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ECHO

Enforcement and Compliance History Online

http://www.epa.gov/echo

ECHO is an abbreviation for Enforcement and Compliance History Online. It is a newly created Website of the Environmental Protection Agency.

ECHO provides comprehensive information on inspections, violations, and enforcement history at more than 800,000 facilities that are regulated under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

The site is primarily designed for public users interested in reviewing the compliance status of local facilities. Users can determine if facilities in their area are in compliance, when violations took place, and what enforcement penalties or actions were taken against the facility.

ECHO’s search engine makes finding the facility easier. The search engine is separated into two sections. Users can search by category or by using the quick search feature.

Searching by category allows the user to browse through all the data, or narrow the search by searching specific subcategories such as: Air Data, Water Data, or Hazardous Waste Data. A quick search can be performed by entering in a zip code, a city, or a state and narrowed further by checking the type of facility desired.

In searching the site, one should be adventurous and click on all the underlined links appearing within the pages for the facility chosen. These links take the user to more in-depth information about the facility such as the date of problems, actions taken, fines levied, and more.

The site will be beneficial to grass-root and watch dog organizations and citizens who want to keep better informed of environmental issues and the environmental records of facilities within their locale.

Enforcement and Compliance History Online: http://www.epa.gov/echo

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