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DIR-A8-2H6-TT4P

Extract EPA Region 3 RCRA Violation Database via FOIA & Public Records

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https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110040517214

Organization

EPA Region 3 Enforcement Division

Sector

Environmental consultants, commercial real estate due diligence firms, data brokers

Location

Washington, DC / EPA Region 3

Budget

Database licensing at $5,000/year to 10+ environmental consultancies = $50k+ annual

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I: Initiate

Posted

Apr 09, 2026

Intel / Context Summary

Facility 1250 EYE STREET in Washington DC has 7 consecutive quarters of RCRA violations with an open violation dating to March 2025, facing maximum penalties of $102,348 per violation per day after terminating their waste management contractor in 2025, creating a critical compliance capacity gap.

Catalyst: Why Now

EPA Region 3 maintains detailed enforcement databases for RCRA violations that are not fully accessible through the public ECHO interface, creating a data gap for professionals who need comprehensive historical violation data, inspector notes, and settlement details.

Friction: The Bottleneck

  • Vulnerability: EPA Region 3 maintains detailed enforcement databases for RCRA violations that are not fully accessible through the public ECHO interface, creating a data gap for professionals who need comprehensive historical violation data, inspector notes, and settlement details.
  • Capital yield: Database licensing at $5,000/year to 10+ environmental consultancies = $50k+ annual
  • Resource capture: Exclusive regional RCRA violation database with inspector notes and penalty calculations
  • Influence capture: First-mover access to EPA Region 3 enforcement patterns and trends
  • Sovereignty yield: Position as primary data source for DC-area commercial real estate environmental due diligence
  • Required vectors: Vector: FOIA Request Management, Vector: Data Extraction & Organization

Wedge: Execution Protocol

Phase 1: FOIA Request for Regional Violation Database: Submit FOIA request to EPA Region 3 for: (1) Complete list of RCRA violations for commercial facilities in DC/MD/VA from 2020-2025, (2) Inspection reports for facilities with 3+ consecutive quarters of violations, (3) Penalty calculation worksheets for cases with $100k+ exposure. Use FOIA.gov portal with specific request citing 1250 EYE STREET as precedent case. → Phase 2: Data Extraction & Standardization: When FOIA response arrives (typically 20 business days), extract all data from provided PDFs/CSVs. Clean and standardize: facility IDs, violation codes, dates, penalty amounts, inspector names, settlement status. Create master spreadsheet with cross-reference to commercial property databases.

Routing Vectors

Data Scraping

Data Scraping

Compliance

Compliance

Journalism

Journalism

Database Management

Database Management

Open-Source Intelligence

Open-Source Intelligence

Local Governance

Local Governance

Specific Roles Required

Vector: FOIA Request Management

Primary executor: Phase 1: FOIA Request for Regional Violation Database: Submit FOIA request to EPA Region 3 for: (1) Complete list of RCR

Vector: Data Extraction & Organization

Supporting vector for: Extract EPA Region 3 RCRA Violation Database via FOIA & Public Records

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