California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)

Impact

By leveraging GeoTracker’s streamlined data tracking, EDF data standard acceptance and analytical reporting tools – the SWRCB has been able to:

1. Make more data-driven decisions to move program efforts forward.
2. Unify standards across regional boards while accommodating each areas’ unique needs.
3. Demonstrate compliance with USEPA requirements and achieve time savings for regulators so they can focus more on high value analysis.

Utilizing the system’s unique capabilities, the SWRCB has been able to drive successful outcomes across various programs including:

1. The Irrigated Lands program utilizing data tracking and GIS capabilities within GeoTracker to easily identify non-enrolled farm entities for additional follow-ups.
2. The Central regional board keying in on potential upstream entities’ nitrogen practices that were impacting downstream groundwater quality while working with coalition groups on remedial action.
3. Regulators have saved significant time complying with Freedom of Information Act requests by pointing inquirers to GeoTracker’s integrated public website, which contains automated case data updates for public access.
4. The Cleanup program has developed enhanced protection against fraudulent reimbursement claims for its $300 million cleanup fund with digitized data tracking in the integrated invoice submittal module.

On a typical day, GeoTracker is used by over 11,000 users across regulators and the regulated community. More than 2,000 regulatory users from the nine Regional Water Boards and over 100 local agencies access GeoTracker to manage workflow related to cleanup efforts, waste discharge, data collection on farm irrigation from farmers, groundwater quality monitoring and more across more than 98,000 cases and sites.