CUPA GIS

CalEPA has created a digital map of jurisdictional boundaries for Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPAs) and their associated Participating Agencies (PAs).  The resulting interactive map enables identification of the agency having jurisdiction.

Please see the project website for additional information here: CUPA GIS

New CERS Feature: EPA ID Validation Tool

Effective August 29^th 2022, CalEPA will be implementing an EPA ID validation tool. Lack of validation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ID number is a documented pain point of the system. EPA ID number inaccuracy has limited the ability of CalEPA to pass compliance, monitoring, and enforcement data (CME data) to other systems, including but not limited to US EPA.

Historically, a facility has been required to manually enter their EPA ID number into CERS. This project will change that process and instead an EPA ID number will be provided to the user for selection and confirmation. A facility that reports activities pertaining to hazardous waste in CERS requiring an EPA ID will be triggered to validate their EPA ID number.

The validation tool will compare the CERS facility name and address against the official state record the Hazardous Waste Tracking System. Failure to successfully validate the EPA ID will result in a warning message but will not prevent submittal of any section of CERS.

Supporting Documentation:

EPA ID for Business

EPA ID for UPAs

Unified Program Violation Library Update – 2023

Effective July 1, 2023, the Unified Program Violation Library in CERS will be updated. Inspections that occur on or after July 1, 2023, will be associated with the revised version of the violation.