`echo_search_by_violation`

Pack: epa-echo · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/epa-echo/mcp

Find facilities in significant non-compliance, filterable by state and/or program (water, air, waste). Returns facility IDs and violation status.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`state`	string	no	Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g., “TX”).
`program`	string	no	Program filter: “CWA”, “CAA”, “RCRA”, or “ALL” (default “ALL”).
`limit`	number	no	Max results to return (default 20, max 100).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "state": "CA",
  "program": "CWA"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/epa-echo/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"echo_search_by_violation","arguments":{"state":"CA","program":"CWA"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('echo_search_by_violation', {
  "state": "CA",
  "program": "CWA"
});

More examples

{
  "state": "TX",
  "limit": 100
}

Response shape

Always returns: total_count, returned, program, facilities

Field	Type	Description
`total_count`	number	Total number of facilities in significant non-compliance
`returned`	number	Number of facilities returned in this response
`program`	string	Program filter applied (CWA, CAA, RCRA, or ALL)
`facilities`	array	List of facilities in significant non-compliance

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total_count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of facilities in significant non-compliance"
    },
    "returned": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of facilities returned in this response"
    },
    "program": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Program filter applied (CWA, CAA, RCRA, or ALL)"
    },
    "facilities": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of facilities in significant non-compliance",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "registry_id": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "EPA Registry ID for the facility"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Facility name"
          },
          "street": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Street address"
          },
          "city": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "City name"
          },
          "state": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "State abbreviation"
          },
          "zip": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "ZIP code"
          },
          "latitude": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Geographic latitude"
          },
          "longitude": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Geographic longitude"
          },
          "cwa_status": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Clean Water Act compliance status"
          },
          "caa_status": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Clean Air Act compliance status"
          },
          "rcra_status": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act compliance status"
          },
          "sdwis_status": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Safe Drinking Water Information System status"
          },
          "sic_codes": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Standard Industrial Classification codes"
          },
          "naics_codes": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "North American Industry Classification System codes"
          },
          "quarters_in_noncompliance": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Number of quarters facility was in non-compliance"
          },
          "inspection_count": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Total number of inspections"
          },
          "formal_action_count": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Number of formal enforcement actions"
          },
          "total_penalties": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Total penalties assessed in dollars"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total_count",
    "returned",
    "program",
    "facilities"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "epa-echo": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/epa-echo/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

echo_search_by_violation