Surface Water Quality Standards of New Jersey, Edition 20200327 (Hydr_water_stream_swqs) (Web Mercator ArcGIS Online Service)

Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20200327
Title: Surface Water Quality Standards of New Jersey, Edition 20200327 (Hydr_water_stream_swqs) (Web Mercator ArcGIS Online Service)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Publication Information:
Publisher: NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)
Other Citation Details: Surface Water Quality Standards (SWQS-new hydro version). SWQS data on NJDEP Internet mapping application may not always be as current as downloadable zip file via the Online Linkage. NJDEP will make every attempt to get any data shown on any Internet mapping application updated to match downloadable version.
Online Linkage: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/digidownload/zips/OpenData/Hydr_water_stream_swqs.zip
Description:
Abstract: This data is a digital representation of New Jersey's Surface Water Quality Standards in accordance with "Surface Water Quality Standards for New Jersey Waters" as designated in N.J.A.C. 7:9 B. The Surface Water Quality Standards (SWQS) establish the designated uses to be achieved and specify the water quality (criteria) necessary to protect the State's waters. Designated uses include potable water, propagation of fish and wildlife, recreation, agricultural and industrial supplies, and navigation. These are reflected in use classifications assigned to specific waters. The line-work has been broken/altered to reflect the descriptions specified at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.15. When interpreting the stream classifications and anti-degradation designations, the descriptions specified in the SWQS at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.15 always take precedence. The GIS layer reflects the stream classifications and anti-degradation designations adopted as of the publication date and is supplemental only and is not legally binding.
Purpose: The hydrography stream network was created to support water management and monitoring activities within NJDEP, and to be a valuable layer for computerized cartographic products.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20200327
Currentness Reference: Ground condition
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -75.584174
East Bounding Coordinate: -73.901062
North Bounding Coordinate: 41.352022
South Bounding Coordinate: 38.927861
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: streams
Theme Keyword: drainage
Theme Keyword: surfacewater
Theme Keyword: rivers
Theme Keyword: swqs
Theme Keyword: NJDEP
Theme Keyword: NJDEPTrentonMetadata
Theme Keyword: water quality
Theme Keyword: hydrography
Theme Keyword: standards
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: User
Theme Keyword: Hydr_water_stream_swqs
Theme Keyword: swqs
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: NJ
Place Keyword: New Jersey
Temporal:
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus: None
Temporal Keyword: 2008
Access Constraints: In most cases, a downloadable shapefile (.zip) version of this layer is also available. Information to download the shapefile can be found in the Distribution Section of this metadata record. This data layer is shown in the NJDEP's NJ-GeoWeb mapping application accessible through the Online Linkage: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/geowebsplash.htm
Use Constraints: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Data Distribution Agreement. The data provided herein are distributed subject to the following conditions and restrictions: NJDEP assumes no responsibility to maintain them in any manner or form and disclaims any duty or obligation to either maintain availability of or to update the data. Terms of Agreement 1. All data is provided, as is, without any representation or warranty of any kind, implied, expressed or statutory including, but not limited to, the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability or fitness for a particular use, freedom from computer virus nor are any such warranties to be implied with respect to the digital data layers furnished hereunder. User is responsible for understanding the accuracy limitations of all digital data layers provided herein, as documented in the accompanying cross-reference files (see SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION). Any reproduction or manipulation of the above data must ensure that the coordinate reference system remains intact. 2. Digital data received from the NJDEP may not be reproduced or redistributed without all the metadata provided. 3. Any maps, publications, reports, or other documents produced as a result of this project that utilize this digital data will credit the NJDEP's Geographic Information System (GIS) as the source of the data with the following credit/disclaimer: "This (map/publication/report) was developed using New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Geographic Information System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified by NJDEP and is not state-authorized or endorsed." 4. NJDEP makes no warranty that digital data are free of Copyright or Trademark claims or other restrictions or limitations on free use or display. Making a copy of this data may be subject to the copyright of trademark laws.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Water Monitoring
Contact Person: Lager, Leigh
Contact Position: Geographic Information Systems Specialist 2
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: 25-35 Arctic Pkwy Eshap/Land Use
City: Ewing Twp
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08638
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-943-3266
Contact Electronic Mail Address: Leigh.Lager@dep.nj.gov
Contact Instructions: via email
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/digidownload/images/statewide/swqs.gif
Browse Graphic File Description: image
Browse Graphic File Type: GIF
Data Set Credit: NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Water Monitoring & Standards (WMS), Bureau of Freshwater and Biological Monitoring (BFBM)
Native Data Set Environment: ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500
Data Quality Information:
Attribute Value Accuracy Information:
Attribute Accuracy Report: Frequencies run to check for valid attributes. Visual inspection of proof plots.
Logical Consistency Report: Based upon 2002 hydrography deliverables, the data were reviewed for correct topological structure.
Completeness Report: Linework complete as per the 2002 hydrography deliverables.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: NMAS at 1:12000 based upon 2002 hydrography.
Positional Accuracy:
Vertical Positional Accuracy:
Vertical Positional Accuracy Report: NA
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 19940101
Title: Pinelands Area Boundary of New Jersey
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Publication Information:
Publisher: NJDEP
Online Linkage: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/digidownload/zips/statewide/pinelands.zip
Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: onLine
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 19940101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: pinelands
Source Contribution: Stream segments were broken at pinelands boundaries mentioned in the surfacewater quality standards.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20050101
Title: NJDEP State Owned, Protected Open Space and Recreation Areas in New Jersey 1:12000
Publication Information:
Publisher: Green Acres
Online Linkage: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/digidownload/zips/statewide/newstate.zip
Source Scale Denominator: 12000
Type of Source Media: onLine
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20050101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: newstate (state open space)
Source Contribution: Stream segments were broken at state park/wildlife management area boundaries where mentioned in the surfacewater quality standards.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20020411
Publication Time: unknown
Title: Aerial Imagery Acquisition of the State of New Jersey
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: remote-sensing image
Publication Information:
Publisher: Keystone Aerial Surveys
Source Scale Denominator: 2400
Type of Source Media: CD-ROM
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 20020218
Ending Date: 20020411
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: Aerial Photography
Source Contribution: Digital color infrared (CIR) orthophotography of New Jersey in State Plane NAD83 Coordinates, U.S. Survey Feet. The digital orthophotography was produced at a scale of 1:2400 (1"=200') with a 1 foot pixel resolution. The linear streams layer and the polygonal water bodies extracted from the land use/land cover for 2002 was digitized directly from 2002 digital image files.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: unknown
Title: Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Data
Publication Information:
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Online Linkage: https://picard.fws.gov/metadata.html#New%20Jersey
Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: None
Source Citation Abbreviation: USFWS Edwin B. Forsythe Boundaries
Source Contribution: Stream segments were broken at state park/wildlife management area boundaries where mentioned in the surfacewater quality standards.
Process Step:
Process Description: 
The base linework is the hydrography layer derived from the 2002 overflight. Where the standards specified a boundary, the appropriate source data was used to break the line segment to accurately reflect the written standard. The arcs were then coded for their surface water quality standards designation in accordance with "Surface Water Quality Standards for New Jersey Waters" as designated in N.J.A.C. 7:9 B-1. The old SWQS layer was the primary source used to determine attributes. The interpretation of the written text has already been done and was therefore used as a guide. Where the hydrography differed significantly between old and new, the correct entry in the standards was found, interpreted and then applied.
Process Date: 20080318
Process Step:
Process Description: 
C1 adoptions (6/16/08) were coded into the layer. Centerlines that extended significantly into Delaware Bay, Raritan Bay, or the Atlantic Ocean were removed.
Process Date: 20080616
Process Step:
Process Description: 
Various errors in coding addressed. Edwin B. Forsythe Management area boundary redelineated via shapefile from NFWS.
Process Date: 20080923
Process Step:
Process Description: 
Various errors in coding addressed. Mulitpart features addressed.
Process Date: 20081201
Process Step:
Process Description: 
SWQS changes addressed. Removed DRBC entries.
Process Date: 20100101
Process Step:
Process Description: 
Various errors in coding addressed. Passic River miscoding addressed and Manahawkin Bay/Little Egg Harbor coded as non-c1.
Process Date: 20101220
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Complete chain
Point and Vector Object Count: 284763
Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: Hydr_water_stream_swqs
Entity Type Definition: Streams of New Jersey
Entity Type Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OBJECTID
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: SITUATION
Attribute Definition: Stream situation
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 0
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Undefined
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 1
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Stream. Arc representing visible water that appears as a natural stream course. This category also includes former ditches that have naturalized and straightened streams (non-ditch). Open water passing under bridges is also captured as a stream.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Proxy Centerline (PC). Arc drawn through water polygons to provide continuity with stream arc network for flow modeling purposes. They do not represent the official centerline of the water body. Typically, a single PC was mapped through each water feature, excluding side-streams entering into the feature.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 3
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Artificial connector (AC). Arc representing underground passage of stream through a man-made feature such as a culvert. Artificial connectors are also mapped where they provide connectivity of the stream network in areas where an underground stream connection can be inferred. Bridges are not considered artificial connectors.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 4
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Ditch. Man-made open water features created for the purpose of moving water from one location to another to drain wetlands, prevent flooding, or provide drainage for urban areas. Typically found in wetlands, near roadways, and in urban areas.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Invisible Stream. Arc representing a stream in NJDEP's existing hydrology coverage that is not visible on the 2002 imagery, yet the surrounding area appears to support the continued presence of the stream, i.e. undisturbed wetland and/or upland vegetation, no obvious man-made or natural disturbance that would impact the existing stream flow.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute:
Attribute Label: CATEGORY
Attribute Definition: Category is a compendium of all surface water classification designations for a given water body. Category describes a stream's surface water classification in terms of its general surface water class, its antidegradation status and its trout water status. https://www.nj.gov/dep/wms/bears/swqs.htm
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: Surface Water Quality Standards for New Jersey Waters, as designated in N.J.A.C. 7:9 B.
Codeset Source: https://www.nj.gov/dep/wms/bears/swqs.htm
Attribute:
Attribute Label: NAMECK
Attribute Definition: Name of stream or description of stream in relation to a named stream.
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: unique
Attribute:
Attribute Label: REFER
Attribute Definition: Reference number from swqs database
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: unique
Attribute:
Attribute Label: FISHGAMENM
Attribute Definition: Supplemental Name Information from F&W or other sources
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: unique
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DATE_EFFECTIVE
Attribute Definition: Date published in NJ Register
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: unique
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SHAPE
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute Definition: Length of feature
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJDEP/DOIT/Bureau of GIS
Contact Person: GIS Help Desk
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 401 East State Street
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625
Contact Voice Telephone: (609) 777-0672
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (609) 292-7900
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gisnet@dep.nj.gov
Distribution Liability: This organization provides the geographic data "as is". This organization makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. Also, this organization makes no warranty either expressed or implied, regarding the condition of the product or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these files have been processed successfully on computers at this organization, no warranty is made by this organization regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. See also "Use Constraints" for additional distribution and/or data use requirements.
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Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: DEP distributes ESRI .SHP and/or GDB. Some data may be NJ GeoWeb "display only" layers.
Format Version Number: latest version
File Decompression Technique: WinZip
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Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/geowebsplash.htm
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Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name: https://gisdata-njdep.opendata.arcgis.com/
Fees: None
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20200327
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJDEP/WMS/BFBM
Contact Person: Leigh Lager
Contact Position: GIS Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 401 East State Street, Box 428
City: Trenton
State or Province: New Jersey
Postal Code: 08625
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-292-0427
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 609-633-1095
Contact Electronic Mail Address: leigh.lager@dep.nj.gov
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time