GWSI APPENDIX 3 |
Owners |
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This group contains well names and/or numbers assigned by coal mining companies. If the company's name is longer than 15 characters, use the first 15 characters of the company's name. |
EXAMPLES |
Company Name |
Code |
Black Widow Coal Company |
BLACK WIDOW COA |
Island Creek Coal Company |
ISLAND CREEK CO |
Westmoreland Coal Company |
WESTMORELAND CO |
Jewell Smokeless |
JEWELL SMOKELES |
This appendix lists the appropriate coding format for describing well owners (GWSI component 161). Where possible, the owners have been divided into groups with common affiliations. Each group or section contains examples of the appropriate coding format. Grouping by owners allows full use of the GWSI retrieval routine by coding the appropriate coding word for the desired group. When coding or entering the owners name, all of the information should fit entirely in component 161 (LAST NAME). If the information is longer than the space allowed for the last name continue into the first name and the middle intial space. 42 charcaters. |
This group contains wells owned by airports. |
EXAMPLES |
Leesburg Airport | LEESBURG AIRPORT |
Richmond International Airport | RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
Dulles International Airport | DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
This group contains wells owned by banks, savings and loan, and other financial institutions.
EXAMPLES |
EXAMPLES:
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond* FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF RICHMOND
First American Savings and Loan* FIRST AMERICAN SAVINGS & LOAN
Gloucester Banks Associates* GLOUCESTER BANKS ASSOCIATES
Old Virginia National Bank* OLD VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANK
BUSINESS (Small)
This group contains wells owned by small businesses, such as: dance halls, restaurants, lumber mills, country stores, supply companies, etc..
EXAMPLES |
EXAMPLES:
Doughty's Grocery* DOUGHTYS GROCERY
Big Prater Supply Company* BIG PRATER SUPPLY CO
Belruh Oyster Company* BELRUH OYSTER CO
Buchanan County Funeral Home* BUCHANAN COUNTY FUNERAL HOME
Buddy's Dine and Dance* BUDDYS DINE & DANCE
Byrd Packing Company* BYRD PACKING CO
CHURCH
This group contains wells owned by churches and religious affiliated organizations.
EXAMPLES |
EXAMPLES:
First Baptist Church* FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Church of God* CHURCH OF GOD
Bacons Castle Baptist Church* BACONS CASTLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Baptist General Board of Virginia* BAPTIST GENERAL BOARD OF VIRGINIA
Gospel Spreading* GOSPEL SPREADING
COMMON RELIGIOUS ABBREVIATIONS
Baptist* BAPT
Catholic* CATH
Episcopal* EPIS
Lutheran* LUTH
Mennonite* MENN
Methodist* METH
Mormon* MORM
Presbyterian* PRES
^For other religions, use the first four letters of the religion.
CIVIC
This group contains wells owned by civic groups, youth organizations, etc..
EXAMPLES |
EXAMPLES:
Boy Scouts of America* BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Girl Scouts of America* GIRLS SCOUTS OF AMERICA
4-H Club* 4-H
Young Mens Christian Assoc.* YMCA
Young Womens Christian Assoc.* YWCA
Kiwanis Club* KIWANIS
Kiwanis Club of Richmond* KIWANIS RICHMOND
CLUB
This group contains wells owned by country clubs, golf courses, hunting and fishing clubs.
EXAMPLES |
EXAMPLES:
Big Entry Hunt Club* BIG ENTRY HUNT CLUB
Cedar Crest Country Club* CEDAR CREST COUNTRY CLUB
Broad Bay Golf Course* BROAD BAY GOLF COURSE
COAL
This group contains wells owned by coal mining companies.
EXAMPLES |
EXAMPLES:
Black Widow Coal Company* BLACK WIDOW COAL CO
Island Creek Coal Company* ISLAND CREEK COAL CO
Westmoreland Coal Company* WESTMORELAND COAL CO
CORP
This group contains wells owned by large corporations or companies that have large ground-water withdrawals.
EXAMPLES |
EXAMPLES:
Union Camp Corporation | UNION CAMP |
Dow Badische | DOW BADISCHE |
Anheuser-Busch Incorporated | ANHEUSER-BUSCH |
Allied Chemical | ALLIED CHEMICAL |
Appalachian Power Company | APCO |
Perdue Foods, Incorporated | PERDUE FOODS INC |
IBM | IBM |
List of Commonly Used Corporations |
ALLIED CHEMICAL | CONOCO | IMPERIAL CHEM | VEPCO | |
AMERICAN ORIGINAL | CONTINENTAL TELEPHONE | MALCOLM IND | VA BEEF | |
AMERICAN CHLOROPHYLL | DOW BADISCHE | MORETRENCH AMER | VA CHEMICAL CO | |
ANHEUSER-BUSCH | EI DUPONT | MURRO CHEMICAL CO | WEYERHAEUSER INC | |
APCO | ECI | NABISCO INC | WR GRACE CHEM | |
ARMAX CORP | EXMORE FOODS | NORFOLK & WESTERN RR | WILLIAMSBURG POTTERY | |
AT&T | GWALTNEY ITT | PERDUE FOODS INC | XEROX | |
C&N CORP | HTE CORP | PHILLIP MORRIS | TIDEWATER CHEMICAL CO | |
C&O RR | HAYNIE PROD INC | PLANTERS NUT & CHOC | TRANSCO ENERGY CO | |
C&P TELEPHONE | HERCULES POWDER CO | REYNOLDS METAL | UNION CAMP | |
CAMPBELL SOUP CO | HOLLY FARMS INC | RF&P RR | UNIVERSAL ATLAS CO | |
CHESAPEAKE | IBM | SAFEWAY | UNIVERSAL LEAF | |
CONOCO | IMPERIAL CHEM | SHELLAR GLOBE CORP | VEPCO | |
CONTINENTAL TELEPHONE | MALCOLM IND | SMITHFIELD PACKING CO | VA BEEF | |
DOW BADISCHE | MORETRENCH AMER | SOLVAY PROCESS CO | VA CHEMICAL CO | |
EI DUPONT | MURRO CHEMICAL CO | SOUTHERN RR | WEYERHAEUSER INC | |
ECI | NABISCO INC | SOUTHERN STATES COOP | WR GRACE CHEM | |
EXMORE FOODS | NORFOLK & WESTERN RR | SOUTHLAND INDUSTRIES | WILLIAMSBURG POTTERY | |
GWALTNEY ITT | PERDUE FOODS INC | ST LAURENT | XEROX | |
HTE CORP | PHILLIP MORRIS | TIDEWATER CHEMICAL CO | ||
HAYNIE PROD INC | PLANTERS NUT & CHOC | TRANSCO ENERGY CO | ||
HERCULES POWDER CO | REYNOLDS METAL | UNION CAMP | ||
HOLLY FARMS INC | RF&P RR | UNIVERSAL ATLAS CO | ||
IBM | SAFEWAY | UNIVERSAL LEAF |
DOMESTIC USERS
This section contains wells owned by individuals.
EXAMPLES:
John E. Rose* ROSE JOHN E
Willard Johnson* JOHNSON WILLARD
P. C. Kellam* KELLAM P C
T. Robbins Jones* JONES T ROBBINS
R. R. Branton* BRANTON R R
Doctor G. Whitley* WHITLEY DR G
David S. Beach Jr.* BEACH JR DAVID S
FARM
This group contains wells owned by farms, stables, orchards, dairies, nurseries etc.. Irrigation wells are included in this group.
EXAMPLES:
Bonhm Brothers Orchard* BONHM BROTHERS ORCHARD
Barnhardt Farms* BARNHARDT FARMS
FEDERAL AGENCIES
This section is a partial list of other federal agencies that own wells.
Bureau of Land Reclamation*BLR
Department of Defense*DOD
Department of Energy*DOE
Environmental Protection Agency*USEPA
Fish and Wildlife Service*FISH & WILDLIFE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin.*NOAA
National Aeronautics and Space Admin.*NASA
U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Agency*USAEHA
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers*USACE
U.S. Geological Survey*USGS
EXAMPLES:
NASA Wallops Flight Center*NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT CENTER
NASA Wallops Island*NASA WALLOPS ISLAND
NASA Langley*NASA LANGLEY
FIRE
This group contains wells owned by fire departments, emergency crews, rescue squads, etc..
EXAMPLES:
Ashburn Fire Station* ASHBURN FIRE STATION
Saxis Volunteer Fire Department* SAXIS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT
HOSP
This group contains wells owned by hospitals, veternary clinics, and other medical institutions.
EXAMPLES:
Buxton Hospital* BUXTON HOSPITAL
Eastern State Hospital* EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL
Hampton General Hospital* HAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL
HOTEL
This group contains wells owned by hotels, motels, motor lodges, campgrounds, resorts, theme parks, etc. that provide temporary lodging.
EXAMPLES:
Homestead Hotel* HOMESTEAD HOTEL
Bradshaw Motel* BRADSHAW MOTEL
Canal Bank Motor Lodge* CANAL BANK MOTOR LODGE
Virginia Beach Campground* VA BEACH CAMPGROUND
Busch Gardens* BUSCH GARDENS
Colonial Williamsburg* COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG
LAND
This group contains wells owned by organizations that are involved with the acquisition and development of land, such as: real estate agencies, land developers, builders, etc.. Subdivisions and trailer courts are included in this group. For subdivision water systems owned by drilling companies, use the appropriate abbreviation for that drilling company if the company and system name (if available) exceeds the character width for C161 (See Appendix 2).
EXAMPLES:
Emcor Properties* EMCOR PROPERTIES
James York Development Company* JAMES YORK DEVELOPMENT CO
Key West Subdivision* KEY WEST SUBDIVISION
Windy Hill Trailer Court* WINDY HILL TRAILER COURT
Battlefield Builders* BATTLEFIELD BUILDERS
Sydnor Hydrodynamics, Inc.* SYDNOR HYDRO
Sydnor Hydrodynamics, Ranier Estate* SYDNOR HYDRO RANIER EST
LANDFILL
This group contains wells owned by or located at landfills, hazardous waste dumps, sanitary districts, etc..
EXAMPLES:
Buchanan County Landfill* BUCHANAN COUNTY LANDFILL
Gloucester Sanitary District* GLOUCESTER SANITARY DISTRICT
Greater Manassas Sanitary District* GREATER MANASSAS SANITARY DISTRICT
SAND
This group contains wells owned by companies that are involved with quarries, concrete, and sand and gravel operations.
EXAMPLES:
Lone Star Industries* LONE STAR INDUSTRIES
Bayshore Concrete* BAYSHORE CONCRETE
Commonwealth Sand and Gravel* COMMONWEALTH SAND & GRAVEL
Sander Quarry, Incorporated* SANDER QUARRY INC
SCHOOL
This group contains wells owned by public and private schools(K-12), school boards, districts, and departments.
EXAMPLES:
Henrico County School Board* HENRICO COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
Appalachian Elementary School* APPALACHIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Brentsville High School* BRENTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Norfolk City Schools* CITY OF NORFOLK SCHOOLS
Fairfax County School District* FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Suffolk School Board* CITY OF SUFFOLK SCHOOL BOARD
WATER
This group contains wells owned by organizations that are involved with water supply, treatment, and use, such as: water companies, water and sewage authorities.
EXAMPLES:
Alexandria Water Company* ALEXANDRIA WATER CO
Annandale Water Company* ANNANDALE WATER CO
Virginia American Water Company* VIRGINIA AMERICAN WATER CO
Occuquan Sewage Authority* OCCUQUAN SEWAGE AUTHORITY
Green Hill Water Department* GREEN HILL WATER DEPARTMENT
Tidewater Hydraulics* TIDEWATER HYDRAULICS
James City County Service Authority* JAMES CITY COUNTY SERV AUTH
CITY, COUNTY,TOWN
This section contains wells owned by cities, counties, and towns.
EXAMPLES:
Town of Grundy* TOWN OF GRUNDY
Virginia Beach* CITY OF VA BEACH
Prince George County* PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY
Fairfax County Park Authority* FAIRFAX COUNTY PARK AUTH
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
This group contains wells owned by the National Park Service. National parks in Virginia are listed below.
NATIONAL PARK
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park*NPS APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE NHPK
Assateague Island National Seashore*NPS ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NS
Blue Ridge Parkway*NPS BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
Booker T. Washington National Monument*NPS BOOKER T WASHINGTON NM
Colonial National Historical Park and Parkway*NPS COLONIAL NHPK
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park*NPS CUMBERLAND GAP NHPK
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park*NPS FREDERICKSBURG & SPOTSYLVANIA NMPK
Fredericksburg National Cemetery*NPS FREDERICKSBURG NCEM
George Washington Birthplace National Monument*NPS GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHPLACE NM
Manassas National Battlefield Park*NPS MANASSAS NBP
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area*NPS MOUNT RODGERS NRA
Otter Creek Recreation Area*NPS OTTER CREEK RA
Peaks of Otter Recreation Area*NPS PEAKS OF OTTER RA
Petersburg National Military Park*NPS PETERSBURG NMPK
Poplar Grove National Cemetery*NPS POPLAR GROVE NCEM
Prince William Forest Park*NPS PRINCE WILLIAM FPK
Richmond National Battlefield Park*NPS RICHMOND NBPK
Rocky Knob Recreation Area*NPS ROCKY KNOB RA
Shenandoah National Park*NPS SHENANDOAH NPK
Smart View Recreation Area*NPS SMART VIEW RA
Yorktown National Cemetery*NPS YORKTOWN NCEM
NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE
This group contains wells owned by the National Forest Service. National forest in Virginia are listed below.
George Washington National Forest*NFS GEORGE WASHINGTON NF
Jefferson National Forest*NFS JEFFERSON NF
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
This group contains wells located on National Wildlife Refuges. National wildlife refuges in Virginia are listed below.
Back Bay*NPS BBWR
Chincoteague*NPS CHWR
Fisherman Island*NPS FIWR
MacKay Island*NPS MIWR
Presquile*NPS PQWR
STATE PARK SERVICE |
This group contains wells owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia agency that is responsible for state parks, forest, and game management areas. For convience, this agency and/or agencies will be grouped under the State Park Service. State parks, forest, and game management areas are listed below.
STATE PARK
Barbours Hill*SPS BHSP
Bear Creek Lake State Park*SPS BCSP
Breaks Interstate Park*SPS BISP
Charles C. Stierly Heron Rookery*SPS CSHP
Chippokes Plantation*SPS CPSP
Claytor Lake State Park*SPS CLSP
Douthat State Park*SPS DOSP
Fairy Stone State Park*SPS FSSP
Goodwin Lake State Park*SPS GLSP
Goshen Pass Natural Area*SPS GPNA
Grayson Highlands State Park*SPS GHSP
Grist Mill Historical Park*SPS GMHP
Holliday Lake State Park*SPS HLSP
Hungry Mother State Park*SPS HMSP
Lick Creek Natural Area*SPS LCNA
Mollys Knob Natural Area*SPS MKNA
Natural Tunnel State Park*SPS NTSP
Occoneechee State Park*SPS OCSP
Parkers Marsh Natural Area*SPS PMNA
Pocahontas State Park*SPS POSP
Prince Edward State Park*SPS PESP
Sayler's Creek Battlefield Park*SPS SCBP
Seashore Natural Area*SPS SENA
Seashore State Park*SPS SSSP
Shot Tower Historical Park*SPS STHP
Southwest Virginia Museum*SPS SWVA
Staunton River State Park*SPS SRSP
Westmoreland State Park*SPS WESP
Wreck Island Natural Area*SPS WINA
STATE FOREST
Buckingham-Appomattox*SPS BASF
Conway-Robinson*SPS CRSF
Cumberland*SPS CMSF
Lee Experimental*SPS LESF
Lesesne*SPS LSSF
Paul*SPS PLSF
Pocahontas*SPS POSF
Prince Edward-Gallion*SPS PESF
Whitney*SPS WHSF
STATE GAME MANAGEMENT AREA
Amelia*SPS AMGM
Apple Manor*SPS APGM
Chickahominy River*SPS CRGM
Clinch Mountain*SPS CMGM
Elm Hill*SPS EHGM
Fairystone*SPS FSGM
Fisherman Island*SPS FIGM
Gathright*SPS GTGM
Goshen*SPS GOGM
Hardware River*SPS HRGM
Havens*SPS HAGM
Hidden Valley*SPS HVGM
Highland*SPS HGGM
Hog Island*SPS HIGM
James River*SPS JRGM
Lands End*SPS LEGM
Little North Mountain*SPS LNGM
Mockhorn Island*SPS MIGM
Pocahontas Waterfowl*SPS POGM
Powhatan*SPS PWGM
Rapidan*SPS RPGM
Saxis*SPS SXGM
Trojan Waterfowl*SPS TWGM
Weston*SPS WSGM
White Oak Mountain*SPS WOGM
Wreck and Bone Island Natural Area*SPS WBGM
Wunder*SPS WUGM
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
This section lists wells owned by the military. In order to standardize the various branches of the military and give locations at the same time, the following formats must be used.
ARMY
A. P. Hill*US ARMY AP HILL
Blackstone Army Air Base*US ARMY BLACKSTONE
Cameron Station*US ARMY CAMERON STAT
Camp Patrick Henry*US ARMY CAMP PATRICK HENRY
Camp Pickett*US ARMY CAMP PICKETT
Camp Wallace*US ARMY CAMP WALLACE
Fort Belvoir*US ARMY FT BELVOIR
Fort Eustis*US ARMY FT EUSTIS
Fort Lee*US ARMY FT LEE
Fort Myer*US ARMY FT MYER
Fort Story*US ARMY FT STORY
Hampton Roads Army Terminal*US ARMY HAMPTON ROADS
Military Reservation, Big Bethel*US ARMY BIG BETHEL
Military Reservation, Newport News*US ARMY NEWPORT NEWS
Plum Tree Island Range*US ARMY PLUM TREE ISLAND
Vint Hill Farms Station*US ARMY VINT HILL FARMS
Warrenton Training Center*US ARMY WARRENTON
AIR FORCE
Andrews Air Force Base*US AIR FORCE ANDREWS AFB
Bedford Air Force Station*US AIR FORCE BEDFORD
Bollings Air Force Base*US AIR FORCE BOLLINGS AFB
Cape Charles Air Force Station*US AIR FORCE CAPE CHARLES
Langley Air Force Base*US AIR FORCE LANGLEY AFB
NAVY
Camp Peary Naval Reservation*US NAVY CAMP PEARY
Dahlgren Weapons Lab*US NAVY DAHLGREN
Naval Air Station, Norfolk*US NAVY NAS NORFOLK
Naval Ammunition Depot, Chesapeake*US NAVY AMMUNITION DEPOT
Naval Reservation, Chesapeake*US NAVY NAVAL RES CHESAPEAKE
Naval Reservation Fentress*US NAVY NAVAL RES FENTRESS
Naval Reservation, Newport News*US NAVY NAVAL RES NEWPORT NEWS
Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth*US NAVY PORTSMOUTH SHIPYARD
Naval Supply Center, York County*US NAVY SUPPLY CENT YORK CNTY
Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown*US NAVY NAVAL WEAPONS STAT
Oceania Naval Air Station*US NAVY OCEANIA
Skiffes Creek Annex*US NAVY SKIFFES CREEK
MARINE CORPS
Quantico Marine Corps School*US MARINES QUANTICO
COAST GUARD
Assateague Beach Station*US COAST GUARD ASSATEAGUE BEACH
Chincoteague Station*US COAST GUARD CHINCOTEAGUE
Fairfax County Reservation*US COAST GUARD FAIRFAX
York County Reserve Training Center*US COAST GUARD YORK CNTY
DEFENSE LOGISTIC AGENCY
Defense General Supply Center*DGSC
STATE OF VIRGINIA |
The following is a list of commonly used State of Virginia agencies and institutions that own wells.
Virginia Department of Health*VDH
Virginia Department of Highways*HIGHWAYS VA DEPT OF
Virginia Department of Corrections*CORRECTIONS VA DEPT OF
Virginia State Police*POLICE VA STATE
Virginia Division of Forestry*FORESTRY VA DIV OF
Virginia Division Of Mineral Resources*VDMR
Virginia Tech Extension Service*VPI EXTENSION SERV
Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences*VIMS
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University*VPI&SU
University of Virginia*UVA
Virginia State University*VSU
College of William and Mary*WILLIAM & MARY
James Madison University*JMU
George Mason University*GMU
Virginia Commonwealth University*VCU
P.D. Camp Community College*PD CAMP COMM COLL
Northern Virginia Community College*NOVA
J. Sargeant Reynolds Comm. College*J SARGEANT REYNOLDS
VIRGINIA WATER CONTROL BOARD
As an owner, the Virginia Water Control Board has two abbreviations.
1.Wells that are in the State observation well network*VASWCB
2.Wells that are in the State observation well network*VASWCB RES ST
and considered as part of a research station
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
This section contains State of North Carolina agencies that own wells.
North Carolina Department of Natural and Economic Resources*NCDNR
Compiled
by D.L. Nelms (11-05-86)
Revised
by D.L. Nelms (03-30-00)