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Notification Requirements for Various States

 
 
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This sidebar can be found on page 134 of the Nov/Dec 1998 issue of  9-1-1 Magazine.

State Circumstance Notification*

FL Release above RQ** State Warning Point
MA Any spill of 10 gallons or more Dept. of Environmental Protection
MI Agricultural chemicals (including manure!) Dept. of Agriculture Hotline
  Releases under jurisdiction of SARA Title III requirements Pollution Emergency Alerting System
MO Release above RQ.
Any release on a waterway
Dept. of Natural Resources
OR Railcar fire or derailment affecting hazardous material Oregon Emergency Management
  Release above RQ Oregon Emergency Management
  Release of radioactive materials Oregon Emergency Management
PA Releases under jurisdiction of SARA Title III requirements Emergency Management Agency
  Releases under jurisdiction of SPCC requirements Dept. of Environmental Protection
TN Release above RQ Emergency Management Agency
TX Incidents on highways Dept. of Public Safety
Release above RQ Natural Resource Conservation Committee

 
*These are in addition to the requirements to notify the National Response Center (NRC).
**Reportable Quantity
   

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