CalEPA Updates Reporting System to Encourage More Public Interaction

The new Web-based CalEPA environmental reporting system is accessible on phones so citizens can upload photos, videos and other documentation of suspected hazards.

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The California Environmental Protection Agency recently unveiled an online tool for the public to report environmental problems no matter where they are.

The new Web-based CalEPA environmental reporting system that launched April 21 is accessible on smartphones and other mobile devices, as well as desktop computers.

CalEPA explained how the new website works in an announcement:

The new website takes the user through the process of reporting an environmental problem, whether it’s related to air or water pollution, hazardous or solid waste, or pesticides. The system can identify the user’s location using GPS and allows them to upload photo, video and other documentation of the suspected hazard. The website is available in English and Spanish. When a report is submitted, it is routed to the appropriate state or local agencies. CalEPA, along with its boards and departments, works with more than 400 state and local agencies to enforce environmental laws and regulations. If users provide an email address, they will receive an update when their complaint is referred and again when the complaint is closed. Users can also file anonymous reports. The new website serves as an early warning system, alerting enforcement agencies of potential environmental violations, and providing witness accounts and documentation for investigations. This helps CalEPA and our partners at the local level address and resolve issues earlier, before they become bigger problems. CalEPA will continue to update the new system and is working closely with IVAN Online, a network of local environmental reporting systems that serves more than half a dozen low-income communities across the state, to coordinate the functions of the two systems.
This article was originally published on TechWire.

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