Release Notification

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Chemical and Oil Release Notification

Do you know what to do in the event of a chemical or oil release or spill?

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Oil Lost From Leakage

Leakage rate

Per Day

Per Month

Per Year

One Drop in 10 Seconds

0.112

3.36

40

One Drop in 5 Seconds

0.225

6.75

81

One Drop per Second

1.125

33.75

405

Three Drops per Second

3.75

112.5

1,350

Drops Break into Stream

24

720

8,640

* source Mobil Oil

A sheen on navigable water is reportable!
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CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response Cleanup
Liability and Compensation Act.

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EPCRA - Emergency Planning Community Right-To-Know Act

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Are you familiar with the federal CERCLA Section 103(a) and EPCRA 304(a) immediate, EPCRA 304(c) notification, and continuous release reporting requirements?*
Do you know when a release is into "the environment", and reportable?
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When to report oil release? *

What about other chemicals?*

This is a complicated area with major penalty provisions.

To report to National Response Center Chemical Spills/ Releases *

EPA Settles with Kellogg for Hazardous Chemical Release Reporting Violations; $20,110 Fine
News Release #03-OPA084, released 6/10/2003.

Check out Enforcement Page for more examples of failures to make proper release notification

List of federal EPA non-compliance headlines from 2002 to 2007

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*Note: State and local agencies may also have release notification requirements, that need to be addressed! Georgia for example has statute or law on releases OCGA 12-14-1 with civil penalty up to $1000 per day. Also the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has a reporting requirement.

The abandonment of hazardous waste perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethylene or "perc") F001 at an closed dry cleaner is considered a release under CERCLA. CERCLA section 101(22) defines "release" as any "...spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, and other closed receptacles containing any hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant)...."

Fines can go up to $32,500 per violation per day. Note: EPA has increased penalty to $32,500.

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SEC can help you with your release notification and oil and chemical spill prevention