Reporting the accidental release of oil, chemicals and other pollutants is an essential part of the EPA's mandate to protect human health and the environment. To facilitate reporting, EPA has established the centralized National Response Center. The EPA also gathers annual reports into the Toxic Release Inventory. To encourage the faithful reporting of these releases, EPA conducts mass mailings to all facilities within the manufacturing sector, works with trade associations, gives local and national seminars, offers training courses, and conducts inspections of regulated facilities.

Recommended EPA Web pages

• Emergency Management: Reporting Releases
  Provides information about reporting releases.
• Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program: Reporting Materials and Guidance
  This page contains links to every aspect of understanding, filling out, and submitting the TRI reporting forms.
• Energency Management: Reporting Requirements
  EPA has established requirements to report spills to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines.

Characterization

Contingency Plans
National Contingency Plan (NCP), Oil Removal Contingency Plan, Spill Prevention

Counter-Terrorism
Water Security

Disasters
Fire, Floods, Hurricanes, September 11 Response, Tornadoes, Volcanoes

Emergency Response
Consequence Management, Countermeasures, Mobile Laboratories, National Response Team (NRT), On Scene Coordinators, Radiological Emergency Response Team, September 11 Response, Training

Oil Spills
Facility Response Plan

Poisoning
Lead Poisoning, Mercury Poisoning, Pesticides

Reporting
Reporting Requirements, Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)