Report Date: 26-Jul-2000 Metadata Data Set Name: Oil Storage Facilities, Western Lake Superior 1 Identification Information 1.1 Citation: 8 Citation Information: 8.1 Originator: Great Lakes Commission 8.2 Publication Date: 20000801 8.3 Publication Time: Unknown 8.4 Title: Western Lake Superior Inland Sensitivity Atlas 8.5 Edition: Final, Version 1 8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form: Atlas 8.7.1 Series Name: Inland Sensitivity Atlas 8.7.2 Issue Identification: Western Lake Superior 8.8.1 Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois 8.8.2 Publisher: U.S. EPA, Region 5 1.2 Description 1.2.1 Abstract: Fixed facilities store quantities of oil in above- or below- ground storage tanks. The atlas document those facilities with a storage capacity of 42,000 gallons or more, whether the product is stored in a single above-ground tank or a series of above-ground tanks. This volume threshold also applies to facilities that transfer oil over water. While documenting facilities that meet the 42,000 gallon threshold, the atlas highlights two special types of fixed storage facilities. Riverine facilities that transfer oil products over the water have been differentiated from the other types of potential spill sources, and are referred to as Marine Transfer Facilities (MTRs). Their proximity to major rivers, as well as the potential spill risk posed by on-loading and off-loading to vessels, merits distinction. Another special case includes facilities known to handle high volumes of oil, generally one million gallons or more. Such facilities are required to complete Facility Response Plans (FRPs) under OPA, and are highlighted in paper atlases as having FRPs. The required elements of such plans include documentation of potential harm related to accidental spills, response contingency protocols, and training documentation. Facilities required to complete FRPs are distinguished as a special class, not only because of the high volumes of oil stored on-site, but also because of the spill response planning and training they are required to complete. Of note, all MTRs that transfer more than 42,000 gallons of oil are required to complete FRPs. This coverage helps to bring such areas within the Minnesota counties of Cook, Lake, St. Louis, and Carlton, and the Wisconsin counties of Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, and Iron to the attention of spill planners and responders. The locations of these facilities were obtained and quality assured/quality controlled using maps and individual feedback from various public agencies and private sector groups regarding specific sites. 1.2.2 Purpose: In order to better protect unique commercial, environmental, and cultural resources from oil spills, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 mandated a coordinated effort by federal, state, and local regulatory agencies and the regulated community to enhance oil spill preparedness and response. This coverage provides the location and attached data for the eight counties of the Western Lake Superior Mapping Area. The development of spatial databases and geographic information systems is done pursuant to implementing the preparedness and response mandates of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. 1.2.3 Supplemental Information: These data were prepared at map scales of 1:24,000 and are best used in applications of comparable resolution. In addition, these data were developed to meet specific project objectives related to contingency planning and spill response and therefore may not represent exhaustive feature inventories. 1.3 Time Period Of Content 9 Time Period Information 9.3 Range of Dates/Times 9.3.1 Beginning Date: 19980709 9.3.3 Ending Date: 20000701 1.3.1 Currentness Reference: Publication date 1.4 Status 1.4.1 Progress: Complete 1.4.2 Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed 1.5 Spatial Domain 99.1.5.1 Description of Geographic Extent: The Western Lake Superior Mapping Area encompasses the Minnesota counties of Cook, Lake, St. Louis, and Carlton, and the Wisconsin counties of Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, and Iron. 1.5.1 Bounding Coordinates 1.5.1.1 West Bounding Coordinate: -93.2721 1.5.1.2 East Bounding Coordinate: -89.2449 1.5.1.3 North Bounding Coordinate: 48.7547 1.5.1.4 South Bounding Coordinate: 45.7888 1.6 Keywords 1.6.1 Theme 1.6.1.1 Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None 1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword: Oil Storage Facilities 1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword: Potential Spill Sources 1.6.2 Place 1.6.2.1 Place Keyword Thesaurus: None 1.6.2.2 Place Keyword: Western Lake Superior 1.6.2.2 Place Keyword: Minnesota 1.6.2.2 Place Keyword: Wisconsin 1.6.2.2 Place Keyword: Duluth 1.6.2.2 Place Keyword: Superior 1.6.4 Temporal 1.6.4.1 Temporal Keyword Thesaurus: None 1.6.4.2 Temporal Keyword: 20000701 1.7 Access Constraints: None 1.8 Use Constraints: None 1.9 Point of Contact 10.1 Contact Person Primary 10.1.1 Contact Person: Thomas Rayburn 10.1.2 Contact Organization: Great Lakes Commission 10.3 Contact Position: Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning 10.4 Contact Address 10.4.1 Address Type: Mailing and Physical Address 10.4.2 Address: 400 Fourth Street 10.4.2 Address: The Argus II Building 10.4.3 City: Ann Arbor 10.4.4 State or Province: Michigan 10.4.5 Postal Code: 48103-4816 10.4.6 Country: USA 10.5 Contact Voice Telephone: 734-665-9135 10.7 Contact Facsimile Telephone: 734-665-4370 10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address: glc@great-lakes.net 10.9 Hours of Service: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday 10.10 Contact Instructions: Unavailable 1.11 Data Set Credit: Great Lakes Commission 1.12 Security Information 1.12.1 Security Classification System: None 1.12.2 Security Classification: Unclassified 1.12.3 Security Handling Description: None 1.13 Native Data Set Environment: PC ArcView 3.2 1.14 Cross Reference 8.1 Originator: Great Lakes Commission 8.2 Publication Date: 20000801 8.3 Publication Time: Unknown 8.4 Title: Western Lake Superior Inland Sensitivity Atlas 8.5 Edition: Final, Version 1 8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form: Atlas 8.7.1 Series Name: Inland Sensitivity Atlas 8.7.2 Issue Identification: Western Lake Superior 8.8.1 Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois 8.8.2 Publisher: U.S. EPA, Region 5 2 Data Quality Information 2.1 Attribute Accuracy 2.1.1 Attribute Accuracy Report: Great Lakes Commission staff working on the Area Contingency Planning project verified all descriptive and spatial attributes and collected confirmation from landowners and/or managers of attributes and boundaries via surveys or direct external review. Spatial data were cross-checked with multiple sources. Quality assurance and quality control for the data were developed utilizing in-house standard operating procedures. 2.2 Logical Consistency Report: Data were developed for this layer utilizing primary sources, primarily federal, state, local and private owners/operators. Initial data were supplied by state regulatory agencies overseeing oil and oil product storage, handling, and transporting facilities in hard copy and electronic formats. The U.S. EPA Region 5 supplied the Great Lakes Commission with data from the FRPTracker and SPCCTracker databases. These databases supplied the primary informational source for all Oil Pollution Act of 1990 regulated facilities (1 million gallons of storage or 42,000 gallons of over water transfer of oil and oil products and the potential to impact environmentally and economically sensitive areas and the surface waters of the U.S.) and Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures regulated facilities with over 42,000 gallons of storage. Data were also supplied in limited nature by Minnesota EPA and Wisconsin EPA from their state SPCC database. Data and locational information were surveyed through the owners/operators and the locational features were corrected to assure features, such as surface water intakes, were located on surface waters at the 1:24,000 scale on the appropriate base map. An exhaustive external review process was performed by the primary holders of data. Location and attribute information is only as accurate and complete as the information specifically applies to each individual record at the time of data development. Data for these surface water intake facilities are attributed points, plotted in ArcView 3.2 GIS. These polygons were generated in 1999 and updated in 2000 based on current information from primary sources but do not necessarily always exactly overlay the base map 7.5 minute quadrangle maps with previous publication dates. 2.3 Completeness Report: This coverage does not necessarily include all potentially regulated facilities within the given Western Lake Superior Mapping Area. Primarily, the federal and state regulatory agencies overseeing these facilities provided the initial source and accurately portray these facilities, but not necessarily all facilities. Specifically, the SPCC-regulated facilities will be under represented in this atlas. This layer represents available data as of 2000. Exhaustive efforts were made to compile as thorough an atlas as possible. 2.4 Positional Accuracy 2.4.1 Horizontal Positional Accuracy 2.4.1.1 Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Horizontal positional accuracy is tested by visual comparison of hard copy check plots to the source materials and verifying the location of the data on screen relative to other data layers in the same geographic area. 2.5.1 Source Information 2.5.1.1 Source Citation: 8.1 Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8.2 Publication Date: 19990224 8.4 Title: FRP Tracker 8.5 Edition: None 8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form: Database 8.7.1 Series Name: None 8.7.2 Issue Identification: None 8.8.1 Publication Place: Chicago, IL 8.8.2 Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 2.5.1.3 Type Of Source Media: Database File 2.5.1.4 Source Time Period Of Content: 9 Time Period Information 9.3 Range of Dates/Times 9.3.1 Beginning Date: 19980709 9.3.3 Ending Date: 20000701 2.5.1.4.1 Source Currentness Reference: Publication date 2.5.1.5 Source Citation Abbreviation: EPA 2.5.1.6 Source Contribution: Map locations, contact information 2.5.1 Source Information 2.5.1.1 Source Citation: 8.1 Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8.2 Publication Date: 19990224 8.4 Title: SPCC Tracker 8.5 Edition: None 8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form: Database 8.7.1 Series Name: None 8.7.2 Issue Identification: None 8.8.1 Publication Place: Chicago, IL 8.8.2 Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 2.5.1.3 Type Of Source Media: Database File 2.5.1.4 Source Time Period Of Content: 9 Time Period Information 9.3 Range of Dates/Times 9.3.1 Beginning Date: 19980709 9.3.3 Ending Date: 20000701 2.5.1.4.1 Source Currentness Reference: Publication date 2.5.1.5 Source Citation Abbreviation: EPA 2.5.1.6 Source Contribution: Map locations, contact information 2.5.2 Process Step 2.5.2.1 Process Description: Data for the "Potential Spill Sources, Fixed Facility" layer were developed from the U.S. EPA Region 5 and Ohio EPA. These sources include the database programs FRPTracker and SPCCTracker from the U.S. EPA Region 5 and hard copy records from the Western Lake Superior Mapping Area. Criteria for inclusion in this mapping project included all facilities regulated under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and those facilities regulated under the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures regulation (40 CFR part 112) and have a minimum storage capacity of 42,000 gallons. Either hard copy or electronic information was utilized, including Internet sources citing the intake locations and attribute information was extracted as applicable. The 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, as digital raster graphics, were also used as a base layer for locational information. The data were developed by the Great Lakes Commission and surveys were prepared for submission for each oil and oil product facility. The surveys were completed and returned to the Commission by the applicable owners/operators of the facilities. Additional phone and mail correspondence was also used to fill in applicable data gaps in the preparation of the draft atlas. The data was plotted in a GIS using ESRI's ArcView 3.1 and displayed against the digital raster imagery at a scale of 1:24,000. Data links were incorporated into these GIS files to match the mapped sites to the appropriate data record as outlined in Section 5.2.1, Entity and Attribute Overview. Draft hardcopy atlases were prepared from this data, supplied by the Great Lakes Commission, and the USGS's Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC) in Onalaska, Wisconsin. The UMESC produced hardcopy maps in portable document files (.pdf) format at scales of 1:25,000 and 1:100,000. These maps were then reproduced and distributed by the Great Lakes Commission for external review by primary source data holders. All updated, corrected and amended information was then added to the project files and returned to the UMESC for distribution in .pdf hardcopy format; and electronic distribution via CD-ROM and the Internet. Final electronic formats include ArcView 3.2 shapefiles, .e00 ArcExport files, .pdfs, and converted CAMEO/Landview files. 2.5.2.3 Process Date: 20000726 2.5.2.4 Process Time: Unknown 2.5.2.6 Process Contact 10 Contact Information 10.1 Contact Person Primary 10.1.1 Contact Person: Thomas Rayburn 10.1.2 Contact Organization: Great Lakes Commission 10.3 Contact Position: Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning 10.4 Contact Address 10.4.1 Address Type: Mailing and Physical Address 10.4.2 Address: 400 Fourth Street 10.4.2 Address: The Argus II Building 10.4.3 City: Ann Arbor 10.4.4 State or Province: Michigan 10.4.5 Postal Code: 48103-4816 10.4.6 Country: USA 10.5 Contact Voice Telephone: 734-665-9135 10.7 Contact Facsimile Telephone: 734-665-4370 10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address: glc@great-lakes.net 10.9 Hours of Service: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday 10.10 Contact Instructions: Unavailable 3 Spatial Data Organization Information 3.2 Direct Spatial Reference Method: Point 3.3 Point and Vector Object Information 3.3.1.1 SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Point 4 Spatial Reference Information 4.1 Horizontal Coordinate System Definition 4.1.2 Planar 4.1.2.2 Grid Coordinate System 4.1.2.2.1 Grid Coordinate System Name: Universal Transverse Mercator 4.1.2.2.2 Universal Transverse Mercator 4.1.2.2.2.1 UTM Zone Number: 15 4.1.2.1.2.2 Longitude Of Central Meridian: -93 4.1.2.1.2.3 Latitude Of Projection Origin: 0 4.1.2.1.2.4 False Easting: 500000 4.1.2.1.2.5 False Northing: 0 4.1.2.1.2.17 Scale Factor at Central Meridian: .9996 4.1.4 Geodetic Model 4.1.4.1 Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1927 4.1.4.2 Ellipsoid Name: Clarke 1866 4.1.4.3 Semi-Major Axis: 6378206.4 4.1.4.4 Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 294.98 5 Entity and Attribute Information 5.2 Overview Description 5.2.1 Entity and Attribute Overview: Data items provided for, include: FACIL_NAME - Name of the facility; OPERATOR - Name of the facility operator; EMERG_PHON - 24-hour emergency telephone number(s). May be a 21-hour number for the facility, a paging system, or a local emergency response number; WATERBODY - Waterbody located at the facility, or with in a 2.0 mile; RIVER_MILE - River mile location of the facility, denoted by the descending bank, as applicable (e.g. 000.0LBD); COUNTY - County in which the facility is located; STREET - Street address of where the facility is located, if applicable; CITY - City where the facility is actually located; STATE - State in which the facility is located; ZIP_CODE - Zip code for the facility street address; CNCT_PHON - A non-emergency telephone number for the facility; FAX - FAX number of the facility, where applicable; LATITUDE - Latitude of the facility expressed in decimal degrees (e.g. 00.0000); LONGITUDE - Longitude of the facility expressed in decimal degrees (e.g. 00.0000); PRODUCTS - Oil products stored/handled at the facility; OILVOLUME - Volume of oil stored/handled at the facility, in gallons; OILTANKS - Number of oil storage tanks at the facility; MAR_X_FER - Coast Guard Regulated Marine Transfer Facility (Y/N); FRP - Environmental Protection Agency FRP Regulated Facility (Y/N); LOC_DESC (1-4) - Location description of the facility (e.g. legal description or street directions); COMMENT (1-4) - Additional information about the facility; REF_NUMBER - Reference number serving as a unique identifier for each database record; ACCURACY - An upgradeable accuracy code for each database record: 1=Excellent - collected/verified at a scale of 1:1 to 1:20,000 or differentially corrected GPS, 2=Very Good - collected/verified at a scale of 1:20,001 to 1:60, 000 or non-differentially corrected GPS, 3=Good - collected/verified at a scale of 1:60,001 to 1:200,000, 4=Fair - collected/verified at a scale of 1:200,001 to 1:1,000,000, 5=Coarse - Unknown collection method/unverified or collected at a scale of greater than 1:1,000,000; VERIFIER - Name of the group that verified the data (Great Lakes Commission [GLC]); VERIF_DATE - Date on which the record accuracy was verified (MM/DD/YY); ADM_ADDR [1-3] - Administrative mailing address for the facility operator. This field should contain an administrative contact name for the facility operator. Please note that the facility mailing address and the facility administrative address may be different. 5.2.2 Entity and Attribute Detail Citation: Database items and definitions are from: Inland Sensitivity Mapping Project Reference Manual Database Field Structures, published August 11, 2000, By the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -Region 5, the U.S. Geological Survey-Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, the Great Lakes Commission and the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association. 6 Distribution Information 6.1 Distributor 10.1 Contact Person Primary 10.1.1 Contact Person: Thomas Rayburn 10.1.2 Contact Organization: Great Lakes Commission 10.3 Contact Position: Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning 10.4 Contact Address 10.4.1 Address Type: Mailing and Physical Address 10.4.2 Address: 400 Fourth Street 10.4.2 Address: The Argus II Building 10.4.3 City: Ann Arbor 10.4.4 State or Province: Michigan 10.4.5 Postal Code: 48103-4816 10.4.6 Country: USA 10.5 Contact Voice Telephone: 734-665-9135 10.7 Contact Facsimile Telephone: 734-665-4370 10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address: glc@great-lakes.net 10.9 Hours of Service: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday 10.10 Contact Instructions: Unavailable 6.3 Distribution Liability: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a U.S. Geological Survey server, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. 7 Metadata Reference Information 7.1 Metadata Date: 20000726 7.2 Metadata Review Date: 20000801 7.4 Metadata Contact: 10.1 Contact Person Primary 10.1.1 Contact Person: Thomas Rayburn 10.1.2 Contact Organization: Great Lakes Commission 10.3 Contact Position: Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning 10.4 Contact Address 10.4.1 Address Type: Mailing and Physical Address 10.4.2 Address: 400 Fourth Street 10.4.2 Address: The Argus II Building 10.4.3 City: Ann Arbor 10.4.4 State or Province: Michigan 10.4.5 Postal Code: 48103-4816 10.4.6 Country: USA 10.5 Contact Voice Telephone: 734-665-9135 10.7 Contact Facsimile Telephone: 734-665-4370 10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address: glc@great-lakes.net 10.9 Hours of Service: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday 10.10 Contact Instructions: Unavailable 7.5 Metadata Standard Name: NBII Content Standard for National Biological Information Infrastructure Metadata 7.6 Metadata Standard Version: NBII draft of December 1995, based on FGDC June 8, 1994. 7.8 Metadata Access Constraints: None 7.9 Metadata Use Constraints: None 7.10 Metadata Security Information 7.10.1 Metadata Security Classification System: None 7.10.2 Metadata Security Classification: Unclassified 7.10.3 Metadata Security Handling Description: None