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Major Coastal Wastewater Outfalls

Metadata Updated: March 15, 2024

This feature class contains integrated location, identification, and permit and discharge monitoring information from the EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) for the subset of facilities that link to the Permit Compliance System (PCS)for a subset of for coastal facilities permitted under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) module of the Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS). Coastal proximity was determined by selecting facilities located within 20 miles of submerged areas established in the Submerged Lands Act (SLA, 43 U.S.C. sect. 1301 et seq.), 48 U.S.C. sect. 1705, or that overlapped the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for facilities in regions outside the SLA. The Facility Registry Service (FRS) identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. PCS tracks NPDES surface water permits issued under the Clean Water Act. Under NPDES, all facilities that discharge pollutants from any point source into waters of the United States are required to obtain a permit. The permit will likely contain limits on what can be discharged, impose monitoring and reporting requirements, and include other provisions to ensure that the discharge does not adversely affect water quality. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA's national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on facilities.

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Dates

Metadata Date February 29, 2024
Metadata Created Date January 24, 2022
Metadata Updated Date March 15, 2024
Reference Date(s) May 1, 2018 (publication)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

Metadata Source

Harvested from NOS OCM

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date February 29, 2024
Metadata Created Date January 24, 2022
Metadata Updated Date March 15, 2024
Reference Date(s) May 1, 2018 (publication)
Responsible Party NOAA Office for Coastal Management (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66210
Access Constraints Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: Major Coastal Wastewater Outfalls [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66210., Use Constraints: For coastal and ocean planning, Distribution Liability: https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
Bbox East Long 174.107658
Bbox North Lat 71.324444
Bbox South Lat -14.340048
Bbox West Long -176.637251
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update asNeeded
Harvest Object Id b76052e4-5f74-496d-aa6b-493cf1834164
Harvest Source Id c0121fd9-df15-4168-ac04-42f6e36a794d
Harvest Source Title NOS OCM
Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
Lineage
Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
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Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True

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