EPA ECHO - Environmental Compliance Data

Overview

Scrape EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online) for facility environmental compliance data including Air, Water, RCRA, and SDWA programs via the official REST API. Supports filters (State, City, Facility Type / Program, Compliance Status).

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats
• Control output volume with configurable result limits

Use Cases

• Track - Track federal government data releases and updates
• Build - Build datasets for policy research and analysis
• Monitor - Monitor regulatory changes and compliance requirements
• Aggregate - Aggregate public government data for transparency projects

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
state	string (required)	Two-letter state code (e.g., CA, TX, NY). Required.
city	string	Filter by city name. Recommended for large states to avoid API row limits.
zipCode	string	Filter by ZIP code (optional, alternative to city)
facilityType	string	Filter by environmental program	ALL
complianceStatus	string	Filter by compliance status	ALL
activeOnly	boolean	Only return active facilities	true
maxItems	integer	Maximum number of facilities to scrape	100

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "facilityId": "ABC-12345",
  "facilityName": "EPA ECHO Sample Item",
  "address": "123 Main St",
  "street": "Sample street",
  "city": "San Francisco",
  "state": "CA",
  "zip": "94105",
  "county": 127,
  "fipsCode": "Sample fipsCode"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the EPA ECHO - Environmental Compliance Data actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~epa-echo-facilities/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/epa-echo-facilities").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect EPA ECHO - Environmental Compliance Data with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration