To add a violation to an evaluation, click the Evaulations tab and select an existing evaluation or create a new evaluation.
Once a new evaluation is created or an existing evaluation has been selected, a violation can be manually created.
Open the evaluation and click the Violations tab.
Click the Add New Violation button to create the violation.
A page will appear that allows the User to configure the violation. Only the violation type is required.
Enter violation details and click Save. Once the violation has been created, it can then be linked to compliance actions, etc.
Violation Fields
Field
Description
Program Area
The program area to which the violation relates.
Violation Category
The category of the violation. Categories are specific to one or more program areas.
*Violation Type
The type of violation. A violation type relates to one or more violation categories.
Parameter
Indicates if the violation relates to a specific sampling parameter or analyte. This field is searchable by entering search text.
Start Date
The date the violation began. This can indicate the date the violation condition actually began, or the date it was first identified. It depends on how the agency chooses to use this field.
Non-Compliance End Date
The date the violation condition ended. This field can be used for different purposes depending on how an agency chooses to use it. For example, it could be used to indicate the date the violation condition was addressed via a compliance or enforcement action.
Continuous Period
Indicates that the violation condition occurred on an ongoing basis between the start and end date.
Is Significant Non-compliance
Indicates whether or not the violation is significant.
Use of this checkbox is at the discretion of individual agency and/or program. Checking this box does not affect any system behavior.
Creating a Compliance Action From the Violation
The User can indicate which violation(s) to include and create a new compliance action based on the selected violations.
Click the checkbox next to each violation to be included in the new compliance action
Click Create Compliance Action in the top right corner of the screen
A page will display for the user to input the compliance and enforcement details.
Select the Compliance Action Type for the action category, and optionally edit the Workgroup, Processor, and Description
Click Save.
Creating a Follow Up Evaluation
To create and schedule a follow up evaluation for one or more violations,
Click the checkbox next to each violation to be included in the follow up evaluation
Click Create Followup Evaluation in the top right corner of the screen.
Input the Schedule Date and optionally edit any other fields for the new evaluation
Click Save.
A new follow up evaluation will be saved for the scheduled date.