Compliance monitoring chart created within the ECHO Air Stationary Source Dashboard In May, EPA launched new versions of the Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) Air Stationary Source Dashboard and Hazardous Waste Dashboard. These updates provide regulatory agencies, tribes, and the public a more user-friendly experience and the ability to see trends in agency compliance program implementation at a...
In June, EPA announced a newly nationwide debris recovery tool for safer management of debris to help communities achieve resiliency in planning for, responding to, and recovering from natural disasters. The Disaster Debris Recovery Tool is an interactive dataset for federal agencies, states, and tribes that provides information and locations of more than 20,000...
Through the E-Enterprise State Plan Electronic Collaboration System (SPeCS) initiative, a group of EPA and state officials has designed and piloted, and is preparing to launch, a new module that will allow air agencies to submit exceptional event notifications and demonstrations through EPA’s Central Data Exchange. Exceptional events are unusual or naturally occurring events that can affect...
This spring, the Combined Air Emissions Reporting (CAER) team, working closely with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), launched the first round of emissions inventory submissions through the Combined Air Emissions Reporting System (CAERS), formerly the Common Emissions Form. Currently, various federal, state, local, and tribal programs require industry to report air pollutant emissions...
The E-Enterprise Smart Mobile Tools for Field Inspectors (Smart Tools) team has reached a major milestone by rolling out its Smart Tools for Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) inspectors. At the same time, it continues to develop Smart Tools for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) inspectors. Environmental inspections are largely paper-based processes requiring...
Earlier this year, EPA and states formed a Modernization Board to guide a collaborative planning process for the replacement of the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) state software. The modernized system will provide a web-based data management solution for drinking water programs across the nation. The SDWIS Modernization Board is drawing on the principles of the E-Enterprise...
The E-Enterprise Digital Strategy, referenced throughout this issue, is one way that E-Enterprise is working to bring partners together to build a collective vision and promote the sharing of IT resources and best practices. Adopted in 2019, the Digital Strategy sets principles and strategic actions to help agencies coordinate their technology investments and transform environmental protection....
The E-Enterprise and Exchange Network National Meeting (EE2020) has gone virtual. In lieu of an in-person meeting, EE2020 has launched a series of monthly webinars. Each installment features selected content from the original meeting program that showcases our theme of Envisioning the Future of Environmental Protection. The series kicked off in June with a presentation on the Chicago...
What roles do you fill on behalf of the E-Enterprise initiative? I currently hold the Tribal Chair seat for the E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC), representing the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa as designated by the Region 5 Regional Tribal Operation Committee. I also serve as a Tri-Chair for the E-Enterprise and...
How do environmental managers and public health officials identify the benefits that local forests, parks, wetlands, and other natural areas provide to their local communities? One way is through EPA’s EnviroAtlas. The rich web-based resource system provides users with a host of interactive tools, geospatial data, and resources for exploring the benefits people derive from nature...
Imagine what could be achieved if thousands or even millions of citizens were engaged as research partners collecting and sharing data about their local environment. That’s the potential of citizen science—a process allowing research organizations to tap the collective strength of communities and the public to identify research questions, collect and analyze data, interpret results,...
The Internet of Water (IoW) is accelerating the development of open data and information systems to support sustainable water resources management and water supply services. The IoW network is designed to mobilize cultural and behavioral change across individuals, agencies, and institutions to bring about necessary technological changes that will transform water information and enable better water management...