Report Date: 26-Jul-2000
Metadata Data Set Name:
                    Surface Water Intakes Coverage, Western Lake 
                    Superior Mapping Area
  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:
                    The Surface Water Intake Coverage provides mapped
                    locations of local water intake facilities.  It
                    also includes an ordered database of information
                    linked to these mapped facilities.  Knowledge of
                    water intake facilities is imperative for a quick
                    and effective response to potential oil spill
                    situations. 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 counties
                    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:
                    Surface Water Intakes
      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 owners 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
                    surface water intakes in hard copy and electronic
                    formats.  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
                    surface water intake facilities within the Western
                    Lake Superior Mapping Area.  Primarily, the state
                    regulatory agencies overseeing the surface water
                    intakes provided the initial source and accurately
                    portray these facilities, but not necessarily all
                    facilities.  Also, temporary or intermittent
                    withdraws for agricultural purposes will be
                    represented.  This layer represents available data
                    as of 1999.  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:
                    Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
          8.2 Publication Date:
                    Unknown
          8.4 Title:
                    Water Intake Information
          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:
                    Madison, Wisconsin
            8.8.2 Publisher:
                    Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
        2.5.1.3 Type Of Source Media:
                    Electronic
        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:
                    None
        2.5.1.6 Source Contribution:
                    Locational, contact information
      2.5.1 Source Information
        2.5.1.1 Source Citation:
          8.1 Originator:
                    Minnesota Department of Public Health
          8.2 Publication Date:
                    Unknown
          8.4 Title:
                    Public Water Supplies - Surface Water
          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:
                    Duluth, Minnesota
            8.8.2 Publisher:
                    Minnesota Department of Public Health
        2.5.1.3 Type Of Source Media:
                    Paper
        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:
                    None
        2.5.1.6 Source Contribution:
                    Locational, contact information
      2.5.2 Process Step
        2.5.2.1 Process Description:
                    Data for the "Surface Water Intakes" layer were
                    developed from multiple sources.  Sources included
                    the state surface water intake regulatory agencies
                    for the state of Minnesota and Wisconsin.  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
                    known surface water intake.  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, .e00ArcExport 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 -
                    Facility name; OPERATOR - Name of the facility
                    operator; EMERG_PHON - 24-hour emergency telephone
                    number; WATERBODY - Waterbody from which the water
                    is drawn;  RIVER_MILE - River mile location of
                    intake structure, denoted by the descending bank,
                    as applicable (e.g. 000.0LBD);  WATER_USE -
                    Purpose for water withdrawal;  COUNTY - County in
                    which the intake is located;   STREET - Street
                    address of where the intake is located;  CITY -
                    City, or nearest, where the intake is actually
                    located;  STATE - State in which the intake is
                    located;  ZIP_CODE - Zip code for the intake
                    facility street address;  CNCT_PHON -  A
                    non-emergency telephone number for the facility; 
                    TWSP_RANGE - Location of the intake by township
                    and range locators (e.g., T00N_R00W), or township
                    proper name;  SECTION - Location by section, where
                    available; LATITUDE - Latitude of the intake
                    structure expressed in decimal degrees (e.g.
                    00.0000);  LONGITUDE - Longitude of the intake
                    structure expressed in decimal degrees (e.g.
                    00.0000);   LOC_DESC (1-4) - Location description
                    of the intake (e.g. legal description or street
                    directions);  INTK_INFO - Number of intakes and
                    depth of intake ports;  SEASON - Indicates whether
                    the water is withdrawn year-round or on a seasonal
                    basis and designates the season;  STORE_TIME -
                    Indicates whether the facility has back-up water
                    reserves should the intake port needs to be
                    closed.  Reserve capacity is expressed as either a
                    volume or a length of time during which the
                    facility could go off line;  ALT_SOURCE - Name
                    and/or description of any back-up water source
                    that may be drawn upon if the primary source is
                    unavailable;  POP_SERVED - Number of people served
                    by the water intake (public water supplies, power
                    plants);  COMMENT (1-4) - Additional information
                    about the intake;  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 intake operator.  This field should
                    contain an administrative mailing address and
                    contact phone number for the facility.  Please
                    note that the administrative mailing address and
                    the contact address may not be the same.
     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