Program System Definitions
CERCLIS | RCRAInfo
| NCDB | BRS | PCS
| ICIS | STATE | AIRS/AFS
| PADS | SDWIS(WS) | SDWIS(WSF)
| SSTS |TRIS | UIC
| NET | NTI | CAMDBS
| SWIS | NEI | NEPT
CERCLIS is the Superfund database that is used to support management in all phases of the Superfund program. The system contains information on all aspects of hazardous waste sites, including an inventory of sites, planned and actual site activities, and financial information.
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RCRAInfo is a national information system that supports the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) program through the tracking of events and activities related to facilities that generate, transport, and treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste. RCRAInfo allows RCRA program staff to track the notification, permit, compliance, and corrective action activities required under RCRA.
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BRS is an automated data processing system that assists implementers (State and EPA Regional offices) in the process of compiling data for the purpose of the biennial report
cycle. Under RCRA, generators, transporters, treaters, storers, and disposers of hazardous waste, as defined by the federally recognized hazardous waste codes, are required to report their activities to state environmental agencies, which provide that information to regional and national EPA offices.
NCDB supports implementation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The system tracks inspections in regions and states with cooperative agreements, enforcement actions, and settlements.
PCS is a computerized management information system that contains data on National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit holding facilities. PCS tracks the permit, compliance, and enforcement status of NPDES facilities.
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ICIS is the Integrated Compliance Information System and provides a
database that, when complete, will contain integrated Enforcement and
Compliance information across most of EPA's programs. The vision for
ICIS is to replace EPA's independent databases that contain Enforcement
data with a single repository for that information. Currently, ICIS
contains all Federal Administrative and Judicial enforcement actions.
This information is maintained in ICIS by EPA in the Regional offices
and it Headquarters. A future release of ICIS will replace the Permit
Compliance System (PCS) which supports the NPDES and will integrate that
information with Federal actions already in the system. ICIS also has
the capability to track other activities occurring in the Region that
support Compliance and Enforcement programs. These include; Incident
Tracking, Compliance Assistance, and Compliance Monitoring.
This particular category shows if the facility is regulated by a state environmental program that may monitor air quality, waste water, drinking water, storage tanks, permits, and emergency response.
AFS replaces the former Compliance Data System (CDS), the National Emission Data System (NEDS), and the Storage and Retrieval of Aerometric Data (SAROAD). AIRS is the national repository for information concerning airborne pollution in the United States. AFS is used to track emissions and compliance data from industrial plants. AFS data are utilized by states to prepare State Implementation Plans to comply with regulatory programs and by EPA as an input
for the estimation of total national emissions. AFS is undergoing a major redesign to support facility operating permits required under Title V of the Clean Air Act.
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PADS contains generator, storer, transporter or permitted disposer under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The PADS system contains over 5000 facilities that handle waste.
SDWIS Water Systems can have one or more water system facilities. The water system will purchase water from several facilities. Drinking water information is stored in EPA's SDWIS, which contains information about public water systems and their violations of EPA's regulations for safe drinking water. These statutes and accompanying regulations establish maximum contaminant levels (MCL), treatment techniques, and monitoring and reporting requirements to ensure that water provided to customers is safe for human consumption.
Water system facilities (e.g., wells) provide water to water systems. Drinking water information is stored in EPA's SDWIS, which contains information about public water systems and their violations of EPA's regulations for safe drinking water. These statutes and accompanying regulations establish maximum contaminant levels (MCL), treatment techniques, and monitoring and reporting requirements to ensure that water provided to customers is safe for human consumption.
SSTS evolved from the FIFRA and TSCA Enforcement System (FATES). SSTS tracks the registration of all pesticide-producing establishments and tracks annually the types and amounts of pesticides, active ingredients, and related devices that are produced, sold, or distributed each year.
TRIS contains information from facilities on the amounts of over 300 listed toxic chemicals that these facilities release directly to air, water, land, or that are transported off-site.
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Underground Injection Code (UIC)
The UIC Program works with state and local governments to regulate injection wells in order to prevent them from contaminating drinking water resources. EPA defines the five classes of wells according to the type of waste they inject and where the waste is injected.
National Emission Trends (NET)
Criteria air pollutant emissions data for 1985 through 1998 are available in the National Emission Trends (NET) database.
Also, emissions data are presented in a number of graphical and tabular formats in the National Emission Trends page.
National Toxics Inventory (NTI)
Hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions data are available for 1993 and 1996 in the National Toxics Inventory (NTI) database.
For more details on NTI, go to the National Toxics Inventory page.
Clean Air Markets Division Business System (CAMDBS)
CAMDBS is a national information system that supports the
implementation of market-based air pollution control programs
administered by the Clean Air Markets Division, within the Office
of Air and Radiation. These programs include the Acid Rain
Program, established by Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments
of 1990, and regional programs designed reduce the transport of
ozone. These emissions trading programs allows regulated
facilities (primarily electric utilities) to adopt the most
cost-effective strategies to reduce emissions at their units.
Units that reduce their emissions below the number of allowances
they hold -- each allowance is equivalent to one ton of sulfur
dioxide or nitrogen oxides -- may trade allowances with other
units in their system, sell them to other utilities on the open
market or through EPA auctions, or bank them to cover emissions in
future years. CAMDBS functions include registering responsible
officials, establishing allowance accounts, reporting hourly
emissions data, and transferring allowances between accounts.
Additional information on the programs is available on the Clean
Air Markets site.
Solid Waste Information System (SWIS)
The Solid Waste Information System (SWIS) database contains information on
solid waste facilities, operations, and disposal sites throughout the
State of California. The types of facilities found in this database include
landfills, transfer stations, material recovery facilities, composting
sites, transformation facilities, waste tire sites, and closed disposal
sites. For each facility, the database contains information about location,
owner, operator, facility type, regulatory and operational status, authorized
waste types, and local enforcement agency.
National Emissions Inventory (NEI)
National Emissions Inventory (NEI) database contains information on stationary and mobile
sources that emit criteria air pollutants and their precursors, as well as hazardous air pollutants
(HAPs).
National Environmental Performance Track (NEPT)
The National Environmental Performance Track (NEPT) is designed to recognize facilities
that consistently meet their legal requirements and have implemented high-quality environmental
management systems. Performance Track encourages facilities to continuously improve their
environmental performance and to work closely with their community and employees.
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