The Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) establishes several different reporting and planning requirements for entities that handle, store, or manufacture certain hazardous materials.  These reports and plans provide federal, state, and local emergency planning and response agencies and the public with information pertaining to the amounts of chemicals businesses use, routinely release, and spill.  They also provide the public and local governments with information about chemical hazards in their communities, as well as providing information necessary to enable emergency responders to respond safely to accidents at these facilities.  Specific requirements include:  Planning for emergency response (Sections 301 and 303), Reporting leaks and spills (Section 304), Reporting hazardous chemical inventory (Sections 311 and 312), and Reporting ongoing releases of “toxic chemicals” (Section 313).

GZA’s EPCRA regulatory specialists are trained and knowledgeable in determining the notification and reporting requirements under Sections 304, 312, and 313 of EPCRA.  GZA has assisted over 100 of its clients with determining past EPCRA notification and reporting obligations, and completing the Tier Two (Section 312) and Toxic Release Inventory or Form R (Section 312) reports, including the associated backup calculations and documentation.