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Ottawa County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), mandated under Title III of the Superfund Amendment Reauthorization Act, was established to ensure that appropriate safety plans are in place to protect the community. The LEPC works with industry and agriculture to help prevent chemical accidents and to develop community plans for responding to such emergencies. The LEPC is also responsible for establishing procedures and programs which make it easier for the community to understand and have access to the information about industrial chemicals used in our community.
The committee is composed of community members including local elected officials, law enforcement, emergency management, fire departments, environmental organizations, public health professionals, media and representatives of facilities that handle, use or store hazardous materials.
The LEPC is charged with developing off-site hazardous material spill response plans for industry and agriculture within Ottawa County that use certain listed chemicals over the threshold planning quantity. Ottawa County currently has 127 known sites requiring plans. These site-specific plans are utilized in the countywide response plan for Ottawa County. The plans pull together the emergency response plans of municipalities, industry, school districts and others in addition to response plans for natural disasters such as snowstorms, flooding, tornadoes and other severe weather. In accordance with the Superfund Amendment Reauthorization Act, Title III and Section 324, this plan and inventory are updated annually and a copy is available for review. Learn more about the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986.
