Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Archives

SARA Title III Reporting is also known as Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Reporting and serves to help communities plan for and manage chemical emergencies. EPCRA Reporting requires industrial facilities to report the storage, use, and release of hazardous materials which allows local governments and emergency responders to improve the quality of their emergency planning. The vast majority of industrial facilities are required to report because it is extremely common for a facility to store or use at least one reportable hazardous material in its business operations. Review of the state environmental regulator’s website is typically required to determine which reporting system is used as it can vary from state to state. There are also several types of reporting included under the EPCRA reporting umbrella: Continue reading “Preparing for Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title III Reporting” →