Water Quality of Large Discharges from Mines in the Anthracite Region of Eastern Pennsylvania

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:U.S. Geological Survey

Originator:EPCAMR

Title:

Water Quality of Large Discharges from Mines in the Anthracite Region of Eastern Pennsylvania

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data

Series_Information:

Publication_Information:

Other_Citation_Details:

Origionally Published by USGS, Updated by EPCAMR

Online_Linkage: http://www.pasda.psu.edu/

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:Charles R. Wood, US Geologic Survey

Publication_Date:

Title:

Water Quality of Large Discharges from Mines in the Anthracite Region of Eastern Pennsylvania

Series_Information:

Series_Name:Water-Resources Investigation Report

Issue_Identification:95-4243

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:Lemoyne, PA

Publisher:USGS

Other_Citation_Details:

In Cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey

Description:

Abstract:

Water Quality of the Large Discharges from Mines in the Anthracite Region of Eastern Pennsylvania

Purpose:

Developed by USGS to showcase the locations and water quality of the anthracite discharges

Supplemental_Information:

Updated by EPCAMR (2004-Current) to include additional sites identified in watershed assessment reports and additional attributes such as elevation and dissolved oxygen.  

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date:1975

Ending_Date:2001

Currentness_Reference:

ground condition

Status:

Progress:In work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:Irregular

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate:353711.160123046

East_Bounding_Coordinate:462377.835445986

North_Bounding_Coordinate:4610190.61085417

South_Bounding_Coordinate:4477541.9435841

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:Abandoned Mine Discharges

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:Abandoned Mine Drainage

Theme_Keyword:AMD

Theme_Keyword:Abandoned Mine Drainage

Theme_Keyword:Abandoned Mine Discharges

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword:environment

Access_Constraints:Data is not classified and available to the public.

Use_Constraints:

Data is to be used for educational or demonstrational purposes only. 

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR)

Contact_Person:Michael Hewitt

Contact_Position:Program Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical address

Address:

101 South Main Street

City:Ashley

State_or_Province:PA

Postal_Code:18706

Country:USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:(570) 317-3522

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:mhewitt@epcamr.org

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:hardcoal@epcamr.org

Data_Set_Credit:

Given to EPCAMR by Charles Cravatta, USGS, New Cumberland, PA 2003

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.4.1.5686

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Chemical and Physical Attributes were sampled several times from early 1960s  to the late 1990s.  Data represented within the attribute table is from the year 1975 when the most complete information is available, or averaged and interpolated when no data was present.  

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Origional data set from the USGS included 279 records with water quality from 1975.  

Completeness_Report:

The 2001 USGS report does not show all the discharges in the Anthracite Reion of Eastern PA, but only the largest.  EPCAMR adds points or adjust existing points as new discharges are located.  

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

With field verification, many of the discharge points are within acceptable deviation from their actual location, however some were as far off as 500 meters based on the 1990's era GPS technology.  EPCAMR adjusted points with heads up identification of sources on aerial photography from the PA DCNR PAMAP program.  Discharge locations can change over time with changes in underground hydrology or reclamation of the area.  

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

With field verification, many of the discharge points are within acceptable deviation from their actual locationhowever some were as far off as 500 meters based on the 1990's era GPS technology.  EPCAMR added elevations based on LiDAR derrived 2-foot contour mapping from the PA DCNR PAMAP program.   Discharge locations can change over time with changes in underground hydrology or reclamation of the area.  

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Type_of_Source_Media:Latitude and Longitude Coordinates

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Dataset copied from USGS Dataset provided by Charles Cravatta, USGS, New Cumberland, PA

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

Z:\GIS\Geographic\EPCAMRRegion\USGSAnthraciteDischarges\Themes\anth_usgs1975_ddnad27_Projec

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:

Z:\GIS\Geographic\EPCAMRRegion\AnthDischargesEPCAMRBase_ddnad27_Projec

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person:Charles Cravatta

Contact_Organization:USGS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical address

Address:

840 Market St.

City:New Cumberland

State_or_Province:PA

Postal_Code:17043

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

New datapoints heads up digitized over USGS Topoquads matched to maps from The Impact of Mining on the Newport and Nanticoke Creek Watersheds, Luzerne County, PA Report (March 2002) by Kenneth Klemow of Wilkes University.  

Process_Date:04/01/2005

Process_Time:00:00

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person:Michael Hewitt

Contact_Organization:EPCAMR

Contact_Position:WOC

Contact Instructions:

See Organization Contact Section

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Elevation, Dissolved Oxygen, Who Update and Datasource attributes added to the dataset.  

Process_Date:05/01/2010

Process_Time:00:00

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

New datapoints heads up digitized and added by GPS over time.

Process_Date:05/01/2018

Process_Time:00:00

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution:0.000000

Ordinate_Resolution:0.000000

Planar_Distance_Units:meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name:D_North_American_1983

Ellipsoid_Name:GRS_1980

Semi-major_Axis:6378137

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:294.978698

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label:AnthDischargesEPCAMRCorrected

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:FID

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:Shape

Attribute_Definition:

Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Coordinates defining the features.

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:LOC_TABLE

Attribute_Definition:

Relates to the table in the USGS report.  

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:FIELD__

Attribute_Definition:

Relates to the anthracite coal field.  1=Northern, 2=Eastern Middle, 3=Western Middle, 4=Southern

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:LOCAL_I_D_

Attribute_Definition:

Local identification number.  

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:USGS_STAID

Attribute_Definition:

USGS given station identification number

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:LATDD27

Attribute_Definition:

latitude in decimal degrees and NAD27 datum

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:LONDD27

Attribute_Definition:

longitude in decimal degrees and NAD27 datum

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:LOCAL_NAME

Attribute_Definition:

Local name of the discharge given by USGS or EPCAMR, which often differs from what is on mine maps.  

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

Ffrom the 1990s unless marked as updated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:DESCRIPTIO

Attribute_Definition:

Descripton of the discharge point

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

From the 1990s unless marked as updated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:FLOW_CFS

Attribute_Definition:

Average flow in cubic feet per second

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

Average from the 1990s unless marked as updated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:TEMP_

Attribute_Definition:

Average discharge temperature in celsius

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

Average from the 1990s unless marked as updated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:SPECCOND

Attribute_Definition:

Average sepecific conductance in microsiemens per centimeter

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

Average from the 1990s unless marked as updated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PH

Attribute_Definition:

"Average" pH of the discharge.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

Average from the 1990s unless marked as updated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:SO4

Attribute_Definition:

Average sulfates in miligrams per liter

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

Average from the 1990s unless marked as updated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:FE_MG_L_

Attribute_Definition:

Average total iron in miligrams per liter

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

Average from the 1990s unless marked as updated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:ALKAL_

Attribute_Definition:

Average alkalinity to pH of 4.5 as CaCO3 in miligrams per liter

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

Average from the 1990s unless marked as updated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:ACID7_0

Attribute_Definition:

Average acidity to pH of 7.0 as CaCO3 in miligrams per liter

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

Average from the 1990s unless marked as updated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:ACID8_3

Attribute_Definition:

Average acidity to pH of 8.3 as CaCO3 in miligrams per liter

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

Average from the 1990s unless marked as updated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PH2

Attribute_Definition:

"Average" pH of the discharge.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

Average from the 1990s unless marked as updated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PHRANGE

Attribute_Definition:

pH range of the discharge

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

Average from the 1990s unless marked as updated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:FE_KG_YR

Attribute_Definition:

Calculated iron loading in kilograms per year.  

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

Calculated from 1990s data unless marked as updated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:ACID_KG_YR

Attribute_Definition:

Calculated acid loading in kilograms per year.  

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

Calculated from 1990s data unless marked as updated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:DATASOURCE

Attribute_Definition:

Defines the datasource of the point (if known).  

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:WHO_UPDATE

Attribute_Definition:

Acknowledges who updated the datapoint and year (if known)

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:ELEV_FT

Attribute_Definition:

Estimates the elevation in feet above mean sea level of closest 2-foot LiDAR derrived contours (where available).  

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:DIS_OXY

Attribute_Definition:

Record of dissolved oxygen reading snapshot or average (where available).  

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description:Data can be requested by contacting EPCAMR for the EPCAMR Version or USGS for their version.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size:0.008

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical address

Address:

115 Land and Water building

City:University Park

State_or_Province:Pennsylvania

Postal_Code:16802

Country:United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone:(814) 865 - 8792

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:pasda@psu.edu

Distribution_Liability:

The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:20091027

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person:Michael Hewitt

Contact_Organization:EPCAMR

Contact_Position:Watershed Outreach Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Contact Instructions:

See Organization Contact Information

Metadata_Standard_Name:FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version:FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention:local time