Unified Program

CalEPA oversees California’s Unified Program. The program protects Californians from hazardous waste and hazardous materials by ensuring local regulatory agencies consistently apply statewide standards when they issue permits, conduct inspections and engage in enforcement activities. The Unified Program is a consolidation of multiple environmental and emergency management programs Read more about the Unified Program

Electronic Reporting

All regulated businesses and local Unified Program Agencies (UPAs) are required to submit Unified Program information electronically, either to the local regulatory agency or to the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS). CERS supports electronic data exchange among businesses, UPAs, state agencies, and U.S. EPA.

CUPA Performance Evaluations

A periodic performance evaluation of each CUPA is conducted to ensure adequate and effective implementation of the Unified Program by the local agency. Read more about the CUPA performance evaluation process, evaluation schedule, and evaluation results.

Unified Program News

CERS NextGen Project Schedule Update

Please join CalEPA for an important informational webinar regarding the CERS NextGen Project.  At this webinar, CalEPA Management will provide an update on the project schedule.  Two webinars are scheduled, October 13 from 11:30 am – 12:00 pm and October 14 from 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm. The same information will be given by CalEPA Management at both webinars, so you only need to attend one or the other. The Zoom webinar information is provided below:

Tuesday, October 13, 11:30 am – 12:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/s/81940882778
Webinar ID: 819 4088 2778
Passcode: 662104

Wednesday, October 14, 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/s/85072399072
Webinar ID: 850 7239 9072
Passcode: 081459

Resources:

  • CalEPA Regulated Site Portal
    The CalEPA Regulated Site Portal is a website that combines data about environmentally regulated sites and facilities in California into a single, searchable database and interactive map. The portal was created to provide a more holistic view of regulated activities statewide. By combining data from a variety of state and federal databases, the portal provides an overview of regulated activities across the spectrum of environmental programs for any given location in California. These activities include hazardous materials and waste, state and federal cleanups, impacted ground and surface waters, and toxic materials. The portal combines information from the following databases:
  • Cal/OSHA – Inspection and enforcement information reported to federal OSHA
  • CERS – The California Environmental Reporting System
  • CIWQS – The California Integrated Water Quality System
  • EIS – U.S. EPA’s Air Emission Inventory System
  • EnviroStor – Permitting, enforcement and cleanup activities at hazardous waste facilities and sites with known or suspected contamination
  • GeoTracker – Impacted groundwater sites within the state, such as leaking underground storage tanks, cleanup sites, and permitted facilities such as landfills and operating underground storage tank facilities
  • SMARTS – The Stormwater Multiple Application and Report Tracking System
  • SWIS – The Solid Waste Information System
  • TRI – The Toxics Release Inventory

Unified Program Listservs

Unified Program Links

Unified Program Data Systems

CERS Help