RCO Report Generator

Reports

Reports and photos save automatically on this device. Export the .docx when the day is done. Use Import draft to continue a report started on another device.

Settings

Defaults

SCE SME Name (auto filled on new reports) Monitor Company

Monitor roster

One name per line. These appear as suggestions in the Monitor Name field.

Species library additions

The built-in library covers the audited 2026 RCO species list: all California birds with IBP alpha codes, plus mammals, herps, fish, special status invertebrates, and plants. Add project extras here, one per line: CODE, Common Name, Scientific name. Species can also be typed directly in any report without being added here.

New report

Report header

Project Name

Date

Monitor Name

Construction/Foreman Name and Company

Monitor Company

SCE SME Name

Prime or Sub

ESD provided adequate notification time prior to project notification?

Time In

Time Out

Tailboard & site

Land ownership

Environmental Tailboard conducted by monitor?

Crew aware of all environmental requirements?

Are all potentially impacted ESAs staked in the field?

Where work occurred

Location (Longitude/Latitude)

Species observed & impacts

Species Observed

Impacts

Additional Species Observation Details

Equipment & vegetation management

Equipment used

Equipment not listed can be typed in; press return to add it. Tap + or − on a chip to set how many.

Vegetation management performed?

Summary of activities

Tap an entry type to add it. The standard wording fills in from your selections.

Permits

Permits Issued?

Permits Onsite?

Env. Requirement Clearance Onsite?

Non-compliance / incidents / close calls

Incident Observed?

Describe

Measures / conditions

1. Is site disturbance as described in ER/Permits/Plans?

2. Are ERD measures implemented?

3. Are ERD construction-related Permit Conditions applied?

4. Are dry conditions/weather restrictions being followed?

5. Is riparian vegetation/tree removal or trimming/mowing minimized per ERD/Permit?

6. Are restricted ESAs being avoided by crews?

Special conditions (if applicable)

1. Is the project following requirements of the Dewatering/Diversion plan?

2. If unanticipated groundwater was encountered, were appropriate measures taken (i.e., Stop Work, contact ESD for support)?

Photographs

Use Solocator stamped photos. Photos are renumbered automatically in the order below.

Review & export

Packages this report and its photos, finished or not. Import it from the home screen on the other device to continue.

New survey memo

Memo header

Project Name (as it reads in the running header)

Survey Date

Biologist

Survey area

Road miles (approx.)

Buffer (feet)

Extends from

City / community

County

Target species / resources

Scientific names come from the library automatically. Free typed resources work too.

Methods

Mapping device Sign searched for (optional, reads as a parenthetical) Evaluation detail (optional sentence)

Results

Survey conditions

Conditions for detecting target species

Dominant vegetation community Findings (blank line starts a new paragraph)

Avoidance and minimization measures

Checked measures print with their headings. Edit wording per project; enter buffer distances directly in the text.

Conclusion

Photographs (Appendix A)

Use Solocator stamped photos. Photos are renumbered automatically in the order below.

Review & export

Packages this memo and its photos, finished or not.

Reports

Defaults

Monitor roster

Species library additions

Report header

Tailboard & site

Species observed & impacts

Equipment & vegetation management

Summary of activities

Permits

Non-compliance / incidents / close calls

Measures / conditions

Special conditions (if applicable)

Photographs

Review & export

Memo header

Survey area

Target species / resources

Methods

Results

Avoidance and minimization measures

Conclusion

Photographs (Appendix A)

Review & export

Special status species