Is it legal to use this for business development?
Yes. Enforcement actions, permits and non-compliance reports are public records published by EPA and the state agencies precisely so that the public can see them. Permit Signal reads and organizes them; it does not access anything private.
How is this different from checking ECHO myself?
You can – it's all there. But ECHO is built for regulators and researchers, not for a contractor with ten minutes in the morning. We check every county you cover daily, filter out the noise, add 18 months of context and tell you what the facility will likely need, in one page.
What does "exclusive" mean?
For each county we take one subscriber per trade – one contract operator, one engineering firm, one compliance consultant, one stormwater firm. Your direct competitors in that county don't get the brief.
How current is the data?
EPA refreshes the national dataset about once a week; state actions usually appear within days to a few weeks of being issued. We read the data every morning, so you see a new action the day it is published – typically well before it turns into an RFP.
Do you send facility contact details?
We include what the public permit record lists – permit number, permit holder and the agency contact – plus a link to the ECHO facility report. We don't buy or scrape personal contact data.
How do I start and how do I cancel?
Email your county and what your firm does. You get the current week's signals for free, then two weeks of daily briefs at no charge. If it's useful, billing is monthly by card; cancel with one email.