State Contact Information: EPCRA Section 304 - Emergency Release Notification

Immediate Telephone Notification

Under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) section 304, facilities are required to provide immediate telephone notification to the appropriate State or Tribal Emergency Response Commission (SERC or TERC) and Local or Tribal Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC or TEPC) of any releases of Extremely Hazardous Substances listed under EPCRA section 302 and hazardous substances listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). Some states have established a hotline or a state warning point for facilities to provide such notification.

Follow Up Written Report

Facilities are also required to submit a follow-up report of the release within 30 days to the SERC (or TERC) and LEPC (or TEPC). Some states may require less than 30 days for submitting a follow-up report. Please check with your state for additional reporting requirements.

Contacts

To find the contacts in a particular state, click on the state name:

 

The following links exit the site

Alabama

ADEM Emergency Response

Website: https://adem.alabama.gov/moreinfo/emergencyResponse.cnt 

ADEM SARA Title III Webpage: http://adem.alabama.gov/MoreInfo/saraIII.cnt

 
Initial Telephone Notification:
National Response Center (NRC)
888-424-8802
 
State Warning Point - Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA)
800-843-0699
 

Follow-up Written Report:
Alabama Emergency Response Commission (AERC)
Email documents to:

[email protected]

Alaska

Initial Telephone Notification:
Central Alaska:
Anchorage Office
907-269-3063

Northern Alaska (including Alaska Pipeline):
Fairbanks Office
907-451-2121
 
Southeast Alaska
Juneau
907-465-5340
 
Follow-up Written Report:
Central Alaska:
Anchorage Office
555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
 
Northern Alaska (including Alaska Pipeline):
Fairbanks Office
610 University Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99709-3643
 
Southeast Alaska:
Juneau Office
P.O. Box 111800
Juneau, AK 99801-1800

American Samoa

Ignosy Toeava, Manager
HazMat Branch
American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency 
P.O. BOX PPA
Pago Pago, American Samoa 
Email: Ignosy Toeava ([email protected]) 
Office: 684-633-2304
Cell: 684-733-2473

Arizona

For non-emergency releases:
602-771-2330
 
For releases requiring emergency support:
602-390-7894
 
Follow-up Written Report:
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
1110 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Arkansas

Initial Telephone Notification:

1-800-322-4012

Follow-up Written Report:
Chris Foreman
Arkansas Department of Emergency Management
Building 9501
Camp Robinson
North Little Rock, AR 72219
 

California

Website: https://www.caloes.ca.gov/office-of-the-director/operations/response-operations/fire-rescue/hazardous-materials/spill-release-reporting/ 

Initial Telephone Notification:
Cal Office of Emergency Services State Warning Center
800-852-7550

Follow-up Written Report:
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Fire and Rescue Division
Hazardous Materials Section
3650 Schriever Ave
Mather, CA 95655
 

Colorado

 
Initial Telephone Notification:
877-518-5608
 
Follow-up Written Report:
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246

Connecticut

Website: https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Emergency-Response-and-Spill-Prevention/Spill-Reporting/Reporting-Requirements-for-Spill-Incidents 

Initial Telephone Notification:
860-424-3373 or toll free 1-866-DEP-SPIL (1-866-337-7745), 24 hours/day

Should these number become unavailable for any reason, call 860-424-3333.

Follow-up Written Report:
 
Mailing Address:
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Attn: SERC
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127

Delaware

Initial Telephone Notification:
1-800-662-8802 (DNREC for SERC)
1-866-274-0884 (for notification of LEPC Community Emergency Coordinators in Delaware)
 
Follow-up Written Report:
DNREC, Prevention & Preparedness Branch (for SERC)
Attn: Written Release Reports
155 Commerce Way, Suite B
Dover, DE 19904
 

For the LEPCs, addresses are available on the following website: https://dema.delaware.gov/serc/index.shtml?dc=LEPC_committees

District of Columbia

Initial Telephone Notification:
Call the National Response Center at (800) 424-8802.
 
After the spill is under control, contact District’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency at 202-727-6161 and the District Department of the Environment (DDOE) Hazardous Waste Branch at 202-671-3308.

Follow-up Written Report:
Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA)
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE
Washington, D.C. 20032

Florida

Initial Telephone Notification:
State Warning Point: 1-800-320-0519
 
Follow-up Written Report:
State Emergency Response Commission
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
800-635-7179 (Florida only)
850-815-4000
 

Georgia

Initial Telephone Notification:
State Warning Point: 1-800-241-4113
 
Follow-up Written Report:
Anita Mathis, Georgia LEPC/HMEP Coordinator
Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency
2046 Collier Road
Forsyth, Georgia 31029
Phone: 470-225-3829

Hawaii

Initial Telephone Notification:
Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Office (during business hours): 808-586-4249 
Hawaii State Hospital (after business hours): 808-236-8200
 
Appropriate LEPC:
Honolulu County: 808-723-8960
Hawaii County: 808-936-8181
Kauai County: 808-241-1800
Maui County: 808-870-7404 (primary and after hours)
 
Follow-up Written Report:
Hawaii State Department of Health
Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Office
2385 Waimano Home Road #100
Pearl City, HI 96782

Idaho

Sarah Cerda
HAZMAT and Special Teams Program Manager 
Idaho Office of Emergency Management
Office: 208-258-6524
Cell: 208-576-2129
Email: Sarah Cerda ([email protected])

Illinois 

Initial Telephone Notification:

Hotline: 1-800-782-7860

Follow-up Written Report:
James K. Joseph, Chair
State Emergency Response Commission
Illinois Emergency Management Agency 
Attn: BRS Hazardous Materials Unit
1035 Outer Park Drive 
Springfield, IL 62704

Phone: 217-782-7860
Fax: 217-557-2145
Email: [email protected] 

Indiana 

 
Initial Telephone Notification:
Hotline: 1-888-233-7745 or 317-233-7745
 
Follow-up Written Report:
Stephen Jones, Chair
State Emergency Response Commission
Indiana Government Center South
302 West Washington Street 
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2738
 
Phone: 317-232-3986
Fax: 317-233-5006

Iowa 

 
Initial Telephone Notification:
Hotline: 515-725-8694
 
Follow-up Written Report: 
The written report should include the IDNR Spill Number (assigned at the time of the verbal report) and be addressed to the duty officer responding to the spill. Reports can be sent via mail, fax, or electronic mail to the addresses listed below.
 
Via email: [email protected] or
Via fax: 515-281-7229 or
 
Mail hard copy to: 
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Attn: Field Services Emergency Response
502 E. 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0034

Kansas 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
785-291-3333

Follow-up Written Report: 
Online via Kansas Department of Emergency Management's Form A submission website at 
Webpage: https://kansas.webeocasp.com/kansas or 
Via email: [email protected] or 
 
Mail hard copy to: 
Kansas Department of Emergency Management
Attn: Technical Hazards Section, Spill Reporting 
2800 SW Topeka Blvd
Topeka, KS 66611

Kentucky 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
State Emergency Operations Center
1-800-255-2587
 
 
Follow-up Written Report: 
Kentucky Emergency Management
100 Minuteman Parkway
Frankfort, KY 40601

Louisiana

Initial Telephone Notification: 
1-877-925-6595
 
Follow-up Written Report: 
Gene Dunegan
Louisiana State Police 
P.O. Box 66168 Slip
Baton Rouge, LA 70896

Maine 

Initial Telephone Notification: 

1-800-452-4664

Follow-up Written Report: 
Faith Staples, CEM-ME
Technological Hazards Program Manager/EMAC Coordinator
[email protected]
Maine Emergency Management Agency
Maine State Emergency Response Commission
72 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Cell: 207-557-3675
Fax: 207-287-3178

Maryland

 
Initial Telephone Notification: 
The owner or operator of any facility that releases more than established reportable quantity (RQ) of an EPCRA Section 302 Extremely Hazardous Substance or a CERCLA hazardous substance must immediately notify the LEPC, the SERC, and the National Response Center (NRC).
 
1-866-633-4684
 
  • LEPC: call 911
  • SERC: call 866-633-4684
  • NRC: call 800-424-8802  
 
Follow-up Written Report: 
MDE-LMA
Community Right-to-Know Unit
1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 650
Baltimore, MD 21230
Attn: Patricia Williams

Massachusetts

Initial Telephone Notification: 
1-888-304-1133 
 
Follow-up Written Report: 

Michigan

Initial Telephone Notification: 
Hotline: 1-800-292-4706
 
Follow-up Written Report: 
Captain Kevin Sweeney, Chairperson
Citizen-Community Emergency Response Coordinating Council
Emergency Management & Homeland Security Division
Michigan Department of State Police
P.O. Box 30634
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-719-1195
Fax: 517-333-4987
Email: Kevin Sweeney ([email protected])

Minnesota 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
Hotline: 1-800-422-0798
Twin Cities Metro Area: 651-649-5451
 
Follow-up Written Report: 
Kevin Reed, Interim Director 
Homeland Security and Emergency Management
445 Minnesota Street, Suite 223
St. Paul MN 55101
 
Phone: 651-201-7405
Fax: 651-296-0459
 

Mississippi 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
Emergency Management Agency 
1-800-222-6362
 
Follow-up Written Report: 
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
#1 MEMA Drive
Pearl, MS  39288

Missouri 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
573-634-2436
 
Follow-up Written Report: 
Missouri Department of Natural Resources  

Montana

Initial Telephone Notification: 
406-324-4777
 
Follow-up Written Report: 
Montana Disaster & Emergency Services
1956 Mt. Majo Street
P.O. Box 4789
Fort Harrison, MT

Nebraska 

 
Initial Telephone Notification: 
402-471-2186
After hours/weekends/holidays: 
402-479-4921
 
Follow-up Written Report: 
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy 
Attn: Person/Section Talked to When Making Initial Call 
P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, NE 68509-8922

Nevada 

 
Initial Telephone Notification: 
Department of Environmental Protection 
1-888-331-6337
 
Radioactive materials: 
1-877-438-7231
 
Follow-up Written Report: 
State of Nevada
Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
Bureau of Corrective Actions
901-S. Stewart St, Suite 4001
Carson City, NV 89701

New Hampshire 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
800-852-3411
 
Follow-up Written Report: 
State Emergency Response Commission
New Hampshire Department of Safety
Division of Fire Safety
33 Hazen Drive 
Concord, NH 03305

New Jersey 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
NJDEP Spills Hotline: 
1-877-WARNDEP
NJSP 609-963-6900 as backup
 
Follow-up Written Report: 
Bureau of Release Prevention 
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection 
P.O. Box 420, Mail Code 22-03D
Trenton, NJ 08625-0420
Attn: Discharge Confirmation Report
 

New Mexico 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
1-505-827-9126
 
Follow-up Written Report: 
New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
P.O. Box 27111 (Mail)
Santa Fe, NM 87502
13 Bataan Blvd (FEDEX/UPS)
Santa Fe, NM 87508

New York 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
NY Spill Hotline: 
1-800-457-7632
 
Follow-up Written Report:
New York State Office of Emergency Management
1220 Washington Avenue
Building 22, Suite 101
Albany, NY 12226-2251
Phone: 518-292-2366
Fax: 518-322-4986

North Carolina 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
Emergency Operations Center 
1-800-858-0368
 
Follow-up Written Report:
Joshua Langdon, EPCRA Coordinator
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
North Carolina Division of Emergency Management
1636 Gold Star Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607

North Dakota 

 
Initial Telephone Notification: 
800-472-2121
 
Follow-up Written Report:
Mail hard copy to: 
Department of Emergency Services
P.O. Box 5511
Fraine Barracks Lane, Building 35
Bismarck, ND 58504

Ohio

Initial Telephone Notification: 
Hotline: 
1-800-282-9378
 
Follow-up Written Report:

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency - DAPC/SERC
50 West Town Street - Suite 700
Columbus, OH 43215

Phone: 614-644-2260 
Email: [email protected] 

Oklahoma

Initial Telephone Notification: 
1-800-522-0206
 
Follow-up Written Report:
Jennifer Handley
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1677
Oklahoma City, OK 73101

Oregon

Initial Telephone Notification: 
1-800-454-6125
 
Follow-up Written Report:
 Mail Hard Copy to: 
Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal
3565 Trelstad Ave SE, Salem, OR 97317
(503) 930-2934

Pennsylvania 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
1-800-424-7362
 
Follow-up Written Report:
 
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
Attn:  Hazardous Materials Division
304 Follow Up Report
1310 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA, 17110

Puerto Rico

Initial Telephone Notification: 
911
 
Follow-up Written Report:
Anais Rodríguez Vega, Secretary
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
San Jose Industrial Park
1375 Ave Ponce de Leon
San Juan, PR 00926 
Phone: 787-999-2200 ext. 2126
Email: [email protected]
              
Edwin O. Malavet Santiago, Manager
Environmental Emergency Response Area
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
San Jose Industrial Park
1375 Ave Ponce de Leon
San Juan, PR 00926
Phone: 787-999-2200 ext. 5900, 5901

Rhode Island 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
401-222-3070 (anytime, any emergency) or 401-222-1360 (Mon-Fri, 8:30am-4:00pm)
 
For LEPC information: 
 
Follow-up Written Report:
Mr. Marc R. Pappas, Director
Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency
Rhode Island State Emergency Response Commission
645 New London Ave
Cranston, RI 02920

South Carolina 

 
Initial Telephone Notification: 
1-888-481-0125
 
Follow-up Written Report:
SC Emergency Management Division
Chair, SC State Emergency Response Commission
2779 Fish Hatchery Road
West Columbia, SC 29172

South Dakota 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
605-773-3296 (alt 605-773-3231)
 
For LEPC information: 
 
Follow-up Written Report:
Mail hard copy to:
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources  
523 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD  57501                            

Tennessee 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
Follow-up Written Report:
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
3041 Sidco Drive
P.O. Box 41502
Nashville TN 37204-1502

Texas 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
1-800-832-8224
Follow-up Written Report:
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
MC 177
TCEQ
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087
 

Utah

Initial Telephone Notification: 
801-536-4123
 
For LEPC information: 
 
Follow-up Written Report:
Department of Environmental Quality  
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116

Vermont 

 
Initial Telephone Notification: 

During regular office hours: 802-828-1138
(Monday - Friday 7:45am – 4:30pm ET)
                                 
24-Hour HAZMAT Hotline: 800-641-5005
National Response Center: 800-424-8802

For LEPC information:
 
Follow-up Written Report:
Vermont Emergency Management
Vermont State Emergency Response Commission
Vermont Emergency Management
45 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671-1300

Virginia 

 
Initial Telephone Notification: 

VERC c/o
Virginia Dept. of Emergency Management
(24 hours, 7-days a week hotline)
1-800-468-8892 (toll-free in Virginia only)
or (804) 674-2400

LEPC:  click here for LEPC contact information
(Note:  Some may have address only, no phone number)

Follow-up Written Report:
Virginia Emergency Response Council (VERC)

c/o Virginia DEQ
SARA Title III Program
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218

Washington 

Initial Telephone Notification: 

SERC: 800-258-5990
Your LEPC: https://ecology.wa.gov/LEPCcontacts
National Response Center: 800-424-8802

Follow-up Written Report:

West Virginia 

Initial Telephone Notification: 

DEP 800-642-3074

Follow-up Written Report:
WV Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management – SERC
1700 McCorkle Ave, SE, 6th Floor,
Charleston, WV, 25314
Email: [email protected]
 
In the event of a hazardous waste or hazardous material release or emergency, please contact: 1-800-642-3074.

Wisconsin 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
Hotline: 
1-800-943-0003
 
Follow-up Written Report:

Wisconsin Emergency Management
2400 Wright Street, Room 213
P.O. Box 7865
Madison, WI 53704

Phone: 608-242-3210

Fax: 608-242-3247

Wyoming 

Initial Telephone Notification: 
307-777-5885
 
For information on LEPCs:
 
Follow-up Written Report:
Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
5500 Bishop Blvd.
Cheyenne, WY 82002

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