{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "The data presented here are biological monitoring points assessed in the execution of watershed studies\nconducted by the Department of Public Works. These sites were placed after an inspection of available\nrandom sites collected by the Countywide Biological Monitoring Program (Program). Sites in this\ncoverage are targeted to provide a biological monitoring point at the downstream extent of all major\nsubwatersheds in the larger watershed of interest if a Program site did not exist in a desired location.\nMethods used in the watershed studies largely mirror Program methods, with some differences.\nBenthic macroinvertebrates samples are assessed at all stations. Watershed study data reports can be\nfound at the following URL:\nhttps://www.aacounty.org/departments/public-works/wprp/watershed-assessment-andplanning/watershed-studies/", "description": "
Fields Description are as follow:<\/SPAN><\/P> LAT: latitude in decimal degrees<\/SPAN><\/P> LON: longitude in decimal degrees<\/SPAN><\/P> YEAR: Presumably the year in which the work occurred.<\/SPAN><\/P> SHEDCODE: The code associated with the reach where the sample was collected?<\/SPAN><\/P> SHEDNAME: Looks like the name assigned to the portion of the watershed segment where the sample was collected. <\/SPAN><\/P> SITE_ID: The id number for the site.<\/SPAN><\/P> BIBI_SCORE: The BIBI score each site achieved.<\/SPAN><\/P> BIBI_CAT: The narrative condition category associated with each scoring range.<\/SPAN><\/P> RBP_SCORE: The U.S. EPA's Rapid Bioassessment Method habitat score (for low gradient streams) achieved at each station.<\/SPAN><\/P> PHI_SCORE: The Maryland Physical Habitat Index (PHI) score each site achieved.<\/SPAN><\/P> PHI_CAT: The narrative condition category associated with that score.<\/SPAN><\/P> RBP_CAT: The narrative condition category associated with that score.<\/SPAN><\/P> STUDY: Presumably the watershed study for which this site was sampled.<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/P> <\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>",
"summary": "The data presented here are biological monitoring points assessed in the execution of watershed studies\nconducted by the Department of Public Works. These sites were placed after an inspection of available\nrandom sites collected by the Countywide Biological Monitoring Program (Program). Sites in this\ncoverage are targeted to provide a biological monitoring point at the downstream extent of all major\nsubwatersheds in the larger watershed of interest if a Program site did not exist in a desired location.\nMethods used in the watershed studies largely mirror Program methods, with some differences.\nBenthic macroinvertebrates samples are assessed at all stations. Watershed study data reports can be\nfound at the following URL:\nhttps://www.aacounty.org/departments/public-works/wprp/watershed-assessment-andplanning/watershed-studies/",
"title": "GIS_ADM.Watershed_Assessment_BioAssessment_Points",
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"WatershedAssessment",
"Physical Habitat Index",
"Watershed Biological Assessment Program",
"BWPR",
"DPW",
"Bureau of Watershed Protection and Restoration",
"BioAssessment",
"Watershed Assessment and Planning",
"WAP."
],
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"maxScale": 5000,
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"accessInformation": "Christopher J. Victoria\nEnvironmental Scientist\nBureau of Watershed Protection and Restoration\nAnne Arundel County DPW\nemail: pwvict16@aacounty.org",
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}