Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Office of Water/OST
      Publication_Date: 199707
      Title: 1996 National Listing of Fish Consumption Advisories for the United States
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
        Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
      Online_Linkage:
         For BASINS model and hydrographic data http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/basins/
         For original documentaion of source http://www.epa.gov/OST/fishadvice
  Description:
    Abstract:
      The 1996 update for the database, Listing of Fish Consumption Advisories, is now 
      available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  This database includes all
      available information describing state-, tribal-, and federally issued fish consumption 
      advisories in the United States for the 50 States, the District of Columbia,
      and four U.S. Territories, and has been expanded to include the 12 Canadian
      provinces and territories.  The database contains information
      provided to EPA by the states, tribes, and Canada as of December 1996.  
      This includes advisories issued by several Native American tribes.  The number 
      of advisories in the United States rose by 453 in 1996 to a total of 2,193 representing
      a 25 percent increase over 1995.  The number of waterbodies under advisory
      represents 15 percent of the Nation's total lake acres and 5 percent of the Nation's 
      total river miles.  In addition, 100% of the Great Lakes waters and their
      connecting waters and a large portion of the Nation's coastal waters are also
      under advisory.  The number of advisories in the United States
      increased for four major contaminants (mercury, PCBs, chlordane, and DDT).
      In 1996, the EPA contacted health officials in Canada in an effort
      to identify fish consumption advisories in effect.  In Canada, a total
      of 2,617 advisories were in effect in 1996.  All of the Canadian
      advisories resulted from contamination from five pollutants:
      mercury, PCBs, dioxin/furans, toxaphene, and mirex.  Ninety-six percent
      of all the advisories resulted from mercury contamination in fish tissues.
      In addition, 87 percent of the advisories were issued by the provinces of
      Ontario and Quebec.
    Purpose:
      The states and the four U.S. Territories and Native American tribes
      (hereafter referred to as states) have primary responsibility for protecting
      their residents from the health risks of consuming contaminated
      noncommercially caught fish  and wildlife.  They do this by issuing 
      consumption advisories for the general population, including recreational
      and subsistence fishers, as well as for sensitive subpopulations 
      (such as pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children).
      These advisories inform the public that high concentrations of chemical contaminants
      have been found in local fish and wildlife.  The advisories include recommendations
      to limit or avoid consumption of certain fish and wildlife species from specific
      waterbodies or, in some cases, from specific waterbody type (e.g., all lakes). 
      Similarly, in Canada, the provinces and territories have primary responsibility
      for issuing fish consumption advisories.  The database includes information on: 
      1) species and size range of fish and/or wildlife, 2) chemical contaminants identified
      in the advisory, 3) geographic location of each advisory, 4) lake acreage or river
      mileage under advisory, and 4) date the advisory was issued.
    Supplemental_Information:
      At the time the 1996 LFWA was evaluated for incorporation into BASINS, 
      only a small portion of the data had been georeferenced.  Therefore this database 
      only includes the parametric information described above.  Updates to these data will
      be made available in the future.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 19961200
    Currentness_Reference: Date range described in Fact Sheet (EPA-823-F-97-007)
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: annual
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.00
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -40.00
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.00
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.00
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Theme_Keyword: Fish Advisories
      Theme_Keyword: Wildlife Advisories
      Theme_Keyword: Consumption Advisories
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
      Place_Keyword: Conterminous United States of America
      Place_Keyword: Canada
      Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico PR
      Place_Keyword: U.S. Virgin Islands VI
      Place_Keyword: Alabama AL
      Place_Keyword: Alaska AK
      Place_Keyword: Arizona AZ
      Place_Keyword: Arkansas AR
      Place_Keyword: California CA
      Place_Keyword: Colorado CO
      Place_Keyword: Connecticut CT
      Place_Keyword: Delaware DE
      Place_Keyword: District of Columbia DC
      Place_Keyword: Florida FL
      Place_Keyword: Georgia GA
      Place_Keyword: Hawaii HI
      Place_Keyword: Idaho ID
      Place_Keyword: Illinois IL
      Place_Keyword: Indiana IN
      Place_Keyword: Iowa IA
      Place_Keyword: Kansas KS
      Place_Keyword: Kentucky KY
      Place_Keyword: Louisiana LA
      Place_Keyword: Maine ME
      Place_Keyword: Maryland MD
      Place_Keyword: Massachusetts MA
      Place_Keyword: Michigan MI
      Place_Keyword: Minnesota MN
      Place_Keyword: Mississippi MS
      Place_Keyword: Missouri MO
      Place_Keyword: Montana MT
      Place_Keyword: Nebraska NE
      Place_Keyword: Nevada NV
      Place_Keyword: New Hampshire NH
      Place_Keyword: New Jersey NJ
      Place_Keyword: New Mexico NM
      Place_Keyword: New York NY
      Place_Keyword: North Carolina NC
      Place_Keyword: North Dakota ND
      Place_Keyword: Ohio OH
      Place_Keyword: Oklahoma OK
      Place_Keyword: Oregon OR
      Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania PA
      Place_Keyword: Rhode Island RI
      Place_Keyword: South Carolina SC
      Place_Keyword: South Dakota SD
      Place_Keyword: Tennessee TN
      Place_Keyword: Texas TX
      Place_Keyword: Utah UT
      Place_Keyword: Vermont VT
      Place_Keyword: Virginia VA
      Place_Keyword: Washington WA
      Place_Keyword: West Virginia WV
      Place_Keyword: Wisconsin WI
      Place_Keyword: Wyoming WY


  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: None
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: DBASE File format.

Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: 
      Most attribute definitions were derived from the more complete
      attribute labels that were available in the source data set.
  Logical_Consistency_Report: Not evaluated.

  Completeness_Report: 
      For incorporation into BASINS 2.0, only the advisory-specific data were
      included.  Summary data for each state and province are also available in the
      source data set. 
  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The data were directly extracted from the source data files into DBASE formatted files
        for transporting into this application.  Variable names were converted to meet requirements 
        of DBASE formatted files.  Most attribute definitions were derived from the more
        complete attribute labels that were available in the source data set.
      Process_Date: 19980218

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: LFWA-ADV.DBF
      Entity_Type_Definition: Listing of Fish Consumption Advisories, Advisory Level Data
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ADVISORY
      Attribute_Definition: Name of advisory (e.g., Coosa River, West Point Lake)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STATE
      Attribute_Definition: State, Territory, or Canadian Province where the advisory is located
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: US State or Canadian Province two letter abbreviations
          Codeset_Source: FIPS
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: REGION
      Attribute_Definition: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region or 'CA' for Canada
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: USEPA Region (e.g., 01, ..., 10) or CA for Canada
          Codeset_Source: EPA
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ADVEXTNT
      Attribute_Definition: 
         Geographic extent of advisory (e.g., between Riverside and the Alabama-Georgia 
         State line).
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ISSUER
      Attribute_Definition: Agency type that issued the advisory
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Army
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Army
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: City
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: City
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Federal
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Federal
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Local health dept.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Local health dept.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Province
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Province
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: State
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: State
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: State/Tribal
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: State/Tribal
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tribal
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tribal
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ADVTYPE
      Attribute_Definition: Waterbody type that the advisory is located on
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Bayou
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bayous
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Estuary
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Estuarine waters
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Statewide advisory
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
            Advisory  for all waterbodies (or all waterbodies of a selected type or types) in a state or 
            province
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Great Lake
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
            Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior and all connecting waterbodies.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Lake
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lakes, reserviors, and ponds
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Multi-class
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
            Advisory applies to more than one type of waterbody.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: River
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rivers and streams
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Regional
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
            Advisory applies to a region such as a river basin or a portion of a State.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Canal
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Artificial Canals
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ADVNUM
      Attribute_Definition: Unique number assigned to advisory
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented (currently a number from 1 to 103935)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ADVINDEX
      Attribute_Definition: Adviosory Index
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented (currently a number from 0 to 5387)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DATERESC
      Attribute_Definition: Date the advisory was rescinded (MM/DD/YY) format
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented (currently a number from 0 to 5387)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: COUNT
      Attribute_Definition: Count
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
            There is one advisory associated with this record in the database
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ADVSTAT
      Attribute_Definition: Advisory Status
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Active
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The advisory is active
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rescinded
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The advisory has been rescinded
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ADVSIZE
      Attribute_Definition: Size of the advisory
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented (currently a number from 0 to 5387)
      Attribute_Units_of_Measure: miles for river advisories, acres for lake advisories
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: YEAR
      Attribute_Definition: Year the entry in the source data was updated
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1996
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The entry was updated in 1996
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: LFWA-DET.DBF
      Entity_Type_Definition: Listing of Fish Consumption Advisories, Details
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ADVNUM
      Attribute_Definition: Unique number assigned to advisory
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented (currently a number from 1 to 103935)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POLLUTANT
      Attribute_Definition: Name of pollutant associated with this portion of the advisory
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SPECIES
      Attribute_Definition: 
         Name of fish or wildlife (including size restrictions) associated with this portion of the 
         advisory.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPULAT
      Attribute_Definition: Type of population affected this portion of the advisory
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: CFB
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
            Commercial Fishing Ban: Bans commercial harvest and/or sale due to chemical 
            contamination.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: NCGP
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
            No Consumption- General Population: Advises against consumption by the general 
            population.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: NCSP
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            No Consumption- Subpopulation(s): Advises against consumption potentially at greater 
            risk, e.g., pregnant or nursing women, and small children.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: RGP
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
            Restricted Consumption- General Population: Advises the general population to restrict 
            the size of the organism and/or the frequency of meals consumed.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: RSP
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Restricted Consumption- Subpopulation(s): Advises subpopulations potentially at greater
            risk, e.g., pregnant or nursing women, and/or small children, to restrict the size
            of the organism and/or frequency of meals consumed.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: IHA
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Informational Health Advisory indicating that tissues do not contain pollutant residues
            at high enough concentrations to warrant restricting consumption, however, the 
            contaminants have been detected.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: NKZ
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            No-Kill Zones indicate that it is illegal to take, kill or possess any fish from specified 
            waters due to chemical contamination.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ADVSTAT
      Attribute_Definition: Advisory Status
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Active
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The advisory is active
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rescinded
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The advisory has been rescinded
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DATERESC
      Attribute_Definition: Date the advisory was rescinded (MM/DD/YY) format
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented (currently a number from 0 to 5387)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: YEAR
      Attribute_Definition: Year the entry in the source data was updated
      Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1996
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The entry was updated in 1996
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW

Distribution_Information:

  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/OST Basins
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (4305T)
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: District of Columbia
        Postal_Code: 20460
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-566-0400
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-566-0409
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: basins@epa.gov
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  Distribution_Liability:
    Although these data have been processed successfully on a
    computer system under contract to the U.S. Environmental Protection
    Agency (USEPA), no warranty expressed or implied is
    made by the USEPA regarding the utility of the data
    on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution
    constitute any such warranty.  The USEPA will warrant
    the delivery of this product in computer-readable format.

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

  Metadata_Date: 20070611
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/OST/SASD Basins
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (4305T)
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: District of Columbia
        Postal_Code: 20460
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-566-0400
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-566-0409
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: basins@epa.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608