FAQ Topic: Environmental Regulators

Local Regulatory Agencies and Environmental Justice Organizations

Orange County Water District The Orange County Water District (OCWD) is responsible for managing the vast groundwater basin that provides most of northern and central Orange County’s drinking water. Orange County Health Care Agency The OC Health Care Agency serves the entire county and is charged with protecting and promoting individual, family, and community through a variety … Continued

State Regulatory Agency

Department of Toxic Substances Control The role of the DTSC is to protect California’s people and the environment from the harmful effects of toxic substances by restoring contaminated resources, enforcing hazardous waste laws, reducing hazardous waste generation, and encouraging the manufacture of chemically safer products. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment The Office of Environmental … Continued

Federal Regulatory Agency

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) mission is to protect human health and the environment. Learn more

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