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              <dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2019-10-28T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
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          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>Clip feature at inland locations based on source materials.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:rationale>
                <gco:CharacterString>Match up extents between old and new feature</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:rationale>
              <dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2019-10-28T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
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          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>Split the feature at the northern and souther n CA state borders.

Use Editing tools to Split Polygons using state borders from the Feature Catalog for the TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2019, nation, U.S., Current State and Equivalent National dataset.</gco:CharacterString>
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                <gco:CharacterString>Zone only covers CA state waters</gco:CharacterString>
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              <dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2019-10-28T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
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          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>Clip the feature created in the first process using the 3nm coastline buffer.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:rationale>
                <gco:CharacterString>Merging the NHDArea feature and custom coastal buffer created a feature that extends more than 3nm seaward.  This step limits the seaward extent to 3nm.</gco:CharacterString>
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              <dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2019-10-28T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
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          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:processStep>
            <gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>Create 3 nautical mile buffer of coastline:

1. Select NHDFlowline features = 'coastline'
Note - The coastline features used in creating the 3nm buffer include all coastline features in the network as well as any that compose the shoreline of any islands used in the creation of the buffer that represents the previous .version of the NDZ .
2. Add vertices to the coastline linear feature class in order to create a closed shape that can be converted to a polygonal feature class, which is more suitable for buffering.
3. Convert the resulting feature to a polygon feature class
4. Convert the linear coastline features making up the islands to a polygon feature class
5. Merge results of steps 3 and 4
6. Perform an outer buffer of 3nm on the feature resulting from step 5
7. Merge results of step 6 with the NHDArea feature that represent the Sea/Ocean</gco:CharacterString>
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                <gco:CharacterString>The &#8216;NHDArea&#8217; polygon representing the ocean water on the coast needs to extend 3 nautical miles seaward.  There are numerous locations where the &#8216;NHDArea&#8217; feature class does not extend far enough. Merging this feature with a 3nm coastline buffer sufficiently extends the zone.</gco:CharacterString>
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              <dateTime>
                <gco:DateTime>2019-10-28T00:00:00</gco:DateTime>
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              <gmd:processor>
                <gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
                  <gmd:individualName>
                    <gco:CharacterString>Seth Mann</gco:CharacterString>
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                  <gmd:organisationName>
                    <gco:CharacterString>Woolpert Inc.</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:organisationName>
                  <gmd:positionName>
                    <gco:CharacterString>GIS Specialist</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:positionName>
                  <gmd:contactInfo gco:nilReason="missing"/>
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                  </gmd:role>
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              </gmd:processor>
            </gmd:LI_ProcessStep>
          </gmd:processStep>
          <gmd:source>
            <gmd:LI_Source>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>Features representing this No-Discharge Zone (NDZ) were extracted from the High Resolution National Hydrography Dataset (Download Date 4/29/2019).
The USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Downloadable Data Collection from The National Map (TNM) is a comprehensive set of digital spatial data that encodes information about naturally occurring and constructed bodies of surface water (lakes, ponds, and reservoirs), paths through which water flows (canals, ditches, streams, and rivers), and related entities such as point features (springs, wells, stream gages, and dams). The information encoded about these features includes classification and other characteristics, delineation, geographic name, position and related measures, a "reach code" through which other information can be related to the NHD, and the direction of water flow. The network of reach codes delineating water and transported material flow allows users to trace movement in upstream and downstream directions. In addition to this geographic information, the dataset contains metadata that supports the exchange of future updates and improvements to the data. The NHD supports many applications, such as making maps, geocoding observations, flow modeling, data maintenance, and stewardship. For additional information on NHD, go to https://nhd.usgs.gov/.
URL of Source Data:  http://prd-tnm.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/?prefix=StagedProducts/Hydrography/NHD/National/HighResolution/GDB/</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:scaleDenominator>
                <gmd:MD_RepresentativeFraction>
                  <gmd:denominator>
                    <gco:Integer>24000</gco:Integer>
                  </gmd:denominator>
                </gmd:MD_RepresentativeFraction>
              </gmd:scaleDenominator>
              <gmd:sourceCitation>
                <gmd:CI_Citation>
                  <gmd:title>
                    <gco:CharacterString>National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) - USGS National Map</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:title>
                  <gmd:date>
                    <gmd:CI_Date>
                      <date>
                        <gco:Date>2017-01-01</gco:Date>
                      </date>
                      <gmd:dateType>
                        <gmd:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="publication" codeSpace="ISOTC211/19115">publication</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode>
                      </gmd:dateType>
                    </gmd:CI_Date>
                  </gmd:date>
                  <gmd:citedResponsibleParty gco:nilReason="missing"/>
                </gmd:CI_Citation>
              </gmd:sourceCitation>
            </gmd:LI_Source>
          </gmd:source>
          <gmd:source>
            <gmd:LI_Source>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>Sewage No-Discharge Zone (NDZ) locations, EPA HQ, OWOW
2019-08-05

Features Used as Source:
-Avalon Bay Harbor (California) sewage no-discharge zone, 1979, EPA HQ OWOW
EDG Metadata Link:  https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7B49AB6813-0AD2-49DB-85D6-4FA4B91010B3%7D
-Channel Islands Harbor (California) sewage no-discharge zone, 1979, EPA HQ OWOW
EDG Metadata Link:  https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7B0E0F1D18-70A5-4350-AE53-D76B1551F0F8%7D
-Dana Point Harbor (California) sewage no-discharge zone, 1976, EPA HQ OWOW
EDG Metadata Link:  https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7BF9CA37B0-8AB7-4162-BFF9-4D2F008F44CD%7D
-Mission Bay (California) sewage no-discharge zone, 1976, EPA HQ OWOW
EDG Metadata Link:  https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7BF8D58E62-E676-4EC4-8B0B-E1A2F0F1B964%7D
-Newport Bays (California) sewage no-discharge zone, 1976, EPA HQ OWOW
EDG Metadata Link:  https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7B1FE61658-B1F6-4DFD-B70C-7696F0A3BC24%7D
-Oceanside Harbor (California) sewage no-discharge zone, 1976, EPA HQ OWOW
EDG Metadata Link:  https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7BB4ED89F2-139D-4E1A-817D-6BE69659E60D%7D
-Richardson Bay (California) sewage no-discharge zone, 1987, EPA HQ OWOW
EDG Metadata Link:  https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7B51A3FCFB-08F1-46BA-9F76-A68F8637A76D%7D
-San Diego Bay (California) sewage no-discharge zone, 1976, EPA HQ OWOW
EDG Metadata Link:  https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7BF539C4BF-39E9-4D45-9DD2-4472FC471CD3%7D
</gco:CharacterString>
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                  <gmd:title>
                    <gco:CharacterString>Sewage No-Discharge Zone (NDZ) locations, EPA HQ, OWOW</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:title>
                  <gmd:date>
                    <gmd:CI_Date>
                      <date>
                        <gco:Date>2019-08-06</gco:Date>
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                  <gmd:citedResponsibleParty gco:nilReason="missing"/>
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              </gmd:sourceCitation>
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          <gmd:source>
            <gmd:LI_Source>
              <gmd:description>
                <gco:CharacterString>Fact Sheet for the California No Discharge Zone Prohibiting Vessel Sewage in all California Marine Waters (https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-10/documents/california_ndz_final_rule_factsheet.pdf) was used as  a visual guide for determining inland cutoff points.</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:description>
              <gmd:sourceCitation>
                <gmd:CI_Citation>
                  <gmd:title>
                    <gco:CharacterString>Fact Sheet for the California No Discharge Zone Prohibiting Vessel Sewage in all California Marine Waters</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:title>
                  <gmd:date>
                    <gmd:CI_Date>
                      <date>
                        <gco:Date>2012-03-28</gco:Date>
                      </date>
                      <gmd:dateType>
                        <gmd:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="publication" codeSpace="ISOTC211/19115">publication</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode>
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                  </gmd:date>
                  <gmd:citedResponsibleParty gco:nilReason="missing"/>
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              </gmd:sourceCitation>
            </gmd:LI_Source>
          </gmd:source>
        </gmd:LI_Lineage>
      </gmd:lineage>
    </gmd:DQ_DataQuality>
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    <gmd:MD_MaintenanceInformation>
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        <gmd:MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode codeList="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode" codeListValue="asNeeded" codeSpace="ISOTC211/19115">asNeeded</gmd:MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode>
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