Primary law
primaryLaw
Optional
Primary statute, for example CAA, CWA, RCRA, SDWA, EPCRA, or FIFRA.
Gulf Coast EPA Compliance & Enforcement Monitor (ECHO)
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Search EPA ECHO facilities and enforcement cases in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida by parish or county, program, violation, penalty, and industry, or monitor new enforcement on a schedule.
Record type
recordType
Optional
'facility' for a facility record or 'enforcementCase' for an enforcement case.
EPA Registry ID
registryId
Optional
EPA Facility Registry Service ID, unique per facility. Facilities only.
Facility name
facilityName
Optional
Facility name as ECHO lists it.
Street
street
Optional
Street address.
City
city
Optional
City.
State
state
Optional
Two-letter state code of the facility.
ZIP code
zip
Optional
ZIP code.
County or parish
county
Optional
County or parish name as ECHO lists it.
County FIPS
countyFips
Optional
Five-digit state and county FIPS code ECHO derived from the location, or the facility's own FIPS code or county name when ECHO derived none. Null for portable or unplaced facilities.
EPA region
epaRegion
Optional
EPA region number (Louisiana, Texas: 06; Mississippi, Alabama, Florida: 04).
Latitude
latitude
Optional
Latitude in decimal degrees, or null when missing or out of range.
Longitude
longitude
Optional
Longitude in decimal degrees, or null when missing or out of range.
NAICS codes
naicsCodes
Optional
Every NAICS industry code on file for the facility.
SIC codes
sicCodes
Optional
Every SIC industry code on file for the facility.
Programs
programs
Optional
EPA programs that regulate the facility: CAA, CWA, RCRA, SDWA.
Active
active
Optional
True when ECHO lists the facility as active.
Major facility
majorFacility
Optional
True when the facility is a major source or major discharger.
Federal facility
federalFacility
Optional
True when the facility is federally owned or operated.
Clean Air Act IDs
airIds
Optional
Clean Air Act program IDs.
NPDES permit IDs
npdesIds
Optional
Clean Water Act NPDES permit IDs.
RCRA handler IDs
rcraIds
Optional
Hazardous waste (RCRA) handler IDs.
Drinking water system IDs
sdwaIds
Optional
Safe Drinking Water Act public water system IDs.
Clean Air Act classification
caaPermitTypes
Optional
Clean Air Act source classification, for example Major Emissions.
Clean Water Act permit type
cwaPermitTypes
Optional
Clean Water Act permit type.
RCRA handler type
rcraPermitTypes
Optional
RCRA handler or permit type.
Drinking water system type
sdwaSystemTypes
Optional
Safe Drinking Water Act system type.
Compliance status
complianceStatus
Optional
Overall current compliance status across programs.
Clean Air Act status
caaComplianceStatus
Optional
Current Clean Air Act compliance status.
Clean Water Act status
cwaComplianceStatus
Optional
Current Clean Water Act compliance status.
RCRA status
rcraComplianceStatus
Optional
Current RCRA compliance status.
Drinking water status
sdwaComplianceStatus
Optional
Current Safe Drinking Water Act compliance status.
Current violation
currentViolation
Optional
True when ECHO shows an alleged violation in the current quarter.
Significant noncompliance
significantNoncompliance
Optional
True when the facility is in significant noncompliance or a high priority violation.
Quarters in noncompliance
quartersInNoncompliance
Optional
Quarters in noncompliance out of the last 12.
3-year compliance history
complianceHistory3yr
Optional
ECHO quarter-by-quarter code string for the last 12 quarters, oldest first.
Inspections (5 years)
inspectionCount
Optional
Inspections in the last five years.
Last inspection
lastInspectionDate
Optional
Date of the most recent inspection, YYYY-MM-DD.
Informal actions (5 years)
informalActionCount
Optional
Informal enforcement actions, such as notices of violation, in the last five years.
Last informal action
lastInformalActionDate
Optional
Date of the most recent informal action, YYYY-MM-DD.
Formal actions (5 years)
formalActionCount
Optional
Formal enforcement actions, such as orders and consent decrees, in the last five years.
Last formal action
lastFormalActionDate
Optional
Date of the most recent formal action, YYYY-MM-DD.
Penalties (5 years, USD)
totalPenaltiesUsd
Optional
Total federal and state penalties assessed in the last five years, in US dollars.
Penalties (count)
penaltyCount
Optional
Number of penalties in the last five years.
Last penalty
lastPenaltyDate
Optional
Date of the most recent penalty, YYYY-MM-DD.
Last penalty (USD)
lastPenaltyAmountUsd
Optional
Amount of the most recent penalty, in US dollars.
Clean Air Act penalties (USD)
caaPenaltiesUsd
Optional
Clean Air Act penalties in the last five years.
Clean Water Act penalties (USD)
cwaPenaltiesUsd
Optional
Clean Water Act penalties in the last five years.
RCRA penalties (USD)
rcraPenaltiesUsd
Optional
RCRA penalties in the last five years.
Enforcement action IDs
enforcementActionIds
Optional
IDs of the formal enforcement actions and cases ECHO links to the facility.
Detailed Facility Report
detailedFacilityReportUrl
Optional
Link to the facility on echo.epa.gov.
Case number
caseNumber
Optional
ECHO enforcement case number, unique per case. Enforcement cases only.
Case name
caseName
Optional
Case name.
Activity ID
activityId
Optional
ECHO enforcement activity ID.
State searched
matchedState
Optional
The state whose case search returned this case.
Case category
caseCategory
Optional
Case category, for example Judicial or Administrative - Formal.
Case category code
caseCategoryCode
Optional
ECHO case category code.
Case status
caseStatus
Optional
Case status, for example Active or Closed.
Case status code
caseStatusCode
Optional
ECHO case status code.
Civil or criminal
civilOrCriminal
Optional
'civil' or 'criminal'.
Lead agency
lead
Optional
EPA or State.
Primary law
primaryLaw
Optional
Primary statute, for example CAA, CWA, RCRA, SDWA, EPCRA, or FIFRA.
Primary section
primarySection
Optional
Section of the primary law.
Laws
laws
Optional
Every statute the case cites.
Primary NAICS code
primaryNaicsCode
Optional
NAICS code of the primary facility.
Primary SIC code
primarySicCode
Optional
SIC code of the primary facility.
Date filed
dateFiled
Optional
Date the case was filed, YYYY-MM-DD.
Date lodged
dateLodged
Optional
Date a consent decree was lodged, YYYY-MM-DD.
Settlement date
settlementDate
Optional
Date of the settlement or final order, YYYY-MM-DD.
Date closed
dateClosed
Optional
Date the case was closed, YYYY-MM-DD.
Enforcement outcome
enforcementOutcome
Optional
Outcome, for example Final Order With Penalty.
Federal penalty (USD)
federalPenaltyUsd
Optional
Federal penalty assessed, in US dollars.
State or local penalty (USD)
stateLocalPenaltyUsd
Optional
State or local penalty assessed, in US dollars.
Total penalty (USD)
totalPenaltyUsd
Optional
Federal plus state or local penalty, or null when ECHO lists neither.
SEP cost (USD)
sepCostUsd
Optional
Cost of any Supplemental Environmental Project.
Compliance cost (USD)
complianceActionCostUsd
Optional
Estimated cost of the required compliance actions.
Cost recovery (USD)
costRecoveryUsd
Optional
Cost recovery awarded.
Settlements
settlementCount
Optional
Number of settlements in the case.
Court docket number
courtDocketNumber
Optional
Court docket number for judicial cases.
DOJ docket number
dojDocketNumber
Optional
Department of Justice docket number.
Pollutants
pollutants
Optional
Pollutants named in the case.
Case report
caseReportUrl
Optional
Link to the enforcement case report on echo.epa.gov.
Change type
changeType
Optional
'new' or 'changed' in monitor mode, otherwise 'notTracked'.