EPA/OW Industrial Facilities Discharge Database for CONUS
Metadata:
Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Office of Water/OST
Publication_Date: 19980801
Title: EPA/OW Industrial Facilities Discharge Database for CONUS
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Online_Linkage:
For BASINS model and data <http://www.epa.gov/ost/basins> <http://www.epa.gov/ost/basins>
For STORET system and data <http://www.epa.gov/owow/storet> <http://www.epa.gov/owow/STORET>
Description:
Abstract:
This data set provides a locational point file in ARCVIEW Shapefile format of selected Industrial Facilities Discharge Sites. These sites are industrial or municipal point sources discharging to surface waters.
The facilities are extracted from the U.S. EPA's Industrial Facilities Discharge (IFD) database which is contributed to by a number of organizations including federal, state, and interstate agencies.
Purpose:
The Industrial Facilities Discharge File is an automated database of industrial point source dischargers to surface waters in the United States. The IFD was created specifically to provide the Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds with a comprehensive database of industrial point source dischargers.
Supplemental_Information:
History of the Industrial Facilities Discharge (IFD) Database The IFD was designed and implemented in late 1970s under a contract for the specific purpose of providing the Monitoring and Data Support Division (MDSD) of the Office of Water Regulations and Standards with a comprehensive database of industrial point source dischargers to surface water in the United States.
The major components of the IFD are the Permit Compliance System (PCS), the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), the Construction Grants Needs Survey, the Publicly Owned Treatment Works Study, the regulations and standards from EPA/OW Effluent Guidelines Division, EPA's Duluth Laboratory's Complex Effluent Toxicity Information System (CETIS) database, the Organic Chemical Producer's (OCP) database, EPA Enforcement Form 2C data in STORET, the Hazardous
Waste National Priority List (NPL) sites, the Reach File, the In-House System (IHS) Stream Gage File, and input from EPA Region and State applications. General Information about each facility was first extracted from the PCS to form the building block upon which more information was added.
The IFD is organized as a hierarchial information system of three levels: facility, discharge pipe, and contributing indirect discharge. The facility level contains identification information and summarized discharge data. The discharge level includes the components of each individual discharge such as location of pipe, flow, and SIC code activity. Indirect discharge level includes data on industrial flow from industries that discharge to another facility such as a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW), rather than directly to surface water.
References_Cited: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1992). "Office of Water-Environmental and Program Information Systems Compendium", Office of Water, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1978
Ending_Date: 1994
Currentness_Reference: April 1997
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -167.00
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.00
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 50.00
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.50
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: IFD Database
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Conterminous United States of America (CONUS)
Place_Keyword: Alabama AL
Place_Keyword: Arizona AZ
Place_Keyword: Arkansas AR
Place_Keyword: California CA
Place_Keyword: Colorado CO
Place_Keyword: Connecticut CT
Place_Keyword: Delaware DE
Place_Keyword: District of Columbia DC
Place_Keyword: Florida FL
Place_Keyword: Georgia GA
Place_Keyword: Idaho ID
Place_Keyword: Illinois IL
Place_Keyword: Indiana IN
Place_Keyword: Iowa IA
Place_Keyword: Kansas KS
Place_Keyword: Kentucky KY
Place_Keyword: Louisiana LA
Place_Keyword: Maine ME
Place_Keyword: Maryland MD
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts MA
Place_Keyword: Michigan MI
Place_Keyword: Minnesota MN
Place_Keyword: Mississippi MS
Place_Keyword: Missouri MO
Place_Keyword: Montana MT
Place_Keyword: Nebraska NE
Place_Keyword: Nevada NV
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire NH
Place_Keyword: New Jersey NJ
Place_Keyword: New Mexico NM
Place_Keyword: New York NY
Place_Keyword: North Carolina NC
Place_Keyword: North Dakota ND
Place_Keyword: Ohio OH
Place_Keyword: Oklahoma OK
Place_Keyword: Oregon OR
Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania PA
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island RI
Place_Keyword: South Carolina SC
Place_Keyword: South Dakota SD
Place_Keyword: Tennessee TN
Place_Keyword: Texas TX
Place_Keyword: Utah UT
Place_Keyword: Vermont VT
Place_Keyword: Virginia VA
Place_Keyword: Washington WA
Place_Keyword: West Virginia WV
Place_Keyword: Wisconsin WI
Place_Keyword: Wyoming WY
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None



Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: unknown
Completeness_Report: unknown
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
IFD data were retrieved from the IFD file. FIPS codes were filled in from other fields when possible. The resulting ASCII file was converted into an ARC/INFO coverage in national Albers projection for the United States. The coverage was then overlaid with county coverages to assign accuracy codes based on the state-county FIPS codes.
Process_Date: 19960000
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
An accuracy code was assigned to each record. This code indicates if the coordinates are within the correct county. Sites with codes 4 or 9 (outside correct state) were visually inspected to determine if they were on the border of the county within which they were associated. The facilities found to be on the border were given an accuracy code of 4.
Process_Date: 19960000
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
For distribution with BASINS v2.0, ARCVIEW shapefiles which included the spatial extent of each of the ten U.S. EPA Regions, plus the 8-digit hydrologic units that crossed region boundaries were prepared to indicate the geographic locations of the monitoring stations within the region.
Process_Date: 19980126



Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:



Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001
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
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257



Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: IFD.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition: Industrial Facilities Discharge Sites point attribute table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: Degenerate area of point
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned value
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating Value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition: Degenerate perimeter of point
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating Value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Tmp_b_
Attribute_Definition: ArcView internal field
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Integer value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Tmp_b_id
Attribute_Definition: ArcView internal field
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Integer value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ifd_
Attribute_Definition: ArcView internal field
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Integer value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ifd_id
Attribute_Definition: facility ID value
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Integer value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Npd
Attribute_Definition: NPDES number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Nam
Attribute_Definition: Indicates the name of the facility
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 60
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Adr
Attribute_Definition: The address of the facility.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 25
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Cty
Attribute_Definition:
The name of the city in which the facility is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sta
Attribute_Definition:
The abbreviation of the state in which the facility is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Zip
Attribute_Definition:
Indicates the zip code in which the facility is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Lat
Attribute_Definition: The facility latitude in decimal degrees.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
EPA Locational Reference Tables
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Long
Attribute_Definition: The facility longitude in decimal degrees.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
EPA Locational Reference Tables
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Stcofips
Attribute_Definition: Indicates the state and county Fips code.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
EPA Locational Reference Tables
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ndc
Attribute_Definition:
Indicates the number of discharges from the facility.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Integer value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Frw
Attribute_Definition: Indicates the receiving water name.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 30
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Fcu
Attribute_Definition: Indicates the facility cataloging unit code.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
EPA Locational Reference Tables
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Fsg
Attribute_Definition: Indicates the facility reach file segment number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Fhf
Attribute_Definition:
Facility hit flag to indicate if facility discharges to a reach.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ffl
Attribute_Definition:
Indicates the discharge flow in thousands of gallons per day.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Fs1
Attribute_Definition: Indicates the facility SIC from PCS.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Fs2
Attribute_Definition: SIC code 2
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Fs3
Attribute_Definition: SIC code 3
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Fs4
Attribute_Definition: SIC code 4
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Fs5
Attribute_Definition: SIC code 5
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Major
Attribute_Definition: Major/minor flag (from PCS).
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Miles
Attribute_Definition: Indicates the facility reach file mile point.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Xegs
Attribute_Definition: Effluent guidelines subcategory index.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: E308sn
Attribute_Definition: Effluent guidelines survey number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Egf
Attribute_Definition:
Effluent guidelines flow in thousands of gallons per day.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 15
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Egs
Attribute_Definition: Effluent guidelines subcategory code.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Accuracy
Attribute_Definition: Accuracy code for facility latitude and longitude.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Integer value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Flow
Attribute_Definition: Discharge flow in thousands of gallons per day.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Cu
Attribute_Definition: indicates the cataloging unit code.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Cuseg
Attribute_Definition: Reach file v1 cataloging unit number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USEPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Breach
Attribute_Definition: BASINS assigned reach file v1 reach number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Bfips
Attribute_Definition: Basins assigned state and county Fips code.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Industrial Facilities Discharge Database
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned



Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/OST Basins
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 401 M Street, SW Mail Stop 4305
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20460
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (202) 260-7301
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (202) 260-9830
Hours_of_Service: 9-3 EST
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system under contract to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), no warranty expressed or implied is made by the USEPA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USEPA will warrant the delivery of this product in computer-readable format.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name:
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcView Shapefile
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.epa.gov/OST/BASINS> <http://www.epa.gov/OST/BASINS>
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Fees: None
Ordering_Instructions:
When requesting data by phone or mail, please inquire about spatial data sets that work with Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources (BASINS). The BASINS web page has instructions for downloading datasets. It also has a link to The National Center for Environmental Publications and Information (NCEPI), from which BASINS CD-ROMs may be ordered. Each CD-ROM contains the BASINS v2.0 Application and this data set along with others covering the spatial extent of an EPA Region.



Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 19980401
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/OST/SASD Basins
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 401 M Street, SW Mailstop 4305
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20460
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-260-7301
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608


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