Spills, Discharges, and Releases

What to Do if You Have a Spill

Keep people safe. Identify what's spilled. Find out if warning signs are needed.
To report an environmental emergency, discharge, spill, or air release, contact:

State

• State of Texas Spill-Reporting Hotline and the SERC: 1-800-832-8224—24 hours a day
• TCEQ Regional Office, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Federal

• National Response Center : 1-800-424-8802 (notifying the NRC does not constitute notice to the state)

Report Spills and Discharges

Spill Reporting

• Spills: Information for the Initial Notification
  Information to have handy when making a telephone report of a spill.
• Spills: Reportable Quantities
  The RQ depends on the substance released and where released. Use this table to determine whether you must report and under what rule.

Cleanup and Management of Spills

• Spill Cleanups: Who Is Responsible?
  Who is responsible for cleanup of a spill (such as a chemical release) and when TCEQ may take over.
• Spill Waste Management
  Industrial vs. nonindustrial wastes; technical assistance available from TCEQ; management options.
• Spills: Cleanup and Waste Management
  Cleanup objectives and the TRRP rule. Management of spill waste.
• Spills: Information for the Follow-up Report Required within 30 Days
What to report and who to report it to.

Rules, Regulations and Agencies that Regulate Spills

• Spills: Rules and Laws
  Legislation and regulation covering accidental releases and their prevention.
• Spills: Which State Agency Has Jurisdiction?
  Depending on what is spilled and where, it might not be TCEQ.
• State Emergency Response Commission
  Required under federal law, in Texas the SERC is synonymous with the Emergency Management Council of Texas. TCEQ receives reports about accidental releases.