FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: NORTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WELLS

Geodataset Name:       WELLS_NWFWMD_APR09
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Multipoint
Feature Count:         45206
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This data set represents well construction permitting data and shows locational information about some of the wells permitted by the District. Spatial distribution of wells help permitting personnel determine whether the construction of proposed well will be according to the Florida Statutes. For example, whether it will adversely affect the ground/surface water resources or will be close to a ground water contamination area. DISCLAIMER: The District has geographic coordinates for only about 20% of the well permits issued. The spatial data provided may therefore only represent a small fraction of the existing wells. The data represents the records for well construction/repair/abandonment permitted beginning in the year 1976 so does not contain data on wells constructed prior to 1976. The location information may have been provided by the well contractor or owner and may not have been verified by the District. Please keep these limitations in mind when using the data.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Northwest Florida Water Management District
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 Northwest Florida Water Management District
PUBLICATION DATE: 200904 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 200904 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: WELLS_NWFWMD_APR09.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
PERMIT_NUM
10 String
OWNER_KEY
4 Integer
OWNER_FIRS
20 String
OWNER_LAST
40 String
WATER_USE
2 String
DIAMETER
8 Double
WELL_DEPTH
4 Integer
CASING_DEP
4 Integer
WELL_STREE
40 String
ISSUE_DATE
10 String
CU_PERMIT
4 Integer
CU_APNUM
4 Integer
STATE_ID
7 String
LOC_METHOD
4 Integer
CONT_LICEN
4 Integer
INSPECTOR_
4 Integer
X_COORD
8 Double
Y_COORD
8 Double
DESCRIPT
25 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

PERMIT_NUM Permit number assigned to the permit application

OWNER_KEY A sequential number used to link owner informationr

OWNER_FIRS Owner's first name

OWNER_LAST Owner's last name

WATER_USE Code describing the use of the water being pumped
AI = Agricultural Irrigation

AQ = Aquaculture

AR = Aquifer Recharge

AS = Aesthetic

CO = Commercial

DI = Diversion / Impoundment

DM = Domestic / Multiple Family

DO = Domestic

DW = Dewatering Wells

ES = Essential Service

FI = Fire

FP = Freeze Protection

GI = Golf Course Irrigation

HR = Heat Pump Recharge

HS = Heat Pump Supply

IN = Industrial

IS = Institutional

LA = Landscape Irrigation

LI = Livestock

LP = Limited Use Public Supply

MI = Mining

MO = Monitor

NA = Navigation

NI = Nursery Irrigation

OO = Other Outside Use

PP = Power Production

PS = Public Supply

RI = Recreation Irrigation

RW = Restoration Well

SF = Soil Flooding

SN = Sanitation

TE = Test

WR = Water Based Recreation

XX = Unknown


DIAMETER Casing diameter at land surface (inches).

WELL_DEPTH Total depth of the completed well (feet).

CASING_DEP Length of water bearing casing in the completed well (feet).

WELL_STREE Street address of the well location (as opposed to the owner's address).

ISSUE_DATE Date the Regulation of Wells Program permit was issued by the District

CU_PERMIT Consumptive use permit number

CU_APNUM Contains the Consumptive Use Permit number, in any, associated with this well construction permit

STATE_ID Unique, six character, alpha-numeric identifier. Applied to well on a small, vinyl tag. Often missing.

LOC_METHOD Code which describes how the lat/long was derived
0 = Unknown

1 = Geographic Information System

2 = Global Positioning Satellite

3 = Surveyed

4 = Topographic Map

5 = Driller-supplied


CONT_LICEN Undefined by Source

INSPECTOR_ Undefined by Source

X_COORD X Coordinate

Y_COORD Y Coordinate

DESCRIPT FGDL added field based on WATER_USE

FGDLAQDATE FGDL added field based on date downloaded from source

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

Location Accuracy:
Code       Accuracy
1               < 0.3 meters
2               0.3 < 3 meters
3               3 < 15 meters
4               15 < 60 meters
5                >= 60 meters

Site Type:
Code         Type
G                Groundwater
S                Surface Water
K                Karst

Well County:
Code      County
5               Bay
13             Calhoun
33             Escambia
37             Franklin
39             Gadsden
45             Gulf
59             Holmes
63             Jackson
65             Jefferson
73             Leon
77             Liberty
91             Okaloosa
113           Santa Rosa
129           Wakulla
131           Walton
133           Washington
USER NOTES:
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity
of the original data layer's topology
On going.  Also, not all wells are recorded.  Wells permitted before 
1976 are not included in the dataset.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
Consumptive use wells, Well Inventory.

Purpose of the data is to regulate the distribution and volume of  water 
to conserve and assure supply in relation to demand for the present and 
the future. Construction, repair and proper abandonment of water wells, 
both public and private, and the quantities of water that may  be extracted, 
are regulated by the Water Management Districts. The primary purpose of 
this data is to assist the District with evaluation of permits issued under Part 
II of Chapter 373 of the Florida Statutes(Consumptive Use Permitting) and 
under Part III of Chapter 373, Florida Statutes (Well Construction Permitting).

Accuracy is not always verified.  Following is a list of methods used to locate 
the wells;

Code Locational Method
1 Geographic Information System
2 Global Positioning Satellite
3 Surveyed
4 Topographic Map
5 Driller-supplied

Historically datum information for latitude/longitude has not been accurately 
recorded.

Not known

The District has geographic coordinates for only about 20% of the well permits we 
have issued.  The spatial data provided may therefore only represent a small 
fraction of the existing wells.  The data represents the records for well 
construction/repair/abandonment permitted beginning in the year 1976 so does 
not contain data on wells constructed prior to 1976.  The location information may 
have been provided by the well contractor or owner and may not have been 
verified by the District.  Please keep these limitations in mind when using the data.

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Please be sure you are using the best available data. 

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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:
Northwest Florida Water Management District:
http://www.nwfwmd.state.fl.us/pubsdata/GISdata.html

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Tabular data is recorded everyday into Oracle database.  GIS layer is updated 
overnight to reflect the data entered the day before.  Then the layer is inserted 
into SDE.
Process Date: Updated every night

GeoPlan received this data in April of 2009 from the North West Florida Water Management District. When received the data in a geodatabase. The data was exported to shapefile and was in the following projections: NAD 83. The data was projected to FGDL Albers NAD 83 HARN 44 wells were located in the Gulf of Mexico or out of the state of Florida, these wells were delete. Here is a list of permit numbers for deleted wells: P200402219, T200400588, T200801764, T200801765, T200801766, P200801259, T200501513, M200700300, unknown, T199902175, M200800184, T199201159, M200301291, P200703900, T200603187, T200801594, P200800980, P200800982, P200800983, P200800986, P200800987, P200800988, P200800989, P200800990, P200800992, P200800994, P200800995, P200800996, P200800997, P200800998, P200800999, P200800991, P200800993, P200801000, P200801001, P200801002, P200801003, P200801004, P200800981, P200800979, P200800984, P200800985, M200701382, M200701503 - Upcased all fields - Added DESCRIPT based on WATER_USE - Added FGDLAQDATE based on date downloaded from source - Deleted fields AREA, PERIMETER, CPS_, and CPS_ID - Renamed dataset from cps to wells_nwfwmd_apr09 Process Date: 20090508
Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile. Process Date: 20090521
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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Web site:
E-mail:
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Northwest Florida Water Management District
NWFWMD
81, Water Management Dr.
Havana, FL
32333
850-539-5999

http://www.nwfwmd.state.fl.us/pubsdata/GISdata.html Ferdouse Sultana and Tom Brown

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