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

Approved California Code of Regulations, Title 27
(27 CCR) Regulation Changes

On March 14, 2024, the office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved a rulemaking package that was submitted by the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). This rulemaking package was filed with the Secretary of State on March 14, 2024. All updates to title 27 become effective on July 1, 2024.

Please visit the Unified Program Proposed Regulations webpage for more information.

Electronic Reporting

Effective January 1, 2009, 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. Read more about Electronic Reporting.

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

27 CCR Webinars

CalEPA will be presenting three 27 CCR Webinars to showcase some of the changes to the regulations which become effective July 1, 2024. While most of the changes are non-substantive, there are some changes that are, such as education and training requirements and new definitions. The webinars will be covering the same information, so there is no need to attend more than one webinar. CalEPA will not be fielding questions during the webinars.

The three webinars will be conducted on the following dates:
June 11, 2024:  9:00-10:00am
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83620224717?pwd=TTIyOWMrbGdDTWE1cGV0SEprMHJrQT09
Passcode: 891758

June 12, 2024:  10:00-11:00am
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88604044985?pwd=MW9qakNmZUVCUlYySk5OaFk0U2daUT09
Passcode: 490075

June 13, 2024:  2:00-3:00pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83394078674?pwd=eGZIRGF6WHBkMmhETEZTM00ya3FHZz09
Passcode: 451861

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 (General)
• CERS Regulator Users