U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act API

Overview

Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) is a tool developed and maintained by EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance for public use. ECHO provides integrated compliance and enforcement information for over 1 million regulated facilities nationwide. RCRA Rest Services provides multiple service endpoints, each with specific capabilities, to search and retrieve data on hazardous waste handlers/facilities regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The returned results reflect data drawn from EPA's RCRAInfo database. \ The get_facilities, get_map, get_qid, and get_download end points are meant to be used together, while the enhanced get_facility_info end point is self contained. The get_facility_info end point returns either an array of state, county or zip clusters with summary statistics per cluster or an array of facilities. \ The recommended use scenario for get_facilities, get_qid, get_map, and get_downoad is: \ <b>1)</b> Use get_facilities to validate passed query parameters, obtain summary statistics and to obtain a query_id (QID). QIDs are time sensitive and will be valid for approximately 30 minutes. <b>2)</b> Use get_qid, with the returned QID, to paginate through arrays of facility results. <b>3)</b> Use get_map, with the returned QID, to zoom in/out and pan on the clustered and individual facility coordinates that meet the QID query criteria. <b>4)</b> Use get_download, with the returned QID, to generate a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file of facility information that meets the QID query criteria. \ \ Use the qcolumns parameter to customize your search results. Use the Metadata service endpoint for a list of available output objects, their Column Ids, and their definitions to help you build your customized output. \ Additional ECHO Resources: <a href="https://echo.epa.gov/tools/web-services">Web Services</a>, <a href="https://echo.epa.gov/resources/echo-data/about-the-data">About ECHO's Data</a>, <a href="https://echo.epa.gov/tools/data-downloads">Data Downloads</a>

U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act is an open data API from epa.gov. It needs no API key. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 16 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication

No auth

HTTPS

Yes

CORS

Unknown

Category

Open Data

Base URL

https://echodata.epa.gov/echo

Version

2019.10.15

Endpoints

16

OpenAPI

Specification ↗

Spec updated

2021-07-05

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

curl -X GET "https://echodata.epa.gov/echo/rcra_rest_services.get_download" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

const response = await fetch("https://echodata.epa.gov/echo/rcra_rest_services.get_download", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://echodata.epa.gov/echo/rcra_rest_services.get_download",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

Questions