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The "All Programs" search captures facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as well as current Toxics Release Inventory reporters. In addition, the All Programs search queries EPA's ICIS (Integrated Compliance Information System) database, which tracks EPA enforcement actions under additional statutes, such as the Federal Insecticide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Toxics Substances Control Act (TSCA). The parameters displayed for each of the facilities returned reflect data drawn from the databases that store state and federal information related to compliance and enforcement under the CAA, CWA, and RCRA. The All Programs search does not yet include data on public drinking water systems, regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). You can use the single-media Drinking Water Search to find information about drinking water systems, and see the Drinking Water Help to learn about the search and results. The "Air," "Water," "Hazardous Waste," and "Drinking Water" searches capture individual records/permits/sites from the databases (AFS, PCS and ICIS-NPDES, RCRAInfo, and SDWIS-Fed, respectively) that store state and federal compliance and enforcement data related to the CAA, CWA, RCRA, and SDWA. Parameters presented for each of these records/permits/sites reflect data drawn from the media-specific database you have searched. In addition, results returned by the Air, Water, and Hazardous Waste searches include federal enforcement actions taken under the relevant statute which are tracked in EPA's ICIS database. For information on the number of facilities that are included in the various ECHO searches, consult the Guide to Regulated Facilities in ECHO. This guide identifies the universe of facilities for searches using the default parameters and shows how the universe of facilities increases when "Minor Facilities" are included. Additional information can be found in the Compliance & Enforcement Data Entry Requirements Table. For all searches, you may view individual facility data in detail using links from your search results. Helpful hints on selecting your search criteria and performing your search appear below. |
Selecting Your Criteria |
Users may specify values for one or more of the featured criteria. The
criteria are broken into several categories: |
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Facility Characteristics |
Facility Name Search by Permit/ID SIC Code
NAICS Code (All Data Search, Air Search, Water ICIS-NPDES Search, and Hazardous Waste Search)
Federal Agency
CAA Program (Air Search only)
Owner/Operator (Air Search, Water Searches)
Non-Attainment Area for Any Pollutant (Air Search only) Facility Status
Facility Designation (Water Searches only)
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Geographic Location |
EPA Region City/State State ZIP Code County In Indian Country Tribal Land Code (Water ICIS-NPDES Search only) Facility located near US-Mexico Border |
Permit Information - Water Searches only |
Permit Type (PCS Only)
You can limit your search to one or more permit types by using the check boxes in this section. Below are permit types that you may search by:
Permit Components (ICIS-NPDES Only) Search for an NPDES Permit with one of the following permit components:
Permit Expiration Date Note: In most cases, facilities with expired permits have
applied for a new permit, but have not been issued one. Facilities
with pending permit renewal applications may legally continue operating
under the terms of the expired permit. EPA and delegated states
are working to reduce the backlog of expired permits that have not
be renewed/re-issued. Combined Sewer Systems |
Watershed Criteria |
Watershed (HUC) (Water Searches, All Programs Search) Use the "Map" link to select a watershed using its Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC). Use the "List" link to select up to four different watersheds. The text box displays your choices. Discharging into Impaired Waters (category 4 or 5)(Water Searches, All Programs Search)
Note that the locational data (latitude and longitude) are needed to index NPDES permits to the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Reach Addressing Database (RAD). For some facilities, locational data are not available, so whether the facilities directly discharge into impaired waters cannot be determined. For information on the completeness of 305b and 303d impairment data by state, see the Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds' NHD Reach Indexing Status by State page. |
Inspection/Enforcement History |
Compliance Information |
Current
Status: All Programs Air
Water Hazardous
Waste
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TRI Chemical Releases |
TRI On-Site Chemical Releases (All Data Search) Searches for facilities by the amount of on-site chemical releases they reported to TRI. |
TRI Off-Site Chemical Transfers (All Data Search) Searches for facilities by the amount of off-site chemical transfers they reported to TRI. |
TRI Reporter (All Data, Air, Water, and Hazardous Waste Searches) Searches for facilities based on whether they reported to TRI in the current year. |
TRI Rel Category (Air Search) Searches for facilities based on whether they reported air releases, carcinogen air releases, or Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) air releases to TRI in the current year. If a TRI release category is selected, a TRI release amount should also be selected. |
TRI Rel Amount (Air Search) Searches for facilities based on the amount of air releases they reported to TRI in the current year. If a TRI release amount is selected, a TRI release category should also be selected. |
National Emissions Inventory (NEI) Emission Category (Air Search) Searches for facilities based on whether they reported Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) emissions to NEI in the current year. Users can also search for facilities that emitted Criteria Air Pollutants (CAP), including Carbon Monoxide (CO), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), and Ammonia (NH3). If an NEI emission category is selected, an emission amount should also be selected. |
Emission Amount (Air Search) Searches for facilities based on the amount of emissions they reported to NEI in the current year. If an NEI emission amount is selected, an NEI emission category should also be selected. |
TRI Direct Water Discharges (Water Searches) Searches for facilities by the amount of direct water discharges they reported to TRI. |
TRI POTW Transfers (Water Searches) Searches for facilities by the amount of discharges to publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) they reported to TRI. |
TRI On-site Land Releases (Hazardous Waste Search) Searches for facilities by the amount of on-site land releases they reported to TRI. |
Demographic Profile |
Percent Minority (3-mile radius) Search for facilities based on the racial composition of the surrounding three-mile radius (2000 Census). |
Restrict by Media - All Data Search only |
Return All Facilities (Default) Must have Air ID Must have Water Permit (PCS) Must have Water Permit (ICIS-NPDES) Must have RCRA ID |
Performing Your Search |
ECHO users are given the option to "Search with Standard Output," or "Search with Custom Output."
It is possible to download the results as a text file and view the downloaded file off-line. To get more permit, compliance, chemical release, and demographic information on a specific facility, click on the facility's name. Each Detailed Facility Report provides a "Help" link to additional documentation. |
Additional Terms |
Active: Facilities in operation. Major/federally-reportable: Facilities for which states must submit compliance and enforcement data to EPA.
Minor/not federally-reportable: Facilities for which states are not required to submit data to EPA. EPA is therefore not able to verify the accuracy or comparability of data for these permits, although the Agency tracks their names and locations and may have some data about their inspections and enforcement activity.
CAA Part 61 NESHAP minors/federally-reportable: Sources which are subject to health-based National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, but which emit pollutants in amounts below major source threshold amounts. Delegated air pollution control agencies (state, local or tribal) must submit surveillance, compliance and enforcement data on these sources to AFS. Quarter: Three month interval over which many EPA databases track compliance and enforcement. Synthetic Minor/federally-reportable: Air pollution sources which request federally enforceable state operating permits (FESOPs) to limit source emissions to less than major source emission thresholds. Delegated air pollution control agencies (state, local or tribal) must submit surveillance, compliance and enforcement data on these sources to AFS. |