Best Management Practices Clean Water Act Spatial Data Standard
United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Oregon State Office
P.O. Box 2965
Portland, Oregon 97208
OCT 23, 2018
IN REPLY REFER TO:
1283/7000/6720 (OR930/OR955) P
EMS TRANSMISSION 10/24/2018
Information Bulletin No. OR-2019-008
To: DMs, DSDs, Staff and Branch Chiefs
From: Chief, Branch of Information Resources Management
Subject: Best Management Practices Clean Water Act Spatial Data Standard
This instruction bulletin (IB) establishes the Oregon/Washington (OR/WA) spatial data standard for Best Management Practices Clean Water Act (BMP_CWA) points. The data standard defines how this type of data is to be captured in a Geographic Information System (GIS), defines attributes used, and defines coding schemes (domains). The data has been added to the corporate spatial data editing system. The data can be edited by approved field personnel following established procedures and are also available for display and analytical purposes by all users.
The BMP_CWA datasets represents spatial location and basic information about Clean Water Act Best Management Practices. Practices are activities, practices, or procedures that are implemented as part of an action to reduce or eliminate nonpoint source pollution to aquatic systems.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) monitors the implementation of Best Management Practices (BMP) as specified in Resource Management Plans to gain a better understanding as to whether or not the BMP are implemented as intended and if they are they effective. The BLM will analyze this dataset to determine where the BLM needs to provide training and support to the District and Field Office staff so that BMP are implemented properly. Additionally, this data will help identify BMP that may need to be revised or eliminated if they are not meeting the desired outcome or if they are unnecessary.
The BMP_CWA datasets are a sub-class of the Oregon Data Framework Sample Points dataset theme. For ease of maintaining data in OR/WA edit environment, these data are presented as a separate dataset from other sample point data types.
This spatial data standard is intended for the of capture field collected data and covers the methodologies for combining with the Sample Points theme.
The draft data standard was made available for internal review and comment. To see comments and responses, contact Eric Hiebenthal, State Data Administrator, at 503-808-6565, or by email at ehiebent@blm.gov.
Questions about the data standard should be directed to Michael Brown, State Data Steward for Best Management Practices (Clean Water Act) Points, at 503-808-6662; Shelley Moore, GIS Technical Lead for Best Management Practices (Clean Water Act) Points, at 503-808-6566; and Eric Hiebenthal, State Data Administrator, at 503-808-6565.
Administrative or Mission Related: Mission.
Districts with unions are reminded to notify their unions of this IB and satisfy any bargaining obligations before implementation. Your servicing Human Resources Office or Labor Relations Specialist can provide you with assistance in this matter.
Signed by
David Haney
Chief, Branch of Information Resources Management
Authenticated by
J. Mackey
Records Section
Attachment:
1 – Best Management Practices Clean Water Act Data Standard Version 1.3 (52 pp)
Distribution:
OC-130 (Thomas Chatfield)
WO-870 (Ryan Robin)
WO-200 (Larisa Ford and Victor Lozano)
OR-955 (Eric Hiebenthal)
OR-936 (Michael Brown, Lenore Heppler)