Why did EPA create the e-FDR?
EPA created the e-FDR to get the data out to communities sooner. In the past TRI data were received, quality-checked, analyzed and released in the annual TRI Public Data Release (PDR). Stakeholders requested that EPA share TRI data sooner and in the basic format received, without waiting for analysis. The e-FDR responds to these stakeholder requests. In addition, increased Internet reporting has allowed EPA to process and make these facility-level data available earlier.
