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ASTM D 5408 Document Information:
Title
Standard Guide for Set of Data Elements to Describe a Ground-Water Site; Part OneAdditional Identification Descriptors
ASTM International
Publication Date:
May 15, 1993
Scope:
This guide covers Part One of three guides to be used in conjunction
with Practice D 5254 that
delineates the data desirable to describe a ground-water data
collection or sampling site. This
guide describes additional information beyond the minimum set of data
elements that may be needed
to identify a ground-water site. Part Two identifies physical
descriptors, such as construction,
for a site, while Part Three identifies usage descriptors, such as
monitoring, for an individual
ground-water site.
NOTE 1 - A ground-water site is defined as any source, location, or
sampling station capable of
producing water or hydrologic data from a natural stratum from below
the surface of the earth. A
source or facility can include a well, spring or seep, and drain or
tunnel (nearly horizontal in
orientation). Other sources, such as excavations, driven devices, bore
holes, ponds, lakes, and
sinkholes, that can be shown to be hydraulically connected to the
ground water, are appropriate for
the use intended.
NOTE 2 - Part Two (Guide D 5409) includes individual site
characteristic descriptors (7 data
elements), construction descriptors (56 data elements), lift
descriptors (16 data elements),
geologic descriptors (26 data elements), hydraulic descriptors (20
data elements), and spring
descriptors (11 data elements). Part Three (Guide D 5410) includes
monitoring descriptors (77 data
elements), irrigation descriptors (4 data elements), waste site
descriptors (9 data elements), and
decommissioning descriptors (8 data elements). For a list of
descriptors in this guide, see Section
4.
These data elements are described in terms used by ground-water
hydrologists. Standard references,
such as the Glossary of Geology and various hydrogeologic professional
publications, are used to
determine these definitions. Many of the suggested elements and their
representative codes are
those established by the Water Resources Division of the U.S.
Geological Survey and used in the
National Water Information Systems computerized data base
(1-9).(Footnote 2)
NOTE 3 - The purpose of this guide is to suggest data elements that
can be collected for
ground-water sites. This does not uniquely imply a computer data base,
but rather data elements for
entry into any type of permanent file.
NOTE 4 - Component and code lists given with some of the data
elements, for example "Format of
Other Data," are only suggestions. These lists can be modified,
expanded, or reduced for the
purpose intended by the company or agency maintaining the ground-water
data file.
NOTE 5 - Use of trade names in this guide is for identification
purposes only and does not
constitute endorsement by ASTM.
This guide includes the data elements desirable to identify a
ground-water site beyond those given
in the "Minimum Set of Data Elements." Some examples of the data
elements are map identification,
permitting facts, and supporting information. No single site will need
every data element, for
example, many ground-water sites do not need the data elements
described in the legal record group.
Each record (group of related data elements) for a site has mandatory
data elements, such as the
date for the ownership record. However, these elements are considered
necessary only when that
specific record is gathered for the site.
The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the
standard. The SI units given in
parentheses are for information only.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
if any, associated with its
use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to
establish appropriate safety and
health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
This guide offers an organized collection of information or a series
of options and does not
recommend a specific course of action. This document cannot replace
education or experience and
should be used in conjunction with professional judgment. Not all
aspects of this guide may be
applicable in all circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to
represent or replace the
standard of care by which the adequacy of a given professional service
must be judged, nor should
this document be applied without consideration of a project's many
unique aspects. The word
"Standard" in the title of this document means only that the document
has been approved through the
ASTM consensus process.
Footnote 2 - The boldface numbers in parentheses refer to a list of
references at the end of the
text.
Keywords:
- data confidence classification
- data element
- ground water
- monitoring location
- sampling site
- site identification
- site location
- water allocation
- water quality
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