Permit

Permit File Components

The permit file is a logical group (aka view) under SWUDS and GWSI.

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Important Links:

• Permit template
• NWIS User Manual

Mandatory Information*	Non-Mandatory Data	Conditional Mandatory Data**

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Site Permit Variables

Agency Code (C4)*	Site Number (C1)*	Delete Record Indicator (Modify)	Permit Name/Number (C121)*	Permit Type Code (C123)*	Permitting Agency (C122)

Permit Variables

Permit Name/Number (C121)*	Permit Type Code (C123)*	Delete Record Indicator (Modify)	Permitting Agency (C122)*	Permit Start Date (C124)	Permit End Date (C125)	Permitted Average Rate Duration Code (C131)	Permitted Average Flow Rate (C128)	Permitted Average Flow Unit (C130)	Permitted Maximum Rate Duration Code (C137)	Permitted Maximum Flow Rate (C134)	Permitted Maximum Flow Unit (C136)	Legal Water Body Name (C127)

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Mandatory Information

Agency Code	Site Number	Permit Name/Number	Permit Type Code	Permitting Agency

Site Permit Attribute Dictionary

Variable	Definition	Data Entry Rule
Agency Code (C4)*	A code that references the agency or organization that is the source of the site data.	The site (site number and agency code) must exist in the site and water-use site files prior to associating permit records to sites.
Site Number (C1)*	The site identification number.	The site (site number and agency code) must exist in the site and water-use site files prior to associating permit records to sites.
Delete Record Indicator (Modify)	The delete record indicator is used in modify transactions to indicate which records should be deleted from the database.	On a modify operation the delete record indicator can be set to the value '$' or '' to indicate that the site permit association should be deleted. One needs to specify the site number, agency code, assigner alias name, permit type code, permit number, and a '$' or '' for delete record indicator to remove the association.
Permit Name/Number (C121)*	Permit name or number.	Enter any text string to be used as the permit number or name. The permit number can be used in place of the U.S. Geological Survey site numbers on output. Typically the permit numbers are unique based on assigner and permit code, however, SWUDS does not force uniqueness.
Permit Type Code (C123)*	Permit type code.	Enter a valid permit code. The reference list PERMIT_CD contains a list of valid permit codes. This reference list is a nationally standard list.
Permitting Agency (C122)*	The agency code of the agency that assigned or issued the permit.	Enter the agency code of the agency that assigned or issued the permit. The agency code must exist in the NWIS AGENCY table.

Permit Attribute Table

Variable	Definition	Data Entry Rule
Permit Name/Number (C121)*	Permit name or number.	Enter any text string to be used as the permit number or name. The permit number can be used in place of the U.S. Geological Survey site numbers on output. Typically the permit numbers are unique based on assigner and permit code, however, SWUDS does not force uniqueness.
Permit Type Code (C123)*	Permit type code.	Enter a valid permit code. The reference list PERMIT_CD contains a list of valid permit codes. This reference list is a nationally standard list.
Delete Record Indicator (Modify)	The delete record indicator is used in modify transactions to indicate which records should be deleted from the database.	On a modify operation the delete record indicator can be set to the value '$' or '' to indicate that the site permit association should be deleted. One needs to specify the site number, agency code, assigner alias name, permit type code, permit number, and a '$' or '' for delete record indicator to remove the association.
Permitting Agency (C122)*	The agency code of the agency that assigned or issued the permit.	Enter the agency code of the agency that assigned or issued the permit. The agency code must exist in the NWIS AGENCY table.
Permit Start Date (C124)	Permit start date.	Enter a valid date in the format YYYYMMDD. Where YYYY is the 4-digit year, MM the 2-digit month, and DD is the 2-digit day. For month and day include a leading 0 for values less than 10. SWUDS will convert the date to a valid date field for storeage.
Permit End Date (C125)	Permit end date.	Enter a valid date in the format YYYYMMDD. Where YYYY is the 4-digit year, MM the 2-digit month, and DD is the 2-digit day. For month and day include a leading 0 for values less than 10. SWUDS will convert the date to a valid date field for storeage.
Permitted Average Rate Duration Code (C131)	Permitted average flow rate duration.	The user must enter the average duration code if a permitted average rate is entered. The codes are D-daily, M-monthly, Y-yearly. The duraction code must be in the NWIS reference list DU_CD.
Permitted Average Flow Rate (C128)	Permitted average flow rate.	The permitted average rate is a positive real number. If the average rate is entered, the the average duration code and reporting unit must be entered. A $ can be entered on an modify transaction to blank out any entered value. If the average rate is removed then the system automatically removes the duration and reporting unit.
Permitted Average Flow Unit (C130)	The reporting unit abbreviation for the permitted average flow rate.	Enter a valid reporting abbreviation. For example enter Mgal/d for million gallons per day. The reporting unit must be in the NWIS reference list WU_UNIT.
Permitted Maximum Rate Duration Code (C137)	Permitted maximum flow rate duration.	The user must enter the maximum duration code if a permitted maximum rate is entered. The codes are D-daily, M-monthly, Y-yearly. The duraction code must be in the NWIS reference list DU_CD.
Permitted Maximum Flow Rate (C134)	Permitted maximum flow rate.	The permitted maximum rate is a positive real number. If the maximum rate is entered, the the maximum duration code and reporting unit must be entered. A $ can be entered on an modify transaction to blank out any entered value. If the average rate is removed then the system automatically removes the duration and reporting unit.
Permitted Maximum Flow Unit (C136)	The reporting unit abbreviation for the permitted maximum flow rate.	Enter a valid reporting abbreviation. For example enter Mgal/d for million gallons per day. The reporting unit must be in the NWIS reference list WU_UNIT.
Legal Water Body Name (C127)	Legal water body name.	The user may enter this name in for a given permit. The legal water body name may or may not be the same name as was entered with the water-use site view for surface-water resource name. If the name exceeds 64 characters, the transaction will be rejected. A $ can be entered on an modify transaction to blank out any entered value.