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MONTANA VIEW
Description:
Resource Purpose:Montana View is a decision support tool designed to assist with environmental and natural resource management in Montana. Montana View is based on a review platform and provides an interface for various environmental queries. It also provides online access to EPA mainframe databases and USGS real time and historical stream flow data. It is used to provide watershed-based information for decision making.
Legislation/Enabling Authority:No specific authorizing legislation - developed to assist with CWA program management.
Supported Program:NPDES, Nonpoint Source, TMDL, groundwater/drinking water quality standards.
Data Type:
Primary Data Type:
Monitoring
Facility
Compliance
Regulatory
Permit
Geographical Data Stored By:
Latitude - Longitude
Reach File 1
Reach File 3
Data Represented By:
Points
Lines
Polygons
Measurement Methods:
varies
Resources Accessible By:
States
Resources Updatable By:
States
Accesses EPA/USGS data
CBI Security:
Above: Relies on state and federal information and puts this information into a GIS format. Standards do not directly apply to this system. No CBI
Data Collection:Data housed within the system is updated by the state as resources allow. System provides immediate access to EPA and USGS databases. For state data see Q.I.
Range of Data Start:
19920101
Range of Data End:
20000331
Range of Data:
varies by source, 1992 to the present