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LEPC is the
local emergency planning body of an emergency planning district as
established by the State Emergency Response Committee (SERC).
Right to
Know Program
The functions
of the Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency in its
implementation of the Hazardous Materials/ Local Emergency Planning
Committee (LEPC) are:
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Administer
and coordinate LEPC activities in accordance with federal and
state laws.
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Develop
and maintain a countywide hazardous materials response plan,
utilizing data submitted from regulated facilities reporting
hazardous chemicals. This includes distribution and coordination
with all political jurisdictions within Hamilton County.
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Serve as
the Hamilton County point of contact for all regulated chemical
facilities in order to provide program assistance and serve as
the point of receipt for required chemical facility inventory
reporting.
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Administer
and coordinate a Hazardous Materials Spill Cost Recovery Program
available to all local jurisdictions to assist in cost recovery
for jurisdiction response to chemical spills within the county.
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