Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Publication_Date: 20120427 Title: Water Districts Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Online_Linkage: Server=orasdeut; Service=5151; User=WD_ADM; Version=SDE.DEFAULT Description: Abstract: The TCEQ has 'continuing right of supervision' over water districts in accordance with the Texas Water Code. As part of the regulatory effort, the Water Districts layer has been developed to provide information about the location, district type and acreage of the districts. Purpose: The District layer is used to identify the geographic location of water districts within the state of Texas. This information is used by state and local government agencies, water and sewer utility service purveyors and the public. Supplemental_Information: Information about individual Water Districts can be found within the Water Utility Database at http://www10.tceq.state.tx.us/iwud/dist/ Publications, Forms, Rules and General Information on Districts can be found at http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_supply/ud/udpubs.html Information about the TCEQ's regulation of water utilities and water districts can be found at http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_supply/ud/ud.html Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20120427 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: In work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Monthly Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.063011 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.507961 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.798613 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.837220 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Conservation and Reclamation Districts Theme_Keyword: Water Districts Theme_Keyword: Districts Place: Place_Keyword: Texas Place_Keyword: TX Place_Keyword: Counties Access_Constraints: Read access only Use_Constraints: Acknowledgment of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on any products using or deriving Water District data from this Water District digital dataset. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Komal Patel Contact_Organization: TCEQ Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: MC - 153 Address: PO Box 13087 City: Austin State_or_Province: Texas Postal_Code: 78711-3087 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 512-239-3760 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kpatel@tceq.state.tx.us Hours_of_Service: M-F 7-3:30pm Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attribute information is entered, updated and maintained by staff in the Utilities & Districts Section of TCEQ. Most of the attribute information is taken directly from the Water Utility Database. Several of the attributes have missing information. Logical_Consistency_Report: Texas has approximately 2000 Water Districts, of these, approximately 1774 are in the Water Districts layer. The districts were either input using metes & bounds, digitized from hard copy maps or digital data received from the district. Completeness_Report: The Water District data set is not complete. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: This layer is not 100% accurate. Control points for the metes & bounds are not always available, in such cases the district was located based on recognizable physical geographic features found on the hard copy map and TxDOT digital files. Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Water District boundaries are mapped from information provided by the District. Information for a given District is only as current as the most recent information provided by the District to TCEQ. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: TCEQ Publication_Date: 20101201 Title: Water Districts Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1779 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 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: WD_ADM.TCEQ_WATER_DISTRICTS 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: NAME Attribute_Definition: The name of the District Attribute: Attribute_Label: DISTRICT_ID Attribute_Definition: This numberic field contains a unique number assigned to each District. This number is assigned by the Districts Creation Review Team. Attribute_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute: Attribute_Label: TYPE Attribute_Definition: This field indicates the type of District as defined by TCEQ. Attribute_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: DD Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Drainage District Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: FWSD Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fresh Water Supply District Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ID Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Irrigation District Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LID Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Levee Improvement District Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MMD Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Municipal Management District Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MUD Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Municipal Utility District Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Navigation District Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: OTH Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Other Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: RA Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: River Authority Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: RD Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Regional District Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SCD Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Storm Water Control District Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SUD Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Special Utility District Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SWCD Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Soil & Water Control District Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: WCID Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water Control & Improvement District Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: WID Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water Improvement District Attribute: Attribute_Label: COUNTY Attribute_Definition: Name of the primary county the District is in. Attribute: Attribute_Label: COGO_ACRES Attribute_Definition: Total acreage calculated by a COGO application. Attribute_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute: Attribute_Label: PLAT_ACRES Attribute_Definition: Total acreage of the District as shown on the plat, metes & bounds or other legal documentation supplied by the district. Attribute_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute: Attribute_Label: DIGITIZED Attribute_Definition: Verifies whether the District was digitized or entered using metes & bounds. Attribute_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: District was digitized Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: N Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: District was not digitized. District may have been created using either metes & bounds or a digital file supplied by the District. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute: Attribute_Label: STATUS Attribute_Definition: This alphanumeric field shows the status of the District. Attribute_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: A Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Active status, meaning the District is levying a tax or selling bonds. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: I Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Inactive, meaning District is financially dormant. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute: Attribute_Label: CREATION_DATE Attribute_Definition: The date the District was created. Attribute_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute: Attribute_Label: BNDRY_CHANGE Attribute_Definition: The date the Districts boundary was modified. Attribute_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute: Attribute_Label: METHOD Attribute_Definition: The method used to input the District into the layer Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: D Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Digitized Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: OSD Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: On-Screen-Digitized Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MAPMB Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Metes and Bounds from hard copy map Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MBFN Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Metes and Bounds from field notes Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: E Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Electronic (digital) files supplied by District. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute: Attribute_Label: SOURCE Attribute_Definition: Information regarding the source used to create the district boundary. Attribute_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MAPMB Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hard copy map with Metes and Bounds Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MAP Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hardcopy map with no Metes and Bounds Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: FN Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Field Notes (Metes and Bounds in written form) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: DWG Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: AutoCAD file supplied by the district Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: DGN Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Microstation File supplied by the district Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SHP Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shape file supplied by the district Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: OTHER Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: District boundary based on the serveral data sets. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute: Attribute_Label: ACCURACY Attribute_Definition: Indicates the accuracy of the district boundary regarding boundary closure and district placement. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: P Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pass - Boundaries form a closure and placement is acceptable Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: NP Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No Pass - District boundary does not close and / or the placement is not acceptable. Attribute: Attribute_Label: COMMENTS Attribute_Definition: This field provides space to clarify the status fo the district boundary, list special notes and / or provide the name of the txt or shp file saved. Attribute: Attribute_Label: INITIALS Attribute_Definition: This field contains the initials of the person who added or updated the District boundary in GIS. Attribute_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: kp Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Komal Patel Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: sae Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sarah Eason Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ra Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Robin Adorno Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: mc Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Michael Cruz Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SFA Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Stephen F Austin - Columbia Center Attribute: Attribute_Label: UPDATED Attribute_Definition: The date the District was added or last modified in GIS Attribute_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute: Attribute_Label: TX_CNTY Attribute_Definition: Alphanumeric field contains the Texas county code as assigned by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Attribute_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary Attribute: Attribute_Label: FIPS Attribute_Definition: Alphanumeric field contains the three digit Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) county code Attribute_Definition_Source: Water District Data Dictionary 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.AREA Attribute: Attribute_Label: SHAPE.LEN Distribution_Information: Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20120502 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: TCEQ Contact_Person: Komal Patel Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: MC - 153 Address: PO Box 13087 City: Austin State_or_Province: Texas Postal_Code: 78711-3087 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 512-239-3760 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kpatel@tceq.state.tx.us Hours_of_Service: M-F 7-3:30pm Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile