Design Value Workfile Formats

Lead Format

NO2 Format

Ozone Format

PM 2.5 Format

PM 10 Format

SO2 Format

 

Lead Format

Position

Element

Definition or Derivation

1

State Code or Tribal Indicator

For state-owned sites, this is the FIPS (Census Bureau) 2 digit code for State.

For Tribal sites, this is the string ‘TT’ indicating that it is a tribal site.

For Canadian and Mexican sites, this is ‘CC’ or ‘80’ respectively.

2

County Code or Tribal Code

For tribal sites, this is the FIPS 3-digit tribal code.

For Non-tribal sites, this is the FIPS 3-digit County Code .

For Canada and Mexico , these are AQS assigned 3-digit numbers.

3

Site-Number

AQS assigned number for site, unique to the county or tribe.

4

Parameter Code

AQS Code for Pollutant (Lead = 14129)

5

Design Value Year

Year associated with 3 year summaries (last year of 3-year period)

6

Exceptional Data Type

Single digit code indicating how the summary is affected by exceptional events:

0 – No sample measurements were flagged

1 – All flagged measurements are excluded

2 – Flagged measurements not excluded (i.e. all measurements included)

5 – Concurred flagged measurements excluded

7

One-Hour Pollutant Standard,

Unique name associated with NAAQS standard

8

One-Hour Standard Statistic

Name of statistic that is compared to the one hour standard.

9

One-Hour Standard Level

Value of one hour standard

10

Units Code

AQS code of units associated with standard and all statistics

11

Units Name

Text description of Units Code

12

Street Address

Street address of site from SITES table

13

Site Latitude

Latitudeof site from SITES table.

14

Site Longitude

Longitude of site from SITES table.

15

3 Year Design Value

Maximum 3-Month combined site-level mean for the 3-year period.

16

3 Year Design Value Validity

Set to ‘Y’ if any of the following is TRUE, Otherwise set to ‘N’:

    • The 3-Year Design Value > Standard.
    • All 36 combined site-level summaries in the 3-year period are valid.
    • For the 2012 Design Value Year:  For sites that begin monitoring after Jan. 12, 2009 but before January 15, 2010, there exist 34 consecutive valid combined site-level summaries in the 3-year period
    • For the 2013 Design Value Year:  For sites that begin monitoring after Jan. 12, 2009 but before January 15, 2011, there exist 34 consecutive valid combined site-level summaries in the 3-year period

17

3 Year Maximum Month

Month when Design Value occurs

18

3 Year Maximum Year

Year when Design value occurs

19

3-Year DV Combined Site Summaries

Number of valid combined site-level summaries in the 3-year period

20

Design Value Year: Highest Valid Combined Site Summary,

Highest Valid combined site-level summary for the year

21

Design Value Year: Max Month

Month when the highest valid combined site-level summary occurs in the year

22

Design Value Year: Parameter Codes

Parameter code of the highest valid combined site-level summary occurs in the year

23

Design Value Year: Valid Months

Number of valid months in the year.

24

Design Value Year: Certification Indicator

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the certification requirements are met.

25

Year -1: Highest Valid Combined Site Summary,

Highest Valid combined site-level summary for the year

26

Year -1: Max Month

Month when the highest valid combined site-level summary occurs in the year

27

Year -1: Parameter Codes

Parameter code of the highest valid combined site-level summary occurs in the year

28

Year -1: Valid Months

Number of valid months in the year.

29

Year -1: Certification Indicator

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the certification requirements are met..

30

Year -2: Highest Valid Combined Site Summary,

Highest Valid combined site-level summary for the year

31

Year -2: Max Month

Month when the highest valid combined site-level summary occurs in the year

32

Year -2: Parameter Codes

Parameter code of the highest valid combined site-level summary occurs in the year

33

Year -2: Valid Months

Number of valid months in the year.

34

Year -2: Certification Indicator

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the certification requirements are met.

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NO2 Format

Position

Element

Definition or Derivation

1

State Code or Tribal Indicator

For state-owned sites, this is the FIPS (Census Bureau) 2 digit code for State.

For Tribal sites, this is the string ‘TT’ indicating that it is a tribal site.

For Canadian and Mexican sites, this is ‘CC’ or ‘80’ respectively.

2

County Code or Tribal Code

For tribal sites, this is the FIPS 3-digit tribal code.

For Non-tribal sites, this is the FIPS 3-digit County Code .

For Canada and Mexico , these are AQS assigned 3-digit numbers.

3

Site-Number

AQS assigned number for site, unique to the county or tribe.

4

Parameter Code

AQS Code for Pollutant (NO2=42602)

5

Design Value Year

Year associated with 3 year summaries (last year of 3-year period)

6

Exceptional Data Type

Single digit code indicating how the summary is affected by exceptional events:

0 – No sample measurements were flagged

1 – All flagged measurements are excluded

2 – Flagged measurements not excluded (i.e. all measurements included)

5 – Concurred flagged measurements excluded

7

One-Hour Pollutant Standard,

Unique name associated with NAAQS standard

8

One-Hour Standard Statistic

Name of statistic that is compared to the one hour standard.

9

One-Hour Standard Level

Value of one hour standard

10

Units Code

AQS code of units associated with standard and all statistics

11

Units Name

Text description of Units Code

12

Street Address

Street address of site from SITES table

13

Site Latitude

Latitude of site from SITES table.

14

Site Longitude

Longitude of site from SITES table.

15

Design Value Year: Count of Complete Quarters

Number of quarterly summaries, with the corresponding pollutant standard and exceptional data type, where the summary criterion is met, in the design value year

16

Design Value Year: 98th Percentile

The 98th percentile of the 1 hour NO2 values for the year for the design value year. The calculation of the 98th percentile for SO2 can be found in Appendix S of the 40 CFR 50.

17

Design Value Year: Certification Indicator

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the certification requirements are met.

18

Year 1: Count of Complete Quarters

Number of quarterly summaries, with the corresponding pollutant standard and exceptional data type, where the summary criterion is met, in Year 1, where Year 1 is the year before the design value year (Example: If Design value year is 2012, Year 1 is 2011.

19

Year 1: 98th Percentile

The 98th percentile of the 1 hour NO2 values for the year for Year 1. The calculation of the 98th percentile for NO2 can be found in Appendix S of the 40 CFR 50.

20

Year 1: Certification Indicator

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the certification requirements are met.

21

Year 2: Count of Complete Quarters

Number of quarterly summaries, with the corresponding pollutant standard and exceptional data type, where the summary criterion is met, in Year 2, where Year 2 is the year before the design value year (Example: If Design value year is 2012, Year 2 is 2010.

22

Year 2: 98th Percentile

The 98th percentile of the 1 hour NO2 values for the year for Year 2. The calculation of the 99th percentile for NO2 can be found in Appendix S of the 40 CFR 50.

23

Year 2: Certification Indicator

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the certification requirements are met.

24

3 Year Design Value

Average of one hour 98th percentiles for 3 year period.

25

3 Year Design Value Validity Indicator

V

Set to ‘Y’ if any of the following are true, set to ‘N’ otherwise:

  • All quarters have Completeness Percent >= 75% for all 3 years.
  • The 3-Year 1-Hour Design Value <= the hourly standard (100 ppb) and all of the following are true:
    • For each quarter, there are a total of 200 valid days for that quarter in the 3-year period
    • The Percent Days for each quarter in each year >= 50%
    • The average of the High-Substituted 98th Percentile values <= the hourly standard (100 ppb)
  • The 3-Year 1-Hour Design Value > the hourly standard (100 ppb) and at least 75% of the days in each quarter in the three year period have at least one reported hourly value. (i.e. Quarterly Day Percent >= 75%)
  • The 3-Year 1-Hour Design Value > the hourly standard (100 ppb) and all of the following are true:
    • For each quarter, there are a total of 200 valid days for that quarter in the 3-year period

The average of the Low-Substituted 98th Percentile values > the hourly standard (100 ppb)

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Ozone Format

Position

Field Name

Definition or Derivation

1

State Code or Tribal Indicator

For state-owned sites, this is the FIPS (Census Bureau) 2 digit code for State.

For Tribal sites, this is the string ‘TT’ indicating that it is a tribal site.

For Canadian and Mexican sites, this is ‘CC’ or ‘80’ respectively.

2

County Code or Tribal Code

For tribal sites, this is the FIPS 3-digit tribal code.

For Non-tribal sites, this is the FIPS 3-digit County Code.

For Canada and Mexico, these are AQS assigned 3-digit numbers.

3

Site-Number

AQS assigned number for site, unique to the county or tribe.

4

Parameter Code

AQS Code for Pollutant (Ozone = 44201)

5

POC

Parameter Occurrence Code from MONITORS table. 

6

Design Value Year

Year associated with 3 year summaries (last year of 3-year period)

7

Exceptional Data Type

Single digit code indicating how the summary is affected by exceptional events:

0 – No sample measurements were flagged

1 – All flagged measurements are excluded

2 – Flagged measurements not excluded (i.e. all measurements included)

5 – Concurred flagged measurements excluded

8

Pollutant Standard

Unique name associated with NAAQS standard

9

Standard Statistic

Name of statistic that is compared to the NAAQS standard.

10

Standard Level

Value of NAAQS standard

11

AQS Units Code

AQS code of units associated with standard and all statistics

12

Units Description

Text description for meaning of units code.

13

User Site Metadata

One of the following fields selected by the user via report options:

·         Street Address (SITES table)

·         City Name (CITIES table)

·         County Name (COUNTIES table)

·         Local Site Name (SITES table)

·         Local Site ID (SITES table)

·         Urbanized Area (URBANIZED_AREAS table)

·         CBSA Name (CORE_BASED_STATISTICAL_AREAS table)

14

Site Latitude

Latitude of site from SITES table.

15

Site Longitude

Longitude of site from SITES table.

16

DV Year:  Valid Days

Count of days that met completeness requirements in the effective monitoring season for the year.  From ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table.

17

DV Year:  Missing Days Assumed Less than Standard

A missing or invalid day is assumed to be less than the standard when the sum of the following is greater than or equal to 18 for 8-hour averages:

§  Number of valid 8-hour averages

§  Number of 8-hour averages with (Number of Observations + Null Data Codes that are regionally concurred) > 6

18

DV Year:  Required Days

Number of days in the effective monitoring season

19

DV Year:  Percent Complete

100 * (Number of Valid Days + Number of Missing Days Assumed Less Than the Standard) / Number of Required Days for year

From ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table

20

DV Year:  4th Maximum

Fourth largest daily maximum value in the effective monitoring season for the year.

From SUMMARY_MAXIMUMS table

21

DV Year:  Certification

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the certification requirements are met.

From ANNUAL _SUMMARIES table

22

DV Year – 1:  Valid Days

Count of days that met completeness requirements in the effective monitoring season for the year.  From ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table

23

DV Year – 1:  Missing Days Assumed Less than Standard

A missing or invalid day is assumed to be less than the standard when the sum of the following is greater than or equal to 18 for 8-hour averages:

§  Number of valid 8-hour averages

§  Number of 8-hour averages with (Number of Observations + Null Data Codes that are regionally concurred) > 6

24

DV Year – 1:  Required Days

Number of days in the effective monitoring season

25

DV Year - 1:  Percent Complete

100 * (Number of Valid Days + Number of Missing Days Assumed Less Than the Standard) / Number of Required Days for year

From ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table

26

DV Year – 1:  4th Maximum

Fourth largest daily maximum value in the effective monitoring season for the year.

From SUMMARY_MAXIMUMS table

27

DV Year – 1:  Certification

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the certification requirements are met.

From ANNUAL _SUMMARIES table

28

DV Year - 2:  Valid Days

Count of days that met completeness requirements in the effective monitoring season for the year.  From ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table

29

DV Year - 2:  Missing Days Assumed Less than Standard

A missing or invalid day is assumed to be less than the standard when the sum of the following is greater than or equal to 18 for 8-hour averages:

§  Number of valid 8-hour averages

§  Number of 8-hour averages with (Number of Observations + Null Data Codes that are regionally concurred) > 6

30

DV Year - 2:  Required Days

Number of days in the effective monitoring season

31

DV Year - 2:  Percent Complete

100 * (Number of Valid Days + Number of Missing Days Assumed Less Than the Standard) / Number of Required Days for year

From ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table

32

DV Year – 2:  4th Maximum

Fourth largest daily maximum value in the effective monitoring season for the year.

From SUMMARY_MAXIMUMS table

33

DV Year - 2:  Certification

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the certification requirements are met.

From ANNUAL _SUMMARIES table

34

3-Year Percent Complete

100 * (Number of Valid Days + Number of Missing Days Assumed Less Than the Standard) / Number of Required Days for all 3 years.

From ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table

35

3-Year Design Value

Average of annual 4th maximums for 3 year period.

36

Design Value Validity Indicator

Set to ‘Y’ if the Annual Summary for the Design Value Year, and the two immediately prior years exist, AND

·         The 3-Year Design Value is above the level of the standard

OR

·         the 3-Year Completeness Percent is greater than or equal to 90% and, and at least one of the following is true for each year:

  • Percent Complete >= 75% for year
  • The Annual 4th Maximum is greater than the level of the standard

Otherwise set to ‘N’

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PM 2.5 Format

Position

Field Name

Definition or Derivation

1

State Code or Tribal Indictor

For state-owned sites, this is the FIPS (Census Bureau) 2 digit code for State.

For Tribal sites, this is the string ‘TT’ indicating that it is a tribal site.

For Canadian and Mexican sites, this is ‘CC’ or ‘80’ respectively.

2

County Code or Tribal Code

For tribal sites, this is the FIPS 3-digit tribal code.

For Non-tribal sites, this is the FIPS 3-digit County Code.

For Canada and Mexico, these are AQS assigned 3-digit numbers.

3

Site ID Number

AQS assigned number for site, unique to the county or tribe.

4

Parameter Code

AQS Code for Pollutant (PM 2.5 = 88101)

5

Design Value Year

Year associated with 3 year summaries (last year of 3-year period)

6

Exceptional Data Type

Single digit code indicating how the summary is affected by exceptional events:

0 – No sample measurements were flagged

1 – All flagged measurements are excluded

2 – Flagged measurements not excluded (i.e. all measurements included)

5 – Concurred flagged measurements excluded

7

Daily Pollutant Standard

Unique name associated with NAAQS standard

8

Daily Standard Statistic

Name of statistic that is compared to the daily standard.

9

Daily Standard Level

Value of daily standard

10

Annual Pollutant Standard

Unique name associated with NAAQS standard

11

Annual Standard Statistic

Name of statistic that is compared to the annual standard.

12

Annual Standard Level

Value of annual standard

13

Units Code

AQS code of units associated with standard and all statistics

14

Units Name

Text description for meaning of units code.

15

User Site Metadata

One of the following fields selected by the user via report options:

·         Street Address (SITES table)

·         City Name (CITIES table)

·         County Name (COUNTIES table)

·         Local Site Name (SITES table)

·         Local Site ID (SITES table)

·         Urbanized Area (URBANIZED_AREAS table)

·         CBSA Name (CORE_BASED_STATISTICAL_AREAS table)

16

Site Latitude

Latitude of site from SITES table.

17

Site Longitude

Longitude of site from SITES table.

18

DV Year:  Creditable Count

Count of days with samples that are either scheduled days or make-up days for the monitor where the sample was collected.

From SITE_ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table

19

DV Year:  Complete Quarters

Number of Quarters with an observation percent that is greater than or equal to 75%.

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES table

20

DV Year:  Arithmetic Mean

Mean of all quarterly arithmetic means for site-year.

From SITE_ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table

21

DV Year:  Min Substituted Mean

Annual Mean computed with incomplete or missing quarters. (computed using the minimum quarterly substituted means).

(Computed on the fly by the report)

22

DV Year:  Max Substituted Mean

Annual Mean computed with incomplete or missing quarters. (computed using the maximum quarterly substituted means).

(Computed on the fly by the report)

23

DV Year:  Mean Complete

Flag indicating that annual mean is valid.  Set to  ‘Y’ according to the following rules:

  • All 4 quarters are 75% complete, or
  • All 4 quarters have at least 11 actual values and the annual mean > the annual standard, or
  • The Substituted Annual Mean exists and is greater than the annual standard

(Computed on the fly by the report)

24

DV Year:  98th Percentile

Site-level 98th percentile.

From SITE_ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table.

25

DV Year:  98th Complete

Flag indicating that annual 98th percentile is valid.  Set to ‘Y’ according to the following rules:

·         All 4 quarters are 75% complete, or

·         Annual 98th percentile value greater than the 24-hour standard (35 ug/m3). Note:  Value must be rounded to 0 digits after decimal before comparison to standard. 

26

DV Year:  Certification

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the certification requirements are met.

Derivation:  Set to ‘Y’ if and only if all Monitor-Year data at site are certified (i.e. primary and all collocated)

27

Year - 1:  Creditable Count

Count of days with samples that are either scheduled days or make-up days for the monitor where the sample was collected.

From SITE_ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table

28

Year - 1:  Complete Quarters:

Number of Quarters with an observation percent that is greater than or equal to 75%.

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES table

29

Year - 1:  Arithmetic Mean

Mean of all quarterly arithmetic means for site-year.

SITE_ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table

30

Year - 1:  Min Substituted Mean

Annual Mean computed with incomplete or missing quarters (computed using the minimum quarterly substituted means)

(Computed on the fly by the report)

31

Year - 1:  Max Substituted Mean

Annual Mean computed with incomplete or missing quarters (computed using the maximum quarterly substituted means)

(Computed on the fly by the report)

32

Year - 1:  Mean Complete

Flag indicating that annual mean is valid.  Set to  ‘Y’ according to the following rules:

·         All 4 quarters are 75% complete, or

·         All 4 quarters have at least 11 actual values and the annual mean > the annual standard, or

·         The Substituted Annual Mean exists and is greater than the annual standard

(Computed on the fly by the report)

33

Year - 1:  98th Percentile

Site-level 98th percentile.

From SITE_ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table.

34

Year - 1:  98th Complete

Flag indicating that annual 98th percentile is valid.  Set to ‘Y’ according to the following rules:

·         All 4 quarters are 75% complete, or

·           Annual 98th percentile value greater than the 24-hour standard (35 ug/m3). Note:  Value must be rounded to 0 digits after decimal before comparison to standard. 

35

Year - 1:  Certification

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the certification requirements are met.

Derivation:  Set to ‘Y’ if and only if all Monitor-Year data at site are certified (i.e. primary and all collocated)

36

Year - 2:  Creditable Count

Count of days with samples that are either scheduled days or make-up days for the monitor where the sample was collected.

From SITE_ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table

37

Year - 2:  Complete Quarters:

Number of Quarters with an observation percent that is greater than or equal to 75%.

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES table

38

Year - 2:  Arithmetic Mean

Mean of all quarterly arithmetic means for site-year.

From SITE_ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table

39

Year - 2:  Min Substituted Mean

Annual Mean computed with incomplete or missing quarters. (computed using the minimum quarterly substituted means)

(Computed on the fly by the report)

40

Year - 2:  Max Substituted Mean

Annual Mean computed with incomplete or missing quarters. (computed using the maximum quarterly substituted means)

(Computed on the fly by the report)

41

Year - 2:  Mean Complete

Flag indicating that annual mean is valid.  Set to  ‘Y’ according to the following rules:

·         All 4 quarters are 75% complete, or

·         All 4 quarters have at least 11 actual values and the annual mean > the annual standard, or

·         The Substituted Annual Mean exists and is greater than the annual standard

(Computed on the fly by the report)

42

Year - 2:  98th Percentile

Site-level 98th percentile.

From SITE_ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table.

43

Year - 2:  98th Complete

Flag indicating that annual 98th percentile is valid.  Set to ‘Y’ according to the following rules:

·         All 4 quarters are 75% complete, or

·           Annual 98th percentile value greater than the 24-hour standard (35 ug/m3). Note:  Value must be rounded to 0 digits after decimal before comparison to standard. 

44

Year - 2:  Certification

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the certification requirements are met.

Derivation:  Set to ‘Y’ if and only if all Monitor-Year data at site are certified (i.e. primary and all collocated)

45

Daily Design Value

Average of current year and prior two calendar year Annual Summary 98th percentile values (e.g., the design value for the 24-hour standard).

From SITE_ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table

46

Daily Max Substituted Design Value

Daily Design Value computed with incomplete or missing data substituted with the maximum substitution value.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

47

Daily Validity Indicator

Flag indicating that the 24-Hour Standard Design Value is “valid” as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix N.  Set to valid (i.e. ‘Y’) if all three years are present and one of the following is true:

  • The Annual 98th Percentile Completeness Indicator for the DV year and the two immediately prior years exists and is set to “valid” (i.e. ‘Y’).
  • The 24-hour Standard Design Value > the standard   (Note:  This can occur with missing quarters.)

From SITE_ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table

48

Annual Design Value

Average of DV year and 2 prior years site-level weighted arithmetic mean.

From SITE_ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table

49

Annual Min Substituted Design Value

Annual Design Value computed with incomplete or missing data substituted with the minimum substitution value.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

50

Annual Max Substituted Design Value

Annual Design Value computed with incomplete or missing data substituted with the maximum substitution value.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

51

Annual Validity Indicator

Flag indicating that the Single Site Annual Design Value is valid.  Set to valid if all three years are present and any of the following is true:

·         The present year and the two prior year Annual Mean Completeness Indicators are set to complete (i.e. ‘Y’).

·         The 3-Year Substituted Mean exists and is above the standard (15).

·         The 3-Year Annual Standard Design Value is above the standard (15) and the Substituted Annual Design Value is null.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

52

3 Year Q1 Minimum

The minimum substitution value for calendar quarter 1.

53

3 Year Q2 Minimum

The minimum substitution value for calendar quarter 2.

54

3 Year Q3 Minimum

The minimum substitution value for calendar quarter 3.

55

3 Year Q4 Minimum

The minimum substitution value for calendar quarter 4.

56

3 Year Q1 Maximum (Annual Standard)

The maximum substitution value for calendar quarter 1 used in the annual standard calculations.

57

3 Year Q2 Maximum (Annual Standard)

The maximum substitution value for calendar quarter 2 used in the annual standard calculations.

58

3 Year Q3 Maximum (Annual Standard)

The maximum substitution value for calendar quarter 3 used in the annual standard calculations.

59

3 Year Q4 Maximum (Annual Standard)

The maximum substitution value for calendar quarter 4 used in the annual standard calculations.

60

3 Year Q1 Maximum (Daily Standard)

The maximum substitution value for calendar quarter 1 used in the daily standard calculations.

61

3 Year Q2 Maximum (Daily Standard)

The maximum substitution value for calendar quarter 2 used in the daily standard calculations.

62

3 Year Q3 Maximum (Daily Standard)

The maximum substitution value for calendar quarter 3 used in the daily standard calculations.

63

3 Year Q4 Maximum (Daily Standard)

The maximum substitution value for calendar quarter 4 used in the daily standard calculations.

64

DV Year Q1:  Creditable Count

Count of days with samples that are either scheduled days or make-up days for the monitor where the sample was collected.

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES table

65

DV Year Q1: Observation Count

Count of total number of days in quarter with site-level daily summaries (not just scheduled days).

66

DV Year Q1: Percent Complete

Completeness Percent (100 X Creditable Days / Scheduled Days)

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

67

DV Year Q1: Arithmetic Mean

Average of all site-level daily values (on all days, not just scheduled days) for quarter

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

68

DV Year Q1:  Min Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the minimum value substitution calculation.  Only computed if quarterly completeness below 75% and daily design value > standard and there is a valid 3-year quarterly minimum.  Computed by following formula:

SM= (SUM(DV) + MD* Three_Year_Min)/11

Where:

·         SM is the Substituted Mean

·         SUM(DV) is the sum of the site-level daily arithmetic means in the quarter (on any day, not just scheduled days)

·         MD is:  11 – the number of Actual Sample Days

·         Three_Year_Min is the minimum site-level daily arithmetic mean in the corresponding calendar quarter for the three year DV period.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

69

DV Year Q1:  Max Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the maximum value substitution calculation.  Only computed if quarterly completeness between 50 and 75% and quarterly mean < standard.  Computed by following formula:

SM= (SUM(DV) + MD* Three_Year_Max)/11

Where:

·         SM is the Substituted Mean

·         SUM(DV) is the sum of the site-level daily arithmetic means in the quarter (on any day, not just scheduled days)

·         MD is:  11 – the number of Actual Sample Days

·         Three_Year_Max is the maximum site-level daily arithmetic mean in the corresponding calendar quarter for the three year DV period.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

70

DV Year Q2:  Creditable Count

Count of days with samples that are either scheduled days or make-up days for the monitor where the sample was collected.

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES table

71

DV Year Q2: Observation Count

Count of total number of days in quarter with site-level daily summaries (not just scheduled days).

72

DV Year Q2: Percent Complete

Completeness Percent (100 X Creditable Days / Scheduled Days)

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

73

DV Year Q2: Arithmetic Mean

Average of all site-level daily values (on all days, not just scheduled days) for quarter

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

74

DV Year Q2:  Min Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the minimum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

75

DV Year Q2:  Max Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the maximum value substitution calculation, See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

 (Computed on the fly by the report)

76

DV Year Q3:  Creditable Count

Count of days with samples that are either scheduled days or make-up days for the monitor where the sample was collected.

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES table

77

DV Year Q3: Observation Count

Count of total number of days in quarter with site-level daily summaries (not just scheduled days).

78

DV Year Q3: Percent Complete

Completeness Percent (100 X Creditable Days / Scheduled Days)

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

79

DV Year Q3: Arithmetic Mean

Average of all site-level daily values (on all days, not just scheduled days) for quarter

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

80

DV Year Q3:  Min Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the minimum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

81

DV Year Q3:  Max Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the maximum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

 (Computed on the fly by the report)

82

DV Year Q4:  Creditable Count

Count of days with samples that are either scheduled days or make-up days for the monitor where the sample was collected.

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES table

83

DV Year Q4: Observation Count

Count of total number of days in quarter with site-level daily summaries (not just scheduled days).

84

DV Year Q4: Percent Complete

Completeness Percent (100 X Creditable Days / Scheduled Days)

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

85

DV Year Q4: Arithmetic Mean

Average of all site-level daily values (on all days, not just scheduled days) for quarter

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

86

DV Year Q4:  Min Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the minimum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

87

DV Year Q4:  Max Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the maximum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

 (Computed on the fly by the report)

88

Year-1 Q1:  Creditable Count

Count of days with samples that are either scheduled days or make-up days for the monitor where the sample was collected.

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES table

89

Year-1 Q1: Observation Count

Count of total number of days in quarter with site-level daily summaries (not just scheduled days).

90

Year-1 Q1: Percent Complete

Completeness Percent (100 X Creditable Days / Scheduled Days)

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

91

Year-1 Q1: Arithmetic Mean

Average of all site-level daily values (on all days, not just scheduled days) for quarter

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

92

Year-1 Q1:  Min Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the minimum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

93

Year-1 Q1:  Max Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the maximum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

 (Computed on the fly by the report)

94

Year-1 Q2:  Creditable Count

Count of days with samples that are either scheduled days or make-up days for the monitor where the sample was collected.

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES table

95

Year-1 Q2: Observation Count

Count of total number of days in quarter with site-level daily summaries (not just scheduled days).

96

Year-1 Q2: Percent Complete

Completeness Percent (100 X Creditable Days / Scheduled Days)

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

97

Year-1 Q2: Arithmetic Mean

Average of all site-level daily values (on all days, not just scheduled days) for quarter

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

98

Year-1 Q2:  Min Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the minimum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

99

Year-1 Q2:  Max Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the maximum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

 (Computed on the fly by the report)

100

Year-1 Q3:  Creditable Count

Count of days with samples that are either scheduled days or make-up days for the monitor where the sample was collected.

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES table

101

Year-1 Q3: Observation Count

Count of total number of days in quarter with site-level daily summaries (not just scheduled days).

102

Year-1 Q3: Percent Complete

Completeness Percent (100 X Creditable Days / Scheduled Days)

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

103

Year-1 Q3: Arithmetic Mean

Average of all site-level daily values (on all days, not just scheduled days) for quarter

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

104

Year-1 Q3:  Min Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the minimum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

105

Year-1 Q3:  Max Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the maximum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

 (Computed on the fly by the report)

106

Year-1 Q4:  Creditable Count

Count of days with samples that are either scheduled days or make-up days for the monitor where the sample was collected.

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES table

107

Year-1 Q4: Observation Count

Count of total number of days in quarter with site-level daily summaries (not just scheduled days).

108

Year-1 Q4: Percent Complete

Completeness Percent (100 X Creditable Days / Scheduled Days)

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

109

Year-1 Q4: Arithmetic Mean

Average of all site-level daily values (on all days, not just scheduled days) for quarter

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

110

Year-1 Q4:  Min Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the minimum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

111

Year-1 Q4:  Max Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the maximum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

 (Computed on the fly by the report)

112

Year-2 Q1:  Creditable Count

Count of days with samples that are either scheduled days or make-up days for the monitor where the sample was collected.

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES table

113

Year-2 Q1: Observation Count

Count of total number of days in quarter with site-level daily summaries (not just scheduled days).

114

Year-2 Q1: Percent Complete

Completeness Percent (100 X Creditable Days / Scheduled Days)

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

115

Year-2 Q1: Arithmetic Mean

Average of all site-level daily values (on all days, not just scheduled days) for quarter

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

116

Year-2 Q1:  Min Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the minimum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

117

Year-2 Q1:  Max Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the maximum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

 (Computed on the fly by the report)

118

Year-2 Q2:  Creditable Count

Count of days with samples that are either scheduled days or make-up days for the monitor where the sample was collected.

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES table

119

Year-2 Q2: Observation Count

Count of total number of days in quarter with site-level daily summaries (not just scheduled days).

120

Year-2 Q2: Percent Complete

Completeness Percent (100 X Creditable Days / Scheduled Days)

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

121

Year-2 Q2: Arithmetic Mean

Average of all site-level daily values (on all days, not just scheduled days) for quarter

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

122

Year-2 Q2:  Min Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the minimum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

123

Year-2 Q2:  Max Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the maximum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

 (Computed on the fly by the report)

124

Year-2 Q3:  Creditable Count

Count of days with samples that are either scheduled days or make-up days for the monitor where the sample was collected.

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES table

125

Year-2 Q3: Observation Count

Count of total number of days in quarter with site-level daily summaries (not just scheduled days).

126

Year-2 Q3: Percent Complete

Completeness Percent (100 X Creditable Days / Scheduled Days)

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

127

Year-2 Q3: Arithmetic Mean

Average of all site-level daily values (on all days, not just scheduled days) for quarter

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

128

Year-2 Q3:  Min Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the minimum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

129

Year-2 Q3:  Max Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the maximum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

 (Computed on the fly by the report)

130

Year-2 Q4:  Creditable Count

Count of days with samples that are either scheduled days or make-up days for the monitor where the sample was collected.

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES table

131

Year-2 Q4: Observation Count

Count of total number of days in quarter with site-level daily summaries (not just scheduled days).

132

Year-2 Q4: Percent Complete

Completeness Percent (100 X Creditable Days / Scheduled Days)

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

133

Year-2 Q4: Arithmetic Mean

Average of all site-level daily values (on all days, not just scheduled days) for quarter

From SITE_QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

132

Year-2 Q4:  Min Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the minimum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

(Computed on the fly by the report)

135

Year-2 Q4:  Max Substituted Mean

The quarterly mean using the maximum value substitution calculation.  See DV Year Q1 for description of calculation.

 (Computed on the fly by the report)

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PM 10 Format

Position

Element

Definition or Derivation

1

State Code or Tribal Indictor

For state-owned sites, this is the FIPS (Census Bureau) 2 digit code for State.

For Tribal sites, this is the string ‘TT’ indicating that it is a tribal site.

For Canadian and Mexican sites, this is ‘CC’ or ‘80’ respectively.

2

County Code or Tribal Code

For tribal sites, this is the FIPS 3-digit tribal code.

For Non-tribal sites, this is the FIPS 3-digit County Code.

For Canada and Mexico, these are AQS assigned 3-digit numbers.

3

Site-Number

AQS assigned number for site, unique to the county or tribe.

4

Parameter Code

AQS Code for Pollutant (PM10 = 81102)

5

POC

Parameter Occurrence Code from MONITORS table.  (Provided since there is no combining of PM-10 data at the site level.)

6

Design Value Year

Year associated with 3 year summaries (last year of 3-year period)

7

Exceptional Data Type

Single digit code indicating how the summary is affected by exceptional events:

0 – No sample measurements were flagged

1 – All flagged measurements are excluded

2 – Flagged measurements not excluded (i.e. all measurements included)

5 – Concurred flagged measurements excluded

8

Pollutant Standard

Unique name associated with NAAQS standard

9

Standard Statistic

Name of statistic that is compared to the NAAQS standard.

10

Standard Level

Value of NAAQS standard

11

AQS Units Code

AQS code of units associated with standard and all statistics

12

Units Description

Text description for meaning of units code.

13

User Site Metadata

One of the following fields selected by the user via report options:

·         Street Address (SITES table)

·         City Name (CITIES table)

·         County Name (COUNTIES table)

·         Local Site Name (SITES table)

·         Local Site ID (SITES table)

·         Urbanized Area (URBANIZED_AREAS table)

·         CBSA Name (CORE_BASED_STATISTICAL_AREAS table)

14

Site Latitude

Latitude of site from SITES table.

15

Site Longitude

Longitude of site from SITES table.

16

DV Year Complete Quarters

Count of  quarters with observation percent >= 75%.

From  QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

17

DV Year Estimated Exceedances

Computed as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix K

From ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table (EST_DAYS_GT_STD)

18

DV Year Exceedance Count

Number of valid daily means greater than the level of the standard.

From ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table (VALUES_GT_PRI_LEVEL)

19

DV Year Certification

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the cerrtifiction requirements are met..

From ANNUAL _SUMMARIES table

20

Year - 1 Complete Quarters

Count of  quarters with observation percent >= 75%.

From  QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

21

Year - 1 Estimated Exceedances

Computed as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix K

From ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table (EST_DAYS_GT_STD)

22

Year - 1  Exceedance Count

Number of valid daily means greater than the level of the standard.

From ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table (VALUES_GT_PRI_LEVEL)

23

Year - 1 Certification

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the cerrtifiction requirements are met..

From ANNUAL _SUMMARIES table

24

Year - 2  Complete Quarters

Count of  quarters with observation percent >= 75%.

From  QUARTERLY_SUMMARIES

25

Year - 2 Estimated Exceedances

Computed as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix K

From ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table (EST_DAYS_GT_STD)

26

Year – 2  Exceedance Count

Number of valid daily means greater than the level of the standard.

From ANNUAL_SUMMARIES table (VALUES_GT_PRI_LEVEL)

27

Year - 2 Certification

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the cerrtifiction requirements are met..

From ANNUAL _SUMMARIES table

28

3-Year Estimated Exceedances

Average of Annual Number of Estimated Exceedances.

Note:  If less than 3 years present, then 0 used for missing year(s).

From ANNUAL _SUMMARIES table

29

3-Year Validity Indicator

Set to ‘Y’ if any of the following are true.

§  Observation Percent >= 75% for each quarter for all 3 years

§  3-Year Estimated Exceedances > 1.

30

DV Year Qtr1:  Valued Strata

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter with at least 1 actual sample measurement

31

DV Year Qtr1:  Actual Samples

Number of actual sample measurements in quarter.

32

DV Year Qtr1:  Scheduled Samples

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter.

33

DV Year Qtr1:  Estimated Exceedances

Computed as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix K (Based on number of strata in quarter vs the number of days in quarter)

34

DV Year Qtr1:  Exceedance Count

Number of valid daily means greater than the level of the standard.

35

DV Year Qtr2:  Valued Strata

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter with at least 1 actual sample measurement

36

DV Year Qtr2:  Actual Samples

Number of actual sample measurements in quarter.

37

DV Year Qtr2:  Scheduled Samples

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter.

38

DV Year Qtr2:  Estimated Exceedances

Computed as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix K (Based on number of strata in quarter vs the number of days in quarter)

39

DV Year Qtr2:  Exceedance Count

Number of valid daily means greater than the level of the standard.

40

DV Year Qtr3:  Valued Strata

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter with at least 1 actual sample measurement

41

DV Year Qtr3:  Actual Samples

Number of actual sample measurements in quarter.

42

DV Year Qtr3:  Scheduled Samples

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter.

43

DV Year Qtr3:  Estimated Exceedances

Computed as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix K (Based on number of strata in quarter vs the number of days in quarter)

44

DV Year Qtr3:  Exceedance Count

Number of valid daily means greater than the level of the standard.

45

DV Year Qtr4:  Valued Strata

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter with at least 1 actual sample measurement

46

DV Year Qtr4:  Actual Samples

Number of actual sample measurements in quarter.

47

DV Year Qtr4:  Scheduled Samples

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter.

48

DV Year Qtr4:  Estimated Exceedances

Computed as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix K (Based on number of strata in quarter vs the number of days in quarter)

49

DV Year Qtr4:  Exceedance Count

Number of valid daily means greater than the level of the standard.

50

Year - 1 Qtr1:  Valued Strata

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter with at least 1 actual sample measurement

51

Year - 1 Qtr1:  Actual Samples

Number of actual sample measurements in quarter.

52

Year - 1 Qtr1:  Scheduled Samples

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter.

53

Year – 1 Qtr1:  Estimated Exceedances

Computed as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix K (Based on number of strata in quarter vs the number of days in quarter)

54

Year -1 Qtr1:  Exceedance Count

Number of valid daily means greater than the level of the standard.

55

Year - 1 Qtr2:  Valued Strata

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter with at least 1 actual sample measurement

56

Year - 1 Qtr2:  Actual Samples

Number of actual sample measurements in quarter.

57

Year - 1 Qtr2:  Scheduled Samples

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter.

58

Year – 1 Qtr2:  Estimated Exceedances

Computed as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix K (Based on number of strata in quarter vs the number of days in quarter)

59

Year -1 Qtr12  Exceedance Count

Number of valid daily means greater than the level of the standard.

60

Year - 1 Qtr3:  Valued Strata

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter with at least 1 actual sample measurement

61

Year - 1 Qtr3:  Actual Samples

Number of actual sample measurements in quarter.

62

Year - 1 Qtr3:  Scheduled Samples

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter.

63

Year – 1 Qtr3:  Estimated Exceedances

Computed as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix K (Based on number of strata in quarter vs the number of days in quarter)

64

Year - 1 Qtr3:  Exceedance Count

Number of valid daily means greater than the level of the standard.

65

Year - 1 Qtr4:  Valued Strata

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter with at least 1 actual sample measurement

66

Year - 1 Qtr4:  Actual Samples

Number of actual sample measurements in quarter.

67

Year - 1 Qtr4:  Scheduled Samples

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter.

68

Year – 1 Qtr4:  Estimated Exceedances

Computed as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix K (Based on number of strata in quarter vs the number of days in quarter)

69

Year - 1 Qtr4:  Exceedance Count

Number of valid daily means greater than the level of the standard.

70

Year - 2 Qtr1:  Valued Strata

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter with at least 1 actual sample measurement

71

Year - 2 Qtr1:  Actual Samples

Number of actual sample measurements in quarter.

72

Year - 2 Qtr1:  Scheduled Samples

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter.

73

Year – 2 Qtr1:  Estimated Exceedances

Computed as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix K (Based on number of strata in quarter vs the number of days in quarter)

74

Year - 2 Qtr1:  Exceedance Count

Number of valid daily means greater than the level of the standard.

75

Year - 2 Qtr2:  Valued Strata

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter with at least 1 actual sample measurement

76

Year - 2 Qtr2:  Actual Samples

Number of actual sample measurements in quarter.

77

Year - 2 Qtr2:  Scheduled Samples

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter.

78

Year – 2 Qtr2:  Estimated Exceedances

Computed as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix K (Based on number of strata in quarter vs the number of days in quarter)

79

Year - 2 Qtr12  Exceedance Count

Number of valid daily means greater than the level of the standard.

80

Year - 2 Qtr3:  Valued Strata

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter with at least 1 actual sample measurement

81

Year - 2 Qtr3:  Actual Samples

Number of actual sample measurements in quarter.

82

Year - 2 Qtr3:  Scheduled Samples

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter.

83

Year – 2 Qtr3:  Estimated Exceedances

Computed as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix K (Based on number of strata in quarter vs the number of days in quarter)

84

Year - 2 Qtr3:  Exceedance Count

Number of valid daily means greater than the level of the standard.

85

Year - 2 Qtr4:  Valued Strata

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter with at least 1 actual sample measurement

86

Year - 2 Qtr4:  Actual Samples

Number of actual sample measurements in quarter.

87

Year - 2 Qtr4:  Scheduled Samples

Number of strata (time intervals), based on Required Collection Frequency, in quarter.

88

Year – 2 Qtr4:  Estimated Exceedances

Computed as per 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix K (Based on number of strata in quarter vs the number of days in quarter)

89

Year - 2 Qtr4:  Exceedance Count

Number of valid daily means greater than the level of the standard.

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SO2 Format

Position

Element

Definition or Derivation

1

State Code or Tribal Indictor

For state-owned sites, this is the FIPS (Census Bureau) 2 digit code for State.

For Tribal sites, this is the string ‘TT’ indicating that it is a tribal site.

For Canadian and Mexican sites, this is ‘CC’ or ‘80’ respectively.

2

County Code or Tribal Code

For tribal sites, this is the FIPS 3-digit tribal code.

For Non-tribal sites, this is the FIPS 3-digit County Code .

For Canada and Mexico , these are AQS assigned 3-digit numbers.

3

Site-Number

AQS assigned number for site, unique to the county or tribe.

4

Parameter Code

AQS Code for Pollutant (SO2=42602)

5

Design Value Year

Year associated with 3 year summaries (last year of 3-year period)

6

Exceptional Data Type

Single digit code indicating how the summary is affected by exceptional events:

0 – No sample measurements were flagged

1 – All flagged measurements are excluded

2 – Flagged measurements not excluded (i.e. all measurements included)

5 – Concurred flagged measurements excluded

7

One-Hour Pollutant Standard,

Unique name associated with NAAQS standard

8

One-Hour Standard Statistic

Name of statistic that is compared to the one hour standard.

9

One-Hour Standard Level

Value of one hour standard

10

Units Code

AQS code of units associated with standard and all statistics

11

Units Name

Text description of Units Code

12

Street Address

Street address of site from SITES table

13

Site Longitude

Longitude of site from SITES table.

14

Site Latitude

Latitude of site from SITES table.

15

Design Value Year: Count of Complete Quarters

Number of quarterly summaries, with the corresponding pollutant standard and exceptional data type, where the summary criterion is met, in the design value year

16

Design Value Year: 99th Percentile

The 99th percentile of the 1 hour SO2 values for the year for the design value year. The calculation of the 99th percentile for SO2 can be found in Appendix T of the 40 CFR 50.

17

Design Value Year: 99th Percentile Completness Indicator.

A Y or N indicating whether there are sufficient observations for the 99th percentile to be marked complete. Appendix T contains the specific requirements for SO2 completeness.

18

Design Value Year: Certification Indicator

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the cerrtifiction requirements are met..

19

Year 1: Count of Complete Quarters

Number of quarterly summaries, with the corresponding pollutant standard and exceptional data type, where the summary criterion is met, in Year 1, where Year 1 is the year before the design value year (Example: If Design value year is 2012, Year 1 is 2011.

20

Year 1: 99th Percentile

The 99th percentile of the 1 hour SO2 values for the year for Year 1. The calculation of the 99th percentile for SO2 can be found in Appendix T of the 40 CFR 50.

21

Year 1: 99th Percentile Completness Indicator.

A Y or N indicating whether there are sufficient observations for the 99th percentile to be marked complete. Appendix T contains the specific requirements for SO2 completeness.

22

Year 1: Certification Indicator

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the cerrtifiction requirements are met..

23

Year 2: Count of Complete Quarters

Number of quarterly summaries, with the corresponding pollutant standard and exceptional data type, where the summary criterion is met, in Year 2, where Year 2 is the year before the design value year (Example: If Design value year is 2012, Year 2 is 2010.

24

Year 2: 99th Percentile

The 99th percentile of the 1 hour SO2 values for the year for Year 2. The calculation of the 99th percentile for SO2 can be found in Appendix T of the 40 CFR 50.

25

Year 2: 99th Percentile Completness Indicator.

A Y or N indicating whether there are sufficient observations for the 99th percentile to be marked complete. Appendix T contains the specific requirements for SO2 completeness.

26

Year 2: Certification Indicator

Indicator that the reporting agency has certified that the data for the year is complete and correct, and that the EPA agrees (or disagrees) that the cerrtifiction requirements are met..

27

3 Year Design Value

Average of one hour 99th percentiles for 3 year period.

28

3 Year Design Value Validity Indicator

V

Set to ‘Y’ if any of the following are true, set to ‘N’ otherwise:

  • Count of Complete Quarters = 4 for all 3 years
  • The 3-Year 1-Hour Design Value <= the hourly standard and all of the following are true:
    • For each quarter, there are a total of 200 valid days for that quarter in the 3-year period
    • The Percent Days for each quarter in each year >= 50% (i.e. High-Substituted 99th Percentile values are not null)
    • The average of the High-Substituted 99th Percentile values <= the hourly standard
  • The 3-Year 1-Hour Design Value > the hourly standard  and at least 75% of the days in each quarter in the three year period have at least one reported hourly value.
  • The 3-Year 1-Hour Design Value > the hourly standard and all of the following are true:
    • For each quarter, there are a total of 200 valid days for that quarter in the 3-year period

The average of the Low-Substituted 99th Percentile values > the hourly standard

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