Scrape EPA ECHO Database into Public Violation Directory
- Organization
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Sector
- Environmental journalists, activists, researchers, compliance professionals
- Location
- United States
Source reference
https://echo.epa.gov/tools/web-services/detailed-facility-report
Executive summary
Current state
EPA's ECHO database publicly exposes facilities with active CWA violations while imposing daily penalties up to $342,218, creating immediate financial pressure on small/medium operators who lack compliance expertise but face non-deductible penalties and binding Consent Decree deadlines.
Market catalyst
EPA publishes facility compliance data in the ECHO database but provides no user-friendly directory or search interface for journalists, activists, or researchers to track non-compliant facilities - creating an information gap between raw data and actionable intelligence.
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