Reporting Spills in Iowa This serves as a guide and does not cover all spill reporting requirements. Refer to the regulations or the resources and contacts listed on the back of this sheet for additional information. Always remember to call your local responders first. Reporting Chemical Spills in Iowa Spills to Report Who Must Report Who to Call When to Report Written Follow-Up Required Laws & Regulations For any potentially impacted: Within 30 calendar Locality - LEPC/local responders (typically 911) days for all non- State - SERC Information Coordinator transportation EPCRA extremely hazardous substance or CERCLA hazardous substance at or above its reportable quantity Owner/operator IA - IDNR: (515) 725-8694 IL - (217) 782-7860 MN- (800) 422-0798 MO - MDNR: (573) 634-2436 NE - NDEE: (402) 471-2186 from 8am-5pm M-F. If after hours/weekend/holiday, call NSP: (402) 479-4921 SD -(605)773-3296 Wl -(800)943-0003 Call within 15 minutes releases Send to any potentially impacted LEPCand SERC For information on where to send reports for the Iowa SERC, see the IDNR listing in the resources section EPCRA: 40 CFR 355 Subpart C CERCLA or Clean CERCLA: Water Act hazardous Person in charge NRC: (800) 424-8802 Call within No 40 CFR 302.6(a) substance at or above of vessel or facility 15 minutes Clean Water Act: its reportable quantity 40 CFR 117.21 Any person Written report to manufacturing, IDNR within 30 Notification of a ANY amount causing a "Hazardous Condition" storing, handling, transporting or disposing of a hazardous substance IDNR: (515) 725-8694 Local Police Department or Office of the Sheriff Call within 6 hours calendar days For more information, see the IDNR listing in the resources section Hazardous Condition 567-IAC- 131.2(455B) ANY accident meeting Update 5-year Clean Air Act 112(r)(7): 40 CFR 68.195 40 CFR 68.42 criteria, regardless of amount Risk Management Program facilities No required calls Within 6 months accident history section of Risk released Management Plan Revised October 3, 2019 ------- Reporting Oil Spills in Iowa Spills to Report Who Must Report Who to Call When to Report Written Follow-Up Required Laws & Regulations Any oil reaching or threatening to reach waters of the U.S. Any person in charge of a vessel or facility NRC: (800) 424-8802 or EPA Region 7 Spill Line: (913) 281-0991 Immediately Only required for Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures facilities if - Single discharge of >1,000 U.S. gallons, or -Two or more discharges each >42 U.S. gallons within 12 months For qualifying discharges, send written report to the EPA Region 7 Administrator within 60 days of incident Clean Water Act: 40 CFR 110 40 CFR 112.4(a) ANY amount causing a "Hazardous Condition" Any person manufacturing, storing, handling, transporting or disposing of a hazardous substance IDNR: (515) 725-8694 Local Police Department or Office of the Sheriff Call within 6 hours Written report to IDNR within 30 calendar days For more information, see the IDNR listing in the resources section Notification of a Hazardous Condition 567-IAC-131.2(455 B) CERCLA EPA EPCRA Hazardous Condition IAC IHSEM IDALS IDNR LEPC NRC SERC Resources and Terms Used in Tables Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act CERCLA/EPCRA reportable quantities can be found on EPA's "List of Lists": www.epa.gov/epcra/consolidated-list-lists More information on reporting releases of hazardous substance/oil, see: www.epa.gov/emergency-response/when-are-you-required- report-oil-spill-and-hazardous-substance-release For more information on the Continuous Release Rule, which provides a reduced reporting option for facilities that release hazardous substances in a manner that is continuous and stable in quantity, see: www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015- ll/documents/reporting_requirements_for_continuous_releases_of_hazardous_substances_part_l.pdf For more information on the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures rule, see: www.epa.gov/oil-spills For more information on the Risk Management Program, see: www.epa.gov/rmp Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act: www.epa.gov/epcra Any situation involving the actual, imminent or probable spillage, leakage or release of a hazardous substance onto the land, into a water of the state or into the atmosphere which, because of quantity, strength and toxicity of the hazardous substance, its mobility in the environment and its persistence, creates an immediate or potential danger to the public health or safety or to the environment. Iowa Administrative Code: www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/chapter/567.131.pdf Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management: www.iowahomelandsecurity.org Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship: www.iowaagriculture.gov Iowa Department of Natural Resources: www.iowadnr.gov. IDNR is the designated information coordinator for EPCRA sections 304 and 311-313 for the Iowa SERC. For information on submitting written follow-up reports, see: www.iowadnr.gov/portals/idnr/uploads/epcra/files/reportingfs.pdf Local Emergency Planning Committee. Find your LEPC: www.homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/documents/ierc/LEPC_Contacts.pdf National Response Center: http://nrc.uscg.mil State Emergency Response Commission ------- |