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 Any member of the public can access the IEPA Document Explorer to
search more than 425,000 documents consisting of 11.5 million pages.
Through the tool, individuals can search for locations of interest
by site name; location address and/or program ID; or by a geographic
mapping tool that will assist in identifying over 200,000 locations
known to the Illinois EPA.
“The Illinois EPA is excited to provide a tool to better aid the
public in obtaining pertinent Agency documents and further improving
the transparency of this Agency,” said Director Bonnett. “Not only
will this benefit the public, but Illinois EPA anticipates a
significant reduction in FOIA requests for these documents that will
now be readily available online.”
 In calendar year 2014, Illinois EPA received over 6,600 requests
under the Freedom of Information Act, for nearly 26,000 site
locations or items. The Agency estimated that nearly half of those
requests involved Leaking Underground Storage Tank or Site
Remediation Program information, which will now be available without
submitting a FOIA request.
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Individuals or businesses seeking technical documents related to
either of the referenced programs can access the IEPA Document
Explorer through the Agency’s website at
http://external.epa.illinois.gov/DocumentExplorer. This is
the first phase of the Agency’s Document Explorer. Illinois EPA
plans to add additional documents to the online tool to further
improve access to Agency documents.
For documents not available through the IEPA Document Explorer,
individuals can continue to request those documents through the
Freedom of Information Act. An online form can be completed on the
Illinois EPA website at
www.epa.illinois. gov/foia.
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