Public Water Supply Water Sources, Including Ground Water and Surface Water Sources

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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Public Water Supply Water Sources, Including Ground Water and Surface Water Sources
Abstract:
The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section in cooperation with the NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, has developed the geographic data to provide accurate location of public water supply system sources in North Carolina.
Supplemental_Information:
Revisions and updates to this layer include:
1) The 03/02/04 version was the first released version of this data.
2) The 05/12/05 version is the next version of this data.
3) The 09/01/06 version is an updated version of this data.
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    NC DENR Division of Environment, Public Water Supply Section (PWSS), 20060901, Public Water Supply Water Sources, Including Ground Water and Surface Water Sources: NC DENR Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section, Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: NCCGIA distributes this dataset

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.356659
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.419624
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.585768
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.739456

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Beginning_Date: 1995
    Beginning_Time: unknown
    Ending_Date: 01-Sep-2006
    Ending_Time: unknown
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      Indirect_Spatial_Reference: _Method: None
      This is a Point data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • Entity point (9582)
      • Label point (4410)

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
      State_Plane_Coordinate_System:
      SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 3200
      Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
      Standard_Parallel: 34.333333
      Standard_Parallel: 36.166667
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -79.000000
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 33.750000
      False_Easting: 609601.220000
      False_Northing: 0.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.002048
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.002048
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    pws_sources_0906
    Active Public Water Supply Sources are ground water and surface water sources for community (CWS), non-transient non-community (NTNC) and transient non-community (TNC) water systems. (Source: NC DENR-Div of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    FID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

    Frequency of measurement: None planned

    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000
    Maximum:0.000
    Units:meters
    Resolution:.001

    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

    Frequency of measurement: None planned

    Range of values
    Minimum:0.000
    Maximum:0.000
    Units:meters
    Resolution:0.001

    shapeSrc
    Internal Identification Number (Source: ESRI)

    Frequency of measurement: None planned

    Identification numbers vary in value

    OBJECTID
    Point internal identification number (Source: Software computed)

    Frequency of measurement: None planned

    Range of values
    Minimum:1
    Maximum:4410

    SOURCEID
    Point internal identification number (Source: Software computed)

    Frequency of measurement: None planned

    Range of values
    Minimum:1
    Maximum:4410

    PWS_ID
    Unique 7-digit identification number for PWS system (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: None planned

    Unique identification numbers vary

    PRDTN_CA_3
    Maximum production capacity of system (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Capacity numbers vary in value.

    EPA_SRC_ID
    EPA Source Identification Number (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Unique identification numbers vary

    OWN_LOC_CO
    Owner Location Code (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: None planned

    Unique identification names vary

    SRC_TYPE
    PWS Source Type (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: None planned

    ValueDefinition
    SSurface Water Source
    GGround Water Source
    YCombination of both ground and surface source

    PWSTypeDes
    PWS Type Description (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    PWS type descriptions vary in length and description.

    PWSTypeNam
    PWS Type Name (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    PWS type names vary in length and description.

    SRC_NAME
    Source Name (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Source names vary in length and number of words.

    SRC_AVL
    Source Availability (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    ValueDefinition
    EEmergency availability
    OOther type of availability
    PPermanent availability

    SRC_LOCATI
    Source Location Description (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Location descriptions vary in length and number of words.

    LOCN_DTRM
    The method used to locate the source (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    ValueDefinition
    MMapped
    CPost Processed GPS, unknown number of GPS positions
    DPost Processed GPS from inspection form
    EPost Processed GPS less than 120 GPS positions
    FPost Processed GPS greater than 120 GPS positions
    GGPS, post process pending, unknown number of GPS positions
    HGPS, post process pending, less than 120 GPS positions
    IGPS, post process pending, greater than 120 GPS positions
    OOther type of location method, GPS pending
    SSurveyed

    WELL_I_RAT
    Well integrity rating (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    ValueDefinition
    LLow Well Integrity Rating
    MMedium Well Integrity Rating
    HHigh Well Integrity Rating

    WSWCLASS
    Water Supply Watershed Classification for Surface Water (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    ValueDefinition
    WS-IWaters used as sources of water supply for drinking, culinary, or food processing purposes for those users desiring maximum protection for their water supplies. These waters are also protected for Class C uses. WS-I waters are those within natural and undeveloped watersheds in public ownership with no permitted point source (wastewater) discharges. All WS-I waters are HQW by definition.
    WS-IIWaters used as sources of potable water where a WS-I classification is not feasible. These waters are also protected for Class C uses. WS-II waters are generally in predominantly undeveloped watersheds and only general permits for discharges are allowed. All WS-II waters are HQW by definition.
    WS-IIIWaters used as sources of potable water where a more protective WS-I or II classification is not feasible. These waters are also protected for Class C uses. WS-III waters are generally in low to moderately developed watersheds. General discharge permits only are allowed near the water supply intake whereas domestic and nonprocess industrial discharges are allowed in the rest of the water supply watershed.
    WS-IVWaters used as sources of potable water where a WS-I, II or III classification is not feasible. These waters are also protected for Class C uses. WS-IV waters are generally in moderately to highly developed watersheds or Protected Areas, and involve no categorical restrictions on discharges.
    WS-VWaters protected as water supplies which are generally upstream and draining to Class WS-IV waters or waters used by industry to supply their employees with drinking water or as waters formerly used as water supply. These waters are also protected for Class C uses. WS-V has no categorical restrictions on watershed development or wastewater discharges unlike other WS classifications and local governments are not required to adopt watershed protection ordinances.

    RWQ_RATE
    Raw Water Quality Rating for Surface Water (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    ValueDefinition
    HHigh Raw Water Quality Rating
    MMedium Raw Water Quality Rating
    LLow Raw Water Quality Rating

    INTK_LOC
    Intake Location for Surface Water (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    ValueDefinition
    Class 1The surface water intake is located in a small water supply reservior.
    Class 2The surface water intake is located in a small water supply reservior.
    Class 3The surface water intake is located in a large multi-purpose water supply reservior.
    Direct StreamThe surface water intake is located in stream.

    YIELD_GPM
    Well Yield for Ground Water Sources (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Yield values varies in number.

    DEG_CONF
    Degree of Confinement (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    ValueDefinition
    HCGround water sources within the coastal plain with a depth value greater than 180 feet.
    SCGround water sources within the coastal plain with a depth value between 70 and 180 feet.
    UCGround water sources within the coastal plain with a depth value less than or equal to 70 feet.

    DEPTH
    The depth of the well given in feet (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Depth values vary in number.

    RECHRATE
    The aquifer recharge rate (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Recharge values vary in number.

    AQRATE
    Aquifer Rating (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    ValueDefinition
    HHigh Aquifer Rating
    MMedium Aquifer Rating
    LLow Aquifer Rating

    DELN_TYPE
    Delineation Type (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    ValueDefinition
    SpringA custom delineated assessment area was created because the source is a spring
    GWUDIA custom delineated assessment area was created because the source is Ground Water Under Direct Influence of surface water

    PWS_Type
    The type of PWS system (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    ValueDefinition
    AdjacentAn adjacent water system is a type of community water system that has two or more systems that are adjacent and are owned or operated by the same supplier of water, and together serve 15 or more connections or 25 or more persons. Examples of adjacent water systems are two mobile home parks that together meet the community water system definition.
    CampgroundA campground water system is a type of community water system that serves 15 or more connections and is not serving 25 or more of the same persons more than 6 months per year. In addition to campgrounds these water systems include travel trailer parks, and marinas.
    CommunityA community water system serves 15 or more service connections or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents
    Non-TransientNon-CommunityA public water system that is not a community water system and regularly serves 25 of the same persons for at least 6 months a year.
    TransientNon-CommunityA non-community water system that does not regularly serve 25 of the same persons over six months per year.

    RTL_NBR_CN
    Number of connections to distribution system (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Connection values vary in number.

    RTL_POP
    Population served by the PWS system (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Population values vary in number.

    SYSTEM_NAM
    PWS system name (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    System names vary in length and name.

    DESCRIPT_1
    Road directions to system (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Road directions vary in length and description.

    DESCRIPT_2
    Additional road directions to system (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Road directions vary in length and description.

    LOC_ADDR1
    Address of office (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Addresses vary in length and description.

    LOC_CITY
    Address of office - City (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    City names vary in length and description.

    LOC_STATE
    Address of office - State (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    State names vary in length and description.

    LOC_ZIP2
    Address of office - + 4 zip (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Zip codes vary in length and description.

    LOC_ZIP1
    Address of office - Zip code (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Zip codes vary in length and description.

    COUNTY
    County of PWS System (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    County names vary in length and description.

    Owner
    Name of Owner (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Owner names vary in length and description.

    Ownr_ADDR1
    Address of Owner (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Owner addresses vary in length and description.

    Ownr_ADDR2
    Secondary owner address (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Owner addresses vary in length and description.

    Ownr_CITY
    Address of owner - City (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Owner addresses vary in length and description.

    Ownr_ST
    Address of Owner - State (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Owner addresses vary in length and description.

    Ownr_ZIP1
    Address of Owner - Zip code (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Owner addresses vary in length and description.

    Ownr_ZIP2
    Address of Owner - Zip + 4 (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Owner addresses vary in length and description.

    RESPON_PRS
    Person designated by owner to receive non billing information e.g violations (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Names vary in length and description.

    RP_ADDR1
    Address of responsible person (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Addresses vary in length and description.

    RP_ADDR2
    Secondary address for responsible person (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Addresses vary in length and description.

    RP_CITY
    Address of responsible person - City (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Addresses vary in length and description.

    RP_ST
    Responsible person address - State (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Addresses vary in length and description.

    RP_ZIP1
    Address of responsible person - Zip Code (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Addresses vary in length and description.

    RP_ZIP2
    Responsible person address - Zip Code + 4 (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Addresses vary in length and description.

    RP_WPHONE
    Work phone for responsible person (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Phone numbers vary in value.

    PRDTN_CAPT
    Average production capacity of system (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Capacity numbers vary in value.

    PRDTN_CA_1
    Design production capacity of system (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Capacity numbers vary in value.

    PRDTN_CA_2
    Emergency production capacity of system (Source: NC DENR-Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Capacity numbers vary in value.

    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    The attributes were supplied by the Public Water Supply Section of the Division of Environmental Health relating to system type, source and system name, size, location, population served, responsible party and owner information, and contact information.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: None


Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    NC Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section NC Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources, Center for Geographic Information and Analysis

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Robert Midgette
    NC DENR Div. of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section
    Supervisor
    1634 Mail Service Center
    Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1634
    U.S.A.

    919-715-3224 (voice)
    919-715-4374 (FAX)
    robert.midgette@ncmail.net

    Hours_of_Service: 8am to 5pm
    Contact_Instructions: Preferred contact is by email or telephone.


Why was the data set created?

These data were created for North Carolina's Source Water Assessment Program and to assist governmental agencies and others in making resource management decisions through use of a Geographic Information System (GIS).


How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    None (source 1 of 1)
    NC DENR - Div. of Environmental, Public Water Supply Section, 2006, Public Water Supply Wells: NC DENR - Div. of Environmental Health, Public Water Supply Section, Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Other_Citation_Details: none
    Type_of_Source_Media: Trimble GeoExplorer GPS receiver
    Source_Contribution:
    Locations of sites and facility names supplied by Public Water Supply Section

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: 01-Sep-2006 (process 1 of 1)
    PWSS regions' GPS rover units data were transferred to DEH server. Well locations were calculated by using Pathfinder software and base station files. The data were then converted to tabular text form so they could be imported into ArcGIS software for visual inspection purpose. The data were reviewed and necessary corrections made.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    Robert Midgette
    DENR
    Supervisor
    1634 Mail Service Center
    Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1634
    U.S.A.

    919-715-3224 (voice)
    919-715-4374 (FAX)
    robert.midgette@ncmail.net

    Hours_of_Service: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
    Contact_Instructions: Phone or electronic mail preferred
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?


How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    The well locations were collected with Trimble GeoExplorer using data dictionary developed by PWSS which allowed field input of system id, well id, distance and direction to well, etc. during the collection of satellite readings. Following conversion to tabular text, cross-checking with the existing database and editing were made.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    Well locations were differentially corrected using base station files, which resulted in positions within 2m to 5m of the actual positions.

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    These GPS derived locations are obtained incidental to routine water system inspections, sanitary surveys, and site visits. The locating of the public water supply sources is the first step in wellhead protection. Accurately locating PWS sources will enable other divisions/agencies to determine what potentially harmful activities are within specified distances of these wells.

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    Using Trimble's Pathfinder software, the data from GPS units were differentially corrected and converted to GIS format to be used with ESRI's ArcGIS software.


How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Acknowledgement of products derived from this data set should cite the following: The source of this GIS data layer for Public Water Supply Sources is the North Carolina Corporate Geographic Database. Earlier versions of this dataset may exist. The user must be sure to use the appropriate data set for the time period of interest. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, CGIA cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by any inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers.

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    NC CGIA
    301 N. Wilmington Street, Suite 700
    Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-2825
    U.S.A.

    (919) 733-2090 (voice)
    (919)715-0725 (FAX)
    dataq@ncmail.net

    Hours_of_Service: 8am to 5pm
    Contact_Instructions: Phone and electronic mail preferred
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Public Water Supply Water Sources, Including Ground Water and Surface Water Sources

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    NCCGIA is charged with the development and maintenance of NC OneMap and, in cooperation with other mapping organizations, is committed to offering its users accurate, useful, and current information. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information, errors and conditions originating from physical sources used to develop this dataset may be reflected in the data supplied. The user must be aware of possible conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to certain data. NCCGIA does not support secondary distribution of this dataset without its current, compliant metadata record. The use of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by NCCGIA or North Carolina State Government.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

  5. Is there some other way to get the data?

    Data can be customized on a cost-recovery basis. Contact dataq@ncmail.net or 919-733-2090 for more information.

  6. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

    All formats available from www.nconemap.com are in ESRI shapefile. Other formats are available on a cost-recovery basis - contact dataq@ncmail.net or 919.733.2090 for more information. Format compatibility is the user's responsibility.


Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 28-Sep-2007
Metadata author:
NC DENR Division of Environmental Health Public Water Supply Section
c/o Robert Midgette
GIS Specialist
1634 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1634
USA

(919) 715-3224 (voice)
(919) 715-4374 (FAX)
robert.midgette@ncmail.net

Hours_of_Service: 8:30AM - 5:30PM
Contact_Instructions: Phone and electronic mail preferred
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)


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