DELAWARE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION S E R C

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DELAWARESTATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION S
E R C

• SARA Title III
• Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
  Act
• (EPCRA)

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OVERVIEW

• Background
• Superfund Amendment and Re-authorization Act
  (SARA) Title III
• EPCRA - Major Provisions
• Funding - Fees HMEP

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BACKGROUND

• Love Canal
• Bhopal India
• West Virginia

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Superfund Amendment and Re-authorization Act
(SARA)

• SARA Title III - Emergency Planning and Community
  Right-to-Know Act

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MAJOR PROVISIONS OF EPCRA

• Emergency Planning
• Emergency Release Notifications
• Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting
• Toxic Chemical Release Reporting

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EMERGENCY PLANNING

• Governors appoint a State Emergency Response
  Commission (SERC)
• SERCs establish Local Emergency Planning
  Committees (LEPCs)
• DE Code established SERC composition

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Delaware SERC and LEPCs

• SERC
• Chaired by Sec. Public Safety, meets qtrly
• 21 members 14 ex-officio, 7 Gov appointed
• Four standing committees,
• Finance budget Information
  Technology
• Planning Training Decon Trailer.
• LEPC
• City of Wilmington New Castle County
• Kent County Sussex County

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SERC and LEPC Responsibilities

• SERC
• Appoint LEPCs
• Supervise and coordinate LEPC activities
• LEPC
• Staff Committee
• Establish committee rules
• Develop plans
• Coordinate information

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EMERGENCY RELEASE NOTIFICATION

• Immediate notifications to SERC, LEPC, State, and
  Community
• Chemical Release Reporting Line for facilities to
  notify the LEPC Community Emergency Coordinators
  (866-274-0884)
• Notification limited to releases that exceed the
  reportable quantity
• Written follow-up after release

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INVENTORY REPORTING

• Facilities must report types, amounts, location,
  and potential effects
• Submit annual inventories (Tier IIs) to SERC,
  LEPC, Fire Co. (1744 rpts-8/04)
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), must be
  provided to SERC, LEPC, Fire Co.

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RELEASE REPORTING (TRI)

• Immediate notifications to SERC, LEPC, State, and
  Community
• Notification limited to releases that exceed the
  reportable quantity
• Written follow-up after release

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EPCRA Funding

• Unfunded mandate
• DE has fee system (283,000)
• Planning
• Training

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HMEP Grant

• Hazardous Material Emergency Preparedness (HMEP)
  Grant
• Planning 46,090
• Training 45,133
• TOTAL 91,223
• Requirement At least 75 to LEPCs
• Obligate by 09/30/05
• Liquidate by 12/31/05

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Eligible Planning Activities

• Development of required emergency plans
• Management activities associated with transfer of
  funds to LEPCs
• HazMat flow pattern assessment
• Needs assessment for HazMat response teams
• Local response capability assessment
• Conducting emergency response drills/exercises
• Technical staff to support the planning effort

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Eligible Training Activities

• Training public sector employees to respond
• Distribution of funds to LEPCs to support public
  sector employee training
• Training and activities to monitor training such
  as exams, critiques, evaluations
• Management of training efforts to achieve
  increased benefits
• Emergency response drills and exercises

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SUMMARY

• Background
• Superfund Amendment and Re-authorization Act
  (SARA) Title III
• EPCRA - Major Provisions
• Funding - Fees HMEP