Local Emergency Planning Committee 1997 Annual Report

The Sarpy County Emergency Planning Committee (SCEPC) was created in compliance with the guidelines established by Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), 40 CFR 355 (Pub. L. 99-499). In accordance with Article VII, Section 1 of the Sarpy County Emergency Planning Committee Bylaws, this activity report is distributed to the Chairman of the Sarpy County Board of Commissioners, the State Emergency Response Commission, and to the mayors of the cities of Bellevue, Gretna, LaVista, Papillion and Springfield.

This report covers the period 1 January to 31 December 1997. During this period, 110 facilities filed SARA Title III Tier Two reports with SCEPC. These reports were filed in the Emergency Management Office for public inspection. During this period, five public and numerous responder information requests were handled. Two non-reporting facilities were identified during this period, notified of the reporting requirements, and reported for the first time.

The rewritten Sarpy County Emergency Response Plan, which is contained within the Sarpy County Local Emergency Operations Plan (LEOP), was distributed this year. The new Sarpy County Hazardous Materials Facility List is currently being printed. The LEPC Resource Book was updated and distributed at the December 10, 1997,  LEPC meeting.

A hazardous materials exercises was held on September 27, 1997. The exercise built on the lessons learned in two hazardous materials exercises in 1995 and while rewriting the LEOP. Another exercise is planned for next year.

The current membership of the SCEPC is as follows: John Benner, Paul Birney, Rod Buethe, Candace Borman, Ron Clark, Dave Coombs, Steven Danon, Robert DeVriendt, Keith Deiml, Tom Doolittle, Gary Fliehmann, Marilyn Gable, Robin Gullie, Tom Hanson, Ed Hunt, Steve Jordan, Scott Keep, Marty Leming, Joseph Mastandrea, Les McCubbin, George McTwiggan, Travis Mayer, Nancy Noda, Ken Noel, Daniel Peterson, Joe Phillips, Louie Post, Pat Shannon, Jim Schram, Tim Schram, Chuck Sohm, John Stacey, John Strawn, Jerry Turgeon, Matt Wallace, Rich Weber and Rolly Yost. Officers and terms are listed below:

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Created January 16, 1998

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