Welcome to RMA

The Resource Management Agency strives to ensure that its customer service standards are consistent with the Agency’s Mission Statement:

The mission of the Resource Management Agency, in cooperation with the public and our partner agencies, is to protect the consumer and community’s health, safety, and environment by carrying out adopted laws and policies, and educating, assisting, and empowering Ventura County residents and businesses to be good stewards of the land and our resources.

Values

In addition, RMA has identified those core values which will guide us in carrying out our mission. These values are directly related to our customer service and include:

  • Honesty, hard work, and ethical behavior

  • Transparency and accountability

  • Equitable treatment and respect of all constituents

  • Excellence in service delivery

California Environmental Reporting System (CERS)

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As of 2013, all businesses in California that are subject to one of the hazardous materials or hazardous waste programs are required to report all documentation electronically in the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS).

Businesses submitting in CERS for the first time must designate a lead user and create an account. The lead user is someone authorized to review, edit and submit all CUPA regulatory documents on behalf of your business. To create an account, log into the CERS Central Business portal and “create a new account”.

Editing, reviewing and submitting documents in CERS:

Ensure each element of your submittal is complete, all required documents are uploaded and all programs are reported. All sections of CERS will remain in draft form until it is “submitted” by the business.  When the submittal is in draft form, only the business can see it. Once submitted, it will be reviewed by Ventura County Environmental Health Division, Hazardous Materials Program. If a section of the submittal is “not approved”, an email will be sent to the lead user detailing the required corrections. The corrections are  must be resubmitted within 30 days.

Business are required to:

  • Electronically review and certify the CERS submittal at least 1 time per calendar year, no later than 12/31.
  • Update the CERS submittal within 30 days of any significant changes to the business or inventory.
  • Ensure all required documentation is available for review on-site (electronic or paper).

Multi-jurisdictional businesses may establish an organization in CERS with approval from Cal EPA

Additional CERS guidance documents can be found on the CERS Central Business Portal in the Help/FAQ’s link and on the Cal EPA website links below. Specific submittal guidance for each program are available on this website in each specific program.

For additional assistance with CERS or specific questions, please contact your district inspector.