This dataset details No Discharge Zones (NDZ) for New England. Boaters may not discharge waste into these areas. Boundaries
were determined mostly by Federal Register Environmental Documents in coordination with Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management
(MA CZM) and EPA Region 1 Office of Ecosystem Protection (OEP) staff.
Citation
Title EPA Region 1 No Discharge Zones
publication Date
2014-03-18
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cited responsible party
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publisher
organisation Name
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1
Contact information
Address
, Boston, MA
cited responsible party
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originator
organisation Name
US Environmental Protection Agency Region 1
Dataset is being developed for a region wide initiative to enforce the no discharge of waste into coastal waters and also
to assess how much of the existing New England coastline is designated as a "no discharge" zone.
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Resource language:
eng; USA
Resource progress code:
underDevelopment
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:
irregular
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Use limitation statement:
https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.html
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Use Constraints: Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you
are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata. Acknowledgement of the EPA would be appreciated.
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Access Constraints: WARNING! This dataset is still undergoing edits as this project of determining accurate and correct NDA
boundaries is still ongoing.
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Classification
PUBLIC
Classification
System http://project-open-data.github.io/schema/#accessLevel
Handling
Description Standard Technical Controls
Processing environment:
Native Dataset Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.4.1420 Technical
Prerequisites: ArcGIS
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude
-73.715084
eastBoundLongitude
-69.787309
northBoundLatitude
43.999341
southBoundLatitude
40.856347
Temporal Extent
2014-03-18
Additional information on resource:
Dataset is still undergoing significant edits as some NDZs have not been finalized by EPA Region 1 OEP staff. Those NDZs that
have been created to date are described in the Entity and Attribute section of the metadata. Please refer to that section
for more detail. Modified in July 2011. Changes include: Changing coastal boundary topology to share boundaries with NAVTEQ/Census
boundaries. Federal Registry boundaries remained unchanged. Added areas - Upper North Shore, Outer Cape Cod, Waquoit, Barnstable,
Pleasant Bay/Chatham Harbor.
Credits:
Federal Register, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM), EPA Region 1 (OEP), ME DEP
point of contact
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pointOfContact
individual Name Alexandra Dichter
organisation Name
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1
position Name GIS Coordinator
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (617) 918-2089
Address
5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA, 02109
source description
Source Contribution: Various sources were used. Where applicable, polygons where snapped to given latitude/longitude points
from either the Federal Register documents, MA CZM (MA NDAs only), ME DEP, or EPA Region 1 OEP staff. These points were used
to determine the offshore NDA boundaries.Source Type paper
representative resolution scale:
Scale denominator: 24000
source citation
Title Various Sources
publication Date
2011-07-18
other Citation Details
Various sources were used. Where applicable, polygons where snapped to given latitude/longitude points from either the Federal
Register documents, MA CZM (MA NDAs only), ME DEP, or EPA Region 1 OEP staff. These points were the used to determine the
offshore NDA boundaries.
cited responsible party
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originator
organisation Name
EPA Region 1 GIS Center and EPA Region 1 Office of Ecosystem Protection (OEP)
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2009-01-01
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
evaluation Method Description
Data is as accurate as the given latitude/longtitude points from the Federal Register, MA CZM (MA NDAs only), or EPA Region
1 OEP staff. It is also limited to how accurate the Tele Atlas municipal boundary data is as well; this dataset was used to
"anchor" or "tie" the NDA polygons to the New England coastline.
Completeness Commission
evaluation Method Description
Features represented have not been tested for completeness
Completeness Omission
evaluation Method Description
Features represented have not been tested for completeness
ConceptualConsistency
measure Description
Where applicable, polygons where snapped to given latitude/longitude points from either the Federal Register documents, MA
CZM (MA NDAs only), or EPA Region 1 OEP staff. These points were the used to determine the offshore NDA boundaries.
Ordering Instructions
Access Instructions: On GDG as http://geodata.epa.gov/R1/NDAs_R1.zip Ordering Instructions: On GDG as http://geodata.epa.gov/R1/NDAs_R1.zip
Custom Order Process: On GDG as http://geodata.epa.gov/R1/NDAs_R1.zip
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Format version 9.3
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no compression applied
Digital Transfer Options
transfer Size 5.451
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name ARCE
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link function
Description Polygon shapefile for No Discharge Areas (NDAs)
notes: This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version
FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2012-06-20T17:21:00 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform.
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restricted
Classification
System None
Metadata contact
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pointOfContact
individual Name Alexandra Dichter
organisation Name
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1
position Name GIS Coordinator
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (617) 918-2089
Address
5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA, 02109