| 2021 Environmental Programs |
| Mission Statement |
Protect the public and the state's natural resources by licensing, registering, permitting, and inspecting various agribusinesses and producers. |
| Program Goals and Objectives |
- Provide comprehensive, consistent, and clear requirements, policies, and procedures.
- Provide professional, consistent, and fair inspections that follow the Department's policies and procedures.
- Provide timely and accurate processing of pesticide licenses.
- Provide compliance assistance through enhanced training programs, facility site visits, compliance materials distribution, and compliance discussions with licensees.
- Improve environmental health.
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| Source of Funds |
General Revenue Fund, Used Tire Management Fund, Livestock Management Facilities Fund, Pesticide Control Fund, Agriculture Pesticide Control Act Fund, Agriculture Federal Projects Fund |
Statutory Authority |
415 ILCS 60/1 et seq. |
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Fiscal Year 2022 Target/Projected |
Fiscal Year 2021 Actual |
Fiscal Year 2021 Target/Projected |
Fiscal Year 2020 Actual |
Fiscal Year 2019 Actual |
| Input Indicators |
| Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) |
$ 8,300.0 |
$ 7,924.5 |
$ 9,000.0 |
$ 8,659.2 |
$ 8,279.8 |
| Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) |
$ 8,300.0 |
$ 7,924.5 |
$ 9,000.0 |
$ 8,659.2 |
$ 8,279.8 |
| Average monthly full-time equivalents |
49.0 |
47.0 |
47.0 |
47.0 |
47.0 |
| Output Indicators |
| Pesticide applicators licensed (a) |
10,000 |
9,520 |
37,000 |
36,183 |
37,526 |
| Pesticide products registered (b) |
7,500 |
7,655 |
15,000 |
14,861 |
15,121 |
| Pesticide misuse investigations conducted |
350.0 |
370.0 |
420.0 |
949.0 |
520.0 |
| Acres of nursery inspected (c) |
20,000 |
546.0 |
20,000 |
18,188 |
23,252 |
| Nursery dealers licensed |
3,000 |
2,800 |
3,300 |
3,395 |
3,254 |
| Number of nursery inspections (c) |
350.0 |
16.0 |
400.0 |
381.0 |
455.0 |
| Livestock notices of intent to construct |
75.0 |
56.0 |
75.0 |
60.0 |
78.0 |
| Waste management plans certified |
20.0 |
19.0 |
20.0 |
24.0 |
17.0 |
| Livestock managers certified |
250.0 |
286.0 |
200.0 |
196.0 |
199.0 |
| Phytosanitary certificates issued |
5,500 |
5,344 |
5,400 |
4,881 |
6,061 |
| Outcome Indicators |
| Average response of agribusinesses and producers that listed the satisfaction of compliance assistance received as (1) not at all satisfied to (7) extremely satisfied (d) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
| Average response of agribusinesses and producers that agreed with the statement that inspectors are responsive, consistent, courteous, and prepared based on the scale of (1) strongly disagree to (7) strongly agree (d) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
| Average response of agribusinesses and producers that rated requirements and policies as (1) extremely unfair to (7) completely fair (d) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
| Percentage of enforcement actions overturned by the courts |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Percentage of lawncare and agrichemical sites subject to enforcement action |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Efficiency/Cost-Effectiveness Indicators |
| Number of inspections per inspector |
N/A |
N/A |
330.0 |
274.0 |
341.6 |
| Average cost per inspection (in dollars) |
$ 1,412.00 |
$ 1,400.00 |
$ 1,100.00 |
$ 1,312.72 |
$ 907.03 |
| Field inspection time per inspection (in hours) |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
Explanatory Information
The Bureau of Environmental Programs (Bureau) protects the public and the State’s natural resources by licensing, registering, permitting, and inspecting various agribusinesses and producers. Licenses, registrations, and certificates are issued for pesticide products, pesticide applicators, the nursery industry, and phytosanitary exports. Variances in the number of pesticide applicators and products registered reflected above are primarily due a change in reporting methods for fiscal year 2021, which is presented as the number of applicator licenses and product registrations granted during the year, while previous years are reported as total number of licenses and registrations active at the end of the fiscal year. Reporting for licenses and registration completed during the fiscal year, as opposed to reporting all licenses and registrations at the end of the fiscal year, will continue going forward. In addition, registrations and licenses can be granted for different time periods, and a variance between fiscal years can be expected.
Footnotes
The number of pesticide applicators is being reported differently this fiscal year. Previous years listed the total number of applicators holding a license. (Licenses are valid for 3 years). This report only includes the number of licenses issued during the fiscal year. The number of products registered is being reported differently this fiscal year. Previous years listed the total number of products registered. This report only includes the number of products registered during the fiscal year. (Registrations are valid for 2 years) Inspections were not conducted due to COVID-19 shutdown and restrictions imposed on inspection process. No data available for this time period. Survey was not conducted.
Public Accountability Report
