Washington State Department of Ecology

173-18 Arcs

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Washington State Department of Ecology

Publication_Date: 20091001

Title: 173-18Arcs

Edition: 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Shoreline Management Act
Issue_Identification: streams

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Olympia, Washington
Publisher: Washington State Department of Ecology

Online_Linkage: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/data/data.htm#s

Description:

Abstract:: Streams and rivers published in Chapter 173-18-WAC. This layer will not be updated. It is slowly becoming outdated as cities and counties update their list of Shoreline Management Act streams in their shoreline master program. See WAC 173-18-044 posted at <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=173-18-044.The> upstream points where SMA jurisdiction begins were originally compiled for Ecology in 1972 by the US Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Tacoma, WA, and released in STREAMS OF WASHINGTON UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SHORELINE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1971. Points were determined using multiple-regression techniques based on streamflow and basin precipitation records. Ecology has ocassionally updated those points and added and subtracted SMA streams and portions of SMA streams since 1972.
Purpose:: Displays those portions of streams and rivers under Shoreline Management Act jurisdiction as published in Chapter 173-18 WAC. This data is being continuously outdated. See WAC 173-18-044 posted at <http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=173-18&full=true#173-18-044>.
Supplemental_Information:: Washington's Shoreline Management Act (SMA) was passed by the Legislature in 1971 and adopted by the public in a 1972 referendum. The goal of the SMA is "to prevent the inherent harm in an uncoordinated and piecemeal development of the state's shorelines."
The Act establishes a broad policy giving preference to uses that:
* protect the quality of water and the natural environment, * depend on proximity to the shoreline ("water-dependent uses"), and * preserve and enhance public access or increase recreational opportunities for the public along shorelines.
The Shoreline Act establishes a balance of authority between local and state government. Cities and counties are the primary regulators but the state has authority to review local programs and permit decisions. The State's authority is housed in the Department of Ecology.
Under the Act each city and county adopts a shoreline master program that is based on state guidelines but tailored to the specific geographic, economic and environmental needs of the community. Master programs provide policies and regulations addressing shoreline use and protection as well as a permit system for administering the program.
Ecology's role is to provide technical assistance to local government and to assure that local government actions are consistent with the local programs and the overall policy of the Act.
The Act strongly supports public involvement in shoreline decision making. Citizens participate on advisory boards preparing local master programs, and public comment is required for individual permits.
The Shorelines Hearings Board is a quasi-judicial body made up of six members representing citizen interests. Any aggrieved party may appeal a shoreline permit decision to the Shorelines Hearings Board.
Decisions regarding approval of shoreline programs may be appealed to the appropriate regional Growth Hearings Board (if the jurisdiction is planning under the Growth Management Act), or the Shorelines Hearings Board (if the jurisdiction is not planning under the Growth Management Act).
The Shoreline Act applies to:
* all marine waters; * streams with a mean annual flow greater than 20 cubic feet per second; * lakes 20 acres or larger; * Upland areas called "shorelands" 200 feet landward from the edge of these water's;
and the following areas when they are associated with one of the above:
* biological wetlands and river deltas; and * some or all of the 100-year floodplain including all wetlands within the entire floodplain. * The Shoreline Act also states that "the interests of all the people shall be paramount in the management of shorelines of statewide significance." These shorelines are defined in the Act as:
* Pacific Coast, Hood Canal and certain Puget Sound shorelines; * all waters of Puget Sound and the Straight of Juan de Fuca; * lakes or reservoirs with a surface acreage of 1,000 acres or more; * larger rivers (1,000 cubic feet per second or greater for rivers in Western Washington, 200 cubic feet per second and greater east of the Cascade crest); and * wetlands associated with all the above.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20110415
Time_of_Day: unknown

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.702823
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.711992
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.041193
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.500090

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: stream
Theme_Keyword: shoreline
Theme_Keyword: SMA
Theme_Keyword: lake

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Washington
Place_Keyword: Pacific
Place_Keyword: Northwest
Place_Keyword: Puget
Place_Keyword: Sound

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: <http://www.ecy.wa.gov/copyright.html>

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Don Bales
Contact_Organization: Washington State Department of Ecology

Contact_Position: Shoreline 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: 98503-1274
Country: United States of America

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (360) 407-6528

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (360) 407-6902

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: don.bales@ecy.wa.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/data/shore/sma-arcs.jpg>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Simple image
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Security_Information:

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Pacific State Marine Fisheries Commission and Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife

Publication_Date: 19970901

Title: Hydrology 100k Water Courses

Edition: 1st

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Olympia, Washington

Online_Linkage: <http://www.streamnet.org>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Washington State Department of Ecology

Publication_Date: 20010301

Title: Shoreline Management Act - Points, WAC-173-18

Edition: 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Shoreline Management Act
Issue_Identification: Points

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Olympia, Washington
Publisher: Washington State Department of Ecology

Online_Linkage: <http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/data/shore/17318arcs.htm>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Washington State Department of Ecology

Publication_Date: 20010830

Title: Marine Shorelines

Edition: 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Shorelines
Issue_Identification: Marine Shorelines

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Olympia, Washington
Publisher: Washington State Department of Ecology

Online_Linkage: <http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/data/shore/shore.htm>

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Descriptions of the location of the Shoreline Management Act points of jurisdiction were read from WAC 173-18. Using ArcView and associated Ecology GIS coverages, primarily HYDROFW and USGS 1:24000 quad images, the Shoreline Management Act points of jurisdiction were identified on-screen and inputed using heads-up digitizing. Where data gaps exist in the 1:100000 HYDROFW coverage, arcs were appended using 1:24000 WRIA WTRCRS data.

Completeness_Report: Data set is complete

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Plus or minus 100 feet

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Pacific State Marine Fisheries Commission and Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife

Publication_Date: 19970901

Title: Hydrology 100k Water Courses

Edition: 1st

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Olympia, Washington

Online_Linkage: <http://www.streamnet.org>

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19930128
Time_of_Day: unknown

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

Washington Administrative Code Chapter 173-18 and USGS 1:100,000 scale Digital Linear Graph (DLG) linework

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Process_Date: 20010330

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Don Bales
Contact_Organization: Washington State Department of Ecology

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) 407-6528

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (360) 407-6902

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: don.bales@ecy.wa.gov

Hours_of_Service: T-F, 0700 to 1800

Cloud_Cover: Unknown

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: 4327

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

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:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000

Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
Altitude_Encoding_Method:: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: 173-18Arcs
Entity_Type_Definition: Arc Attribute Table

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TYPE_CD
Attribute_Definition:: "SHL" means "shoreline" which are portions of streams with more than 20 cubic feet per seond mean annual flow.
"SWS" means "shoreline of statewide significance" which are portions of streams East of the Cascade Crest with more than 200 cubic feet per second flow, and portions of streams West of the Cascade Crest with more than 1000 cubic feet per second flow.
Attribute_Definition_Source: WAC 173-18 and RCW 90.58.030(2)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY_FIP
Attribute_Definition: To node
Attribute_Definition_Source: ArcInfo

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STREAM_NM
Attribute_Definition: User controlled spatial feature identifier

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY_NM

Attribute_Definition: Water course primary type code

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SHL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shoreline
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 90.58.030

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SWS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shoreline of Statewide Significance
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 90.58.030

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: L_COUNTY
Attribute_Definition: Unique latitude/longitude indentifier

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: R_COUNTY

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LENGTH_MI

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WTRCRS_NR

Attribute_Definition: Program assigned spatial feature identifier

Attribute_Definition_Source: ArcInfo

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

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_len

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Washington State Department of Ecology
Contact_Person: Rich Kim

Contact_Position: Spatial Database Administrator

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: 98503-1274
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: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Resource_Description: ArcInfo data layer

Distribution_Liability:

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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