The Office of the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency does not perform inspection or cleanup activities but deals primarily with policy, budget, legislative and intergovernmental relations issues. The Secretary’s Office does not respond to Public Records Act requests on behalf of the Air Resources Board, the Department of Pesticide Regulation, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the State Water Resources Control Board or the Office of Environmental Health Hazards Assessment. These CalEPA constituent entities may be contacted directly at the contacts listed below. In addition, local agencies such as county or city environmental health departments perform many environmental regulatory functions and may have the information on inspections and permits.
Public Records Act Requests for CalEPA Boards, Departments, and Offices
Office of the Secretary for Environmental Protection (OOS)
Public Records Request Form & Guidelines or E-Mail
Attn: Public Records Act Coordinator
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Air Resources Board (ARB)
Guidelines for Accessing Public Records
Attn: Public Records Coordinator
Office of Legal Affairs
PO Box 2815
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 322-2884
Email: prareqst@arb.ca.gov
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
Public Records Request Form & Guidelines
Attn: Dona Sturgess, Senior Legal Analyst
1001 I Street, MS-23A
P.O. Box 4025 Sacramento, California 95812-4025
Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
Guidelines for Inspection of Public Records (PDF)
Attn: DTSC’s Legal Office
HQ PRA Coordinator
1001 I Street, MS 23A
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 323-7811
Fax: (916) 323-5542
Email: Daniel.Knight@dtsc.ca.gov
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
Guidelines for Public Records Act Requests
Attn: Monet Vela
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Chief Counsel’s Office
1001 I Street
P.O. Box 4010, MS 25B
Sacramento, California 95812-4010
Fax: (916) 323-2610
Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)
How to Request Public Records From DPR
Polly Frenkel, Chief Counsel
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)
Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCB)
Please see SWRCB’s Public Records Request web page for detailed instructions.