Public meetings are conducted on a quarterly basis at the Northampton County 911 Operations Center, 100 Gracedale Avenue, Nazareth, PA 18064.

Population

The LEPC serves 293, 522 residents throughout 38 municipalities.

Tier II Facilities

Representative facilities include heavy and light manufacturing, chemical distribution, refrigeration, commercial, utilities, communications, petroleum distributors, and gas stations.  In 2007 facilities submitted a Tier II Chemical Inventory Form, reporting a countywide inventory of extremely hazardous and hazardous chemicals.

LEPC SUBCOMMITTEES

Subcommittees

To coordinate all of the LEPC activities more efficiently, committee members are involved with a subcommittee.  The following are the subcommittees and their responsibilities.

Planning

Acts as a coordinating body for determining potential reporting facilities.  The subcommittee follows established guidelines for developing and reviewing off-site response plans.  It establishes a schedule for which facilities shall be done first and develops a program for annual review of completed plans.

Outreach and Training

Acts as a coordinating body for achieving public awareness of Title III requirements and information.  The subcommittee develops programs to meet specific needs of emergency coordinators, community groups, industrial associations and any other groups or individuals requesting information about SARA.

PUBLIC MEETINGS

All meetings are open to the public and are held quarterly.