Off-Highway Removals
ERP Home | Off Highway Removals | Drug Lab Removals | Meth Lab Cleanup Program | HazMat Links The ERP administers the expenditure of state funds for the purpose of taking immediate corrective action necessary to remedy or prevent an emergency resulting from a fire, explosion, or human exposure to a release or threatened release of hazardous substances. This includes responding to "midnight dumping", discharge of fluids, or other spill situations involving an unknown responsible party; or other action needed for incident stabilization or to prevent potential emergencies. The ERP provides coordination and support to local agencies to mitigate emergency HazMat situations. Emergency is defined as a HazMat situation involving a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance where there is a threat to public health and/or the environment. State funding maybe authorized for the following activities:
To Request State Assistance: DTSC assistance for Off-Highway removals of hazardous materials may be requested by local agencies such as local health, environmental health, fire, or law enforcement agencies. If you are a business, or a private citizen concerned about an emergency hazardous materials incident, or some abandoned hazardous materials, or if you have some similar concern about hazardous materials, you should contact one of the above-mentioned local government agencies in your area. A local government agency wanting to request DTSC assistance during normal work hours (Monday-Friday, 8-5), should call DTSC at (800) 260-3972 or (916) 255-6504, and request to speak to the DTSC Emergency Response Duty Officer. After Hours, weekends, or on holidays, call the Governor's Office of Emergency Services' (OES) Warning Control Center at (800) 852-7550. Notify OES of the incident and of the fact that you are requesting state assistance for the cleanup. They will contact the DTSC Emergency Response Duty Officer who will then contact you. |
