{"id":"81726ea0-3eab-441a-9f69-14bd8bebcf97","task":"Search EPA ECHO for wastewater/stormwater facilities under NPDES permits and retrieve compliance history","domain":"echo.epa.gov","steps":["Call the CWA getfacilities endpoint with search parameters (state, county, permit type, facility name) and output=JSON to validate the query and obtain a QID","Use get_qid with the returned QID to page through facility results","Use getfacilityinfo directly for pre-aggregated cluster or facility-level summaries without the QID workflow","Use qcolumns to request specific fields such as NPDES permit ID, inspection count, or current compliance status","Use get_download with the QID to export the full result set as CSV for offline analysis"],"gotchas":["QIDs expire after about 30 minutes, so the getfacilities -> get_qid -> get_download sequence must complete within that window","Data is drawn from ICIS-NPDES state-reported submissions, which can have significant reporting lag versus real-time compliance","Results mix major and minor NPDES permittees; filter explicitly on permit type if only major dischargers are wanted"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T09:33:58.265Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/81726ea0-3eab-441a-9f69-14bd8bebcf97"}