METADATA FOR SHAPEFILE: WRPOD

Revised: July 21, 2004

WRPOD is a point shapefile created nightly from data in the Utah Division of Water Rights database. It contains water right point of diversion information.

The coordinate system is UTM zone 12. Locations in the coverage have been computed from information submitted with water right applications. The location data is of varied quality including both map scaled and field surveyed information. The locations recorded in the database are actually offsets from a Public Land Survey Section Monument. They are converted to UTM coordinates using calculations against a database of PLS monuments originally extracted from a digitized 1:24000 RSPLS coverage. The monument database is updated with more precise coordinates as they become available including field GPS surveyed locations. Improved monument locations will in turn benefit the quality of the WRPOD point locations in this coverage with time since location values are re-calculated each week.

The WRPOD shapefile is a complete record of point of diversion locations taken from the Division's day to day operating database. The database is a complete record with the following exceptions:

1) The Division's point of diversion referencing policy includes a provision which allows some point of diversion locations to be described more as areas (Point-to-Point Filings) than discrete points. Point to point filings are usually limited to stock watering rights. They are represented in the WRPOD shapefile by a discrete point which is located within the area covered by the point to point description.

2) Utah State Law required applications to divert surface water to be filed with the State Engineer after 1903 and groundwater after 1935. There may be existing diversions which began prior to those dates which are not included in the Division of Water Right records. The Division becomes aware of these rights and includes these rights in it's records when the user submits a statement of water user claim either pursuant to an adjudication or to establish there is a water right under which the State Engineer is to take action.

3) Data in the Division of Water Rights database was entered over an eight year period from paper files maintained by the office. Data entered in the database has been subsuquently verified by staff. However, errors are occasionally detected in the database as a result of entry operations either from current staff activities or the original entry project. The Division makes an ongoing effort to maintain the database free of errors and omissions, however users of the data are responsible to verify it is suitable for their purpose. The Division appreciates and encourages users to promptly disclose any inconsistencies detected in the data to Division staff who will make every effort to correct any errors discovered.

The attribute items contained in the WRPOD shapefile do not represent all of the water right information available for a particular water right filing. Additional attributes can be obtained either from the Water Right Information WWW Page or by downloading a table.

Items in the WRPOD table "WRPOD.DBF" are as follows:

ALIAS	TYPE	WIDTH	DECIMAL	CONTENT
SHAPE	FIELD_SHAPEPOINT	6	0	Point Shapefile
WRNUM	FIELD_CHAR	10	0	Water Right Number
CHEXNUM	FIELD_CHAR	10	0	Change or Exchange Number
TYPE	FIELD_CHAR	14	0	TYPE OF RIGHT ABANDONED WELL: well whose purpose and use have been permanently discontinued. DRAIN: Excess collection/control system (surface or groundwater) from which a point of diversion maybe establishedr POINT TO POINT: Point To Point diversions are not developed points of diversion. The reference is to a stream segment from which stock may drink. Often designated in 40 acre parcels. REDIVERSION: Diversion point, which diverts water which was previously diverted and released upstream. Usually associated with reservoir storage. RETURN: Point where water that has been non-consumptively used is returned back to the natural stream. SPRING: Concentrated discharge of ground water coming out at the surface as flowing water SURFACE: Streams, rivers, creeks, any water above ground UNDERGROUND: Wells, tunnels, sumps, and undgrd drains
SUMMARY_ST	FIELD_CHAR	1	0	Status of Application A = Approved P = Perfected: proof filed, right certificated T = terminated, lapsed, expired, abandoned, etc U = Unapproved
STATUS	FIELD_CHAR	8	0	Status = combination of: DOCUMENT TYPE ABAN = Abandoned ADEC = Adjudication Decree ADJC = Aducication Claim ADV = Adverse Use Claim: if a person was using water claimed by another party for 5 yrs+, with no protest from original claimant, water became the users. APPL = Appl to Appropriate DEC = Decree: judgemental decision on a civil action in a district court DIL = Diligence Claim: claim on surface water filed prior to 1903 FIXD = Temp Applications (greater than 1 year) TEMP = Temp Applications (1 year or less) UGWC = Undergrd Water Claim: undgrd water in use prior to 1935 STATUS APP = Approved CERT = Certificated: official documentation serving as evidence of a perfected water right DIS = Disallowed EXP = Expired (temp water rights only) FORF = Forfeiture INV = Invald LAP = Permanently Lapsed: failed to show proof w/in allotted time LIT = Litigation: pending court action on a right NPR = No Proof Required: applications filed from 1940's to 1961 for 0.015 cfs or less were not required to submit proof NUSE = A NON-USE Application has been filed. REJ = Rejected TERM = Terminated UNAP = Unapproved WD=Withdrawn WUC(S)=Water User's Claim (Signed)
PRIORITY	FIELD_CHAR	8	0	Priority Date: date on which the application fee was paid
USES	FIELD_CHAR	8	0	Uses D = Domestic I = Irrigation M = Municipal O = Other P = Power S = Stockwatering X = Mining
CFS	FIELD_DECIMAL	10	3	Cubic Feet per Second
ACFT	FIELD_DECIMAL	12	3	Acre-feet
LOCATION	FIELD_CHAR	30	0	Direction (N or S) Distance (feet) Direction (E or W) Distance (feet) Section corner (NW,NE,SW,SE,N4,E4,S4,W4) Base & Meridian Allowable 2-character codes: 6S=Sixth Principle (CO,WY) BO=Boise B&M (ID) GS=Gila&Salt River B&M (AZ) MD=Mt. Diablo B&M (NV) NM=New Mexico Principle (CO,NM) SL=Salt Lake B&M (UT) US=Uintah Special B&M (UT:{Duchesne, Uintah, Utah, & Wasatch Counties}) Township: number from 1 to 44 followed by "N" or "S" Range: number from 1 to 26 followed by "E" or "W" Section: number from 1 to 36
WIN	FIELD_DECIMAL	5	0	Well Identification Number
OWNER	FIELD_CHAR	100	0	First Owner Listed On Right
SOURCE	FIELD_CHAR	50	0	Source of Supply