The Wake County Local Emergency Planning Committee is a federally mandated committee with membership from business and industry, emergency response groups, media, hospitals, environmental interest groups, universities and the general public.
Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of the LEPC is to receive information about hazardous substances from industry and use this information to develop comprehensive site emergency plans. It is also responsible for establishing procedures and programs which make it easy for residents to understand and have access to the information that industry submits.
- SARA Title III Environmental Compliance
- HAZMAT training and exercises
- Site-Specific Chemical Planning Program
- Emergency Lock Box Program
- Coordination of chemical information to emergency responders
- Maintenance of the county-wide incident management plan
Meetings
The Wake County LEPC meets on a quarterly basis. Please check the Public Meeting Calendar to find the next meeting date.
Community Right-to-Know Act
In 1986, in the wake of the Bhopal, India disaster, the U.S. Congress enacted the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act as part of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA).
This Act (PL 99-499) requires industry to provide information to local governments and citizens on the types and amounts of hazardous materials they manufacture, store, handle, use or release regularly into the environment (In Wake County and the State of North Carolina, the reportable quantities are 55 gallons or 500 pounds or more of any OSHA Hazardous Substance; for Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS), the Federal reportable quantities apply.
Submission, of an annual Tier II report (through the E-Plan website), of any chemicals which meet or exceed these amounts, satisfies the Federal, State, and local reporting requirements). The intent of the Act was that, with this important information, communities could take steps to reduce the risk of fires, explosions, and pollution and be better prepared for emergencies before they occur.
Spill Reporting
To notify the Wake County Local Emergency Planning Committee of a spill in Wake County, please call the following agencies:
- North Carolina Emergency Operations Center: 800-858-0368
- National Response Center: 800-424-8802
- North Carolina EPCRA: 919-436-2746
- US EPA Hotline: 800-424-9346
Section 304 Follow-up Release Notification reports should be filed online using E-plan (erplan.net).
Cleanup Companies
The Wake County Local Emergency Planning Committee has developed an application for responding to hazardous materials incidents within Wake County. The application (new or renewal) will be reviewed by the Local Emergency Planning Committee. Please submit your application by April 5, 2024.
We look forward to working with each of you in the future. If you have any questions, please contact Wake County Emergency Management Specialist Hannah Schwartz at 919-856-6486 or Hannah.Schwartz@wake.gov. Your promptness in this matter will ensure continuity of your operations within Wake County upon meeting the minimum standards established by the Wake County Local Emergency Planning Committee.
Applications are due April 5, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Contact Us
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337 S. Salisbury St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-856-6480