CERS Information

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California Environmental Reporting System

Since 2013, all businesses in the County of San Diego with a unified program facility permit (UPFP) are required by law to maintain their permit electronically by creating an account in the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS) and submitting their business information electronically.

This includes businesses that:

IMPORTANT - Changes in the law might affect your facility and hazardous materials reporting. Click this link for more information.

 Need More Help?  Call the CERS Help Desk!
The County of San Diego has a CERS Help Desk to assist facilities with completing a CERS submittal.  The help desk is especially supportive of helping persons who have never done CERS and are trying to do it for the first time.  You can call the CERS Help Desk at 858-505-6990, Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 3:00pm for FREE ASSISTANCE. We want to support businesses in completing their CERS submittal and there is no cost for this service.
If you would like to make an appointment for CERS help: 
 
 Getting Started: New CERS Application!
  1. Complete & submit the CERS Application Form
  2. Once the form is processed, an email invitation will be sent to the two contacts on the form (the lead users) to create a CERS username and password.
  3. Both lead users will need to go to https://cers.calepa.ca.gov/ to log in, review, and submit the required forms that for their facility in CERS. 
Only lead users can add/remove additional users to the account. Once access is granted, the County of San Diego can no longer grant access to a CERS account so more than one lead user is recommended.  
Please refer to our User Permissions Guidance Document to learn more about permission levels.
 What needs to be submitted in CERS

Your CERS account will tell you which documents to upload based on your business activities and permit requirements. Many of our forms are no longer accepted in paper format. Please view our HMD Forms page for a list of required forms, templates, and submission requirement information.

 Medical Waste Requirement
Medical Waste Generators in San Diego County will also be required to submit facility-related information through CERS in order to obtain or maintain a valid Unified Program Facility Permit. For additional information, please visit our Medical Waste Program page.