Vulnerable EPA hazardous sites, 2100

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Matthew Heberger
Publication_Date: 2009
Title: Vulnerable EPA hazardous sites, 2100
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://www.pacinst.org/reports/sea_level_rise>
Publication_Information:
Publisher: The Pacific Institute
Publication_Place: Oakland, CA
Series_Information:
Series_Name: The Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the California Coast
Originator: Pablo Herrera
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Matthew Heberger
Originator: Heather Cooley
Originator: Peter Gleick
Originator: Pablo Herrera
Publication_Date: 2009
Title: The Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the California Coast
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Oakland CA
Publisher: Pacific Institute
Online_Linkage: <http://www.pacinst.org/reports/sea_level_rise>
Description:
Abstract:
This file includes facilities in California clipped from the EPA data set, and reports results from a spatial analysis of which facilities are located within the areas that would be inundated by a 100 year flood following a 1.4 meter sea level rise. Metadata for the EPA listed sites is included in this metadata.
To improve public health and the environment, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) collects information about facilities, sites, or places subject to environmental regulation or of environmental interest. Through the Geospatial Data Download Service, the public is now able to download the EPA Geodata shapefile containing facility and site information from EPA's national program systems. The file is Internet accessible from the Envirofacts Web site (<http://www.epa.gov/enviro>). The data may be used with geospatial mapping applications. (Note: The shapefile omits facilities without latitude/longitude coordinates.) The EPA Geospatial Data contains the name, location (latitude/longitude), and EPA program information about specific facilities and sites. In addition, the file contains a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), which allows mapping applications to present an option to users to access additional EPA data resources on a specific facility or site.
Purpose:
This dataset shows the locations of EPA listed sites that are vulnerable to a 100-year coastal flood with a 1.4 meter sea-level rise.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 11/04/2008
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.259739
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -117.111980
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.753659
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.670771
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: FRS
Theme_Keyword: Sea level rise
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Environmental Protection Agency
Theme_Keyword: EPA
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Compensation and Liability Information System
Theme_Keyword: CERCLIS
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Environmental Performance Track
Theme_Keyword: NEPT
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Theme_Keyword: NPDES
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Permit Compliance System
Theme_Keyword: PCS
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information System
Theme_Keyword: RCRAInfo
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Superfund National Priority List
Theme_Keyword: Superfund NPL
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Toxic Release Inventory
Theme_Keyword: TRI
Place:
Place_Keyword: California
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword: Surface
Access_Constraints:
This shapefile is provided for public use by The Pacific Institute. The original EPA shapefile is provided for public use from the EPA under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Use_Constraints:
This shapefile is provided for public use by The Pacific Institute. The original EPA shapefile is provided for public use from the EPA under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Data_Set_Credit:
The EPA Geospatial data set was generated from the following national environmental programs: Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) from the Compensation, and Liability Information System [CERCLIS] Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) - Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDF) [RCRAINFO], Large Quantity Generators (RCRA LQG) Air Facility System (AFS) Major dischargers of air pollutants Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program for 2004 and 2005 TRI Reporters [TRIS] National Environmental Performance Track (NEPT) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Majors from the Permit Compliance System [PCS]
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
Security_Information:
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: The Pacific Institute
Contact_Person: Matthew Heberger
Contact_Address:
Address: 654 13th Street
City: Oakland
State_or_Province: California
Postal_Code: 94612
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 510 251 1600
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@pacinst.org
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The data concern the location of facilities and sites that are regulated by, or of interest to, the EPA in conducting its regulatory mission. The information on the facilities and sites, including the locations, has been gathered from a number of sources. While EPA subjects the data to Quality Assurance (QA) procedures, the Agency cannot vouch for the reliability of all the data. Users of the data (or any portion thereof) may wish to verify its accuracy before use.
Completeness_Report:
This shapefile omits facilities without latitude/longitude coordinates. The Locational Reference Tables (LRT) from which the data are extracted contain 90% of the known universe of active records but does not contain exact point data for the remaining 10% of facilities.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Positional accuracy for the data set varies for individual features based on collection method and source scale. Actual horizontal positional accuracy for the data set is unknown.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Actual vertical positional accuracy for the data set is unknown.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title: AIRS/AFS Majors
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: November 2008
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Aerometric Information Retrieval System Facility Subsystem
Source_Contribution:
A Clean Air Act stationary source major discharger of air pollutants according to the Alabama power decision's definition of a major source or the 1993 EPA compliance monitoring branch classification guidance. A facility is classified as a major discharger if: (a) actual or potential emissions are above the applicable major source thresholds; or (b) actual or potential controlled emissions > 100 tons/year as per Alabama power decision; or (c) unregulated pollutant actual or potential controlled emissions > 100 tons/year as per Alabama power decision.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title: NEPT
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: November 2008
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: National Environmental Performance Track
Source_Contribution:
National Environmental Performance Track is a partnership that recognizes top environmental performance among participating U.S. facilities of all types, sizes, and complexity, public and private. Program partners are providing leadership in many areas, including some that are not currently regulated, such as energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and water consumption.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title: NPDES
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: November 2008
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Majors from the Permit Compliance System
Source_Contribution:
Water pollution degrades surface waters making them unsafe for drinking, fishing, swimming, and other activities. As authorized by the Clean Water Act, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into waters of the United States. Only major NPDES interests maintained in the Permit Compliance System (PCS) are provided in the file.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title: RCRA TSD
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: November 2008
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities
Source_Contribution:
Through the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Congress directed EPA to create regulations to manage hazardous waste from 'the cradle to the grave.' Under this mandate, EPA developed strict requirements for all aspects of hazardous waste management including the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. This data source includes RCRA TSD regulated by EPA and by States along with Corrective Action Facilities.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title: RCRA LQG
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: November 2008
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - Large Quantity Generators
Source_Contribution:
Large quantity generators of hazardous waste. LQG met or exceed any one of the following Federal criteria: (a) 1,000 kg or more of hazardous waste during any calendar month; or (b) more than 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste during any calendar month; or (c) more than 100 kg of any residue or contaminated soil, waste or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill, into or on any land or water, of acutely hazardous waste during any calendar month; or (d) 1 kg or less of acutely hazardous waste during any calendar month, and accumulate more than 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste at any time; or (e) 100 kg or less of any residue or contaminated soil, waste or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill, into or on any land or water, of acutely hazardous waste during any calendar month, and accumulated more than 100 kg of that material at any time.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title: CERCLIS NPL
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: November 2008
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Superfund National Priorty List
Source_Contribution:
The Superfund Program, administered under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) is an EPA Program to locate, investigate, and clean up the worst hazardous waste sites throughout the United States. The NPL is the list of national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States and its territories. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title: TRI
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: November 2008
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Toxics Release Inventory Program
Source_Contribution:
The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a publicly available EPA database that contains information on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities reported annually by certain covered industry groups as well as federal facilities. TRI reporters for all reporting years are provided in the file.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Data records contained within are extracted from the EPA Locational Reference Tables (LRT), which are refreshed on a monthly basis. A shapefile is derived by executing a "Build Feature Class from X,Y Table" using the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcGIS Desktop, Release 9.3. Data records that do not contain positional information (latitude and longitude values) are removed from the processed shapefile as their locations will default to a 0,0 coordinate and plot along the equator. This would provide erroneous locational information.
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 332
Spatial_Reference_Information:
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Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: epa_listed
Entity_Type_Definition: A datatable listing of site information
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REG_ID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FAC_NAME
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LOC_ADD
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LOC_CITY
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LOC_STATE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LOC_ZIP
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HOR_DATUM
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COL_MTH
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REF_NAME
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FAC_URL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PCS1_NAME
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RCRA1_NAME
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TRIS1_NAME
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AFS1_NAME
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ACRES1_NAM
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 2000_inund
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 2100_inund
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Both_inund
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 2000_INUND
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: 2100_INUND
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BOTH_INUND
Overview_Description:
Distribution_Information:
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
The data are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please reference the Pacific Institute as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.
This information is being made available for informational purposes only. Users of this information agree by their use to hold blameless the State of California, and its respective officers, employees, agents, contractors, and subcontractors for any liability associated with its use in any form. This work shall not be used to assess actual coastal hazards, insurance requirements, or property values and specifically shall not be used in lieu of Flood Insurance Studies and Flood Insurance Rate Maps issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Environmental Protection Agency, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate data set limitations, restrictions or intended use. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.
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Technical_Prerequisites:
These data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing the data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20090226
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20120104
Metadata_Contact:
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Contact_Organization: Pacific Institute
Contact_Person: Matthew Heberger
Contact_Position: Research Associate/GIS Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
USEPA Headquarters 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. Mail Code: 2823T
City: Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20460
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (510) 251-1600
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (510) 251-2203
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mheberger@pacinst.org
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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