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# USGS Water Monitoring Publisher — Phase 1 Completion Report
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_Date: 2026-03-11_
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_Commits: `4e3bb1e` (bootstrap + publisher), `c8fad7c` (Dockerfile, docker-compose, plan update)_
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---
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## 1. Executive Summary
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Phase 1 of the USGS/NIMS Follow-On Publishers Plan has been implemented, tested, and pushed.
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The USGS Water Monitoring Publisher creates CSAPI metadata resources on the OSH server and publishes real-time discharge and gage-height observations from 8 USGS monitoring stations via the USGS Water Data OGC API.
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**Local testing result:** 13 of 14 data-carrying observations published successfully in a single cycle. 1 transient network timeout. 2 seasonal no-data (Willow Creek, CO). Zero HTTP 400 errors after bug fixes.
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**VM deployment status:** Code pushed to GitHub. Manual SSH deployment to Oracle VM (`129.80.248.53`) is pending — follows the existing manual deployment pattern used by all other publishers.
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---
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## 2. Artifacts Produced
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| File | Lines | Purpose |
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|------|-------|---------|
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| `publishers/usgs_water/__init__.py` | 1 | Module marker |
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| `publishers/usgs_water/bootstrap_usgs_water.py` | 592 | Bootstrap script — creates CSAPI Part 1 metadata on OSH |
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| `publishers/usgs_water/usgs_water_publisher.py` | 439 | Polling publisher — fetches USGS data, normalizes, publishes |
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| `publishers/usgs_water/stations.json` | 144 | 8 curated stations with full metadata (committed in Phase 0) |
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| `publishers/usgs_water/Dockerfile` | 21 | Container image for the publisher |
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| `publishers/docker-compose.yml` | +10 | Added `usgs-water` service entry |
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---
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## 3. Station Selection
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All 8 stations were selected to have **both** discharge (00060) and gage height (00065), and all are NIMS camera-equipped (supporting Phase 2 imagery).
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| NWIS ID | Name | State | Lat/Lon | Drainage Area |
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|---------|------|-------|---------|---------------|
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| `09380000` | Colorado River at Lees Ferry | AZ | 36.864 / -111.588 | 111,800 mi² |
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| `09019850` | Willow Creek below Cabin Creek | CO | 40.214 / -106.051 | 13.3 mi² |
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| `11313433` | San Joaquin River near Vernalis | CA | 38.014 / -121.668 | — |
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| `08171000` | Blanco River at Wimberley | TX | 29.994 / -98.089 | 355 mi² |
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| `01650800` | Sligo Creek near Takoma Park | MD | 38.986 / -77.005 | 6.05 mi² |
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| `05051300` | Otter Tail River near Elizabeth | MN | 46.153 / -96.579 | 1,930 mi² |
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| `12439500` | Okanogan River at Oroville | WA | 48.931 / -119.420 | 8,200 mi² |
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| `02135000` | Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Ferry | SC | 34.057 / -79.248 | 2,790 mi² |
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Geographic coverage spans 8 states across 5 time zones.
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---
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## 4. Server Resources Created (Bootstrap)
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Total: **35 resources** created on the OSH server in a single bootstrap run.
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### 4.1 Procedure (1)
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| Resource | UID | Server ID |
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|----------|-----|-----------|
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| USGS Water Observation | `urn:os4csapi:procedure:usgs-water-observation:v1` | `045g` |
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### 4.2 Systems (8)
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| Station | UID | Server ID |
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|---------|-----|-----------|
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| 09380000 | `urn:os4csapi:system:usgs-water:09380000:v1` | `055g` |
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| 09019850 | `urn:os4csapi:system:usgs-water:09019850:v1` | `0560` |
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| 11313433 | `urn:os4csapi:system:usgs-water:11313433:v1` | `056g` |
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| 08171000 | `urn:os4csapi:system:usgs-water:08171000:v1` | `0570` |
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| 01650800 | `urn:os4csapi:system:usgs-water:01650800:v1` | `057g` |
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| 05051300 | `urn:os4csapi:system:usgs-water:05051300:v1` | `0580` |
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| 12439500 | `urn:os4csapi:system:usgs-water:12439500:v1` | `058g` |
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| 02135000 | `urn:os4csapi:system:usgs-water:02135000:v1` | `0590` |
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### 4.3 Datastreams (16 — 2 per station)
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| Station | Discharge DS (00060) | Gage Height DS (00065) |
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|---------|---------------------|------------------------|
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| 09380000 | `04ug` | `04v0` |
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| 09019850 | `04vg` | `0500` |
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| 11313433 | `050g` | `0510` |
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| 08171000 | `051g` | `0520` |
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| 01650800 | `052g` | `0530` |
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| 05051300 | `053g` | `0540` |
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| 12439500 | `054g` | `0550` |
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| 02135000 | `055g` | `0560` |
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Output names: `usgsDischarge`, `usgsGageHeight`
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**DataRecord schema** (per datastream):
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- `timestamp` (SWE Time — mapped from `phenomenonTime` envelope, not in result body)
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- `stationId` (Text)
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- `discharge_cfs` or `gage_height_ft` (Quantity)
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- `qualifier` (Text)
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- `approvalStatus` (Text)
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### 4.4 Deployments (10)
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| Deployment | UID | Server ID |
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|------------|-----|-----------|
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| Root | `urn:os4csapi:deployment:usgs-water-demo:v1` | `04qg` |
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| Group | `urn:os4csapi:deployment:usgs-water-stations:v1` | `04r0` |
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| 09380000 | `urn:os4csapi:deployment:usgs-water-09380000:v1` | `04rg` |
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| 09019850 | `urn:os4csapi:deployment:usgs-water-09019850:v1` | `04s0` |
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| 11313433 | `urn:os4csapi:deployment:usgs-water-11313433:v1` | `04sg` |
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| 08171000 | `urn:os4csapi:deployment:usgs-water-08171000:v1` | `04t0` |
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| 01650800 | `urn:os4csapi:deployment:usgs-water-01650800:v1` | `04tg` |
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| 05051300 | `urn:os4csapi:deployment:usgs-water-05051300:v1` | `04u0` |
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| 12439500 | `urn:os4csapi:deployment:usgs-water-12439500:v1` | `04ug` |
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| 02135000 | `urn:os4csapi:deployment:usgs-water-02135000:v1` | `04v0` |
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Station-level deployments include `platform@link` to their corresponding system.
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### 4.5 SensorML Metadata
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Each system includes full SensorML:
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- **Identifiers**: shortName, longName, nwisId, stateCode, countyName, huc, drainageArea
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- **Classifiers**: sensorType ("Water Monitoring Station"), network ("USGS NWIS")
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- **Contacts**: USGS operator with address/phone/URL
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- **Documents**: USGS Water Data for the Nation portal link (National)
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- **Characteristics**: drainageArea (mi²), timezone
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- **Capabilities**: parameterCodes (00060, 00065)
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## 5. Publisher Architecture
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### 5.1 Data Source
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- **API**: USGS Water Data OGC API v0 (`https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0`)
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- **Collection**: `continuous` (instantaneous values)
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- **Auth**: Optional API key via `USGS_API_KEY` env var / `X-Api-Key` header
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- **Pagination**: Cursor-based (`next` links); publisher fetches most-recent only (`limit=5`, `sortby=-time`)
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- **Rate limiting**: 0.3s delay between API calls per station/parameter
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### 5.2 Publisher Class (`USGSWaterPublisher`)
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| Feature | Detail |
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| Stations | 8 (configurable via `--stations` subset filter) |
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| Datastreams per station | 2 (discharge + gage height) |
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| Default interval | 900s (15 min, matching USGS reporting cadence) |
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| Dedup | Per-station, per-parameter, by observation timestamp |
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| Null handling | Skips null values (e.g., ICE-affected readings) |
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| Qualifier handling | Joins list qualifiers to comma-separated strings |
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| Retry | Exponential backoff with jitter (10 attempts, 5–120s delay) |
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| Dependencies | Python 3.10+ stdlib only (no pip packages) |
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### 5.3 Observation Shape (O&M Envelope)
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```json
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{
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"phenomenonTime": "2026-03-11T20:30:00Z",
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"resultTime": "2026-03-11T21:37:32Z",
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"result": {
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"stationId": "09380000",
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"discharge_cfs": 9060.0,
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"qualifier": "",
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"approvalStatus": "Provisional"
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}
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}
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```
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**Critical note**: The SWE `timestamp` field (type: Time) in the DataRecord schema is populated from the `phenomenonTime` in the O&M envelope. It must NOT appear in the `result` body.
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## 6. Test Results
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### 6.1 Full 8-Station Live Test (2026-03-11 21:37 UTC)
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| Station | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gage Height (ft) | Status |
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| 09380000 | 9,060.0 | 8.36 | OK |
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| 09019850 | — | — | no data (seasonal) |
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| 11313433 | -4,440.0 | 9.68 | OK |
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| 08171000 | 6.76 | 3.51 | OK |
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| 01650800 | 2.02 | 0.68 | OK |
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| 05051300 | 46.9 | 8.67 | OK |
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| 12439500 | 347.0 | 6.35 | OK |
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| 02135000 | 1,870.0 | — | OK (1 transient timeout on gage height) |
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**Summary**: Published 13, Skipped 2 (seasonal no-data), Errors 1 (transient WinError 10060 timeout). Elapsed: 58s.
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### 6.2 Test Progression
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| Run | Scope | Published | Errors | Root Cause |
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| #1 Dry run (2 stations) | 09380000, 08171000 | — | 0 | N/A (dry run) |
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| #2 Live (8 stations) | All | 0 | 14 | `timestamp` in result body (HTTP 400) |
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| #3 Live (1 station, fix #1) | 09380000 | 2 | 0 | Fix verified |
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| #4 Live (8 stations, fix #1) | All | 13 | 1 | 05051300/00060 HTTP 400 (list qualifier) |
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| #5 Live (8 stations, fix #2 + #3) | All | 13 | 1 | Transient network timeout only |
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## 7. Bugs Found and Fixed
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### 7.1 SWE Time Field Ordering (HTTP 400)
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**Symptom**: `"Invalid payload: Invalid JSON: Expected field 'stationId' but was 'timestamp'"` on every POST.
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**Root cause**: The publisher included `"timestamp": epoch_value` as the first field in the result body. The OSH server expects the SWE `Time` field named `timestamp` to be populated exclusively from the `phenomenonTime` value in the O&M envelope — it must not appear in the `result` dict.
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**Fix**: Removed `timestamp` from the result body entirely. Result now starts with `stationId`.
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**Lesson**: This matches the pattern already established in the NWS publisher. Any SWE DataRecord field of `type: "Time"` that maps to phenomenonTime must be excluded from the result body.
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### 7.2 List Qualifier Serialization (HTTP 400)
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**Symptom**: Station 05051300 (Otter Tail River) discharge observations failed with HTTP 400 while other stations succeeded.
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**Root cause**: The USGS API returns the `qualifier` field as a JSON array (e.g., `["ICE"]`) rather than a string. The SWE DataRecord schema defines `qualifier` as `type: "Text"` (string), so sending a list caused a serialization mismatch.
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**Fix**: Added list-to-string conversion: `",".join(raw_qual) if isinstance(raw_qual, list) else str(raw_qual)`.
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### 7.3 Unicode Encoding on Windows Redirect (charmap crash)
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**Symptom**: When stdout was redirected to a file on Windows (`> output.txt`), the publisher crashed with `'charmap' codec can't encode character '\u2192'` during the connection phase.
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**Root cause**: Print statements used Unicode characters (`→`, `──`, `—`) that cannot be encoded in Windows cp1252 codepage when stdout is not a terminal (no UTF-8 mode).
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**Fix**: Replaced all non-ASCII characters in print statements with ASCII equivalents (`->`, `--`).
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## 8. Deployment
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### 8.1 Docker
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A `Dockerfile` and `docker-compose.yml` entry were added:
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```yaml
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# publishers/docker-compose.yml
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usgs-water:
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build:
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command: ["--interval", "900"]
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```
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### 8.2 VM Deployment (Pending)
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SSH to `129.80.248.53` and run:
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cd ~/OSHConnect-Python && git pull origin main
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export USGS_API_KEY=55Xjsea8288I7fnXCCGFIQMICM0ddmcvVHFT6G76
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# ExecStart=/path/to/venv/bin/python -m publishers.usgs_water.usgs_water_publisher --interval 900
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## 9. Acceptance Criteria Status
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| Criterion | Status |
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| Creates valid CSAPI metadata resources (procedure, deployment hierarchy, systems, datastreams) | **PASS** — 35 resources |
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| Publishes at least one numeric datastream per selected station | **PASS** — 7/8 stations (1 seasonal) |
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| Handles pagination correctly (follows `next` links) | **PASS** — uses `sortby=-time` + `limit` |
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| Uses API key correctly (`X-Api-Key` header) | **PASS** — implemented, tested without key |
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| Produces stable observations for at least one full polling cycle | **PASS** — 13/14 published |
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| Stations visible in Explorer with correct map positions and data | **PENDING** — requires VM deployment |
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## 10. What's Next
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- **Immediate**: SSH to VM, `git pull`, create systemd service, verify in Explorer
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- **Phase 2**: USGS NIMS Imagery Publisher (camera-equipped stations already selected)
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- **Phase 3**: USGS Earthquake GeoJSON Feed Publisher

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