Welcome to the website for the City of Corpus Christi/Nueces County Local Emergency Planning Committee!
The Primary Mission of the LEPC: To reduce risk and provide emergency response planning for chemical and hazardous material releases. The LEPC is dedicated to public education and awareness, especially in local schools.
A Local Emergency Planning Committee or LEPC, is a partnership between citizens, local government and industry to enhance hazardous materials preparedness. LEPCs are mandated organizations that consist of emergency responders, industry, government, education, media and community groups.
LEPCs were established to carry out the requirements of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (or EPCRA, also known as the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), Title III) and related regulations for emergency response planning. EPCRA helps to provide notification and access to information on chemicals at individual facilities, their uses and releases into the environment.
Local Emergency Planning Committees provide for joint emergency planning, training and public outreach within the City of Corpus Christi and Nueces County, Texas. As a result, communities working with industry are better able to protect public health and the environment.
Explore this website for information on preparing an emergency kit, sheltering-in-place, evacuation and signing up for ReverseAlert, along with tools for educators, industry tools and useful links.