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Enforcement Targeting & Data Division
| Director: | David Hindin |
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| Deputy Director: | Betsy Smidinger |
| Phone Number: | (202) 564-2290 |
The Enforcement Targeting and Data Division (ETDD) supports the national enforcement and compliance information and reporting needs. ETDD is responsible for:
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Enforcement and Compliance Data Systems
ETDD operates and maintains several data systems which provide enforcement and compliance information on environmental statutes. For example, the Permit Compliance System (PCS) is a national information system that contains data which supports the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System(NPDES) program under the Clean Water Act. Some of these national data systems are relatively old and are undergoing modernization to meet the evolving business needs of the Agency's programs and the expectations of users for current technology. PCS is currently being modernized as part of the Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS). -
Multimedia Data Systems/Tool - Data Integration
EPA's data systems were developed to meet the needs of each environmental statutory area as the programs grew in the 1970's and 1980's. However, EPA's enforcement personnel needed data "integrated" on a facility level basis; meaning they needed to be able to see all applicable environmental permits at a facility, as well as its inspections, violations and actions across all the statutes. OECA developed a system to do this in early 1990 called the Integrated Data and Enforcement Analysis (IDEA) and continues to improve and enhance the system's functionalities. -
Results Reporting
The information ETDD collects from states and federal programs is analyzed and consolidated in several reports. These reports show the trends and status of the national enforcement and enforcement program and include statistics such as number of actions taken, penalties assessed, injunctive relief, and estimated amounts of pollutants reduced. ETDD also assesses the enforcement and compliance data for its quality. -
Online Tracking Information System - Targeting Tools
ETDD uses the integrated enforcement and compliance data for tools that assist the EPA, states and tribes in targeting their compliance and enforcement resources toward high risk or non-compliant facilities. The Online Tracking Information System is one such tool that allows EPA staff, state/local/tribal governments and federal agencies to access a wide range of data relating to environmental enforcement and compliance. -
Enforcement and Compliance History Online - Public Access
ETDD operates and maintains the Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) Internet site which allows the public to easily access environmental enforcement and compliance information in a user-friendly Web tool.