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Results Guide |
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Results returned by the "All Programs"
search include data from all of the following EPA data sources:
Results returned by the "single-media" searches (Air Program search, Water Program search, and Hazardous Waste search) reflect data from the environmental media program source you searched. Thus, the "Air Program" search reflects data from
the "Water Program - PCS" search reflects data from
the "Water Program - ICIS-NPDES" search reflects data from
the "Hazardous Waste Program" search reflects data from
Eight indicators are presented in the default search results table:
Several additional indicators are available through ECHO's Custom Output report option:
One additional indicator is available in ECHO CAA results when a user selects the "NEI Emission Category" Option:
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| Program ID |
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An alphanumeric field, which is a unique value for each record/permit/site within each data system. These identifiers are for tracking purposes in the individual data systems. |
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| Inspections (5 years) |
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Indicates the number of federally reportable inspections that have taken place at the facility over the twenty most recently completed quarters (5 years) This count only includes inspection types that are counted as inspections in official Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance counts. |
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| Full Compliance Evaluation (FCE): For Clean Air Act (CAA) permits only, an FCE includes comprehensive paperwork review and often, but not necessarily, an on-site inspection. FCEs are credited as inspections in official Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance counts. | |
| Partial Compliance Evaluation (PCE): For Clean Air Act (CAA) permits only, A partial compliance evaluation meets some but not all of the FCE (see above) criteria. PCEs are not credited as inspections in official Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance counts. | |
| Qtrs in Alleged Non Compliance (3 years) |
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Indicates the number of quarters that a facility has been in violation during the last twelve quarters (3 years). This classification applies to facilities with major/federally reportable permits or with non- federally reportable permits under the Clean Air Act (CAA). This column does not include "significant violations determinations." |
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These data may not be available for facilities holding only minor permits under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Because states are not required to submit this information to the federal systems, data aren't always available regarding these facilities' violations within the past 3 years. Violation, noncompliance, significant noncompliance, and high priority violation are all terms used by the ECHO site to describe the facility status in regard to compliance with the law. In many cases, these terms reflect determinations made by EPA or states when conducting inspections or reviewing facility self-reports. These determinations assist the government in tracking resolution of violations through the enforcement process and do not necessarily represent a final adjudication by a judicial or administrative body. In such cases, these characterizations should be considered alleged violations. |
| # Effluent Exceedances (3 years) |
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The "# Effluent Exceedance" results column counts the number of effluent violations at a facility in the past three years.
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| Alleged Current Significant Violations |
| Yes: | Indicates that the facility is currently
designated in Significant Noncompliance under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). For the Water Data Searches, The Alleged Current Significant
Violations column will show a letter, indicating the SNC status, instead of "yes." The water SNC status
codes are detailed below:
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| No: | For facilities with major/federally reportable permits or with non-federally reportable permits under the Clean Air Act (CAA) indicates that the facility is not currently designated as a High Priority Violator under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and is not in Significant Noncompliance under the Clean Water Act or the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). These designations indicate violations by point source dischargers of sufficient magnitude or duration to be a regulatory priority. |
| N/A: |
For facilities with no associated Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), or Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permits, "N/A" indicates that this measure is not applicable. For facilities holding only minor permits under the Clean Water Act (CWA), "N/A" indicates that this data is not available. Because states are not required to submit this data to the federal systems, no conclusions may be drawn regarding this facility's current significant violations. |
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Violation, noncompliance, significant noncompliance, and high priority violation are all terms used by the ECHO site to describe the facility status in regard to compliance with the law. In many cases, these terms reflect determinations made by EPA or states when conducting inspections or reviewing facility self-reports. These determinations assist the government in tracking resolution of violations through the enforcement process and do not necessarily represent a final adjudication by a judicial or administrative body. In such cases, these characterizations should be considered alleged violations. |
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| TRI Releases |
| Chemical release information from the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is provided for each reporting facility. Data are for information purposes only and do not indicate any association with other sections of this report. Chemical releases are not a measure of compliance as the reported releases are typically permissible under current laws. | |
| TRI Chemical Releases (lbs) - All Data Search Results. Total chemical releases, in pounds, reported to TRI by the facility for the current year. | |
| TRI Releases to Air (lbs) - Air Search Results. Total chemical releases to air, in pounds, reported to TRI by the facility for the current year. | |
| TRI Releases to Water (lbs) - Water Search Results. Total chemical releases to water, in pounds, reported to TRI by the facility for the current year. | |
| TRI Releases to Land (lbs) - Hazardous Waste Search Results. Total chemical releases to land, in pounds, reported to TRI by the facility for the current year. | |
| Informal Enforcement Actions/NOVs (5 years) |
| Indicates the number of informal enforcement actions/NOVs that have been taken against the facility within the twenty most recently completed quarters (5 years). Notices of Violation are activities taken by EPA or the state that often precede a formal administrative or civil/judicial enforcement action. Not all notices of violation are escalated to formal enforcement action for a variety of reasons, including the following: the facility quickly corrects the problem(s) indicated in the notice, the violation is determined to be less severe than originally thought, or consultation between the facility and EPA or the state indicates that a violation has not occurred. | |
| Formal Enforcement Actions (5 years) |
| Indicates the number of enforcement actions that have been taken against the facility within the twenty most recent complete quarters (5 years). | |
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Indicates that the database shows no formal EPA or state enforcement action. Note that enforcement actions that are in process are not publicly available. For more information, continue to check this site for updates (monthly). The relevant state environmental agency also may have additional information. Also note that all violations do not receive formal enforcement actions. Violations that are minor, short in duration, or quickly corrected by the facility may not warrant formal enforcement action. |
| N/A: | For facilities with no associated Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permits, "N/A" indicates that this measure is not applicable. |
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Violation, noncompliance, significant noncompliance, and high priority violation are all terms used by the ECHO site to describe the facility status in regard to compliance with the law. In many cases, these terms reflect determinations made by EPA or states when conducting inspections or reviewing facility self-reports. These determinations assist the government in tracking resolution of violations through the enforcement process and do not necessarily represent a final adjudication by a judicial or administrative body. In such cases, these characterizations should be considered alleged violations. |
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| Days Since Last Inspection |
| Indicates the number of days since the most recent inspection of the facility. Inspections listed within the last five years are included. | |
| For the Clean Air Act, indicates the number of days since a Full Compliance Evaluation (FCE) was completed. This date may or may not correspond to an actual site visit. A series of partial on- or off-site inspections may have been conducted during the fiscal year as part of this FCE. | |
| Date of Last Formal Action |
| Indicates the effective date of the most recent listed enforcement action. Enforcement actions listed within the last five years are included. | |
| Penalties (5 years) |
| Indicates the total dollar amount of either assessed (or final) penalties that have been taken against the facility within the twenty most recent complete quarters (5 years). | |
| This count only includes penalties that have been entered in the program databases: AFS, PCS, ICIS-NPDES, and RCRAInfo. Federal CAA, CWA-PCS, and RCRA penalties that have been entered into ICIS are not included to avoid duplicative counting. This count does not include proposed penalties in RCRAInfo or the cost of Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs). | |
| Date of Last Penalty |
| Indicates the date of the most recent assessed (or final) penalty that has been taken against the facility. Penalties listed within the last five years are included. | |
| This measure only includes penalties that have been entered in the program databases: AFS, PCS, ICIS-NPDES, and RCRAInfo. Federal CAA, CWA-PCS, and RCRA penalties that have been entered into ICIS are not included. This count does not include proposed penalties in RCRAInfo or the cost of Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs). | |
| Amount of Last Penalty |
| Indicates the total dollar amount of the most recent assessed (or final) penalty given to a facility. Penalties listed within the last five years are included. | |
| This count only includes penalties that have been entered in the program databases: AFS, PCS, ICIS-NPDES, and RCRAInfo. Federal CAA, CWA-PCS, and RCRA penalties that have been entered into ICIS are not included to avoid duplicative counting. This count does not include proposed penalties in RCRAInfo or the cost of Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs). | |
| Percent Minority (3 mile radius) |
| Percent Minority is the percentage of the population of the given area that is considered minority. The field is calculated by subtracting the number of persons who are white (and not of Hispanic origin) from the total persons. This number is then divided by the total persons and multiplied by one hundred to determine the percentage. | |
| Statistics are shown for the area within a 3-mile radius of each facility. The radius is measured from the best available lat/long coordinate (normally from EPA's Locational Reference Tables - LRT file). Users should be aware that the Demographic Profile is based upon the reported latitude and longitude of the facility or permit holder. Surrounding populations and other statistics were estimated by retrieving the data for Census block groups within three miles of each facility. | |
| Major (PCS only) |
| Available only in the "Water Program - PCS" search. A value of "1" indicates that the facility is a classified as a major facility. | |
| Region (CAA, CWA, RCRA only) |
| Indicates the facility or permit's EPA region. There are ten EPA regions: 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont), 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands), 3 (Washington DC, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia), 4 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee), 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin), 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas), 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska), 8 (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming), 9 (American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada), and 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington). |
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| FRS ID (CAA, CWA, RCRA only) |
| Indicates the facility or permit's Facility Registry System (FRS) ID. Facilities may be regulated under more than one environmental statute depending on the size and nature of the operations of the facility. FRS links all program database records (such as permit IDs and database identifiers) together. |
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| Permit Type (CAA, CWA, RCRA only) |
| Indicates the facility's permit type or designation. AFS Permit Types include:
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| SIC Code (CAA, CWA, RCRA only) |
| Indicates the facility or permit's primary Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code. The SIC code describes the primary activity of the facility. The first two digits in the code define a major business sector; the last two digits denote a facility's specialty within the major sector. SIC Lookup |
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| NAICS Code (CAA, CWA ICIS-NPDES, RCRA only) |
| Indicates the facility or permit's primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code. The NAICS Code has replaced the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The system was developed to give special attention to developing production-oriented classifications for (a) new and emerging industries, (b) service industries in general, and (c) industries engaged in the production of advanced technologies. NAICS industries are identified by a 6-digit code. The first two digits represent the Industry sector, in which there exist 20 broad sectors. The third digit represents industry subsector, the fourth digit represents industry group, the fifth digit represents industry, and the sixth digit is U.S., Canadian, or Mexican National specific. ECHO allows users to search by general industry sector (the two-digit NAICS code) or by industry specialty (the three, four, five, or six-digit NAICS Code). NAICS Lookup |
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| Latitude/Longitude (CAA, CWA, RCRA only) |
| Column displays the latitude and longitude of the facility or permit holder as maintained in the program data system. | |
| Compliance Tracking (CWA only) |
| Available only in the "Water Program - ICIS-NPDES" search. The Compliance Tracking classifications can assist you in interpreting the compliance status, particular for non-major standard permittees. In ICIS-NPDES, the database must be set to make a facility-level compliance determination. There are several components of compliance tracking, including Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) non-receipt tracking and facility-level compliance status tracking. Regarding the ECHO menu choices, "On" generally means data are being entered, and all system compliance tracking is on. "Partial" generally means data are being entered, effluent exceedances and most facility-level status types are being identified, but DMR non-receipt is not being tracked. "Off" generally means data are not being entered and/or all compliance tracking is off (system won't determine facility-level compliance status). |
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| NEI Emissions |
| Chemical release information from the National Emissions Inventory (NEI) is provided for each reporting facility when a user selects an NEI Emission Category on the CAA search page. Data are for information purposes only and do not indicate any association with other sections of this report. Chemical releases are not a measure of compliance as the reported releases are typically permissible under current laws. Note: ECHO data may lag behind the latest data release. See EPA Emissions Inventories page for the most recent data. |
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| NEI Emissions (lbs) - Air Data Search Results. Total chemical releases, in pounds, reported to NEI for the current year. Users can search for Total Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPS) or individual Criteria Air Pollutants (CAPs) (Total Particulate, PM10, PM2.5, SO2,NO2, CO, VOC, Lead). | |
| Additional Terms |