Local Emergency Planning Committee
Ottawa County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) was established by the county to ensure appropriate plans are in place to enhance community safety. The LEPC works with industry and agriculture to help prevent chemical accidents from happening and to develop community plans for responding to chemical emergencies. The LEPC is also responsible for establishing procedures and programs that make it easier for the community to understand and access the information industry submits about the chemicals it uses.
The LEPC is charged with developing off-site spill response plans for facilities and farms within Ottawa County that use certain listed chemicals at or above the planning quantity threshold. Ottawa County currently has 127 known sites requiring plans. These site-specific plans are used to develop the countywide response plan for Ottawa County. The plans pull together the emergency response plans of municipalities, industry, school districts, and others, as well as response plans for natural disasters such as snowstorms, flooding, tornadoes, and other severe weather. This plan is updated annually, and a copy is available for review by contacting the county Emergency Management office.
Meetings
Contact Ottawa County Emergency Management Director Lou Hunt at 616-738-4050 or LEPC Coordinator Derek Schroeder at 616-738-4051 for further information about the LEPC. The meetings are open to the public with discussion consisting of reports from the Training & Exercising, Public Relations & Promotions and Executive Committees. Find more information on the LEPC page.
