What is the Clinton County LEPC?

 In 1986 Congress passed the "Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act" as "Title III" of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). The Clinton County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) was created in the early 1995. The  Committee developed By Laws which state that the primary duty is to develop and maintain an Emergency Response Plan for the County of Clinton and its municipalities. Plan shall be reviewed annually. The plan shall contain, as a minimum, all the elements set forth in PL99-499 for such plans.

Through its work the LEPC meets with local Industry leaders to identify hazardous materials storage and use locations throughout the County, potential problems and response concerns. The committee receives and reviews Tier II reports from local industry regarding hazardous chemicals stored within Clinton County, and may act as a resource to local emergency responders during Hazardous Material Incidents.

The LEPC has coordinated with various impacted entities regarding use of electronic or on-line submission by local industry for their annual Tier II reporting. In 2008 the LEPC, the Office of Emergency Services, the Fire Advisory Board and all of the Fire Chief's in the County agreed to accept Tier II reporting electronically via the USEPA's E-Plan on-line submission system. E-Plan is the Nation's Largest Database of Chemical and Facility Hazards Data with over 200,000 facilities and 22,000 unique chemicals.

It is free, simple and easy for First Responders and State and Federal users to use.

E-Plan is a proven system that provides First Responder and others with on-site hazardous chemical information for facilities around the United States. It utilizes emergency contact and hazardous material information submitted under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and sends it via the Internet to First Responders just when they need it the most.
 

Our Members

The Clinton County LEPC is a voluntary group composed of members representing a cross-section of our community. They include local elected officials and representatives from various disciplines including but not limited to:

1. Local Elected Officials
2. Director of County office of Emergency Services
3. Law Enforcement (Local, County and State) representatives
4. Firefighting/Hazmat representative
5. Medical/EMS representative
6. Health Department representative
7. Representative of an Environmental Group
8. Hospital representative
9. Transportation representative
10. Broadcast Media representative
11. Print Media representative
12. Community group representative
13. Facility owners and operators
14. At large members with interest in LEPC and/or emergency preparedness

Together these agencies work hand in hand to plan for the successful handling of natural or manmade emergencies including accidental chemical releases within Clinton County.

Our Meetings

The Clinton County LEPC meets the routinely, generally on a quarterly basis, at various locations around the County. Meetings are often hosted by local business and industry partners and dates and times are coordinated accordingly to accommodate schedules. Meetings posted in the Press Republican newspaper are open to the public.