What are Environmental Programs?
Environmental Programs provide information and guidance to ensure campus activities are in compliance with regulations that protect the environment. Programs include Air Permits and Reporting, Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure, Sanitary Sewer Management, and Stormwater Management.
Learn more how you can protect our water quality at UCR Clean Water page.
For more information, contact Environmental Programs or call (951) 827-5528.
The menu below provides additional details about each area managed under Environmental Programs.
The University of California, Riverside (UCR) is subject to rules and regulations under the jurisdiction of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD). UCR has several air permits for various equipment, such as emergency generators, boilers, and fueling stations. A list of permits held by UCR can be found on the AQMD's website.
UCR is required to have and maintain a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan under Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 112. The SPCC Plan sets forth preventive measures and response planning to assure that an oil spill from bulk or portable storage is contained, and that countermeasures are established to prevent oil spills from reaching surface waters. UCR's most current SPCC Plan can be found at the Environmental Health and Safety, and Risk Management Department.
All bulk oil storage containers are inspected monthly by their respective departments. The SPCC Plan is reviewed at least annually by the Environmental Programs Manager, and certified by a Professional Engineer every five (5) years.
UCR has developed and implemented its Sanitary Sewer Management Plan (SSMP) to properly manager, operate, and maintain all parts of its sanitary sewer system. The SSMP will help prevent sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and mitigate any SSOs that occur.
The State Water Resources Control Board has jurisdiction over UCR's Sanitary Sewer Management Plan and reporting is conducted though the California Integrated Water Quality System portal.
A sanitary sewer overflow is any overflow, spill, release, discharge, or diversion of untreated or partially treated wastewater from a sanitary sewer system into the environment. SSOs can appear at sewer manholes or cleanouts.
If you see an SSO, report the issue immediately on the UCR SAFE app, or call the number form the table below.
| Department | Contact Number |
| Facility Services | 951-827-4212 |
| Facility Services - After Hours | 951-827-4677 |
| Environmental Health, Safety, &Risk Management | 951-827-5528 |
| UCR Police Department | 951-827-5222 |
The UCR campus is a non-traditional permittee under the Phase II Small MS4 statewide general permit, Order WQ 2013-001-DWQ, and following Amendments and Executive Orders. The State Water Resources Control Board has additional information on the state general permit.
UCR sits within Region 8, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board.
There are several components of Stormwater Management required under the MS4 permit, including:
- Program Management
- Education and Outreach
- Public Participation and Involvement
- Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)
- Construction Site Runoff Control
- Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping
- Post Construction Sotrmwater Management
- Program Effectiveness, Assessments, and Improvement
- TMDL Requirements
