Improvements Needed in Coast Guard's Computer-Based Pollution Incident Reporting System
Published: Jan 31, 1978. Publicly Released: Jan 31, 1978.
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The Pollution Incident Reporting System (PIRS) is a computer-based system which was started in December 1971 to collect information on discharges of oil or hazardous substances reported to or detected by the Coast Guard and was later expanded to collect information on cleanup activities and penalty actions.