Information used to reference the data.
Title: Groundwater Management Areas
Originators: Idaho Department of Water Resources
Publisher: Idaho Department of Water Resources
Publication place: Boise, Idaho
Publication date: 20091221
Edition: February 2005
Data type: vector digital data
A characterization of the data, including its intended use and limitations.
Abstract:
A Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) is all or part of a groundwater basin that may be approaching the conditions of a Critical Groundwater Area (CGMA). Applications for new water appropriations may be approved only after it is determined that sufficient supply is available and other prior water rights will not be injured. The director may require reporting of water use by water users within the area.
Purpose:
Boundaries of Groundwater Management Areas in the State of Idaho.
Dataset credit:
Helen Harrington
Contact information for the individual or organization that is knowledgeable about the data.
Organization: Idaho Department of Water Resources
Person: Geospatial Technology
Position: GIS Analyst
Phone: (208) 287-4800
Fax: (208) 287-6700
Email: gisinfo@idwr.idaho.gov
Address type: mailing
Address:
322 East Front Street
City: Boise
State or Province: Idaho
Postal code: 83720
How the data are represented, formatted and maintained by the data producing organization.
Data type: vector digital data
Native dataset environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324
Time period(s) for which the data corresponds to the currentness reference.
Date: 20091221
Currentness reference:
Ground condition
The state of and maintenance information for the data.
Data status: Complete
Update frequency: As needed
Words or phrases that summarize certain aspects of the data.
Theme:
Keywords: Groundwater, Groundwater
Keyword thesaurus: ESRI Geography Network Thesaurus
Place:
Keywords: Idaho
Keyword thesaurus: None
Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing or using the data after access is granted.
Use constraints:
The spatial information is provided "as is". IDWR cannot accept any responsibility for errors, omissions, or positional accuracy in the digital data or underlying records. There are no warranties, expressed or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, accompanying any of these products. However, notification of any errors would be appreciated.
Data Security Information
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Security classification system: State of Idaho GIS Data Protocol
Security handling: The Idaho Department of Water Resources is making this data available as a public service. The Idaho Department of Water Resources strives to ensure that all technical data and other information made available to the public is accurate, complete and in conformance with the Idaho Public Records Act. Neither the Department of Water Resources nor the State of Idaho, however, assumes any legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information contained on this site. Persons using information from this site for official purposes, or other purposes, for which accuracy and completeness are required, are hereby notified that they should first verify the information with the public records or other primary sources from which the information was obtained.
Information about other, related data sets that are likely to be of interest.
Title:
Idaho Department of Water Resources Open-File Report Groundwater Management
Areas in Idaho: Overview as of 1998. Helen Harrington, Shane Bendixsen.
Originators: Idaho Department of Water Resources
Publication place: Boise, Idaho
Publication date: December 1999
Data type: map