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Location of Septic Sewer Systems in the Pacific Northwest

Dates

Release Date
2011-01-01
Time Period
1990
Publication Date

Citation

Sobieszczyk, S., 2011, Location of Septic Sewer Systems in the Pacific Northwest: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9N69WMT.

Summary

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. Septic systems are useful for removing and processing human waste. However, they have the potential of leaking or discharging waste into the nearby system and increasing potential contamination of nearby streams. Data represent potential locations of septic sewers in the Pacific Northwest based on extrapolation of 1990 Census tract block group level information.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, Steven Sobieszczyk
Originator :
Steven Sobieszczyk
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Oregon Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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septicSystems_MRB7.xml
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SepticSystems_MRB7.zip 25.54 MB application/zip
SepticSystems_MRB7.gif thumbnail 356.38 KB image/gif

Purpose

This data set represents the distribution of septic sewer locations in the Pacific Northwest. The number of septic systems was based on 1990 US Census counts by census tract block group. Point locations were generated and randomly distributed across each census tract block group.
Illustration of Location of Septic Sewer Systems in the Pacific Northwest
Illustration of Location of Septic Sewer Systems in the Pacific Northwest

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These data were originally released on the Water Mission Area National Spatial Data Infrastructure Node and were migrated to sciencebase.gov in 2023. These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS's policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9N69WMT

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