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nVIRO

nVIRO

What is nVIRO? 

nVIRO was carefully designed and engineered specifically to support the unique business needs of environmental regulatory agencies (ERA). nVIRO incorporates a robust data architecture, built to support the unique complexities of environmental regulatory programs, and was designed based on many decades of combined staff experience building both agency-wide and program-specific environmental information management solutions.

nVIRO was built from the ground up to ensure compatibility with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulatory and system interface requirements. For federal systems, it fully supports the data submission mechanisms of the Exchange Network and is fully compliant with the requirements of the Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR).

It is a proven agency-wide solution, already in use at various state environmental agencies, and includes the following critical capabilities:

  • Support for online interactions (such as electronic permitting and compliance reporting, Freedom of Information Act [FOIA] requests, or public notices) by the public and regulated community.

  • Support for agency media/regulation-specific procedures and data needs, by balancing standardization of common, core processes with support for program-specific needs.

  • Support for rapid system adjustments in response to regulatory changes or agency process re-engineering (such as the regulatory agency shift to e-government and an automated mobile workforce).

nVIRO’s Model

The biggest challenge with enterprise solutions for ERAs is that they typically sacrifice either program-specific needs (by forcing programs into an overly generic solution) or long-term sustainability (by providing a monolithic, semi-custom, agency- or program-specific solution). Windsor has crafted a powerful, innovative solution that achieves the best of both program-specific needs and sustainable agency-wide needs without the shortcomings of either.

nVIRO, at its core, mirrors the fundamental functions of an ERA, and augments them with dynamic, user-configurable capabilities. This architectural combination enforces agency-wide standardization and sharing where it’s most valuable, while also supporting program-specific terminology, data entry forms, workflows, document templates, notifications, and reports. Additionally, the standardized approach and user interface facilitates cross-training of staff, as opposed to promoting system-specific experts.

Regulatory Life Cycle Support

nVIRO’s primary focus is supporting the regulatory life cycle. The user interface is separated into an external interface for the regulated community and an internal interface for agency staff. The external interface allows users to submit electronic forms for permit or license applications and renewals, deliver compliance reports, and perform other supporting tasks. The internal interface provides the functions necessary to process applications, develop permits, conduct evaluations, and perform related enforcement activities.

The nVIRO regulatory life cycle

Key Capabilities

Key capabilities of nVIRO include:

  • An online portal for the regulated community

  • Centralized management of regulated entities

  • Application submission

  • Permit management

  • Compliance reporting

  • Evaluations and inspections

  • Enforcement

  • Spatial data management

  • Document generation and management

  • Workflows and notifications

  • Mobile field collection

  • Environmental data monitoring

  • Reporting and data inquiry

  • Financial data management

  • System administration and configuration 

nVIRO Modules

nVIRO is comprised of five primary modules: nCORE, nFORM, nSPECT, nSITE Explorer, and nVISAGE.

nCORE

nCORE is the centerpiece of nVIRO, enabling the full integration of permit, compliance, and enforcement functionality across one or more regulatory program areas. Using workflow management dashboards, the permitting, compliance, and enforcement activity processes are guided to completion.

nFORM

nFORM supports the management of online submissions from the agency’s client base, whether these be regulated entities, the general public, or other interested parties. Using a low-code approach to form design, agencies can build and configure their own simple or complex forms, requiring e-signatures or not, integrated with payment processes if necessary to accept submitted data.

nSPECT

nSPECT provides mobile inspection capabilities to support inspectors, even without a data connection. Contextual data is typically prepopulated and data is returned via a seamless two-way integration with nCORE.

nSITE Explorer

nSITE Explorer empowers the public, the regulated community, and agency staff with self-service data exploration and discovery. A map-based display of sites and areas of environmental interest allows users to query data based on program-preferred filters.

nVISAGE

nVISAGE provides a flexible reporting environment to allow staff to manage the reporting needs of their programs.

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