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What is the Greenville County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
The Greenville County LEPC was formed in 1988, and reorganized in 1999. The LEPC strives to
develop emergency plans to educate, communicate, and protect the local community in case of
a hazardous materials emergency. The LEPC also collects inventories of regulated chemicals
each year.
The Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986 called for the
creation of Local Emergency Planning Committees. The role of the LEPC is to form partnerships
with local industries and governments as a resource for enhancing hazardous materials preparedness.
Members of the LEPC come from the local business and citizen community and are familiar with
environmental and public safety issues. LEPCs also play a role in community education concerning
citizen response to hazardous materials incidents, health and environmental planning, and
environmental risks. (from Local Emergency Planning Committee Handbook)
Chair
Mike Casedonte, Ashland Performance Materials
Vice Chair
Brandon Grooms, Colonial Pipeline
Executive Secretary
Tanya B. Carter, LMSW, American Red Cross/Greenville County Office of Emergency Management
LEPC Coordinator/Public Information Officer
Scot Wendelken, Director, Greenville County Office of Emergency Management
Jay Marett, Deputy Director, Greenville County Office of Emergency Management
Members:
Chief Ronnie Boyce, Donaldson Center Fire Department
Charles Bristow, Ethox Chemicals
Kim Eller, American Red Cross of Upstate South Carolina
Joy Finch, Greenville Technical College
John Garst, Solvay Advanced Polymers
Randy Johnson, Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc.
Brian Kemp, SCDHEC
Terry McCall, Cytec
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General Meetings of the LEPC occur on the third Thursday of the first month of the quarter and are open to government and elected officials, representatives of first responder organizations, members of business and industry, other interested parties and the general public.
- January 15, 2009, 11:00am, Donaldson Center Fire Department
- April 16, 2009, 11:00am, Donaldson Center Fire Department
- July 16, 2009, 11:00am, American Red Cross
- October 15, 2009, 11:00am, Donaldson Center Fire Department
- Under this Ordinance a Hazardous Substance User Fee shall be applicable to companies operating in Greenville County that are required to annually file a Tier II report under SARA Title III. Fees will be calculated based on information reported in annual Tier II submissions.
- The Hazardous Substance User Fee will be calculated using the following schedule: $25 per Hazardous Substance (HS) and $50 per Extremely Hazardous Substance (EHS) with a cap at $2,500.
- Based on 2008 data this ordinance would generate approximately $48,000 in revenue and would enable the LEPC to accomplish the following goals in Greenville County:
- Long-term planning and development of a county-wide emergency notification system(s)
- Funding for hazardous substance training and/or equipment
- Funding for Community Awareness activities related to emergency preparedness and safety
- The goals of this program have far-reaching public safety implications, not the least of which is development of a county-wide emergency notification system which could be utilized not only in chemical emergencies but also severe weather events and other large-scale disasters.
Read Ordinance #4295
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