OCEAN DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL SITES (ODMDS) IN FLORIDA - 2018

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Publication_Date: 20180802
Title:
OCEAN DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL SITES (ODMDS) IN FLORIDA - 2018
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Atlanta, GA
Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Other_Citation_Details:
State of Florida
Online_Linkage: https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset represents Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites (ODMDS) designated by the EPA for dredged material disposal under section 102 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA). 

In the United States, uncontaminated dredged material is the primary material disposed into the ocean today. Dredged material is sediment excavated or otherwise removed from the bottoms of the navigable waters of the United States to maintain navigation channels and docks. 

In October 1972, Congress enacted the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA), sometimes referred to as the Ocean Dumping Act, declaring that it is the policy of the United States to regulate the dumping of all materials which would adversely affect human health, welfare or amenities, or the marine environment, ecological systems or economic potentialities.

EPA is responsible for designating and managing ocean dumping sites under the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA). For further information, visit: https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/ocean-disposal-sites. 

This is an update to the FGDL layer EPADRDG_SEP12.shp
Purpose:
This dataset represents locations of ocean disposal sites designated under the MPRSA.
Supplemental_Information:
Ocean Disposal Sites:
EPA is responsible for designating and managing ocean dumping sites under the
Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA). All but one of the
currently designated ocean sites are for disposal of dredged material permitted or
authorized under the MPRSA. Many of these ocean disposal sites are located
offshore of major ports and harbors nationwide. Designated ocean disposal sites are
selected to minimize the risk of potentially adverse impacts of the disposed material
on human health and the marine environment.

As of March 2018, EPA s Ocean Dumping Program manages 99 designated ocean
disposal sites. The number of ocean disposal sites may vary slightly from year to
year as EPA designates a new site or cancels (or de-designates) a site that is no
longer needed. 


Ocean Disposal Site Management and Monitoring Plans:
All designated sites are required to have a site management and monitoring plan
(SMMP). For dredged material, USACE is responsible for developing, and providing
an opportunity for public comment on, an SMMP for each ocean dredged material
disposal site. Each SMMP includes the following, but may not be limited to:
- a baseline assessment of site conditions;
- a program for monitoring the site;
- special management conditions or practices to be implemented at each site that 
  are necessary for protection of the environment;
- consideration of the quantity of disposed materials, and the presence, nature and
  bioavailability of the contaminants in the material; 
- consideration of the anticipated long term use of the site; and 
- a schedule for review and revision of the SMMP.

Management of ocean disposal sites ensures that disposal activities will not
unreasonably degrade or endanger human health, welfare, the marine environment
or economic potentialities. Management of the ocean disposal sites involves:
- regulating the times, quantity and physical/chemical characteristics of disposed
  material;
- establishing disposal controls, conditions and requirements to avoid and minimize
  potential impacts to the marine environment; and
- monitoring the site and surrounding environment to verify that unanticipated or
  significant adverse effects are not occurring from past or continued use of the
  ocean disposal site and that terms of the MPRSA permit are met.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20180802
Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.429040
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.872251
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.983191
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.492815
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE
Theme_Keyword: Dredge
Theme_Keyword: Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites
Theme_Keyword: ODMDS
Theme_Keyword: Disposal Sites
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: health
Place:
Place_Keyword: Florida
Access_Constraints: NONE
Use_Constraints:
NONE
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, R4
Contact_Person: Gary Collins
Contact_Position: Ocean Dumping Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
61 Forsyth Street, SW
City: Atlanta
State_or_Province: GA
Postal_Code: 30303
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (404) 562-9395
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: collins.garyw@epa.gov
Contact Instructions:
https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/forms/regional-contacts-ocean-dumping-management-program#primary
Data_Set_Credit:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ocean Dumping Management Program
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Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Other_Citation_Details:
Ocean Dumping: https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping Ocean Disposal of Dredged Material: https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/ocean-disposal-dredged-material Ocean Disposal Map: https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/ocean-disposal-map
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity
of the original data layer's topology
Completeness_Report:
This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our
knowledge.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy
has not been verified by GeoPlan
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy
has not been verified by GeoPlan
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: Unknown
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
USEPA
Source_Contribution:
Spatial and Attribute Information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The GeoPlan Center downloaded the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal 
Sites dataset from the Ocean Disposal Map on August 10th, 2018 from
https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/ocean-disposal-map. A selection of 
all 10 sites located off the coast of Florida was created on the webmap 
and then downloaded as a geojson layer. The original data was named 
feature.geojson. The layer was exported to shapefile and renamed
epadedg_aug18. When downloaded, the data was in the WGS84 
coordinate system and was later reprojected to FGDL Albers.

The following fields were removed from the table:
GlobalID
Shape_Leng
Shape_Area
Shape_Length
Shape_Area2
Shape_Length_2 

The following fields were added to the table:
DESCRIPT field based on NAME
FGDLAQDATE based on date received from source.

All records in the attribute table were upcased.
The layer was renamed epadrdg_aug18 

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Please Note:
In the previous layer, epadrdg_sep12, the Pensacola Nearshore Site was 
not included in the dataset received by GeoPlan based on the following 
information: "The Pensacola Nearshore Site has never been used and there 
is no foreseeable use of the site in the future. The EPA is planning on de-
designating it. Which is why the polygon has not been included in this layer." 
Christopher J. McArthur, P.E. (20120910).

With this update, epadrdg_aug18, the Pensacola Nearshore Site was included 
in the download, however the site is still planned for de-designation sometime 
in the future based on information provided by Gary Collins, Ocean Dumping
Coordinator, R4 (20180816).
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
GeoPlan
Process_Date: 20180810
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Server=wopr.fla-etat.org; Service=5151; User=etat; Version=SDE.DEFAULT
Process_Date: 20180906
Process_Time: 16481900
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 10
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 24.000000
Standard_Parallel: 31.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.000000
False_Easting: 400000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.002048
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.002048
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: EPADRDG_AUG18
Entity_Type_Definition:
EPADRDG_AUG18.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
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: REGION
Attribute_Definition:
[EPA_REGION] The EPA Region in which the site is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SITE_NAM
Attribute_Definition:
[SITE_NAME] Name of site.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA_SQ_
Attribute_Definition:
[AREA_SQUARE_NAUTICAL_MILES] The area in square nautical miles of the disposal site.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AVERAGE_
Attribute_Definition:
[AVERAGE_DEPTH_FT] The average depth in feet of the site.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATE_DES
Attribute_Definition:
[DATE_DESIGNATED] The date that the site was designated (these designations can be found in the Federal Register).
Attribute_Definition_Source:
USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESIGNAT
Attribute_Definition:
[DESIGNATED_USE] The designated use of the site.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
USEPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NOTES
Attribute_Definition:
Not defined by source.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CALCULAT
Attribute_Definition:
Not defined by source.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition:
GeoPlan added field based on SITE_NAM.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FGDLAQDATE
Attribute_Definition:
The date GeoPlan acquired the data from the Source.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AUTOID
Attribute_Definition:
Unique ID added by GeoPlan
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute_Definition:
Area in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute_Definition:
Perimeter in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
431 Architecture PO Box 115706
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State_or_Province: Florida
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20180906
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, R4
Contact_Person: Gary Collins
Contact_Position: Ocean Dumping Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
61 Forsyth Street, SW
City: Atlanta
State_or_Province: GA
Postal_Code: 30303
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (404) 562-9395
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: collins.garyw@epa.gov
Contact Instructions:
https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/forms/regional-contacts-ocean-dumping-management-program#primary
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