| The Electronic Environmental
Reporting System (E2) is
a secured XML/Internet based
system for regulatory agencies to conduct e-business
over the Internet. It is designed to address
all environmental programs and to support a wide range
of e-business such as reporting of monitoring data
(wastewater, drinking water, air, hazardous waste material,
etc.), permit application, application fee payment, hazardous
material disposal certification, etc. Currently, the
DMR and DWR modules are available. The E2 System is
designed to significantly improve data quality and save resources,
which would normally be required in a paper-based reporting
environment.
The E2 system is an intelligent data exchange server that:
- Stores real-time updates of reporting requirements provided
from the regulatory authority
- Receives reports submitted by the regulated facilities
- Evaluates reports for meeting reporting requirements
- Uploads reports to the authority's central database for
compliance assessment. System access privileges are administrated
through the use of a PIN, username, and password. All report
submissions are verified via PIN authentication with secured
socket layer security software to ensure that the content
of the data is original, truthful, legitimate, and un-altered.
A complete chain-of-custody of all records is maintained
in the E2 server.
The regulated facilities can access the E2 server via the
Internet to:
- Obtain the reporting requirements
- Submit reports
- Review report processing status
- Print previously submitted reports. The only software
requirement for the regulated facilities is an Internet
Browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape.
The E2 System is designed to significantly improve data
quality and save resources, which would normally be required
in a paper-based reporting environment. Moreover, the E2 System
is suitable for federal government, state agencies, and local
municipalities to streamline the efforts of collecting environmental
monitoring data from facilities. The technology used for the
E2 System has a broad application to environmental programs
such as wastewater discharge permitting and reporting under
the NPDES, drinking water monitoring under the SDWA, air permitting
and reporting under Title V, groundwater management, and storm
water management programs. |
| System Requirements: |
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Microsoft Internet Information
Server |
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.NET Framework 1.0 and above
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Java 1.4.2 or higher, Servlet 2.3, JSP 1.2 |
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Internet Explorer
5.5 and above |
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| Key
Features |
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Security
management enables security setting
per functional role, which can be grouped
together and associated with users. |
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Online web-entry forms
allow data to be imported from the data
management file of choice, improving
accuracy of compliance data by eliminating
potential errors that may be introduced
by using manual data entry. |
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Submission of reports
with a user PIN incorporates legal and
security encryption measures to ensure
the identity of the sender and the integrity
of the information. |
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Chain of Custody tracking
for each DMR submission. |
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Facility management allows
facility personnel to easily obtain
up-to-date reporting requirements and
processing status on their facilities. |
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In Report management, secure
electronic file cabinets allow facility
personnel to view or print previously
submitted electronic discharge monitoring
reports. |
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The "all electronic",
easily accessible, yet highly secure
E2 System, ensures the overall effectiveness
of the state's wastewater discharge
programs, while offering alternatives
that reduce procedures required by the
regulated community. |
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Serves as the center piece
of e-environmental initiatives. The
E2 System is easily extensible to meet
dynamic environmental requirements from
various environmental programs. |
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Serves as a central Security
portal for e-environmental system for
the Agency-wide e-government initiative.
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