Potential contaminant sources and other landscape variables summarized for NHDPlus Version 2.1 catchments within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (ver. 2.0, June 2021)
Dates
Publication Date
2017-11-08
Start Date
2001
End Date
2016
Revision
2020-03-19
Last Revision
2021-06-03
Citation
Gordon, S.E., Jones, D.K., Williams, B.M., and Wright, C., 2017, Potential contaminant sources and other landscape variables summarized for NHDPlus Version 2.1 catchments within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (ver. 2.0, June 2021): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7SQ8ZB3.
Summary
This dataset consists of 262 variables which describe various known and suspected point and non-point sources of contaminants and endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) throughout the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Contaminant data was summarized to the NHDPlus Version 2.1 catchment level (1:100K). Contaminant data summarized span a time range of 2001 to 2016 and include regulated facilities, pesticides, manure and biosolids application data, mercury deposition, animal feeding applications, septic systems, landfills, and land use and land cover. These data are presented in a comma separated file, which includes all variables summarized and the NHDPlus Version 2.1 FEATUREID field (also known as COMID). The FEATUREID field can be used to relate [...]
Summary
This dataset consists of 262 variables which describe various known and suspected point and non-point sources of contaminants and endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) throughout the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Contaminant data was summarized to the NHDPlus Version 2.1 catchment level (1:100K). Contaminant data summarized span a time range of 2001 to 2016 and include regulated facilities, pesticides, manure and biosolids application data, mercury deposition, animal feeding applications, septic systems, landfills, and land use and land cover. These data are presented in a comma separated file, which includes all variables summarized and the NHDPlus Version 2.1 FEATUREID field (also known as COMID). The FEATUREID field can be used to relate these summaries to the NHDPlus Version 2.1 data suite for mapping and other analytical purposes. Total (TOT) and Divergent (DIV) upstream summaries were generated using the NHDPlusV2 Catchment Attribute Allocation and Accumulation Tool (CA3TV2). Using this method, upstream summaries are generated for 82,263 of the 83,637 NHDPlus catchments in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. These data will be used to investigate source-sink linkages between contaminant sources, water quality issues, and impacted receptor populations (e.g., smallmouth bass) throughout the Bay Watershed. Information gained from this work may also be used to evaluate the success of mitigation activities and help to prioritize new locations for mitigation, implementation of best management practices, or habitat conservation actions.
First posted - November 11, 2017 (available from author)
Revised - March 19, 2020 (version 1.1 - available from author)
Revised - June 3, 2021 (version 2.0 - available from author)
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EDC_Summaries_Chesapeake_Bay_Watershed_Metadata_v2.0.xml Original FGDC Metadata
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EDC_V9_DIV_Sciencebase_v2.csv
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EDC_V9_Sciencebase_v2.csv
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EDC_V9_TOT_Sciencebase_v2.csv
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VersionHistory_EDCreleasev2.0_June2021.txt
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Purpose
The purpose of this dataset is to provide an accounting of potential point and non-point sources of toxic and endocrine disrupting compounds to waterways throughout the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, summarized to NHDPlus Version 2.1 catchments.
Revision 2.0 by Stephanie Gordon on March 19, 2020. To review the changes that were made, see “VersionHistory_EDCreleasev2.0_June2021.txt” in the attached files section.
