Useful Tips

Guilford County                                      USEFUL TIPS
Local
Emergency
    Planning
      Committee

The information listed is not endorsed by the LEPC nor this Committee. It is provided as guidance only; always check your requirements and permits.

Spill Reporting
National Response Center (NRC) 24 hour Spill Reporting Hotline 1-800-424-8802
www.nrc.uscg.mil/nrchp.html

Region IV - 24 hour Spill Reporting 404-562-8700

State Emergency Response Center (NCERC) 800-858-0368

Reporting Hazardous Substances Spills:
1) Determine if hazardous substance exceeds RQ
     a) www.h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ndceu/Laws.htm
2) Spill must be reported to the 24 hour emergency
     response number 800-858-0368
3) Notify Guilford County Environmental Health
    Division 336-641-3771

Reporting Petroleum Product Spills
1) If 25 gallons or more of a petroleum product is
    discharged, released or spilled, or
2) Any amount that causes a sheen on surface water, or
3) Any amount that is 100 feet or less from surface
    water,
Person owning or having control over oil must immediately take measures to collect and remove the discharge and report the discharge to DENR (800-858-0368) within 24 hours of the discharge and begin to restore area affected by discharge.
4) Notify Guilford County Environmental Health
    Division (336-641-3771)

Reporting Hazardous Waste Spills:
Contact DENR, Hazardous Waste Section 336-722-4852

Transporter: Give notice, if required by 49 CFR 171.16, to the NRC and report in writing (if required by DOT) to DOT. Take appropriate immediate action to protect human health and the environment (e.g. notify local authorities, dike the discharge)

Generator: If the release or spill occurs at a facility that can threaten human health and the environment outside the facility, then facility must contact local authorities and NRC. Notify HWS if Contingency Plan is implemented and before operations are resumed in affected area or if Contingency Plan fails in the event that it is implemented.

Used Oil: Generator of used oil must, upon detection of release of used oil to the environment - Stop the release, contain the used oil release, clean up and manage properly the used oil release and other material and repair/replace any leaking used oil storage containers or tanks prior to returning them to service.

2005 Regulatory Review Committee Members: Billy Cobb (Chair), Jenny Rankin, Dick Dunmire, Eddie Raynard, Penny Partido

Greensboro Emergency Management 336-373-2278
1514 N. Church Street, Greensboro NC 27405
www.ci.greensboro.nc.us/ema/

High Point Emergency Management 336-883-3320
434 South Elm Street, High Point NC 27260
www.high-point.net/dept/fire/emrg.htm

Guilford County Emergency Management 336-641-6569
1002 Meadowood Street, Greensboro NC 27409
www.guilford-em.com

Reporting of Spills with NPDES permit:
1) Within 24 hours call one of these:
     a) Business hours - Winston Salem Regional Office
     336-771-4600
     b) After hours - NCERC 800-858-0368
2) Within 7 days, follow up in writing as required by
     permit

Reporting of Spills to Sanitary Sewer:
1) Call Greensboro 336-373-2033
OR
2) High Point Industrial Pretreatment Program
336-883-3410

Reporting of Spills to Storm Sewers:
1) Call Greensboro 336-373-2033
2) High Point Industrial Pretreatment will assist if needed
3) Call State Water Quality Division 336-771-4600

Reporting Exceedance in Air Emissions:
If permitted facility has air emission exceedance due to equipment malfunction, contact Air Quality Division 336-771-4600 by 9:00 am of next day.