Use EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online website to search for facilities in your community to assess their compliance with environmental regulations. You can use ECHO to:

• Search for Facilities
• Investigate Pollution Sources
• Search for EPA Enforcement Cases
• Examine and Create Enforcement-Related Maps
• Analyze Trends in Compliance & Enforcement Data

 

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ECHO provides a variety of ways to identify facilities of interest. Search for facilities by media program using the links below or use media-specific tools to conduct additional analyses.

Cross Program

• All Media Programs Facility Search
• Map Any Facilities with Enforcement and Compliance Data
• Corporate Compliance Screener
• ECHO Notify

Wastewater/Stormwater/
Biosolids (CWA)

• Wastewater/Stormwater/Biosolids
  Facility Search
• NPDES Program Areas Facility Searches
  • Biosolids
  • Biosolids Annual Report
  • Industrial Stormwater
• Map Water Facilities
• Water Pollutant Loading Tool
• Water Quality Indicators Map New!
• NPDES DMR Non-Receipt Status Search
• NPDES Noncompliance Report (NNCR)
  • Quarterly Report
  • Annual Report

Air (CAA)

• Air Facility Search
• Map Air Facilities
• ECHO Clean Air Tracking Tool (ECATT)

Hazardous Waste (RCRA)

• Hazardous Waste Facility Search
• Map Hazardous Waste Facilities

Drinking Water (SDWA)

• Drinking Water System Search

Popular Feature

ECHO provides many features to a variety to explore compliance and enforcement data. Use the links below to display trends through dashboards, maps, and charts.

Track Performance

• EPA/State Dashboards
  • Air Dashboard / Comparative Map
  • Wastewater Dashboard / Comparative Map
  • Hazardous Waste Dashboard / Comparative Map
  • Drinking Water Dashboard
  • Pesticides Dashboard
• NPDES DMR Non-Receipt Status Search
• State Review Framework (SRF)
• SRF Recommendations
• Archived Tools

Data Visualization

• Data Visualization Gallery
  • PFAS Analytic Tools
  • NPDES eRule Dashboards
  • Benzene Fenceline Monitoring

Pollution Analysis

• Water Pollutant Loading Tool
• ECHO Clean Air Tracking Tool (ECATT)
• Water Quality Indicators Map New!

Popular Feature

Find information on formal federal administrative and judicial enforcement actions. The ECHO Enforcement Case Search queries civil cases entered into the Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) and criminal cases entered into the Summary of Criminal Prosecutions database. Locate EPA enforcement cases by searching:

Download Datasets

• National Datasets - Download nationwide facility datasets for comprehensive analyses
• Explore DMR Data - Analyze discharge monitoring report (DMR) data using the Water Pollutant Loading Tool
  • NPDES Monitoring Data Download: Provides easy-to-read file of all permit limit and discharge information for a facility in a downloadable spreadsheet format
  • Watershed Statistics and Loadings: Provides data about the facilities and wastewater discharges located within a watershed
• ECHO Exporter - Download a comprehensive file of summary information for more than 1.5 million regulated facilities in one ZIP file

Access Web Services

• ECHO Web Services - Directly access ECHO data using public web services to design custom applications utilizing a live feed of data from ECHO
• ECHO Map Services - Leverage geospatial data using standard facility symbology, regulatory programs, compliance status, and inspection status
• ECHO Quick Search Widget - Embed the ECHO Quick Search widget to allow users to quickly search for and learn about regulated facilities' environmental compliance record