Ada County LEPC
This page provides information about the Ada County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC). Meeting schedules, meeting minutes and other information may be found on this page. If you have a suggestion for an agenda item, or a question about the Ada County LEPC please send an email to Chairman Doug Hardman. In the subject line put: LEPC.
The Local Emergency Planning Committee is a product of federal legislation passed by Congress after the disaster in Bhopal, India, where thousands of people died from an accident involving hazardous chemicals. To prevent similar accidents in our communities, in 1986 Congress passed the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), also known as SARA Title III. EPCRA established requirements for businesses, and for federal, state, and local governments regarding emergency planning, and community-right-to-know reporting for hazardous chemicals. This helps increase public awareness about the presence of chemicals in their communities and any releases of these chemicals into the environment. The State of Idaho also enacted the Hazardous Substance Emergency Response Act (Idaho Code: Title 39, Chapter 71).
LEPCs are the link between citizens, industry and the government. The membership comes from the local area and is familiar with factors that affect public safety, the environment, and the economy of the community. In Ada County the LEPC charter has been expanded beyond just chemical hazards to include information and discussion about emergency planning, training and exercising, for all hazards.
2018 LEPC Meeting Schedule:
(Date and Time Posted Subject to Change)
- Dates: December 13, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Ada County EOC, 7200 Barrister Dr. Boise, ID 83706
June 14, 2018 Summary- December 14, 2017 Summary
- September 14, 2017 Summary
- March 10, 2017 Summary
- December 6, 2016 Summary
- September 9, 2016 Summary
- December 10, 2015 Summary
- September 10, 2015 Summary
- April 23, 2015 Summary