What Is LEPC?
 
A Local Emergency Planning Committee or LEPC is a voluntary organization established to meet the requirements of the federal Emergency Planning arid Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), also known as the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA Title III), for emergency response planning. EPCRA contains four major provisions:

• Emergency planning
• Emergency release notification
• Hazardous chemical storage reporting requirements
• Toxic chemical release inventory