Facility/Site Search
The Solid Waste Information System (SWIS) search page allows searching of all facilities/sites
by multiple criteria, or location of a specific facility by name or SWIS number.
The advanced search function allows for specific site selection from the categories
searched. The database is continuously updated.
Downloadable Files:
SWIS Data File (MS Excel
97/2000, 2 MB) Includes basic information on each facility in the database including site, enforcement agency, operator, land owner, throughput, capacity, acreage, permit date, waste types,
activity type, regulatory status and operational status.
This file is updated every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6:00 a.m. The
data dictionary includes a description of each of the data fields.
Excel Display Note: In some instances the client workbook
display will not be maximized within the Excel container. When this happens you
will not see the multiple sheets contained within the workbook. To maximize the
workbook, double click on the workbook header.
SWIS GIS Data File (
Text, 1 MB)
This delimited text file is designed for inclusion into GIS software as a data table. Includes basic information on each facility in the database including site, enforcement agency, operator,
activity type, regulatory status, operational status
and latitude/longitude coordinates.
The source latitude/longitude coordinates are geographic decimal
degrees (GCS_North_American_1983). This file is updated every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6:00 a.m. The
data dictionary includes a description of each of the data fields.
Last Updated: Data updated continuously.
Solid Waste Information System(SWIS), http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/SWIS/
Skip Amerine,samerine@ciwmb.ca.gov (916) 341-6322