Metadata for Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, Montana, 2005-2011

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- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
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Identification Information:

Citation:
  Originator: Montana Department of Environmental Quality
  Publication date: 09/26/2011
  Title: Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, Montana, 2005-2011
  Publication place: Helena, MT
  Publisher: Montana State Library
Abstract:
  This is an archive copy of the leaking underground tanks data. Current data are available from the DEQ Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) web site.
  These are underground storage tanks for which leaks have been reported, extracted from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality Waste and Underground Tank Management Bureau's "UST-Access" database. Requirements for database tracking of Underground Storage Tank data came from the Federal Office of Underground Storage Tanks in the 1980's. The original database design was developed in Microsoft Access by the Environmental Protection Agency and was first implemented in Montana in 1997.
  These data were available on the Montana State Library web site from 2005 through 2011 and were updated on a weekly basis. The archive contains copies of the data set that were updated in 2005, 2006, and 2011.
Purpose:
  The goal of the Department of Environmental Quality Petroleum Release Section is to protect human health and the environment from petroleum and hazardous substance releases from storage tank systems, both underground and above ground. Meeting this goal requires definition of the extent and magnitude of the contamination and implementation of the necessary corrective action.
  Petroleum and hazardous substance releases can contaminate soil, groundwater and surface water, and may threaten or impact public and private drinking water supplies. In addition, harmful and potentially explosive hydrocarbon vapors can accumulate in confined spaces such as basements, crawl spaces and utility corridors. If a petroleum release occurs, the Petroleum Release Section assists and oversees the efforts of the facility owner or operator in assessing the potential threat to human health and the environment, and provides assistance with corrective action. The section works closely with the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board (PTRCB) which provides financial reimbursement of eligible corrective action cleanup costs to tank owners and operators.
  The Petroleum Release Section also administers the federal Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Program. This program conducts investigation and remediation activities at release sites that threaten human health and the environment where: (1) the release source is unknown or (2) the tank owner is insolvent or recalcitrant. The LUST Trust Program also conducts emergency response activities to mitigate immediate human health hazards such as petroleum-impacted drinking water supplies, and buildings impacted with petroleum vapors.
  State statutory authority for corrective actions is found in the Montana Underground Storage Tank Act, 75-11-501, MCA et seq. The Department's administrative rules are found in Title 17, Chapter 56 of the Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM). These rules include the requirements for release reporting, investigation, confirmation, abatement measures, and corrective action.
  The following functions are administered by the Petroleum Release Section:
  * receives and investigates reports of environmental storage tank releases;
  * assists local fire and health authorities in responding to the immediate threats resulting from contaminated drinking water supplies and explosive vapors created by releases;
  * requires, approves and oversees release investigation and remediation activities conducted by storage tank owners and operators;
  * reviews and recommends PTRCB reimbursement claims for completed investigation and remediation activities;
  * conducts final release site closure determinations at the conclusion of the remediation;
  * in the event the source of the release cannot be identified or the owner is recalcitrant, the LUST Trust Program utilizes federal LUST Trust funding to respond, investigate and remediate any health or environmental threats posed by the release.
  This layer was developed from the UST-Access database for public dissemination and mapping of underground storage tank leaks data.
Time period of content:
  Beginning date: 05/01/2005
  Ending date: 09/26/2011
  Currentness reference: publication date
Access constraints: None
Use constraints:
  This data is a summary of information that resides in databases located with the Remediation Division of the Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ). This data should be used for planning purposes only. Geographic location accuracy of all sites presented here should be verified by the user.
  This data set is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind. The DEQ makes no representations or warranties whatsoever with respect to the accuracy or completeness of this data set and assumes no responsibility for the suitability of this data set for a particular purpose; and DEQ will not be liable for any damages incurred as a result of errors in this data set.
  The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.
Point of contact:
  Montana State Library
  P.O. Box 201800
  Helena, Montana 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

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Data Quality Information:

Completeness report:
  Only leak sites that are reported and verified by this department are represented in this dataset. For more detail on what specifically constitutes a leaking underground storage tank facility contact the DEQ Petroleum Release Section at 406-841-5055.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
  Most coordinate locations were derived via map interpolation from USGS maps or address matching using Microsoft MapPoint. Coordinate accuracy varies, however, do not assume coordinate accuracy to be better than +/- one half mile without independent verification.

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Spatial Data Organization Information:

Point and vector object information:
  SDTS object type: Entity point
    SDTS object count: 5000

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Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:
  Map projection:
    Map projection name: NAD 1983 StatePlane Montana FIPS 2500
    Lambert conformal conic:
    NAD 1983 StatePlane Montana FIPS 2500
    Standard parallel: 45.0
    Standard parallel: 49.0
    Longitude of central meridian: -109.5
    Latitude of projection origin: 44.25
    False easting: 600000.0
    False northing: 0.0
  Planar distance units: meter
  Geodetic model:
    Horizontal datum name: D North American 1983
    Ellipsoid name: GRS 1980
    Semi-major axis: 6378137.0
    Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222101

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Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity type label: Underg_Tanks_Leaks_DEQ_2011
  Attribute label: FID
    Attribute definition: Internal feature number.
  Attribute label: Shape
    Attribute definition: Feature geometry.
  Attribute label: OBJECTID
    Attribute definition: Feature ID from NRIS SDE database
  Attribute label: EventID
    Attribute definition: Leak event ID number
  Attribute label: AltEventID
    Attribute definition: Alternate leak event ID number
  Attribute label: LustDate
    Attribute definition: Date the site record was created in the database
  Attribute label: SiteName
    Attribute definition: Name of the facility/site where the leak is located
  Attribute label: Location
    Attribute definition: Address or description of the leak site.
  Attribute label: City
    Attribute definition: City name of the leak address
  Attribute label: County
    Attribute definition: County where the leak occurred
  Attribute label: Confirmred
    Attribute definition: Date leak was confirmed
  Attribute label: ResolveDat
    Attribute definition: Date the leak was resolved
  Attribute label: Active
    Attribute definition: Flag for active (-1) or inactive (0) faclities
  Attribute label: AltFacilit
    Attribute definition: Alternate facility ID
  Attribute label: Latitude
    Attribute definition: Latitude of the site location
  Attribute label: Longitude
    Attribute definition: Longitude of the site location
  Attribute label: RepName
    Attribute definition: Name of reporting party
  Attribute label: RepAddr1
    Attribute definition: Reporting party address line 1
  Attribute label: RepAddr2
    Attribute definition: Reporting party street address
  Attribute label: RepZIPID
    Attribute definition: Reporting party Zip code
  Attribute label: HowFound
    Attribute definition: How the leak was found
  Attribute label: SitePriori
    Attribute definition: Site Priority (Scale 0-100)
  Attribute label: LLMethod
    Attribute definition: Method used to determine Latitude and Longitude

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    --blank-- Not Specified | -
    1 GPS - Mapping Grade | -
    2 GPS - Recreational Grade | -
    3 Map Interpolation | -
    4 Address Matching | -
    5 TRS Centroid | -
    6 Customer Supplied | -
    Address Mapping | -
    Address Match Exact ESRI | -
    Address Match Exact Maptech | -
    Address Match Near Maptech | -
    Address Matching, Exact Match | -
    Address Matching, Near Match | -
    Aerial Photo w/ Ground Control | -
    Cadastral Survey | -
    County Centroid | -
    GPS Survey | -
    Loran-C Navigation Device | -
    Map Interpolation | -
    Map Interpolation High Quality | -
    Navigation - Quality GPS | -
    RAW Photo Extraction | -
    Remote Sensing | -
    State Plan Coord. System Conv. | -
    Township-Section-Range Sys Con | -
    Unknown | -
    Zip Code Centroid | -
    Zip+2 Centroid | -
    Zip+4 Centroid | -

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Distribution Information:

Distributor:
  Montana State Library
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, MT 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov
Resource description: Offline Data
Distribution liability:
  This data is a summary of information that resides in databases located with the Remediation Division of the Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ). This data should be used for planning purposes only. Geographic location accuracy of all sites presented here should be verified by the user.
  This data set is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind. The DEQ makes no representations or warranties whatsoever with respect to the accuracy or completeness of this data set and assumes no responsibility for the suitability of this data set for a particular purpose; and DEQ will not be liable for any damages incurred as a result of errors in this data set.
  The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.

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Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 06/03/2015
Metadata review date: 05/05/2005
Metadata contact:
  Montana State Library
  P.O. Box 201800
  Helena, Montana 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

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