ECHO videos tutorials help with understanding how to use ECHO features. The videos are best viewed at full screen size.
ECHO is enhanced periodically with minor improvements that may not be illustrated in the videos. In summer 2018, ECHO's home page was redesigned to simplify and improve access to many features. Read the ECHO Quick Start Guide for information about features that are directly accessible from the home page. Also, styling updates of some ECHO tools provide a more consistent experience across EPA and other government digital services. Beyond the home page, the content and features of ECHO remain the same and style differences do not affect the instructions in the tutorials.
- Introduction to ECHO (7 min 17 sec)
- ECHO Notify (6 min 46 sec)
- Facility Search
- Facility Search (5 min 19 sec)
- Filter Facilities (6 min)
- Detailed Facility Report
- Overview (6 min 21 sec)
- Facility-Level Data and Error Reporting (6 min 50 sec)
- ECHO Data Sources and Flow
- Clean Air Act (CAA) Stationary Source Data Flow (9 min 48 sec)
- Clean Water Act (CWA) Data Flow (9 min 44 sec)
- Hazardous Waste Handlers (RCRA) Data Flow (7 min 35 sec)
- Enforcement Case Search (11 min 2 sec)
- Wastewater and Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Data
- Water Effluent Charts (7 min 11 sec)
- TRI and DMR Comparative Dashboard
- New! Benzene Fenceline Monitoring Dashboard (14 min 8 sec)
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Introduction to ECHO
This video walks first-time users through the ECHO homepage organization and links to features that will allow users to conduct a variety of searches and analyses.
View the Introduction to ECHO Video Tutorial on YouTube
ECHO Notify
Learn how to use ECHO Notify to subscribe to weekly email notifications of changes to enforcement and compliance data in ECHO.
To turn on English or Spanish captions, select the settings button and your desired Subtitles/CC. Los subtítulos en español están disponibles. Seleccione el botón de configuración para activar los subtítulos.
View the ECHO Notify Video Tutorial on YouTube
Facility Search
Facility Search Tutorial
ECHO's home page was redesigned after creation of this video. While the page looks different, functionality remains the same.
- "Search Community" is now "Quick Search".
- "Explore Facilities" is now "Search Options".
View the Facility Search Video Tutorial on YouTube
Accessible Transcript (PDF) (3 pp, 81 K)
Filter Facilities Tutorial
View the Filter Facilities Video Tutorial on YouTube
Accessible Transcript (PDF) (3 pp, 169 K)
Detailed Facility Report
Detailed Facility Report - Overview Tutorial
Styling updates were made to ECHO reports after creation of this video. These style differences do not affect the instructions in this tutorial.
Also, ECHO's home page was redesigned after creation of this video. While the page looks different, functionality remains the same. Note that the "Single Facility Search" is now in "Quick Search" under "Facility Name/ID".
View the Detailed Facility Report Overview Video Tutorial on YouTube
Accessible Transcript (PDF) (3 pp, 32 K)
Detailed Facility Report – Facility-Level Enforcement and Compliance Data and Error Reporting Tutorial
Styling updates were made to ECHO reports after creation of this video. These style differences do not affect the instructions in this tutorial.
View the Detailed Facility Report Video Tutorial on YouTube
Accessible Transcript (PDF) (4 pp, 32 K)
ECHO Data Sources and Flow
ECHO facility reports display data from a variety of sources. These tutorials illustrate how ECHO obtains and displays compliance data about Clean Air Act stationary sources, Clean Water Act wastewater dischargers, and hazardous waste handlers on the Detailed Facility Report. For definitions of specific terms, please see the Data Dictionary.
Clean Air Act (CAA) Stationary Source Data Flow
Note: Please see the Data Dictionary for important information about High Priority and Federally Reportable Violations.
View the CAA Stationary Source Data Flow Video Tutorial on YouTube
CAA Data Flow Accessible Transcript (PDF) (4 pp, 156 K)
Clean Water Act (CWA) Data Flow
View the CWA Data Flow Video Tutorial on YouTube
CWA Data Flow Accessible Transcript (PDF) (4 pp, 158 K)
Hazardous Waste Handlers (RCRA) Data Flow
View the Hazardous Waste Video Tutorial on YouTube
RCRA Data Flow Accessible Transcript (PDF) (4 pp, 199 K)
Enforcement Case Search Tutorial
View the Enforcement Case Search Video Tutorial on YouTube
Accessible Transcript (PDF) (5 pp, 165 K)
Wastewater and Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Data
Water Effluent Charts Tutorial
Styling updates were made to ECHO reports after creation of this video. These style differences do not affect the instructions in this tutorial.
Also, ECHO's home page was redesigned after creation of this video. While the page looks different, functionality remains the same.
- "Single Facility Search" is now in "Quick Search" under "Facility Name/ID".
- "Explore Facilities" is now "Search Options".
View the Water Effluent Charts Video Tutorial on YouTube
Accessible Transcript (PDF) (2 pp, 32 K)
TRI and DMR Comparative Dashboard Tutorial Series
Tutorial 1: Introduction to the TRI and DMR Comparison Dashboard
View the Introduction to the TRI and DMR Comparison Dashboard Video Tutorial on YouTube
Accessible Transcript (PDF) (3 pp, 303 K)
Tutorial 2: Facility Universe Comparisons in the TRI and DMR Comparison Dashboard
Accessible Transcript (PDF) (2 pp, 294 K)
Tutorial 3: Chemical Universe Comparisons in the TRI and DMR Comparison Dashboard
Accessible Transcript (PDF) (3 pp, 204 K)
Tutorial 4: Examining Differences in Top Industries and Chemicals TRI and DMR Comparison Charts
Accessible Transcript (PDF) (3 pp, 397 K)
Benzene Fenceline Monitoring Dashboard
An introduction to the Benzene Fenceline Monitoring Dashboard, a data visualization and analysis tool.
View the Benzene Fenceline Monitoring Dashboard Video Tutorial on YouTube