DCGIS_HazardousWastePt

Keywords
About: No Fly Zones, EPA, Air, environment, Hazardous, Toxic Release, Water Discharges, NGA, Envirofacts, Emissions, society, Waste, Toxic, Water
Taking place at: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, DC, DC GIS, DCGIS

Abstract

Hazardous Waste locations. The dataset contains locations and attributes of Hazardous Waste, created as part of the DC Geographic Information System (DC GIS) for the D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) and participating D.C. government agencies.

A database provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified Hazardous Waste locations. All DC GIS data is stored and exported in Maryland State Plane coordinates NAD 83 meters.

METADATA CONTENT IS IN PROCESS OF VALIDATION AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Purpose

This data is used for the planning and management of Washington, D.C. by local government agencies.

Use constraints

Acknowledgment of the DC Geographic Information Systems Program (DC GIS). The District of Columbia Government makes no claims as to the completeness, accuracy or content of any data contained hereon, and makes no representation of any kind, including, but not limited to, the warranty of the accuracy or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to the information or data furnished herein.

Point of contact

GIS Data Coordinator
in D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer

441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South
Washington DC, 20001, USA

fax: (202) 727-5660
hours: 8:30 am - 5 pm

Credits

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Envirofacts

Data accuracy

Accuracy
Data believed to be complete and accurate, subject to change.

Validated by source and/or responsible agency.

Completeness
Data believed to be complete and accurate, subject to change.

Validated by source and/or responsible agency.

Horizontal positional accuracy

Vertical positional accuracy
N/A

Lineage / Sources

• Envirofacts
  online, http://geodata.epa.gov
  Envirofacts
  by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), June 17th, 2002

Distribution

Contact OCTO

Distribution liability
Acknowledgment of the DC Geographic Information Systems Program (DC GIS). The District of Columbia Government makes no claims as to the completeness, accuracy or content of any data contained hereon, and makes no representation of any kind, including, but not limited to, the warranty of the accuracy or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to the information or data furnished herein.

Distributed by
GIS Data Coordinator
in D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer

441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South
Washington DC, 20001, USA

fax: (202) 727-5660
hours: 8:30 am - 5 pm

Entity

DCGIS_HazardousWastePt

Attributes

• ID_ / Envirofacts Development Team
  The identification number, including permit number, assigned by an information management system that represents a facility, waste site, operable unit, or other feature regulated or monitored by that program system.
• EPA_ID / ESRI
  Internal feature number.
• REG_ID / Envirofacts Development Team
  The number assigned by the Facility Linkage Application that is used to associate facility records from multiple environmental database systems that are known or believed to represent the same facility.
• OBJECTID_1 / ESRI
  Internal feature number.
• Shape / ESRI
  Feature geometry
• SHAPE / ESRI
  Feature geometry.
• PGM_SYS_AC / Envirofacts Development Team
  An abbreviated name that represents the name of an information management system for an environmental program.
• LDIP_CODE / Envirofacts Development Team
  A code that represents an information management system for an environmental program.
• FACILITY_N / Facility Identification Interim Data Standard Memorandum, February 1998, Data Element: Facility Name.
  Name of the facility or site
• Address
  
• FACILITY_U / Envirofacts Development Team
  EPA Facility Registry System Unique Identifiers
• LRT_LOC_RE / Envirofacts Development Team
  A sequential reference number assigned to a latitude and longitude coordinate pair.
• LATITUDE / Envirofacts Development Team
  The measure of the angular distance on a meridian north or south of the equator.
• LONGITUDE / Envirofacts Development Team
  The measure of the angular distance on a meridian east or west of the prime meridian.
• SOURCE_ACR / Envirofacts Development Team
  PGM_SYS_ACRNM value of the Program System record that contains "best" locational data for the shared REGISTRY_ID value. SOURCE_ACRNM values are null for rows that contain data that were not borrowed.
• SOURCE_ID / Envirofacts Development Team
  PGM_SYS_ID value of the Program System record that contains "best" locational data for the shared REGISTRY_ID value. SOURCE_ID values are null for rows that contain data that were not borrowed.
• MAP_SYMBOL / Envirofacts Development Team
  Code to symbolize Envirofacts facility points by environmental activity in mapping applications.
• DERIVED_FI / Envirofacts Development Team
  Five-character ID for State/County in which facility record is located, as derived by spatial overlay of facility locations in Envirofacts with County boundaries.
• DERIVED_CA / Envirofacts Development Team
  Five-character ID for State/County in which facility record is located, as derived by spatial overlay of facility locations in Envirofacts with County boundaries.
• DERIVED_PO / Envirofacts Development Team
  Five-character ID for State/County in which facility record is located, as derived by spatial overlay of facility locations in Envirofacts with County boundaries.
• MAD_ID / Envirofacts Development Team
  The requirement that all locational information in Envirofacts retain Method, Accuracy, and Description (MAD) codes. These codes, which conform to the Locational Data Standard, describe every aspect of the collection of that particular location
• BVFLAG / Envirofacts Development Team
  Indicator of most accurate location for an EPA facility as defined by FINDS
• ADDRESS
  

Metadata

Provided by
GIS Data Coordinator
in D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer

441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South
Washington DC, 20001, USA

fax: (202) 727-5660
hours: 8:30 am - 5 pm