Local Emergency Planning Committee

EMA Director
Rebecca Owens
Work: 419-774-5686
rowens@richlandcountyoh.gov

Administrative Assitant
Destiny Heinberger
Work: 419-774-5686
dheinberger@richlandcountyoh.gov

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Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)


The Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act was passed as Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) on October 17, 1986. This was almost two years after a chemical accident in Bhopal, India killed thousands, injured thousands more and received world-wide attention. Less catastrophic incidents in Institute, West Virginia and elsewhere reinforced that chemical disasters could happen in the United States.

Ohio Revised Code (section 3750.03) provides that the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) is the local planning body of an emergency planning district as established by the Sate Emergency Response Commission.

Members of the LEPC represent the various organization, agencies, departments, facilities and/or other groups within the district.


LEPC Responsibilities and Function:
The LEPC will establish and carry out a program to monitor regulated facilities within the district, and to conduct compliance and enforcement activities to insure that the facilities have submitted the information required by the Ohio Revised Code. Not later than the first day of October of each year, the LEPC shall submit a summary report of the compliance and enforcement activities of the LEPC during the previous year.
Under provisions of the Ohio Revised Code, the LEPC shall prepare and submit to the State Emergency Response Commission a chemical Emergency Response and Preparedness Plan and annually shall submit the plan, or plan updates, for review and concurrence.

Under provisions of the Ohio Revised Code each Local Emergency Planning Committee shall conduct an exercise of its plan at least annually.


2025 LEPC Meetings Dates:

January 22nd 

April 23rd 

July 23rd

October 22nd

Meetings will be held at 10am. Meeting location will be Richland Public Health 555 Lexington Ave, Mansfield, OH 44907 in the Corley Room. 


Tier II Reporting Facilities 

Richland County LEPC is requesting all Tier II reporting facilities to submit their Tier II reports by February 1st 2025*.  Make sure to download the current Tier II submit software to complete 2024 reporting, you can not use the same software from 2023. 

Please send completed .t2s files to ema@richlandcountyoh.gov .

Download 2024 Tier II submit software :

https://www.epa.gov/system/files/other-files/2024-11/tier2submit2024installer.exe (Windows)

https://www.epa.gov/system/files/other-files/2024-11/tier2submit2024installer.dmg (Mac)

Tutorial for using Tier II submit :

 https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-01/tier2_submit_tutorial_January%202023.pdf

Facility Reporting Compliance Manual :

https://epa.ohio.gov/static/Portals/27/serc/SERC_Manual.pdf

*2024 reports are not due until March 1st, however, we are requesting early submission to assist with our review process.  This will ensure all reports are submitted by the March 1st deadline.  Please reach out to us if you have any questions.