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

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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

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