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About ERLS
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) must meet the reporting requirements of two Executive Orders (EOs):

  • EO 13101, "Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition", September 1998. This EO directs compliance with executive branch policies for the acquisition and use of environmentally preferable products and services.
  • EO 13148, "Greening the Government Through Leadership and Environmental Management", April 2000. This EO mandates compliance with the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, and the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990.

ERLS is a data warehouse that integrates the current DLA AIS business and supply processes and provides the necessary information for reporting required by the EOs to the following:

  • DLA Distribution Depots
  • DLA Defense Reutilization and Marketing Offices (DRMOs)
  • DLA Inventory Control Points (ICPs)
  • DLA Centers and Commands
  • Other Federal Agencies*
  • All Military Services and Commands*

    * For these agencies, services, and commands, ERLS can provide electronic and hard copy reports of the environmental and non-environmental items of supply purchased from DLA.

Functional Capabilities
ERLS provides environmental specialists, installation commanders, and HQ DLA managers the capability to support EPCRA reporting requirements and measure specific pollution prevention efforts. Generally, ERLS supports the following functions.

  • Provides visibility of daily chemical and isotope inventories
  • Provides notification of chemicals nearing or exceeding threshold quantities
  • Provides annual reporting capabilities
    • Tier I and II reports for EPCRA
    • Chemical Balance reports
    • Product Balance Reports
  • Provides a central location for Unplanned Release information
  • Facilitates Pollution prevention reporting
    • Provides visibility of Environmentally Preferred items
    • Provides visibility of Environmentally Preferred alternatives
    • Tracks requisitions from DLA and acquisitions by DLA for both hazardous and environmental items
    • Creates reports to summarize purchases and sales of environmental items
    • Provides the ability to display life cycle cost per item

Want to know more?
Contact the ERLS Program Management Office
Phone: COMM (269) 961-5535/4228
           DSN 661-5535/4228
FAX:    (269) 961-4352
E-mail: erls@dlis.dla.mil


Customer Service: 1-877-352-2255 or DSN 661-7766 Email: DLIS-Support@dlis.dla.mil
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