THE
MASSACHUSETTS LEPC
GUIDE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INFORMATION SOURCES
CONCERNING YOUR COMMUNITY

prepared by
Springfield Local Emergency Planning Committee
1535 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109-0924
(413) 787-6720

In conjunction with the Waltham and Cambridge LEPCs
made possible by a grant from

The Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute
One University Ave. Lowell, MA 01854-2881
(508) 934-3275



Introduction

Table of Contents

1. DEFINITIONS

2. FEDERAL PROGRAMS

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
Superfund Amendment Reauthorization Act (SARA)
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Atomic Energy Act of 1954
3. STATE PROGRAMS
State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)
Right to Know Program
Toxic Use Reduction Act (TURA)
Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Act
Dept of Public Safety Permits
Dept of Public Health
4. LOCAL PROGRAMS
Fire Departments
Health Departments
Local Emergency Planning Committees
5. AGENCY ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS

6. INDEX