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Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program

ATRS - Automated TRI Reporting Software

Note: EPA no longer updates this information, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.

ATRS2000 with TRI Assistance Library (TRIAL)

ATRS (Automated TRI Reporting Software) is the electronic version of the Form R and Form A that TRI submitters use each year to report toxic chemicals released into the land, water, air, or otherwise managed as waste. Click "ATRS Software Only" below to download the Windows 32-bit version for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, or Windows 2000. To download both the ATRS Software and TRIAL, click "ATRS with TRIAL" below.

ATRS Software Only

ATRS Software Only atrs2000.exe | 7,694 KB | @28.8: 36 minutes; @56: 19 min.

ATRS Patch for Vanadium Compounds: A patch is available for downloading if you will be reporting vanadium compounds for RY 2000. This patch insures that ATRS recognizes this category as a metal, thus allowing a submitter to use the appropriate M codes for reporting as applicable. If you have any difficulties downloading this patch, please contact ATRS Technical Support at (703) 816-4434 or atrs.tech.support@epcra.org

(READ ALL FOLLOWING STEPS BEFORE STARTING)

    1. After you have downloaded the patch to your desktop from the EPA/TRI/ATRS Web site and stored it in "My Documents" or on the Desktop.
    2. If you have already entered data into ATRS2000, go to step 3, otherwise jump to step 4.
    3. Start up ATRS2000,validate all the entries that you have made and create a submission diskette. In effect, you have transferred your entire current database onto the diskette. Then,close down ATRS2000.
    4. Copy the new patch file you downloaded from the TRI Web site (ATRS2000.DB)to the folder where ATRS2000 is currently installed THIS WILL OVERWRITE THE OLD ATRS2000.DB DATABASE. (Usually this will be C:Atrs00 since this is the default location.)

      Here is an easy way to do this:
      1. Right click the Start button on your start bar,
      2. Left click the Explore option, this will give you a split screen listing of all your folders (directories) on your PC;
      3. Left click on the folder in which you stored the patch (You should see the patch listed in the right screen as ATRS2000.db);
      4. Drag the patch from the right screen to the folder named Atrs00 on the left screen;
      5. Close the window. This completes the action necessary to apply the patch.
    5. You can then start ATRS2000 to load to the database new data or reload data from the diskette you created in step 3.

Vanadium & Vanadium Compounds letter for RY 2000. (PDF, 13 KB)
Here is a copy of the letter that was sent to all facilities who reported vanadium (fume or dust) in RY 1999.

ATRS with TRIAL

ATRS with TRIAL atrs2kcd.exe | 13,016 KB | @28.8: 63 min; @56: 32 min.

ATRS Magnetic Media File Formats for RY 2000 (PDF) (82KB)

We have discovered two typos in the document:

    1. Page 3-2, for Q & A9: there is an extra zero in each of the last three rows. The last three rows should read:

      1300001W C46C99F01F11F19F31F41F420200500N
      1300001L F51F61F71F81F82F83F99G010300250Y
      1300001S G09G11G21G99P01P09P11P120400125N

    2. Page 5-8, record # 202 should read "Enter 17."

What are the differences between the Automated TRI Reporting Software (ATRS) and Toxics Release Inventory - Made Easy (TRI-ME)?

EPA plans to completely transition from ATRS to TRI-ME. For reporting year (RY) 2001 (reports due July 2002), facilities may use either TRI-ME or ATRS.

The TRI-ME software is a new tool to help facilities in determining and completing their Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) section 313 (TRI) Form R and As. TRI-ME is an interactive, intelligent, user-friendly software tool that guides facilities through the TRI reporting experience. In contrast, while ATRS allows facilities to complete the Form R and A's on their personal computers, it provides much less guidance and assistance. A full comparison of the two TRI software reporting tools is provided in the table below.

TRI Reporting Software for the Form R and A.

Comparison of TRI-ME versus ATRS for RY2001 (forms due July 2002)

Feature
TRI-ME
ATRS
Guides the user through the process of determining whether they must report based on their SIC code and number of employees. Helps determine primary SIC code. Yes No
Guides facilities through the process of determining whether they exceed the chemical activity thresholds for manufacture, process and otherwise use for any TRI chemicals. Yes No
Allows users to access and search the TRI Assistance Library (TRIAL) of TRI guidance documents Yes Yes
Intelligently linked to TRIAL. A user is shown particular paragraphs of guidance that might be directly relevant to the section of the Form R they are working on. Yes  No
Allows users to load or import their facility information and chemical names from RY1999 or RY2000. Yes Yes
Allows users to load or import their facility information and chemical names from years prior to RY1999. No Yes
Allows users to load or import their prior year quantitative information on releases and waste transfers. No Yes
Guides facilities in completing the Form R and A by explaining each element of the form through a questionnaire format. Yes No
Allows expert TRI users to bypass most of the handholding guidance and directly enter the data into the forms. Yes Not applicable
Allows users to directly enter data into the forms on a computer screen. Yes Yes
Streamlines the completion of Form R, Part II, Section 7a information on waste treatment methods. Yes No
Prevents facilities from making common errors while completing the Form R and A. Yes Some
Checks (validates) the forms to identify critical and potential errors that should be corrected before submitting the forms to EPA. Yes Some
Allows users to print their forms on paper or on floppy discs (using the same file format from RY2000). Yes Yes
Allows users to submit their forms electronically over the Internet. Yes No

 

 

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