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May 6, 2010

Powerful EPA Web Tool to Inform the Public About Clean Water Enforcement

The ECHO interactive site provides basic information about smaller Clean Water Act direct dischargers (known as "non-majors"). For those users who are using screen readers or prefer the raw data, this page is also available in HTML Format, 2008 ANCR (for smaller permittees)(PDF) (15pp, 141KB, About PDF), or as a Data Table. Information included in this interactive site:
  • how many permits have been issued
  • how frequently sampling data is reviewed to determine if violations occurred
  • frequency of violations
  • frequency that formal enforcement has been taken in 2008.
You can change the map theme using the "Select Map Theme" menu, you can mouse (or hover) over a state to view statistics, and click on the state to get more information and maps with details about the violations and enforcement actions. Read more...