HARP Emission Inventory Module
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Background
Hotspots Analysis and Reporting Program (HARP) Emission Inventory Module (EIM) is the data entry tool that CARB maintains. Many Air Districts use HARP EIM to prepare their emission inventories to CARB.
System Requirements
The current version of HARP is a Microsoft Windows based program and can be installed on any Windows operating system that supports the Microsoft .Net Framework 4.7.2 or later.
- 2GB of RAM
- 55 MB of free space for program files
Latest Version
Emission Inventory Module (v2.2.0)
If you have any active projects that use an older version of HARP EIM, please create backups as loss of data has been reported in the past when updating HARP EIM. CARB recommends making copies of .mdb project files as well as exporting data as a .tra file and then importing the .tra file with the new version.
If you have a previous version of HARP EIM installed in your device, CARB recommends uninstalling the older version before installing the latest version. Although you can have multiple versions of HARP EIM running on your device, this may lead to user errors down the line.
Training
Through CARB's Learning Management System (LMS) you can take a HARP EIM training course. The name of the course is “HARP: Air Toxics Reporting.”
To access the course
- Go to the Air Quality Training page
- Select “My Account”
- Enter your login credentials and select “External Student Log-In”
- If you don't have an account, select “Create New Account (External Students)”
Related Files
- Getting Started: Provides information for new users and instructions for upgrading from the previous version of HARP.
- User Guide (revised March 3, 2017)
- Sample Project for the EIM: This project contains fictitious data.
- Excel Import Sample: A template MS Excel 2000-2003 file that can be used to import facility and emission data into the Emission Inventory Module.
- CEIDARS Utility Database: Download and manually install the latest CEIDARS utility database. This database is used to assist with data entry and quality assurance. (April 2025)
- Health Database: Download and manually install the latest health database (posted: January 7, 2025)
- Health Table Excel Version: Copy of the latest HARP health table (posted: January 7, 2025)
- Property Boundary Import Sample: A sample file that can be used to import property boundary data into the Emission Inventory Module. This file will create a five sided polygon. See Section 8.i.iii in the User Guide for more information. Note: The facility origin must be entered before this file can be used. Facility origin: E: 475km, N: 3633.3km, UTM NAD27, Zone 11.
- Version History
- End User License Agreement
- AB2588 Air Toxics "Hot Spots" Inventory Guidelines: This document provides direction and criteria to facilities on how to compile and submit air toxics emission data.
- AB2588 Air Toxics "Hot Spots" Program Facility Prioritization Guidelines: HARP calculates prioritization scores based on this document.
- CEIDARS 2.5 Database Structure: The user database in HARP is based on the CEIDARS data structure. The tables and fields are described in this document.