED TO BE IN
FRONT OF THE NUMBER. THE EXPONENT MOVERS DETERMINE
THE FINAL LOCATION OF THE DECIMAL POINT.
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28,40 FOR ALL TYPES OF SAMPLES EXCEPT QUALIFIED COI1- PAGE NO. C-17
52,6* POSITES, THESE COLUMNS CONTAIN THE DIRECTION THAT 88/09/27
76 THE DECIMAL POINT IS TO BE MOVED. A "1" INDICATES
THAT THE DECIMAL POINT IS TO BE MOVED TO THE RIGHT,
AND A "0" MEANS THAT IT IS TO BE MOVED TO THE LEFT.
BEFORE IT IS MOVED, THE DECIMAL POINT IS ASSUMED TO
BE IN FRONT OF THE NUMBER.
29,41 FOR ALL TYPES OF SAMPLES EXCEPT QUALIFIED COM-
53,65 POSITES, THESE COLUMNS CONTAIN THE NUMBER OF PLACES
77 THAT THE DECIMAL POINT IS TO BE MOVED, AND ALONG
WITH THE NUMBER IN THE PREVIOUS FIELD, THIS DETER-
MINES THE ACTUAL VALUE BEING STORED.
30,42, EXCEPT FOR QUALIFIED COMPOSITES, THESE COLUMNS
54,66, CONTAIN THE REMARK CODES, IF NEEDED, FOR THE VALUE.
78
79 IF A DEPTH IS BEING STORED, THIS COLUMN CONTAINS
THE TYPE OF DEPTH BEING STORED FOR THE SAMPLE.
THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE VALUES AND THEIR MEANINGS:
80 A "6" IS ENTERED INDICATING THAT THIS IS A SIX
CARD.
FOR ?01 TYPE OF STORAGE, THE FOLLOWING ARE THE CODES THAT ARE
ENTERED IN COLUMN 79 OF THE 6 CARD:
CODE SAMPLE TYPE
BLANK WATER
1 BOTTOM
2 VERTICALLY INTEGRATED
3 PORE
4 DREDGE
5 CORE
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FOR QUALIFIED C0;;?03rn-: SAMPLES, THE PARAMETER, VALUE, AND EXPONENT FIELDS FOR PAGE NO. C-18
THE FIRST PARANrfER li/WE A DIFFERENT MEANING. THE REMAINING FIELDS ARE THE SAME. 88/09/27
SINCE TI-1H FIRST PARAMETER FIELD IS BEING USED FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES, ONLY
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CHANSE LOS
MINOR CHANSE HADE TO THE FOLLOWING PAGES ON SEPT. 6, 1985 BY LOUIS HOELMAN:
3, S, 9, IS, ZZ, ?.;'., 42, 51, 52, 53
ADDED HUC AMD REACH TO STATION CHANGE PROCEDURES AND STORAGE PROBLEM 9/6/85 BY HOELMAN:
25, 27
ADDED ?00 DATA STORAGE TO FOLLOWING PAGES BY HOELMAN ON 9/6/85:
41, 43.U THROUGH 43.22, 61, 61.11, 62, 62.11, 62.12
SPELLING ERROR CORRECTED ON PAGE 43.11 BY LOUIS HOELMAN ON 87/07/08
CHANGED STATION AND DATA STORAGE TSO PROCEDURES TO REFLECT NEW OUTPUT
FROM STORAGE JOB ANO USING ?00 FOR DATA STORAGE BY HOELMAN ON 87/07/08.
PAE-tS AFFECTED: 32, 32.1, 65, 66, 67, 67.1, 68. ALSO MINOR CHANGES
MEFIC MADE TO PAGES 43, 43.13, 43.18
MINOi? CHANGES MADE TO PAGES 41, 51, AND 58 BY LOUIS HOELMAN ON 85/12/16.
MINOR AND COSMETIC CHANGES MADE TO PAGES 1, 2, 7, 21, 24,24,26, 32, 40,
'f3.'3, 43.10, 43.16, 43.10, 43.21, 43.22, 44, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 57,
JO, 59, 61, 61.11, 62, 62.11, 62.12, 63, 67,
ADDED THAT THE HYDRLOGIC CODE IS REQUIRED FOR STATION STORAGE PAGES 6, 18, 30.
ALL OF THIS ON 87/07/03 BY LOUIS HOELMAN.
DATA SLT NAME CORRECTED ON PAGE 32 ON APR. 7, 1986.
MIKCI3 CHANGES MADE TO THE FOLLOWING PAGES BY LOUIS HOELMAN: 7,8,21,24,25,26,
30,21,32.1,33,34,35,43.13,43.17,43.18,43.19,44,47,52,56,57,60,61,61.11,62,62.11,
62.12,63,65,66,67.LAND 68.
NEW XEASYSTCR PROCEDURES ENTERED, MOVED ?01, ?02, ?03, AND ?04 TO APPENDIX. MOVED
RMI TO APPENDIX. ADDED THE "B" ANO "E" STATION STORAGE CARDS PUT IN "FORMAT=ETC.,"
AND RENUMiiERtD ALL OF T!IE PAGES ON JULY 8, 1987.
BASI.'J IS NO LONGER REQUIRED. SHOWED THE NEW AT AND DT CONTROL COD ES ON THE A CARD
MINOR SPELLING CORRECTIONS ON MARCH 25, 1988.
NEW STATION STORAGE FORMAT DOCUMENTED AND ?01 MOVED TO APPENDIX
NE!,' STATION TYPES ADDED AND PAGES RENUMBERED. Sept. 27, 1988
THIS DATA SET MAS LAST UPDATED MAR 13, 1989 AND MOVED ON-LINE MAR 13, 1989.
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