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Create and Manage An Account

In order to submit projects that require Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) and/or Green Area Ratio (GAR) review, you must have an account to use the Surface and Groundwater System. All Surface and Groundwater System users must have their own accounts, and can use a single account to submit multiple projects.

Request an Account

  1. The database is available at doee.dc.gov/SGS.

  2. Click the link to register for a new account. Complete the form with your own contact information. Do not enter the contact information for a client or the address of the project you are submitting.

  3. Complete the form and click Submit to request your account.

  4. Within the next business day, the Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) will grant you access to the database and notify you via email with log in instructions. This email and many other notifications will be sent to you from notify@quickbase.com. The subject line for this email will be QuickBase invite to the "Surface and Groundwater System" app. Please confirm that it did not get moved to your spam/junk folder by mistake.

  5. After you receive an email from DOEE with login instructions, follow the instructions in the email to create your password. Your username will always be your email address. Periodically, your password will expire. You can request a new password from the login screen.

  6. To access the Surface and Groundwater System, go to the login page http://doee.dc.gov/sgs, and log in with your email address and password.

Update your Contact Info

When you request an account, the contact information you enter is saved in the database. This information will be used to pre-fill forms and applications you submit within the database and will be used by DOEE as your primary contact information. If you need to update your contact information, log in to the Surface and Groundwater System, go to the Support menu, and click Edit Account Information. This will not change your username or password.

Change Site Ownership or Management

If you own or manage a site, and there is a change in site ownership or management, you must notify DOEE of this change.

  1. From the database home screen, click Sites and Plans.

  2. Click Notify DOEE of a Change in Site Ownership or Management.

  3. A report will display all of the sites you own or manage. On the record for the site, click Notify DOEE of a change in site ownership or management.

  4. Enter information for the new site owner and the date of settlement. Save the form to submit it to DOEE. DOEE will record the transfer of site ownership, and you will no longer be listed as the site owner or manager.