WETLAND RESTORATION DATABASE - Database Keys

Potential Wetland Restoration Sites
(Fill Sites)

SITEID
The identification number assigned to a potential wetland restoration site. The Site ID is also
used in the Wetland Restoration Plan and the geographic coverage that is viewable
through the DEM Internet Map Server at http://www.dem.ri.gov/maps/index.htm.

TOWN_SITE
The city or town where a potential wetland restoration site is located.

ACRES_SITE
The total area of a potential wetland restoration site in acres.

PRIORITY
The potential wetland restoration sites are grouped into 3 tiers based on the functional
Assessment Results. The tier 1 sites are the highest priority to restore.

STATUS_SITE
Restoration planning status of a given site. These data also appear in Tables 3-5 in the
Wetland Restoration Plan.

NEXT_STEP
The first in a series of steps to follow to accomplish restoration of an individual site. These steps (A or B) are described in the Implementation section of the Wetland Restoration Plan.

PHOTO_39
The number of the 1939 aerial photograph on which the potential restoration site occurs. The
1939 photographs are available on-line at http://www.edc.uri/rigis-spf/statewide/state.html

PHOTO_88
The number of the 1988 aerial photograph on which the potential restoration site occurs.
Wetlands delineated on 1988 photographs were the basis for the RIGIS wetlands coverage.

PLAT
The municipal plat number of a potential wetland restoration site. Sites that cross property boundaries may be located on more than one plat.

LOT
The municipal lot number of a potential wetland restoration site. Sites that cross property boundaries may be located on more than one lot.

TOWN_LOT
The municipality where the aforementioned lot are located.

ACRES_LOT
The area (acres) of the portion of the site that occurs on the aforementioned plat and lot.

OWNER_SHIP
Indicates whether the lot is owned by a public or private entity.

DEM_FLAG
"Yes" means the lot was found in the DEM enforcement database.
"No" means that the lot was not found in the DEM enforcement database.

DEM_FILE
The DEM enforcement file number.

FLOOD_SCORE
The final score reflects the capacity of a site, if restored, to perform a flood abatement function and its acreage. Flood abatement scores for potential restoration sites range from 0.60 to 2.20.

FLOOD_RANK
A site's rank for the flood abatement function compares its final score to those of all other sites scoring at least 0.6. If final scores were the same for more than one site, the sites were than further ranked by acreage.

WATQUAL_SCORE
The final score reflects the capacity of a site, if restored, to perform a water quality improvement function and its acreage. Water quality improvement scores for potential restoration sites range from 0.60 to 2.20.

WATQUAL_RANK
A site's rank for the water quality improvement function compares its final score to those of all others scoring greater than 0.6. If final scores were the same for more than one site, those sites were further ranked by acreage.

HABIT_SCORE
The final score reflects the capacity of a site, if restored, to perform a wildlife habitat function and its acreage. The wildlife habitat scores for potential restoration sites range from 0.67 to 1.62.

HABIT_RANK
A site's for the wildlife habitat function compares its final score to those of all others sites scoring at least 0.6. If final scores were the same for more than one site, those sites were then further ranked by acreage.

FISH_SCORE
The final score reflects the capacity of a site, if restored, to perform fish habitat function and its acreage. Fish habitat scores for the potential restoration sites range from 0.70 to 1.8.

FISH_RANK
A site's rank for the fish habitat function compares its final score to those of all other sites scoring at least 0.6. If final scores were the same for more than one site, the sites were further ranked by acreage.

HERIT_SCORE
The final score reflects the capacity of a site, if restored, to perform a heritage function and its acreage. Heritage scores for the potential restoration sites range from 0.6 to 1.70.

HERIT_RANK
A site's rank for the heritage function compares its final score to those of all sites scoring at least 0.6. If final scores were the same for more than one site, the sites were further ranked by acreage.

MULTI-RAW
The number of functions a site could perform, if restored.

MULTI_SCORE
The multi-score reflects the number of functions that a site could perform and its acreage. Multi-scores range from 0 to 10.

MULTI_RANK
A site's rank for multiple functions compares its multi-score to those of all other sites. If multi-scores were the same for more than one site, those sites were then further ranked by acreage.

Note: A final functional assessment score of 999 indicates that the site was not considered capable of performing the function after restoration (i.e., its probability score was less than 0.60). A functional assessment rank of 999 indicates that the site was not ranked because it was not considered capable of performing the function after restoration.

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