Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Montana Department of Enivironmental Quality
      Publication_Date: 20030114
      Title: 2002 Surface Water Quality Assessment - Streams
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Online_Linkage: http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/shape/tmdl2002.zip
  Description:
    Abstract: This dataset contains streams listed in Montana's 2002 305(b) Report of water quality assessment determinations. It lists waters which have been assessed as fully supporting all applicable beneficial uses, waters determined to be water quality impaired for one or more beneficial uses, and waters where the information collected to date is not sufficient to complete beneficial use support determinations.  The "On-list" attribute can be used to select streams on the 303(d) List of Impaired and Threatened Waters. The 303(d) List, required by the federal Clean Water Act, focuses on waters in the state which have been assessed as having one or more of their beneficial uses impaired by human-caused pollution.
    Purpose: To allow users to query and display information from Montana's 305(b) Surface Water Quality Assessment Report.  Appropriate for 1:100,000 scale use.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2002
    Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.116594
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -103.656727
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.167411
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.388476
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Impaired and Threatened
      Theme_Keyword: Water Quality
      Theme_Keyword: TMDL
      Theme_Keyword: Beneficial Uses
      Theme_Keyword: Streams
      Theme_Keyword: Waterbodies
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Montana
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Temporal_Keyword: 2002
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: This dataset is public information and may be interpreted by other organizations, however, they are responsible for the appropriate application of the data. Acknowledge the Montana Department of Environmental Quality as the data source.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Montana State Library
        Contact_Person: Catherine Love
      Contact_Position: Water Information System
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: PO Box 201800
        City: Helena
        State_or_Province: MT
        Postal_Code: 59620-1800
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (406) 444-3345
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: none
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (406) 444-0581
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: clove@mt.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8am -5pm Monday-Friday
  Data_Set_Credit: Montana Department of Environmental Quality
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700

Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      The Water Quality Assessment data was copied directly from the DEQ database.
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
      None
  Completeness_Report:
      This data set contains all the water bodies in the Water Quality Assessment.
      Many water bodies have not been assessed.
  Positional_Accuracy
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        Approximately 50 meters, assuming the source maps meet
        National Map Accuracy Standards
  Lineage:
    Source_Information
      Source_Citation
        Citation_Information
          Originator:  U.S. Geological Survey
          Publication_Date:  1990
          Title:  1:100,000 scale Digital Line Graphs
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:  map
          Publication_Information
            Publication_Place:  Reston, VA
            Publisher:  U.S. Geological Survey
      Source_Scale_Denominator:  100000
      Type_of_Source_Media:  unknown
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content
        Time_Period_Information
          Single_Date/Time
            Calendar_Date:  1990
        Source_Currentness_Reference:  Publication Date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation:  DLG
      Source_Contribution:
          The lines in the data were selected from this source.
    Source_Information
      Source_Citation
        Citation_Information
          Originator:  Montana Dept of Environmental Quality
          Publication_Date:  2002
          Title:  2002 Surface Water Quality Assesement (305b Report)
          Publication_Information
            Publication_Place:  Helena MT
            Publisher:  Montana State Library
          Online_Linkage:  http://nris.mt.gov/wis/environet/
      Type_of_Source_Media:  electronic database
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content
        Time_Period_Information
          Single_Date/Time
            Calendar_Date:  2002
        Source_Currentness_Reference:  Publication Date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation:  305b
      Source_Contribution:
        The attributes of the streams and lakes were copied from this source.
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: USGS's NHD coverages (derived from USGS Digital Line Graphs) were used to identify the reaches composing each waterbody segment included in the 305(b) data set.  Assessment information relating to each waterbody is drawn from the 2002 305(b) update of the Montana ADB database.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:  DLG
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:  305b
      Process_Date:  2002
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  final

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 16023
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 84

Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Grid_Coordinate_System:
        Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
        State_Plane_Coordinate_System:
          SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 2500
          Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
            Standard_Parallel: 45.000000
            Standard_Parallel: 49.000000
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -109.500000
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 44.250000
            False_Easting: 600000.000000
            False_Northing: 0.000000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 0.002048
          Ordinate_Resolution: 0.002048
        Planar_Distance_Units: meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: 02streamfin.dbf
      Entity_Type_Definition: Line feature attribute table.
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NRIS
    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.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: RCH_CODE
      Attribute_Definition: RCH_CODE from USGS National Hydrography Dataset
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: All values are a 15 digit numeric code:
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Entity_ID
      Attribute_Definition: Entity_ID is unique to individual waterbody segments.   Segments can be made up of multiple reaches.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: All the values consist of a combination of state abbreviation, Hydrologic unit identifier, and a sequence number.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HUC
      Attribute_Definition: Hydrologic Unit Code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Postivie integers representing hydrologic units.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SEGNAME
      Attribute_Definition: Name of the waterbody segment.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: character strings
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SIZE
      Attribute_Definition: Length of the waterbody segment
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: UNIT
      Attribute_Definition: Unit the Segsize is measured in
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: M
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Miles
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NRIS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ac
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Acres
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NRIS
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ON_303_
      Attribute_Definition: On the 2002 303(d) Threatened and Impaired Waters List
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: On the 303(d) list
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not on the 303(d) list
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Class
      Attribute_Definition: Waterbodies are assigned a class based on the level of protection that they require, the type of fisheries they support and their natural ability to support use for drinking water, agriculutre etc.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: A-Closed
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waters are suitable for drinking, culinary and food processing purposes after simple. Also suitable for swimming, recreation, and growth and propagation of fishes and associated aquatic life (although access restrictions to protect public health may limit actual use).
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: A-1
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waters are suitable for drinking, culinary, and food processing purposes after conventional treatment for removal of naturally present impurities. Also suitable for bathing, swimming, and recreation; growth and propagation of salmonid fishes and associated aquatic life, waterfowl, and furbearers; and agricultural and industrial water supply. 
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: B-1
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waters are suitable for drinking, culinary, and food processing purposes after conventional treatment; bathing, swimming, and recreation; growth and propagation of salmonid fishes and associated aquatic life, waterfowl, and furbearers; and agricultural and industrial water supply.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: B-2
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waters are suitable for drinking, culinary and food processing purposes, after conventional treatment; bathing, swimming and recreation; growth and marginal propagation of salmonid fishes and associated aquatic life, waterfowl and furbearers; and agricultural and industrial water supply.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: B-3
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waters are suitable for drinking, culinary, and food processing purposes after conventional treatment; bathing, swimming, and recreation; growth and propagation of non-salmonid fishes and associated aquatic life, waterfowl, and furbearers; and agricultural and industrial water supply.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: C-1
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waters are suitable for bathing, swimming, and recreation; growth and propagation of salmonid fishes and associated aquatic life, waterfowl and furbearers; and agricultural and industrial water supply.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: C-2
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waters are suitable for bathing, swimming and recreation; growth and marginal propagation of salmonid fishes and associated aquatic life, waterfowl and furbearers; and agricultural and industrial water supply.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: C-3
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waters are suitable for bathing, swimming, and recreation; growth and propagation of non-salmonid fishes and associated aquatic life, waterfowl and furbearers. Naturally marginal for drinking, culinary, and food processing purposes, agriculture and industrial water supply.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: I
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:(Impaired) The State of Montana has a goal to improve these waters to fully support the following uses: drinking, culinary, and food processing purposes after conventional treatment; bathing, swimming, and recreation; growth and propagation of fishes and associated aquatic life, waterfowl, and furbearers; and agricultural and industrial water supply. 
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: AQUATIC_LI
      Attribute_Definition: Beneficial Use - Aquatic life support for fishes and associated aquatic life, waterfowl and furbears
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Full Support
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: All water quality standard for this beneficial use have been met
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Partial Support
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water quality standards for this beneficial use have been partially met.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Not Supported
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water quality standard for this benefical use have not been met
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Threatened
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Current trends indicate a high probability of future impairment for this beneficial use
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: COLD_WATER
      Attribute_Definition: Benefical Use - Cold Water Fishery-Trout
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Attribute values are the same as AQUATIC_LI
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: WARM_FISH
      Attribute_Definition: Beneficial Use - Warm Water Fishery
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Attribute values are the same as AQUATIC_LI
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DRINKING
      Attribute_Definition: Drinking, culinary, and food processing
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Attribute values are the same as AQUATIC_LI
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PRIMARY_CO
      Attribute_Definition: Beneficial Use - Primary contact, bathing, recreation and aesthetics
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Attribute values are the same as AQUATIC_LI
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: AGRICULTUR
      Attribute_Definition: Beneficial Use - Agricultural Water Supply
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Attribute values are the same as AQUATIC_LI
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INDUSTRY
      Attribute_Definition: Beneficial Use - Industrial Water Supply
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Attribute values are the same as AQUATIC_LI
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LISTING_ST
      Attribute_Definition: Combined beneficial use status of the waterbody segment
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Not Assessed
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information is not available to make an assessment
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Impaired
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: One or more beneficial use is impaired
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Full Support
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: All beneficial uses are fully supported
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: DEQ
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SRCNAME
      Attribute_Definition: Source Name: Source cause of impairment
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: character strings
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: CAUSENAME
      Attribute_Definition: Cause of impairment
      Attribute_Definition_Source: DEQ
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: character strings
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Montana State Library
        Contact_Person: Catherine Love
      Contact_Position: Water Information System Manager
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: PO Box  201800
        City: Helena
        State_or_Province: MT
        Postal_Code: 59620-1800
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (406) 444-3345
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: none
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (406) 444-0581
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: clove@mt.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday, Mountain Time
  Distribution_Liability: Users must assume responsibility to determine the useability of this data for their purposes.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
      Digital_Transfer_Option
        Online_Option
          Computer_Contact_Information
            Network_Address
              Network_Resource_Name:   http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/shape/tmdl2002.zip
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: CD-ROM
    Fees: For-profit organizations must pay our costs to reproduce the data.  Fees can be waived if doing government work
    Ordering_Instructions: Contact the State Library to see if the data is available as a hardcopy map.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20030103
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Montana Natural Resource Information System
        Contact_Person: Catherine Love
      Contact_Position: Water Information System Manager
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: PO Box 201800
        City: Helena
        State_or_Province: MT
        Postal_Code: 59601
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (406) 444-3345
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (406) 444-0581
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: clove@mt.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8 am -5 pm Monday-Friday, Mountain Time
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
