# Begin METADATA documentation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # DATASET_NAME: swpa.archival_file_summary.txt # DATASET_DESCRIPTION: This file lists the data that were archived for # the USGS report: Circular 1358: Water quality # in basin-fill aquifers of the southwestern United # States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, # New Mexico, and Utah, by Thiros and others (2013). # The data set is for internal USGS use only, and # is not to be released to the public. # # DATA_SET FORMAT: ascii-text # DATA_SET URL: TBD # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # REPORT TITLE: Water quality in basin-fill aquifers of the # southwestern United States: Arizona, California, # Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, 1993-2009 # # REPORT SERIES/NUMBER:USGS Circular 1358 # REPORT URL: http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1358 # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # NAWQA STUDY: Water Quality of the Southwest Principal Aquifers: # Circular #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # # METADATA DATE: June 11, 2013 # METADATA CONTACT: Sue Thiros # U.S. Geological Survey-WRD # Utah Science Center # 2329 Orton Circle # Salt Lake City, UT 84119 # voice: (801) 908-5063 # fax: (801) 908-5001 # email: sthiros@usgs.gov # # SECONDARY CONTACT: Leslie DeSimone # U.S. Geological Survey-WRD # Massachusetts-Rhode Island Water Science Center # 10 Bearfoot Road # Northborough, MA 01532 # voice: (508) 490-5023 # fax: (508) 490-5068 # email: ldesimon@usgs.gov # # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # DATA_SET_NAMES: # # The following files document and archive the data sets used for # producing the subject reports. Brief descriptions of each of these report # archival files follow. # # SUMMARY OF ARCHIVE: # swpa.archival_file_summary.txt (this file) # # TABULAR_DATA: # swpa_int.wellsites.txt # swpa_int.wellchars.txt # swpa_int.field.txt # swpa_int.majors.txt # swpa_int.tes.txt # swpa_int.nutrients.txt # swpa_int.radon.txt # swpa_int.pesticides.txt # swpa_int.pesticides-CAL.txt # swpa_int.vocs.txt # swpa_int.vocs-CAL.txt # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # REPORT_ARCHIVAL_DATA_SET: swpa_int.archival_file_summary.txt (this file) # # Ascii file listing the data that were archived for USGS Circular 1360 # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # REPORT_ARCHIVAL_DATA_SET: swpa_int.wellsites.txt # # This data set contains site information for wells included in the # subject report. The data were compiled between Novermber 2009 and # July 2010. The data set includes station identifiers, principal # aquifer and principal aquifer lithology, water-use information, NAWQA # study code and NAWQA study code type. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # REPORT_ARCHIVAL_DATA_SET: swpa_int.wellchars.txt # # This data set contains well characteristics, including well depth, # depth to water, and degree of aquifer confinement for the wells # included in the subject report. The data were retrieved from the DWH # in August 2010. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # REPORT_ARCHIVAL_DATA_SET: swpa_int.field.txt # # This data set contains water-quality data for 4 field properties for # the wells included in the subject report. The data were # retrieved from the DWH in August 2010. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # REPORT_ARCHIVAL_DATA_SET: swpa_int.majors.txt # # This data set contains water-quality data for 10 major ions, total # dissolved solids, and alkalinity for the wells included in the # subject report. The data were retrieved from the DWH in # August 2010. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # REPORT_ARCHIVAL_DATA_SET: swpa_int.tes.txt # # This data set contains water-quality data for 23 trace elements for # the wells included in the subject report. The data were # retrieved from the DWH in August 2010. The data include # modified data fields in which laboratory reporting levels were # replaced with long-term method-detection levels and common assessment # levels were applied to improve data comparability. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # REPORT_ARCHIVAL_DATA_SET: swpa_int.nutrients.txt # # This data set contains water-quality data for nutrients and # dissolved organic carbon for the wells included in the # subject report. The data were retrieved from the DWH in August 2010. # The data include modified data fields for nitrate in which # laboratory reporting levels were replaced with long-term # method-detection levels and in which common reporting # levels were applied to improve data comparability. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # REPORT_ARCHIVAL_DATA_SET: swpa_int.radon.txt # # This data set contains water-quality data for radon for the wells # included in the subject report. The data were retrieved from # the DWH in August 2010. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # REPORT_ARCHIVAL_DATA_SET: swpa_int.pesticides.txt # # This data set contains water-quality data for 155 pesticides # for the wells included in the subject report. The data # were retrieved from the DWH in August 2010. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # REPORT_ARCHIVAL_DATA_SET: swpa_int.pesticides-CAL.txt # # This data set contains water-quality data for 155 pesticides # for the wells included in the subject report. The data # were retrieved from the DWH in August 2010. The data include # modified data fields in which laboratory reporting levels were # replaced with long-term method-detection levels and common assessment # levels were applied to improve data comparability. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # REPORT_ARCHIVAL_DATA_SET: swpa_int.vocs.txt # # This data set contains water-quality data for 87 volatile organic # compounds for the domestic wells included in the subject reports. # The data were retrieved from the DWH in January 2005 and modified # thereafter. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # REPORT_ARCHIVAL_DATA_SET: swpa_int.vocs-CAL.txt # # This data set contains water-quality data for 87 volatile organic # compounds for the wells included in the subject report. # The data were retrieved from the DWH in August 2010. The data # include modified data fields in which laboratory reporting levels were # replaced with long-term method-detection levels and common assessment # levels were applied to improve data comparability. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # End METADATA documentation # -------------------------------------------------------------------------