REA Information and Reference Links

California Air Resources Board (ARB) - Air quality, emissions, and modeling information.

California Air District Resource Directory - Contact information and boundaries for California's local air districts.

California Indoor Air Quality Program - Information about molds, radon, asbestos and more.

Brownfields are properties that are contaminated, or thought to be contaminated, and are underutilized due to perceived remediation costs and liability concerns.  Various State and federal programs provide information and guidance on the proper cleanup and development of these types of properties.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment Webpage

California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) Brownfields Home Page

Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) Brownfields Webpage

CEQA Website  - Provides statute and CEQA Guidelines, as well as general reference and process information.

California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (CERES) - Information system developed by the California Resources Agency to facilitate access to a variety of electronic data describing California's environments.

Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPA Forum) - Information on local agencies that oversee and implement hazardous materials management and release response requirements under the Unified Program for businesses within their jurisdictions.

California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) - General information on emergency response issues in California.

Cal EMA Hazardous Materials Business Plan Program - Provides information on requirements for Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventories (known as Business Plans).

Cal EMA/CalARP Program - Provides information on the California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) Program for the prevention of accidental release of regulated toxic and flammable substances.

U.S. EPA Homeland Security Research - National Homeland Security Research Center established to help to protect human health and the environment from intentional acts of terror.  Emphasis on decontamination & consequence management, water infrastructure protection, and threat & consequence assessment. 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Main federal environmental agency.

Cal/EPA - Main California environmental agency.  Oversees the following six Cal/EPA member Boards, Departments and Offices:

                ARB

                Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)

                DTSC

                Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)

                Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) 

                State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) 

California Resources Agency, Office of the Secretary - Main California resources agency with oversight over a variety of Departments, Boards, Commissions and Conservancies addressing California resources.  Includes member resource agencies such as Department of Fish and Game, Department of Conservation, and the Energy Commission.

Real Estate / Property Assessments

U.S. EPA “All Appropriate Inquiries” under CERCLA  - Clarifies the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) liability provisions for certain landowners and potential property owners, if the property owners comply with certain provisions, including conducting all appropriate inquiries into present and past uses of the property and the potential presence of environmental contamination on the property.

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards  – Standards for Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments as well as other environmental practices.  Purchase standards from this web site or identify standard number and title to view/use at a local library.

DTSC Preliminary Endangerment Assessment Guidance Manual - January 1994

Preliminary Endangerment Assessment Guidance Manual, chapter 1

Preliminary Endangerment Assessment Guidance Manual, chapter 2

Preliminary Endangerment Assessment Guidance Manual, chapter 3

Preliminary Endangerment Assessment Guidance Manual, tables and figures (appendix)

Hazardous Waste Tiered Permitting Phase I Environmental Assessments

Tiered Permitting Phase I - Checklist               

Tiered Permitting Phase I - Checklist Instructions

School Site Assessments

DTSC School Site  (Environmental Advisories and Guidance)

IWMB - Solid waste characterization information.

Earth 911 - Information on local disposal and recycling facilities and options for municipal solid wastes and household hazardous wastes. 

DTSC - Managing Hazardous Waste - Information from DTSC on various aspects and requirements for managing hazardous waste.  Includes generator guidance and information on onsite management requirements, facility permitting, and waste transportation.

California Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPA Forum) - Information on local agencies that oversee and regulate hazardous waste generator activities within their jurisdictions under the California Unified Program.

U.S. Geological Survey Land Use and Land Cover - Provides maps, analysis, reports and links to issues revolving around land use.

California Land Use Planning Information Network (LUPIN) - Provides information on zoning ordinances, environmental assessment documents, with links to regulations,  land management tools, and other resources.

Department of Conservation, California Geological Survey - Main California agency providing information on the geology, natural resources and geologic hazards of California.  Includes seismic hazard zones and mapping information.

California Department of Health Services – Main California agency for public health, includes the programs listed below:

Environmental Health Investigations Branch

Occupational Health Surveillance and Evaluation Program

California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health  - Main California agency overseeing worker and public health and safety, including the Cal/OSHA Program.

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Risk Assessment - Provides toxicological and medical information, reports, and guidance materials on environmental health issues and risk assessment.

Code of Federal Regulations

U.S. EPA Laws and Regulations

California Law

California Code of Regulations

California Department of Consumer Affairs

Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists

California Contractors State License Board

U.S. EPA Mold Webpage - Provides guidance documents and a mold resources subpage for more basic information on mold.

Department of Health Services Indoor Mold - Information provided by DHS’s Environmental Health Investigations Branch on indoor mold and resource information.

Office of Spill Prevention and Response - Contains analysis, reports, data and other information on oil spill reporting and response issues.

DTSC Pollution Prevention Program - Information on hazardous waste source reduction and pollution prevention, including SB 14 Source Reduction Plans.

US EPA - National Center for Environmental Assessment - Risk Assessment tools, contact information and guidelines.

National Resource Conservation Service Soils Website - U.S. Department of Agriculture site that provides national soil investigation and soil survey information, including access to the National Soil Characterization Data online.

NRCS California Soils Website - California-specific soils information.

State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) - State agency that establishes and enforces statewide water quality standards and objectives, and oversees the state’s water rights system.  Website also provides links to the nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards that are responsible for regional water quality issues and discharge permits.

California Regional Water Quality Control Board Offices Locations - Map of Regional Board jurisdictions with contact information and links to each of the nine Regional Board offices.

California Department of Fish and Game - State agency that oversees management of native fish, wildlife, plant species and natural communities, including habitat protection and maintenance.  The Department has broad statutory authorities prohibiting deleterious materials or substances from entering water bodies.

National Groundwater Association - Provides technical and industry specific publications, trainings and conferences.

U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) - Water resource information for the United States, including surface and ground water data, maps, and studies.

SWRCB Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program - Main web site for California’s UST Program.  Includes information on laws, leak prevention, cleanup, testing, training, and publications, as well as information on the UST Cleanup Fund Program and Geotracker data system.

U.S. EPA Underground Storage Tanks - Main web site for national UST Program.  Provides information on why USTs are regulated as well as program priorities, compliance assistance, current issues, and links to state and regional programs.