sdwis.water.enforcement
Look up EPA enforcement actions taken against public water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Filter by PWSID (Public Water System Identifier) to get all enforcement history for a specific utility, or filter by enforcement action type code. Returns enforcement date, action type, and origi...
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What sdwis.water.enforcement does on Apibase
AI agents call sdwis.water.enforcement to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | — | Maximum number of enforcement actions to return (1–100, default 20) |
pwsid | string | — | Public Water System Identifier (PWSID) to look up enforcement actions for a specific system (e.g. CA3310067) |
action_type | string | — | Enforcement action type code (e.g. EFG for Formal Enforcement Order, 3EF for Third Violation) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why sdwis.water.enforcement is rated Low
Retrieves public EPA enforcement data without side effects or modification capability.
From the tool's definition Look up EPA enforcement actions; returns enforcement date, action type, originator.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs sdwis.water.enforcement safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For sdwis.water.enforcement, this is the rule to start with:
sdwis.water.enforcement is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every sdwis.water.enforcement call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sdwis.water.enforcement
Look up EPA enforcement actions taken against public water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Filter by PWSID (Public Water System Identifier) to get all enforcement history for a specific utility, or filter by enforcement action type code. Returns enforcement date, action type, and originator. Enforcement types include Formal Administrative Orders (EFG), Compliance Schedules, Referral to State, and Civil Penalties. Combine with sdwis.water.violations to understand the full compliance picture for a water system. Data source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reporting Services, US Gov public domain. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
sdwis.water.enforcement accepts 3 parameters: limit, pwsid, action_type. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sdwis.water.enforcement: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
sdwis.water.enforcement is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the sdwis.water.enforcement rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for sdwis.water.enforcement. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
sdwis.water.enforcement is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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