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Effective from August 20th, 2009 Hazardous Materials Online Inventory Project (HMOIP) of UNIDOCS will become California Environmental Reporting System (CERS). Electronic Reporting will be required by 2013 To receive information about the Unified Program updates on Implementing the AST Program join our Listserv

The Unified Program
The Unified Program consolidates, coordinates, and makes consistent the administrative requirements, permits, inspections, and enforcement activities of six environmental and emergency response programs. The state agencies responsible for these programs set the standards for their program while local governments implement the standards. Cal/EPA oversees the implementation of the program as a whole. The Unified Program is implemented at the local level by 83 government agencies certified by the Secretary of Cal/EPA.

Electronic Reporting
All regulated businesses and local governments will be required to submit their regulatory reports electronically by 2013. The regulated community will be able to report through the Cal/EPA electronic reporting system or directly to their local regulatory agency. Regulated businesses and local governments will be able to exchange data with Cal/EPA using web technologies. Cal/EPA will in turn exchange data with local governments and US EPA. Additionally, Cal/EPA will create a public access website that will allow access to the information collected from businesses and local governments.

CUPA Evaluations
California law requires that the Secretary of Cal/EPA periodically review the ability of each CUPA to carry out the requirements of the Unified Program. The goal is to assess whether the CUPA is effectively implementing all of the Unified Program elements, and is continually improving to meet the intent of the law: coordination, consolidation, and consistency of all Unified Program elements. Cal/EPA annually assesses each of the CUPAs thorough a review of specific reports to determine those that will have a more in-depth evaluation by a team of staff from each state agency with Unified Program responsibilities. The evaluation process is defined in Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations and expanded in a variety of guidance documents. View the evaluation schedule and results.

For a quick visual of the CUPAs in California evaluation status, please click on the map.