Paper to Electronic The Electronic Self Monitoring Report System (eSMR)

Introduction Presented by John Ginn Agenda:  History of eSMR and eSMR 2  eSMR 2 Overview  Demonstration of System  Overview of Complete Report  Paper to Electronic Process  Rollout Schedule  Questions

A Brief History of eSMR  Paper Reports Discharger compiles data Discusses violations in cover letter Submits report to Regional Board Case worker reviews report on paper  Decision to go electronic  eSMR Development and Completion

History of eSMR (cont.)  Features Fully coded reports Electronic uploads (EDF/CDF) Compliance checker Automatically generated violations  Failings Automatically generated violations Inflexible Does not facilitate Case Worker/Discharger interaction Resource intensive  Decision to move forward

eSMR 2  Revision of original eSMR system  Development Process/Timeline Began in 2007 Involved User Group Completed mid 2008 Trial facility (Yuba City) Rollout to Region 5-Redding

eSMR 2 (cont.)  Features: Easy to locate reports/reported data Data export Simplified process Discharger generated violations No coded requirements No compliance checker  What’s Changed & Why?

Walkthrough of eSMR 2

Complete Reports Will Contain  Data Points Analytical & Calculated Data Influent, Effluent, Surface Water, Internal Process  Self Determined Violations  Attachments Pollution Prevention Plan Biosolids/sludge report Pretreatment Reports/monitoring  Coversheet  Data Summary Report (system generated)

Paper to Electronic Process  Training  Initial Period of Dual Submissions (Paper and Electronic Reports) Review Paper and Electronic Submissions Check for Completeness Paper Submission Enforceable  3 Successful Submissions per Facility Data entered correctly Reports are complete  “Electronic Reports Only” Submittal Letter Include electronic report completeness section

Tentative Training Schedule Location a103b Redding Done March ’09 Fresno Done Feb ‘09April ‘09 Sacramento March ’09April ’09May ‘09June ‘09 Los Angeles May ’09June ’09July ‘09Aug ’09 Santa Rosa July ’09Aug ’09Sept ’09Oct ’09 San Diego Sept ’09Oct ’09Nov ’09Dec ’09 South Lake Tahoe Nov ’09Dec ’09Jan ‘10Feb ’10 Victorville Dec ’09Jan ’10Feb ‘10March ’10 Palm Desert Feb ’10March ‘10April ‘10May ’10 Riverside April ’10May ’10June ’10July ’10 San Luis Obispo June ’10July ‘10Aug ‘10Sep ’10 Oakland TBA

Outreach & Training Plan  103a “One-to-Many Training” (Dischargers) Demo eSMR2 System Water Board Entry Tool (WET) Hands-on  103b “One-on-One Training” (Dischargers) Individual training WET

Plans for the Future  eSMR 2.5 DMR submission Vetting possible solutions  eSMR 3-4 Reintroduce Compliance Checking  How you can participate: Bi-Weekly eSMR User Group Meetings

Questions Contact Information    (Ask for John)