Dairy Farms of Washington - 2003

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Washington State Department of Ecology, Water Quality Program, Watershed Management Section, Watershed Planning Unit
Publication_Date: 20030701
Title: Dairy Farms of Washington - 2003
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Dairy Farms
Issue_Identification: 2003
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Olympia, Washington
Publisher: Washington State Department of Ecology
Online_Linkage: http://ecy.wa.gov/services/data/ag/dairy.shp#d
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset shows locations of dairy farms in Washington State that are holders of a Milk Producers License issued by Washington State's Department of Agriculture. The data was collected in response to the 1998 Dairy Nutrient Management Act. It includes information regarding acreage (rented and owned) and herd size (milking cows, dry cows, heifers, and calves). The data was compiled from inspections and registrations conducted between 10/1/98 and 7/1/03. This data set includes information regarding herd size (milking cows, dry cows, heifers, calves, and animal units) and acreage available for nutrient application (total of rented and owned).
 
The 1998 Dairy Nutrient Management Act, RCW 90.64, required Ecology to establish and maintain a database to monitor the implementation of this law. The law further stated that the law only applied to dairies that are licensed in accordance with RCW 15.36 to produce grade A milk for public consumption. Ecology received the original information about the number of dairies from the Washington State Department of Agriculture, and then has conducted regularly scheduled registration and inspections of those dairies. Therefore, the number of dairies reported are only those with milk producer licenses. There were several facilities omitted from the dairy database. These would include heifer raising operations and farms that produce goat milk. Ecology only tracks bovine milk dairies. When a dairy goes out of business, their license is cancelled. At that time Ecology's records are updated. Likewise, when a dairy changes hands or a new dairy comes into production, they are issued a new license. At that time, Ecology notifies the new dairies of their responsibilities under the law.
Purpose:
GIS database of dairy farms to identify locations for surface water degradation studies.
Supplemental_Information:
The dairy program shifted to Department of Agriculture on 7/1/2003. Since then Ecology no longer tracks the dairies. Information for the dairy GIS layers is not being updated at this time.

Washington State Department of Agriculture's Dairy page: <http://agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal/Dairy/default.htm>. Contact Nora Mena for further questions: NMena@agr.wa.gov.

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20030701
Time_of_Day: unknown
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.835075
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -117.038162
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.016547
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.576540
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: agriculture
Theme_Keyword: dairy
Theme_Keyword: farms
Theme_Keyword: milk
Theme_Keyword: cows
Theme_Keyword: tmdl
Theme_Keyword: fecal
Theme_Keyword: coliform
Theme_Keyword: bovine
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Washington
Place_Keyword: Pacific
Place_Keyword: northwest
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: <http://www.ecy.wa.gov/copyright.html>
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Washington State Department of Ecology
Contact_Person: Ken Koch
Contact_Position: Environmental Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: P.O. Box 47600
City: Olympia
State_or_Province: Washington
Postal_Code: 98504-7600
Country: United States of America
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address: 300 Desmond Drive
City: Olympia
State_or_Province: Washington
Postal_Code: 98503
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (360) 407-6782
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (360) 407-6426
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ken.koch@ecy.wa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 (Pacific)
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/data/ag/dairy.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Simple image
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Data_Set_Credit:
Washington State Department of Agriculture, field inspections, and a register of commercial milk companies in Washington.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.1.1332
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Washington State Department of Ecology
Publication_Date: 20020701
Title: Dairy Farms - 2001
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Dairy Farms
Issue_Identification: 2001
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Olympia, Washington
Publisher: Washington State Department of Ecology
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Washington State Department of Ecology, Environmental Investigations and Laboratory Services (EILS)
Publication_Date: 19950115
Title: Water Quality Non-Point Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Washington State Department of Ecology
Publication_Date: 19960731
Title: Dairy Farms - 1996
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Dairy Farms
Issue_Identification: 1996
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Olympia, Washington USA
Publisher: Washington State Department of Ecology
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Washington State Department of Ecology, Environmental Investigations and Laboratory Services (EILS)
Publication_Date: 19950115
Title: Water Quality Non-Point Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Washington State Department of Ecology
Publication_Date: 20000701
Title: Dairy Farms - 2000
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Dairy Farms
Issue_Identification: 2000
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Olympia, Washington USA
Publisher: Washington State Department of Ecology
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Washington State Depatment of Ecology
Publication_Date: 19950115
Title: Dairy Farms - 1995
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Dairy Farms
Issue_Identification: 1995
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Olympia, Washington USA
Publisher: Washington State Department of Ecology
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Washington State Department of Ecology
Publication_Date: 20020701
Title: Dairy Farms - 2002
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Dairy Farms
Issue_Identification: 2002
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Olympia, Washington USA
Publisher: Washington State Department of Ecology

Data_Quality_Information:
Completeness_Report: Data set is complete as of July 1, 2003.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 5280
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:
Accuracy of farm locations is variable. Most are probably within one mile, but could possibly be off by much more. The creation of this data layer was intended to provide a general view of the number of dairy farms in different watersheds.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Washington State Department of Ecology
Publication_Date: 20000701
Title: Dairy Farms - 2000
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Dairy Farms
Issue_Identification: 2000
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Olympia, Washington
Publisher: Washington State Department of Ecology
Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20000701
Time_of_Day: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CIT20
Source_Contribution: Department of Agriculture database
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The data was compiled from inspections and registations conducted between 7/2/02 and 7/1/03. Coverage created in ArcGIS from Excel spreadsheet containing latitude/longitude coordinates.
Process_Date: 200307022
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Washington State Department of Ecology
Contact_Person: Ken Koch
Contact_Position: Environmental Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address: 300 Desmond Drive
City: Olympia
State_or_Province: Washington
Postal_Code: 98503
Country: United States of America
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: P.O. Box 47600
City: Olympia
State_or_Province: Washington
Postal_Code: 98504-7600
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (360) 407-6782
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (360) 407-6426
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ken.koch@ecy.wa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 (Pacific)
Cloud_Cover: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 618
SDTS_Terms_Description:
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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4
SDTS_Terms_Description:
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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 668

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
Standard_Parallel: 45.833333
Standard_Parallel: 47.333333
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.500000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 45.333333
False_Easting: 1640416.666667
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
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Coordinate_Representation:
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Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000
Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet
Geodetic_Model:
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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: dairy
Entity_Type_Definition: Attribute table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ArcGIS
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:
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AU
Attribute_Definition:
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Attribute_Definition: Total acres owned and rented/leased for nutrient application
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AG_DEPT_ID
Attribute_Definition:
Washington State Department of Agriculture milk producer license number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Department of Agriculture
Attribute:
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Attribute:
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Attribute:
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Attribute:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Snohomish
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Thurston
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wahkiakum
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Walla Walla
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: 075
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Attribute_Definition: Water Resource Inventory Area
Attribute_Definition_Source: Ecology
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
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Attribute:
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Attribute:
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Attribute:
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Attribute:
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Attribute:
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Attribute:
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SCALE
Attribute:
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
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Address:
P.O. Box 47600, 300 Desmond Drive
City: Olympia
State_or_Province: Washington
Postal_Code: 98504-7600
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (360) 407-6121
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (360) 407-6493
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rich.kim@ecy.wa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 (Pacific)
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The Washington State Department of Ecology provides these geographic data "AS IS" WITHOUT A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE, AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
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Turnaround: One week
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Available in other formats, such as CD-ROM and 8mm tape by request. Please contact: GIS Technical Services, Washington State Department of Ecology.
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Address_Type: mailing address
Address: P.O. Box 47600
City: Olympia
State_or_Province: Washington
Postal_Code: 98504-7600
Country: United States of America
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Address_Type: physical address
Address: 300 Desmond Drive
City: Olympia
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Postal_Code: 98503-1274
Country: United States of America
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Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (360) 407-6493
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