State Contact Information: EPCRA Section 304 - Emergency Release Notification
Immediate Telephone Notification
Under EPCRA section 304, facilities are required to provide immediate telephone notification to the appropriate SERC (or TERC) and LEPC (or TEPC) of any releases of Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHSs) listed under EPCRA section 302 and hazardous substances listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). Some states have established a hotline or a state warning point for facilities to provide such notification.
Follow Up Written Report
Facilities are also required to submit a follow-up report of the release within 30 days to the SERC (or TERC) and LEPC (or TEPC). Some states may requrie less than 30 days for submitting a follow-up report. Please check with your state for additional reporting requirements.
Contacts
To find the contacts in a particular state, click on the state name:
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District Of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
N. Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
The following links exit the site Exit
Alabama
Initial Telephone Notification:
National Response Center (NRC)
888-424-8802
National Response Center (NRC)
888-424-8802
or
State Warning Point (AEMA)
800-843-0699
Follow-up Written Report:
Alabama Emergency Response Commission (AERC)
Email documents to:
Alaska
Initial Telephone Notification:
Central Alaska:
Anchorage Office
907-269-3063
Northern Alaska (including Alaska Pipeline):
Fairbanks Office
907-451-2121
Southeast Alaska
Juneau
907-465-5340
Follow-up Written Report:
Central Alaska:
Central Alaska:
Anchorage Office
555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
Northern Alaska (including Alaska Pipeline):
Fairbanks Office
610 University Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99709-3643
Southeast Alaska:
Juneau Office
P.O. Box 111800
Juneau, AK 99801-1800
Arizona
Initial Telephone Notification:
602-390-7894
For non-emergency releases:
602-771-2330
For non-emergency releases:
602-771-2330
Follow-up Written Report:
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
1110 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Arkansas
Initial Telephone Notification:
1-800-322-4012
Follow-up Written Report:
Chris Foreman
Arkansas Department of Emergency Management
Building 9501
Camp Robinson
North Little Rock, AR 72219
California
Initial Telephone Notification:
Cal OES State Warning Center
800-852-7550
Follow-up Written Report:
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Fire and Rescue Division
Hazardous Materials Section
3650 Schriever Ave
Mather, CA 95655
Colorado
Initial Telephone Notification:
877-518-5608
Follow-up Written Report:
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246
Connecticut
Initial Telephone Notification:
860-424-3373
Follow-up Written Report:
Mailing Address:
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Attn: SERC
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
Delaware
Initial Telephone Notification:
1-800-662-8802 (DNREC for SERC)
1-866-274-0884 (for notification of LEPC Community Emergency Coordinators in Delaware)
1-866-274-0884 (for notification of LEPC Community Emergency Coordinators in Delaware)
Follow-up Written Report:
DNREC Emergency Prevention and Response Section (for SERC)
Attn: Written Release Reports
DNREC Emergency Prevention and Response Section (for SERC)
Attn: Written Release Reports
155 Commerce Way, Suite B
Dover, DE 19904
For the LEPCs, addresses are available on the following: https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/serc/contact-us/.
District of Columbia
Initial Telephone Notification:
NRC (1-800-424-8802) or (202-426-2675) and
Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency's (HSEMA)
Joint All Hazards Operations Center (JAHOC)
Follow-up Written Report:
HSEMA
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE
Washington, D.C. 20032
Florida
Initial Telephone Notification:
State Warning Point: 1-800-320-0519
Follow-up Written Report:
State Emergency Response Commission
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Talahassee, Florida 32399-2100
800-635-7179 (Florida only)
850-815-4000
Website Address: http://www.floridadisaster.org/HazMat/
Georgia
Initial Telephone Notification:
State Warning Point: 1-800-241-4113
Follow-up Written Report:
Anita Mathis, Georgia LEPC/HMEP Coordinator
Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency
1000 Indian Springs Drive
Forsyth, Georgia 31029
Phone: 470-225-3829
Email: anita.mathis@gema.ga.gov
Hawaii
Initial Telephone Notification:
808-586-4249 (business hours) or (after hours)
Appropriate LEPC:
Appropriate LEPC:
Honolulu County: 808-723-8960; After hours: 911
Hawaii County: 808-936-8181; 808-443-4150
Kauai County: 808-634-0310; After hours: 808-241-1711
Maui: 808-870-7404 (primary and after hours)
Alternate: 808-270-7911
Follow-up Written Report:
Hawaii State Department of Health
Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Office
2385 Waimano Home Road #100
Pearl City, HI 96782
Or online: https://eha-cloud.doh.hawaii.gov/epermit/
Illinois
Initial Telephone Notification:
Hotline: 1-800-782-7860
Follow-up Written Report:
James K. Joseph, Chair
State Emergency Response Commission
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Attn: BRS Hazardous Materials Unit
1035 Outer Park Drive
Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: 217-782-7860
Fax: 217-557-2145
Email: James.Joseph@illinois.gov
Indiana
Initial Telephone Notification:
Hotline: 1-888-233-7745
Follow-up Written Report:
Joseph E. Wainscott, Chariperson
State Emergency Response Commission
Indiana Government Center South
302 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2738
Phone: 317-232-3986
Fax: 317-233-5006
Iowa
Initial Telephone Notification:
Hotline: 515-725-8694
Follow-up Written Report:
Online at https://www.iowadnr.gov/Environmental-Protection/Land-Quality/Emergency-Planning-EPCRA/Spill-Reporting/onlinereporting.html; or
Online at https://www.iowadnr.gov/Environmental-Protection/Land-Quality/Emergency-Planning-EPCRA/Spill-Reporting/onlinereporting.html; or
via email to Emergency_Response@dnr.iowa.gov or
Mail hard copy to:
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Attn: Field Services Emergency Response
502 E. 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0034
Kansas
Initial Telephone Notification:
785-291-3333
Follow-up Written Report:
Online via KEM's Form A submission website at
Webpage: https://kansas.webeocasp.com/kansas or
Via email to: KDEMSpillsCoordinator@gmail.com or
Webpage: https://kansas.webeocasp.com/kansas or
Via email to: KDEMSpillsCoordinator@gmail.com or
Mail hard copy to:
Kansas Department of Emergency Management
Attn: Technical Hazards Section
2800 SW Topeka Blvd
Topeka, KS 66611
Kentucky
Initial Telephone Notification:
State Emergency Operations Center
State Emergency Operations Center
1-800-255-2587
For LEPC information:
Follow-up Written Report:
Kentucky Emergency Management
100 Minuteman Parkway
Kentucky Emergency Management
100 Minuteman Parkway
Frankfort, KY 40601
Louisiana
Initial Telephone Notification:
1-877-925-6595
Follow-up Written Report:
Gene Dunegan
Louisiana State Police
P.O. Box 66614 Slip
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Maine
Initial Telephone Notification:
1-800-452-4664
Follow-up Written Report:
Faith (Mayer) Staples, CEM-ME
Technological Hazards Program Manager/EMAC Coordinator
Technological Hazards Program Manager/EMAC Coordinator
Faith.E.Staples@maine.gov
Maine Emergency Management Agency
Maine Emergency Management Agency
Maine State Emergency Response Commission
72 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Cell: 207-557-3675
Fax: 207-287-3178
Augusta, ME 04333
Cell: 207-557-3675
Fax: 207-287-3178
Maryland
Initial Telephone Notification:
1-866-633-4686
Follow-up Written Report:
MDE-LMA
Community Right-to-Know Unit
1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 650
Baltimore, MD 21230
Attn: Patricia Williams
Massachusetts
Initial Telephone Notification:
1-888-304-1133
Follow-up Written Report:
Michigan
Initial Telephone Notification:
Hotline: 1-800-292-4706
Follow-up Written Report:
Capt. Emmitt McGowan, Chairperson
Citizen-Community Emergency Response Coordinating Council
Emergency Management & Howmeland Security Division
Michigan Department of State Police
P.O. Box 30634
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-284-3745
Fax: 517-284-3857
Minnesota
Initial Telephone Notification:
Hotline: 1-800-422-0798
Twin Cities Metro Area: 651-649-5451
Follow-up Written Report:
Joe Kelly, Director
Homeland Security and Emergency Management
445 Minnesota Street, Suite 223
St. Paul MN 55101
Phone: 651-201-7404
Fax: 651-296-0459
Mississippi
Initial Telephone Notification:
Emergency Management Agency
1-800-222-6362
Follow-up Written Report:
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
#1 MEMA Drive
Pearl, MS 39288
#1 MEMA Drive
Pearl, MS 39288
Missouri
Initial Telephone Notification:
573-634-2436
Follow-up Written Report:
Missouri State Emergency Management Agency
Attn: Paul Kirchhoff
2302 Militia Drive
Missouri State Emergency Management Agency
Attn: Paul Kirchhoff
2302 Militia Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Montana
Initial Telephone Notification:
406-324-4777
Follow-up Written Report:
Montana Disaster & Emergency Services
1956 Mt. Majo Street
P.O. Box 4789
Fort Harrison, MT
Nebraska
Initial Telephone Notification:
402-471-2186
After hours/weekends/holidays:
402-479-4921
Follow-up Written Report:
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
Attn: Person/Section Talked to When Making Initial Call
P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, NE 68509-8922
Nevada
Initial Telephone Notification:
Department of Environmental Protection
1-888-331-6337
Radioactive materials:
1-877-438-7231
Follow-up Written Report:
State of Nevada
Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
Bureau of Corrective Actions
901-S. Stewart St, Suite 4001
Carson City, NV 89701
New Hampshire
Initial Telephone Notification:
800-852-3411
Follow-up Written Report:
New Hampshire State Emergency Response Commission
33 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305
New Jersey
Initial Telephone Notification:
NJDEP Spills Hotline:
1-877-WARNDEP
NJSP 609-882-2000 as backup
Follow-up Written Report:
Bureau of Release Prevention
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
P.O. Box 420, Mail Code 22-03D
Trenton, NJ 08625-0420
Attn: Discharge Confirmation Report
New Mexico
Initial Telephone Notification:
1-505-827-9126
Follow-up Written Report:
New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
P.O. Box 27111 (Mail)
13 Bataan Blvd (FEDEX/UPS)
Santa Fe, NM 87502
New York
Initial Telephone Notification:
NY Spill Hotline:
1-800-457-7632
Follow-up Written Report:
New York State Office of Emergency Management
1220 Washington Avenue
Building 22, Suite 101
Albany, NY 12226-2251
Phone: 518-292-2366
Fax: 518-322-4986
Email: serc.oem@dhses.ny.gov
North Carolina
Initial Telephone Notification:
Emergency Operations Center
1-800-858-0368
Follow-up Written Report:
Joshua Langdon, EPCRA Coordinator
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
NorthCarolina Division of Emergency Management
1636 Gold Star Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
North Dakota
Initial Telephone Notification:
800-472-2121
Follow-up Written Report:
Mail hard copy to:
Department of Emergency Services
P.O. Box 5511
Fraine Barracks Lane, Building 35
Bismarck, ND 58504
Ohio
Initial Telephone Notification:
Hotline:
1-800-282-9378
Follow-up Written Report:
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency - SERC
50 West Town Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-644-2260
Email: SERCspillreport@epa.ohio.gov
Oklahoma
Initial Telephone Notification:
1-800-522-0206
Follow-up Written Report:
Jennifer Handley
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1677
Oklahoma City, OK 73101
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1677
Oklahoma City, OK 73101
Oregon
Initial Telephone Notification:
Follow-up Written Report:
Mail Hard Copy to:
Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal
3565 Trelstad Ave SE, Salem, OR 97317
(503) 930-2934
Pennsylvania
Initial Telephone Notification:
1-800-424-7362
Follow-up Written Report:
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
Attn: Hazardous Materials Division
304 Follow Up Report
1310 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA, 17110
Puerto Rico
Initial Telephone Notification:
911
Follow-up Written Report:
Tania Vázquez, Esq.
Department of Natural and Environmental Resources,
P.O. Box 1148, San Juan PR 00910-1488
(787) 999-2200 ext. 2126 and fax (787) 999-2303
Rhode Island
Initial Telephone Notification:
Follow-up Written Report:
Mr. Marc R. Pappas, Director
Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency
Rhode Island State Emergency Response Commission
645 New London Ave
Cranston, RI 02920
South Carolina
Initial Telephone Notification:
1-888-481-0125
Follow-up Written Report:
SC Emergency Management Division
Chair, SC State Emergency Response Commission
2779 Fish Hatchery Road
West Columbia, SC 29172
Chair, SC State Emergency Response Commission
2779 Fish Hatchery Road
West Columbia, SC 29172
South Dakota
Initial Telephone Notification:
605-773-3296 (alt 605-773-3231)
For LEPC information:
Follow-up Written Report:
Email: Spill follow-up report form to Trish.Kindt@state.sd.us
Mail hard copy to:
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
523 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
523 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Tennessee
Initial Telephone Notification:
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
615-741-0001
For LEPC information:
West Tennessee
East Tennessee
Follow-up Written Report:
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
3041 Sidco Drive
P.O. Box 41502
Nashville TN 37204-1502
Texas
Initial Telephone Notification:
1-800-832-8224
For LEPC information:
Follow-up Written Report:
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
MC 177
TCEQ
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087
Utah
Initial Telephone Notification:
Follow-up Written Report:
Department of Environmental Quality
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Vermont
Initial Telephone Notification:
800-641-5005
For LEPC information:
Follow-up Written Report:
Vermont Emergency Management
Vermont State Emergency Response Commission
Vermont Emergency Management
45 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671-1300
Virginia
Initial Telephone Notification:
VERC c/o
Virginia Dept. of Emergency Management
(24 hours, 7-days a week hotline)
1-800-468-8892 (toll-free in Virginia only)
or (804) 674-2400
LEPC: click here for LEPC contact information
(Note: Some may have address only, no phone number)
Follow-up Written Report:
Virginia Emergency Response Council (VERC)
c/o Virginia DEQ
SARA Title III Program
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
Washington
Initial Telephone Notification:
800-258-5990
For LEPC Information:
Follow-up Written Report:
Within 30 days, you must send a follow-up notification to the
SERC and your LEPC using the Emergency Release Follow up Notification form.
Note- this form instructs users to mail completed forms to:
WA Dept. of Ecology Community Right-to-Know Unit
PO Box 47659
Olympia, WA 98504-47659
Olympia, WA 98504-47659
West Virginia
Initial Telephone Notification:
DEP 800-642-3074
Follow-up Written Report:
WV Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management – SERC
1703 Coonskin Drive
Charleston, WV 25311
Wisconsin
Initial Telephone Notification:
Hotline:
1-800-943-0003
Follow-up Written Report:
Wisconsin Emergency Management
2400 Wright Street, Room 213
P.O. Box 7865
Madison, WI 53704
Phone: 608-242-3210
Fax: 608-242-3247
Wyoming
Initial Telephone Notification:
Follow-up Written Report:
WMD Coordinator
Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
5500 Bishop Blvd.
Cheyenne, WY 82002