Central Lake Erie Sub-area Inland Waters Spill Response Atlas
Potential Spill Sources (Oil and Oil Product Pipelines) Coverage

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Great Lakes Commission
Publication_Date: 20000428
Title:
Central Lake Erie Sub-area Inland Waters Spill Response Atlas
Edition: Final, Version 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Atlas
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Inland Waters Spill Response Atlas
Issue_Identification: Sub-area
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Chicago, Illinois
Publisher: U.S. EPA, Region 5
Description:
Abstract:
Fixed facilities store quantities of oil in above- or below-ground storage tanks. The atlas documents those facilities with a storage capacity of 42,000 gallons or more, whether the product is stored in a single tank or a series of 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. 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. Of note, all MTRs that transfer more than 42,000 gallons of oil are required to complete Facility Response Plans (FRPs). Another special case includes facilities known to handle high volumes of oil, generally one million gallons or more. Such facilities are required to complete FRPs under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), and are highlighted in paper atlases as having FRPs. Facilities mandated to prepared FRPs have been deemed by U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard as having the potential to cause significant and substantial harm to the environment if a major spill occurs. 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. This coverage helps to bring such areas within the Ohio counties of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake and Lorain, as well as a connecting portion of Pennsylvania, which includes western segments of the counties Erie and Crawford, 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.
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 6 counties of the Central Lake Erie Sub-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.
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.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19990101
Ending_Date: 20000428
Currentness_Reference: The Publication Date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.3484
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.52
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.9774
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.065
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Fixed Oil Storage Facilities
Theme_Keyword: Oil Refineries
Theme_Keyword: Oil Storage Facilities
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Ohio
Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Thomas Rayburn
Contact_Organization: Great Lakes Commission
Contact_Position: Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 400 Fourth Street
Address: The Argus II Building
City: Ann Arbor
State_or_Province: Michigan
Postal_Code: 48103-4816
Country: US of A
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 734-665-9135
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 734-665-4370
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: glc@great-lakes.net
Hours_of_Service: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday
Contact_Instructions: Unavailable
Data_Set_Credit: Great Lakes Commission
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: None
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Security_Handling_Description: None
Native_Data_Set_Environment: PC ArcView 3.2
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Great Lakes Commission
Publication_Date: 20000428
Title:
Central Lake Erie Sub-area Inland Waters Spill Response Atlas
Edition: Final, Version 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Atlas
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Inland Waters Spill Response Atlas
Issue_Identification: Sub-area
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Chicago, Illinois
Publisher: U.S. EPA, Region 5
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
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-referenced with multiple sources. Quality assurance and quality control for the data were developed utilizing in-house standard operating procedures.
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 Indiana 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 fixed oil storage facilities are attributed points, plotted in ArcView 3.2 GIS. These polygons were generated in 1999 based on current information form primary sources but not necessarily always exactly overly the base map 7.5 minute quadrangle maps with previous publication dates. Locational and attribute information was updated during the Fall of 1999 and Winter of 2000 prior to the final Atlas publication.
Completeness_Report:
This coverage does not necessarily include all potentially regulated facilities within the given sub-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 1999. Exhaustive efforts were made to compile as thorough an atlas as possible.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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. Point shapefiles have been overlayed on tank symbology as presented on the original .drgs, as available. Where no symbology was present, address and/or latitude/longitude provided by the facilities through surveys and external reviews were utilized.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Publication_Date: 19990224
Title: FRPTracker
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Chicago, Illinois
Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19990101
Ending_Date: 20000428
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: Locational and contact information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Publication_Date: 19990224
Title: SPCCTracker
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Chicago, Illinois
Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19990101
Ending_Date: 20000428
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: Locational and contact information
Process_Step:
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 Ohio EPA. Other sources include; the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest District Office, and county and city Emergency Management Agencies. 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 112) and have a minimum storage capacity of 42,000 gallons. Either hard copy or electronic information was utilized. 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 3.2 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 form 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 UMESC for final Atlas preparation. UMESC processed the final data for distribution in .pdf hardcopy format; and electronic distribution via CR-ROM and the Internet. Final electronic formats include ArcView 3.2 shapefiles, .e00 ArcExport files, .pdfs,and converted CAMEO/Landview files.
Process_Date: 20000428
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Thomas Rayburn
Contact_Organization: Great Lakes Commission
Contact_Position: Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 400 Fourth Street
Address: The Argus II Building
City: Ann Arbor
State_or_Province: Michigan
Postal_Code: 48103-4816
Country: US of A
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 734-665-9135
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 734-665-4370
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: glc@great-lakes.net
Hours_of_Service: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday
Contact_Instructions: Unavailable
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name:
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 17
Transverse_Mercator:
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
False_Easting: 500000
False_Northing: 0
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
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.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Database items and definitions are from: Inland Area Contingency Planning Effort Database Field Structures, published September 17, 1999, 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.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Thomas Rayburn
Contact_Organization: Great Lakes Commission
Contact_Position: Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 400 Fourth Street
Address: The Argus II Building
City: Ann Arbor
State_or_Province: Michigan
Postal_Code: 48103-4816
Country: US of A
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 734-665-9135
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 734-665-4370
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: glc@great-lakes.net
Hours_of_Service: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday
Contact_Instructions: Unavailable
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.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 19990423
Metadata_Review_Date: 20000428
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Thomas Rayburn
Contact_Organization: Great Lakes Commission
Contact_Position: Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 400 Fourth Street
Address: The Argus II Building
City: Ann Arbor
State_or_Province: Michigan
Postal_Code: 48103-4816
Country: US of A
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 734-665-9135
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 734-665-4370
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: glc@great-lakes.net
Hours_of_Service: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday
Contact_Instructions: Unavailable
Metadata_Standard_Name:
NBII Content Standard for National Biological Information Infrastructure Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None
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