EPA ECHO Violations Scraper | Compliance & Enforcement
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EPA ECHO Violations Scraper | Compliance & Enforcement
Export EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) facility records: registry ID, facility name, address, state, county, programs, violations, inspections and penalties. Filter by state, county or program type. CSV, Excel, JSON, XML for environmental research and compliance.
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🌎 EPA ECHO Scraper
🚀 Export export epa enforcement and compliance facility data via echo rest api in seconds. Export EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) facility records: registry ID, facility name, address, state, county, programs, violations, inspections and penalties. Filter by state, county or program type. CSV, Excel, JSON, XML for environmental research and compliance. No account required for the source.
🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-26 · 📊 21 fields per record · 1.5M+ regulated facilities · United States (EPA-regulated facilities)
The EPA ECHO Scraper extracts structured records from EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online. Every record captures the canonical fields you would expect from the upstream source - ready for analytics, dashboards, BI tooling, or further enrichment.
The dataset spans united states (epa-regulated facilities) and exposes the same data the official source publishes - normalised, paginated, and exportable.
Who uses this data?
| Audience | Use Case |
|---|---|
| Environmental groups | Build longitudinal datasets for analysis |
| Compliance teams | Monitor regulated entities and filings |
| Journalists | Investigate public records at scale |
| Data analysts | Power BI dashboards and reports |
| Academic researchers | Run quantitative studies on public data |
| Product teams | Embed live epa echo records into apps |
📋 What the EPA ECHO Scraper does
- Queries EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online for the latest records
- Supports targeted filtering via the input parameters (see below)
- Returns structured records with 21 fields, no scraping artifacts
- Handles pagination automatically up to your
maxItemslimit - Cleans HTML entities and normalises dates and identifiers
- Delivers results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML via Apify dataset export
💡 Why it matters: Public-data sources rarely offer bulk export. This Actor turns the live source into a queryable dataset - useful for any team that needs epa echo data at scale.
🎬 Full Demo
🚧 Coming soon
⚙️ Input
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| maxItems | integer | No | Free users: 10. Paid users: optional, max 1,000,000. |
| state | string | No | Two-letter US state code. |
| county | string | No | County name (e.g. "Los Angeles"). Optional. |
| mediaType | string | No | EPA program filter. |
| sicCode | string | No | SIC industry code prefix. Optional. |
Example 1: Default run (preview)
Example 2: Targeted query
⚠️ Good to Know: Free users are limited to 10 items per run. Upgrade to a paid plan to unlock up to 1,000,000 items.
📊 Output
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
🔑 Registry ID registryId | string | - |
🏭 Facility facilityName | string | - |
📍 Street street | string | - |
🏙️ City city | string | - |
🗺️ State state | string | - |
📮 ZIP zip | string | - |
🏞️ County county | string | - |
🏛️ Federal Agency federalAgency | string | - |
🌎 EPA Region epaRegion | string | - |
📍 Lat latitude | string | - |
📍 Lon longitude | string | - |
🏷️ NAICS naicsCodes | string | - |
🏷️ SIC sicCodes | string | - |
🟢 Active activeFlag | string | - |
⚠️ Major majorFlag | string | - |
🔍 Inspections last3YearsInspections | string | - |
❌ Violations last3YearsViolations | string | - |
💰 Penalties last5YearsPenaltyAmount | string | - |
🔗 ECHO URL echoUrl | string | - |
🕒 Collected scrapedAt | string | - |
❌ Error error | string | Error message if record could not be retrieved |
✨ Why choose this Actor
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| 🌐 No login required | Public data only - no credentials needed |
| 🔍 Targeted filtering | Search by name, code, date range, type |
| 📊 1.5M+ regulated facilities | Comprehensive coverage of united states (epa-regulated facilities) |
| 🧹 Clean output | Dates normalised, HTML stripped, arrays flattened |
| ⚡ Fast API | Direct source access - no browser overhead |
| 🔄 Auto-pagination | Retrieves all matching results up to your maxItems |
| 💾 4 export formats | CSV, Excel, JSON, XML all available |
| 🛡️ Retry logic | Multi-attempt retry with backoff for reliability |
📈 How it compares to alternatives
| Method | Speed | Scale | Structured Output | Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Actor | Fast | 1,000,000 records | Yes (21 fields) | 10 free / unlimited paid |
| Manual site search | Slow | Limited per session | No | Yes |
| Bulk data download | Slow setup | Variable | Partial | Variable |
| Custom API script | Variable | Unlimited | Requires dev work | Dev cost |
🚀 How to use
- Create a free Apify account - includes $5 free credit
- Open the EPA ECHO Scraper actor page
- Configure your input - set filters or leave defaults
- Set
maxItems(10 for a quick preview, higher for bulk extraction) - Click Run and wait for the dataset to populate
- Download your results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML
💼 Business use cases
Compliance and Due Diligence
Teams use epa echo data to verify entities, monitor regulatory status, and feed downstream pipelines.
Market Research
Analysts map united states (epa-regulated facilities) to understand market structure, competitive activity, or regulatory trends.
Lead Generation
Sales teams enrich CRM records with epa echo data to identify prospects and qualify leads.
Investigative Journalism
Reporters use bulk extracts to find patterns, anomalies, and stories hidden in public records.
🔌 Automating EPA ECHO Scraper
Connect this Actor to your existing workflows using Apify integrations:
- Make (Integromat) - trigger a run on a schedule and push results to Google Sheets or a database
- Zapier - automatically export new records to Airtable, Notion, or your CRM
- Slack - get notified when a monitored entity has new activity
- Webhooks - receive real-time notifications when a run completes
🌟 Beyond business use cases
Academic Research
Study trends, behaviours, and patterns in united states (epa-regulated facilities) records across time.
Civic Tech and Transparency
Civic-tech projects build dashboards on top of bulk extracts to surface public-interest insights.
Education
Educators use real epa echo data to teach data analysis and domain knowledge.
Personal Research
Individuals - researchers, hobbyists, family historians - use bulk export to answer questions that no single web search can.
🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper
Have questions about how to use this Actor or interpret the data? Paste a few sample records into ChatGPT, Claude, or another AI assistant and ask it to summarise the dataset, explain fields, identify patterns, or suggest filter combinations.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
🔍 What does this Actor do? It extracts epa echo records from EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online into a clean, queryable dataset.
📊 How many records are available? 1.5M+ regulated facilities.
🔑 Do I need an account or API key? No. This Actor uses public sources that require no authentication.
📅 How up-to-date is the data? The Actor queries the source live on every run.
🔍 Can I filter by specific fields? Yes - see the Input section above for all supported filters.
⚡ How fast is the scraper? A typical 10-item preview completes in under 30 seconds.
📄 What format is the output? Records are stored in Apify's dataset storage and can be exported as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.
🏆 Why are some fields null for certain records?
Some fields are optional at the source. The Actor returns null rather than fabricating values.
📋 Can I run this on a schedule? Yes - use Apify's built-in scheduler or trigger via Make / Zapier / Webhooks.
💰 Is there a cost to use this Actor? Free users receive 10 records per run. Create a paid account to unlock up to 1,000,000 records per run.
🌍 Does it cover united states (epa-regulated facilities)? Yes - see the coverage line above.
🛡️ Is this Actor compliant? The Actor accesses only publicly available data, in line with the source's published terms of service.
🔌 Integrate with any app
Export data directly from the Apify platform to:
Spreadsheets & Databases Google Sheets - Microsoft Excel - Airtable - Notion - PostgreSQL - MySQL - MongoDB
Automation & Workflows Make (Integromat) - Zapier - n8n - Pipedream - Activepieces
Cloud Storage AWS S3 - Google Cloud Storage - Azure Blob Storage - Dropbox
APIs & Webhooks REST API - Webhooks - Apify API
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Disclaimer: This Actor accesses publicly available data from EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online in compliance with the source's terms of service. Data is provided as-is for informational purposes. Verify all records against the official source before relying on them for legal or business decisions.
