1. GEOS Training for Applications & Reporting
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division
GEOS Technical Assistance site:

2. What is GEOS?
The Georgia EPD Online System (GEOS) is a portal for online electronic permit applications including:
Brownfield
Construction Storm Water
Hazardous Substance Fee
Hazardous Waste Fee
Lead-Based Paint & Asbestos
NPDES Municipal Wastewater
Scrap Tire
Storm Water Industrial
Title V
Trust Fund
Invoice Payment Only
Underground Storage Tank
Waste Reduction
Voluntary Remediation Program
New applications will be added to GEOS over time. 

3. What are the benefits of GEOS?
Improving Program effectiveness and efficiency.
Reduced workload for managing data.
Reduction in printing and mailing costs.
Gives permittees the ability to track their permit status electronically.
Web Based – no software to install

4. GEOS Training Website: This should be your starting point

5. GEOS Training Website - Documents

6. GEOS Training Website - FAQ

7. GEOS Training Website - Calendar

8. GEOS Training Website - Videos

9. GEOS Training Website – General Information

10. GEOS Training Website - Contacts

11. Trainings Hands on in a computer lab using a training system
This allows the participants to actually get in and play with the system that is a duplicate of the live system
It is a sandbox where you can enter information and see how the system behaves but none of the information translates over to the live system

12. Trainings
The trainings are dispersed all across the state and generally take place at Technical Colleges
Cordele May 30th
Macon June 1st
Clarkesville July 10th
Atlanta August 1st
Dalton August 2nd
Savannah October 18th
Acworth November 6th
Valdosta November 29th
Macon November 30th
Athens December 12th

13. Trainings
We currently working on scheduling the following additional locations
Lawrenceville
Warm Springs
Brunswick
These will be added as the classroom space is confirmed
We will also have a booth at the SHE & GEC Conference

14. Trainings The following topics are covered in training
Understanding GEOS account groups and types.
Creating/Managing an account for GEOS.
Fill out/Submit application(s) within GEOS.
Managing/Tracking Applications within GEOS
Fee Payment & Public Portal

15. Trainings The three things that we truly focus on are:
Creating your account and making sure you create the correct account type
Fee Payment
Preparer
Responsible Official (RO)
How an RO associates their facilities correctly and making sure they select the correct source
How an RO associates Consultants and Preparers

16. Account Groups & Privileges
User Type
Purpose
Account Privileges
Fee Payment
Fee Payment Account Type is designed for users who only want to use GEOS to make payments.
View and submit Online Payment
Track account transactions
Preparer
A preparer is someone who is assigned by a RO to create and prepare applications for their facility.
The preparer “generally” has no right to actually submit an application but can prepare applications for a single or multiple ROs that they have been associated with. The types of application and the facilities that the preparer can prepare applications for are all defined by the RO. An RO can be associated as a preparer for another RO.
View and prepare an electronic data entry form in GEOS
View submitted data in GEOS
Keep track of the status of submitted records
Keep track of issuances

17. Account Groups & Privileges
User Type
Purpose
Account Privileges
Responsible Official (RO)
Only the RO account can certify and submit applications in GEOS.
An RO can only maintain one User Account; this account inherently has Preparer privileges. This one account may be assigned RO privileges for certain facilities and Preparer privileges for others.
Generally, for an RO to submit an application, they must first be approved by the EPD as the RO for that facility.
An RO can request additional Account Types through the GEOS system
Certify and submit a data entry form in GEOS
Associate a consultant to their account to prepare applications
View and submit Online Payment
Track account transactions
View and prepare an electronic data entry form in GEOS
View submitted data in GEOS
Keep track of the status of submitted records
Keep track of issuances

18. Account Groups & Types
GEOS has three account groups and fourteen account types for the regulated community. Your access to these account types will be determined by the account group you belong to.
Account Group
Account Type
Fee Payment
Preparer
Responsible Official
Responsible Official for Municipal Wastewater, Responsible Official for TitleV, Responsible Official for SIP, RO/Owner for Scrap Tire, RO/Owner for Lead-Based Paint and Asbestos, RO/Owner for Trust Fund Reimbursement Request, RO/Owner for Underground Storage Tank, Invoice Payment Only, RO/Owner for Brownfield, RO/Owner for Hazardous Waste Fee, RO/Owner for Hazardous Substance Fee, RO/Owner for Voluntary Remediation Program, RO/Owner for Storm Water Construction, RO/Owner for Storm Water Industrial

19. Identity Proofing
In order to be approved as a Responsible Official for a facility you may first have to have your identity proofed
The type of Identity Proofing that you must use is dependent on the types of applications you are requesting
Identity Proofing is done by e-verify or ESA (Subscriber Agreement)
We cover the entire identity proofing process in training or you can find it on the Training Website

20. Trainings We also cover numerous other features
You will pretty much touch and see every aspect of the GEOS System
Classes start at 10:00am and generally run to 3:30pm
We break for lunch
If you need any individual coaching we will do that from 3:30 - 4:00pm

21. ITOS EPD Training Team 706-542-5308 Itos.epd@itos.uga.edu
Questions?
Please join us for a full complete training
More information can be found at:
ITOS EPD Training Team