The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest) System facilitates the electronic transmission of the uniform manifest form, which accompanies shipments of hazardous waste. Beginning June 30, EPA stopped accepting mailed paper manifests from facilities for processing in e-Manifest. Moving forward, manifest and continuation sheet submissions will only be accepted in electronic, hybrid, data plus image, and image...
EPA Public Dashboard This spring, EPA released updates to three online tools that provide information about nonattainment and maintenance areas for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The tool updates were developed by the E-Enterprise State Planning Electronic Collaboration System (SPeCS) team, co-led by officials with the EPA Office of Air Quality Planning...
Environmental protection agencies are collaborating through E-Enterprise to guide the modernization of the compliance and enforcement data system that underpins many of the nation’s regulatory programs for air and water. As the EPA Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) approaches the end of its lifecycle, new technologies and program requirements demand a modernized approach to collecting, managing,...
Given dramatic improvements in the quality and cost of sensors over the last decade, environmental agencies have an opportunity to improve air monitoring and strategically conserve resources. It is thus helpful for states and tribes to understand the quality of the data provided by low-cost sensors and to learn from firsthand user experiences. With support...
The Combined Air Emissions Reporting System (CAERS) is an electronic reporting application, developed by the E-Enterprise Combined Air Emissions Reporting (CAER) team, designed to allow facilities to report shared data to several programs with a single data submission. Programs with shared data include state, local, and tribal (SLT) reporting programs, the National Emissions Inventory (NEI),...
EPA and states have entered the next phase in creating a modern data management solution for drinking water programs across the nation. Building on foundational analysis and planning, the project to modernize the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) has now shifted to system design and development. Throughout the development phase, members of the SDWIS...
In late April, the EPA Office of Mission Support (OMS) hosted a three-day virtual meeting with EPA, state, and tribal partners. EPA’s Chief of Staff kicked off the event and welcomed the more than 540 participants; this was followed by remarks from the EPA Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Deputy Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information. Sessions...
The E-Enterprise community has produced an informative presentation sharing the story of E-Enterprise for the Environment – a collaborative and transformative partnership working to simplify, streamline, and modernize the implementation of environmental protection programs nationwide. Among other highlights, the presentation features cameos by members of the E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC), who describe the value of the effort...
The E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC) is pleased to announce new EPA leadership and a new tribal member. Janet McCabe, Deputy Administrator, EPA – EELC Co-Chair Faisal Amin, Chief Financial Officer, EPA – EELC OCFO Representative Josh Worcester, Director, Environmental Programs, Caddo Nation of Oklahoma – EELC Region 6 Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) Representative E-Enterprise...
What roles do you fill on behalf of the E-Enterprise initiative? I serve as the Regional Tribal Operations Committee delegate for Region 7 and represent the Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska. I am a member of the E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC) and also serve as a Tri-Chair of the E-Enterprise Management Board. What has been...
On August 25, 2021, E-Enterprise released the twelfth edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin, featuring the following:
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Screenshot of West Virginia’s Quality Impact Portal The West Virginia Water Quality Impact Portal (WVWQIP) facilitates access to surface and groundwater quality data in the 14 West Virginia counties where Marcellus Shale gas development is most prevalent. The portal allows users to visualize and analyze water quality data in relation to shale gas hotspots and other...