Enforcement and Emergency Response Mission and Objectives

Mission

The Mission of the Enforcement and Emergency Response Program is to promote a healthier environment for all Californians through fair, consistent, and timely enforcement. 

Objectives

The environment and public health are protected through proactive enforcement of toxics and environmental laws and through conducting hazardous substance-related emergency response actions.

• Increase compliance rates for selected types of DTSC-regulated treatment/storage/disposal facilities
• California companies with DTSC authorization are in compliance with hazardous waste laws and regulations
• Inspections and investigations are completed in accordance with time frames prescribed in law, regulations, and DTSC policies.
• Streamline DTSC’s inspection and investigation processes

EERPs Performance Measures

• Percentage of Entities Found to be in Compliance
• Percentage of Inspections with All Violations Returned to Compliance
• Number of Administrative or Civil Enforcement Actions Initiated from Inspections
• Percent of Inspections where Inspection Reports are on Time
• Percent of Administrative and Civil Enforcement Actions Initiated within 240 Days of the Date of the Inspection.
• The number of emergency response actions for drug labs and off highway
• Average time to responds to an Emergency Response

Team Activities

Compliance Assistance Team’s mission is to ensure facilities and the public are provided with assistance, outreach, training, environmental audits and best management practices for assuring compliance with hazardous waste laws and regulations. 

Toxics in Consumer Products Team's mission statement is to ensure that products regulated by DTSC comply with prescribed limits for specified toxic substances.

Inspections, Complaints, and Enforcement Envirostor Database Team’s mission is to improve and maintain the quality and completeness of data related to inspection, response to complaints and enforcement of hazardous waste laws.

Electronic Waste Team’s mission is to ensure the safe, proper classification and management of electronic wastes and waste handlers within the regulated community through outreach, inspections, and enforcement. 

E-Waste Fraud Forensics Team's mission is to prevent, identify and investigate fraud in the electronic waste payment system.

Used Oil Team's mission is to ensure the safe management of used oil through compliance of hazardous waste laws and regulations within the regulated community.  In addition, the Used Oil Team is dedicated to recovering lost used oil that has been mismanaged and unaccounted for.