FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2007

TITLE: US EPA RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) REGULATED FACILITIES

Geodataset Name:       EPARCRA_FEB08
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Multipoint
Feature Count:         33927
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This data set contains locations of and information on sites that are regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Hazardous waste information is contained in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo), a national program management and inventory system about hazardous waste handlers. In general, all generators, transporters, treaters, storers, and disposers of hazardous waste are required to provide information about their activities to state environmental agencies. These agencies, in turn pass on the information to regional and national EPA offices. This regulation is governed by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984. (Excerpted from http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/rcris/index.html) Additional Information is available at the EPA website http://geodata.epa.gov.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Various
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      200802
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: EPARCRA_FEB08.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
PGMS_ACRNM
20 String
LDIP_CODE
2 String
ID
30 String
FAC_NAME
200 String
FAC_UIN
12 String
LRTLOC_RID
8 Double
LATITUDE
8 Double
LONGITUDE
8 Double
SRCE_ACRNM
15 String
SRCE_ID
30 String
MAP_CODE
2 String
FIPS_CODE
5 String
CATUNIT
8 String
ZIPCODE
9 String
MAD_ID
4 Integer
BVFLAG
1 String
GID
4 Integer
REG_ID
12 String
NAME
90 String
CITY
30 String
ADDRESS
65 String
DESCRIPT
100 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
SHAPE
4 Geometry
AUTOID
4 Integer

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

PGMS_ACRNM Program System Acronym - An abbreviated name that represents the name of an information management system for an environmental program, original field name PGM_SYS_ACRNMAIRS/AFS = Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS) Facility Subsystem.

LDIP_CODE A code that represents an information management system for an environmental program, original field name LDIP_CODE.

ID 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, original field name PGM_SYS_ID.

FAC_NAME Name of the facility or site.

FAC_UIN Facility Linkage Application (FLA) Unique Identification Number, original field name FACILITY_UIN.

LRTLOC_RID A sequential reference number assigned to a latitude and longitude coordinate pair, original field name LRT_LOC_REF_ID.

LATITUDE Latitude of facility, site, or operable unit.

LONGITUDE Longitude of facility, site, or operable unit.

SRCE_ACRNM Source Acronym name for borrowed coordinate, original field name SOURCE_ACRNM.

SRCE_ID Source Identification number for borrowed coordinate, original field name SOURCE_ID.

MAP_CODE Code to symbolize Envirofacts facility points by environmental activity in mapping applications, original field name MAP_SYMBOL_CODE.

FIPS_CODE State/County FIPS code for facility location, original field name DERIVED_FIPS_CODE.

CATUNIT Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) for facility location, original field name DERIVED_CATUNIT.

ZIPCODE Zip code for facility location, original field name DERIVED_POSTAL_CODE.

MAD_ID Assigned sequential reference number.

BVFLAG Indicator of most accurate ("Best Value") location for an EPA facility as defined by FLA.

GID Undefined by source

REG_ID 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, original field name REG_ID.

NAME Name of the facility or site.

CITY City of the facility or site.

ADDRESS Address of the facility or site.

DESCRIPT GeoPlan added field based on FAC_NAME.

FGDLAQDATE The date GeoPlan acquired the data from the Source.

SHAPE Feature geometry.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

The attributes provided within this data set are derived from the USEPA's 
Envirofacts Data warehouse.  For additional background on the attributes listed 
within this service, please visit http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/ef_overview.html.

For additional background on the attributes listed within this service, 
please visit http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/ef_overview.html
USER NOTES:
Locations are tested and reported individually
Completeness of the data set varies for individual features.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
This is an EPA-Produced Data Set. This data set is one in a series of ArcIMS 
Image and Feature Services published by the USEPA.  Additional services can be 
found at the http://geodata.epa.gov website.

RCRA is used by EPA programs, regions,  states, and water programs for 
monitoring water quality. It is one of 20 critical EPA data sets that serve as a basis 
for supporting environmental analysis and decision making.

FRS uses a best-pick algorithm to provide horizontal positional information.  This 
assigns the latitude and longitude with the best accuracy value to each facility.  
Because information in FRS is collected across numerous states and programs, 
positional accuracy for the data set varies for each individual feature and is stored 
on a record-level basis. Overall horizontal positional accuracy for the entire data 
set fluctuates as new information is received and is not estimated for the entire 
data set within this record. For more information on accuracy of FRS locations, 
visit http://www.epa.gov/frs/index.htm.

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy
has not been verified by GeoPlan

None. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available 
information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data 
and metadata.  While EPA has used its best efforts to include complete and 
accurate information in this system, EPA cannot be held responsible for errors or 
omissions and is not liable for any direct, indirect or consequential damages 
resulting from using this information. Reliance on the information contained in this 
system by any party cannot be used as a defense in any administrative or judicial 
proceeding. In such proceedings, the specific language of the relevant regulation 
or statute is binding. Acknowledgement of the EPA would be appreciated.


THE DATA INCLUDED IN FGDL ARE 'AS IS' AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED
AS LEGALLY BINDING. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING,
MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING OR DISTRIBUTING THE MATERIALS.

A note about data scale: 

Scale is an important factor in data usage.  Certain scale datasets
are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling purposes.
Please be sure you are using the best available data. 

1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
county level.
1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such
as property parcel boundaries.
1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
multi-county or regional level.
1:125000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
regional or state level or larger.

Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be
considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data
before using it for projects or analysis. Every effort has been
made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional
information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact
section of this documentation. For more information regarding
scale and accuracy, see our webpage at:
http://geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html

REFERENCES:
EPA Website:
http://geodata.epa.gov
GIS Server PCS (PCS_FS)

EPA EZ Query Website:
http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/ez.html

Additional contact information is available at:
http://intranet.epa.gov/rtpgis.

For additional background on the attributes
listed within this service, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/ef_overview.html

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Metadata Developed and Updated
Process Date: 2006

Data for Service Updated Process Date: 20061206
On a monthly basis, the FRS_FACILITY_SITE_SDE sde layer is created from FRS_FACILITY_SITE table. The layer has QA/QC performed for county validation and a 100 km flag. After QA/QC is performed, information is made available to Envirofacts, where it is extracted and made available as a service on geodata.epa.gov. For more information about the data provided within the Envirofacts database, please visit http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/ef_overview.html Process Date: 2006
GeoPlan Center downloaded the spatial data (shapefile) from the following EPA Website: http://geodata.epa.gov GIS Server RCR (RCR_FS). The spatial data was then reprojected to the FGDL Albers projection. Original GIS SERVER Data Field Name and Process: PGM_SYS_ACRNM - Renamed to PGMS_ACRNM LDIP_CODE - Renamed to LDIP_CODE ID - Same name FACILITY_NAME - Renamed to FAC_NAME FACILITY_UIN - Renamed to FAC_UIN LRT_LOC_REF_ID - Renamed to LRTLOC_RID LATITUDE - Same name LONGITUDE - Same name PGM_SYS_LATITUDE - Deleted PGM_SYS_LONGITUDE - Deleted SOURCE_ACRNM - Renamed to SRCE_ACRNM SOURCE_ID - Renamed to SRCE_ID MAP_SYMBOL_CODE - Renamed to MAP_CODE DERIVED_FIPS_CODE - Renamed to FIPS_CODE DERIVED_CATUNIT - Renamed to CATUNIT DERIVED_POSTAL_CODE - Renamed to ZIPCODE PRIMARY_NAME - Deleted MAD_ID - Same name BVFLAG - Same name REG_ID - Same name SE_SDO_ROWID - Deleted AREA - Deleted LEN - Deleted Process Date: 20080318
GeoPlan Center download RCRAINFO facility and information via FRS EZ query in CSV format. This EF RCRAINFO Subsystem is updated monthly online, the data found in this shapefile represents a snapshot taken on 3/18/2008. -> Envirofacts (http://www.epa.gov/enviro/ ) -> Queries -> FRS >EZ (http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/ez.html ) Step 1: Started by selecting one view to be the focus of the query. -> click on "EPA Facility Information" on the Facility Information section. STEP 2: Selected all column(s) for the output by clicking on the square box next to each of the column names. Then click on "STEP 3: Enter Search Criteria" button at the bottom of the page. STEP 3: Enter Search Criteria and Organize the Output -> enter Program System Acronym = RCRAINFO -> enter State Code = FL -> click on button "Output to CSV File" Saved CSV file and then converted it to .dbf file using Excel. Process Date: 20080320
GeoPlan Center then joined the tabular (EPA CSV) data to the spatial (EPA GIS SERVER) data via the REG_ID field. Registry ID - 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, original field name REG_ID. Deleted Duplicate fields. Restructured table by shortening FAC_NAME to a length of 100. Restructured table by moving (EPA GIS SERVER) ZIPCODE to follow (EPA CSV) CITY field. Added DESCRIPT field based on FAC_NAME. Added FGDLAQDATE field. Added AUTOID field. Process Date: 20080320
Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile. Process Date: 20080409
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

Projection                          ALBERS
Datum                               HPGN
Units                               METERS
Spheroid                            GRS1980
1st Standard Parallel               24  0  0.000
2nd Standard Parallel               31 30  0.000
Central Meridian                   -84 00  0.000
Latitude of Projection's Origin     24  0  0.000
False Easting (meters)              400000.00000
False Northing (meters)             0.00000

DATA SOURCE CONTACT (S):

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