The+Emergency+Planning+&+Community+Right-To-Know+Act




 * Name:** The Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)
 * Draft Year:** 1986-87

Superfund Amendments & Reauthorization Act (SARA) signed into federal law: 1986 Title III of SARA: EPCRA State of Washington adopted: 1987
 * Agency Responsible:** EPA
 * Legislation:** National, but broken down individually and handled separately in each state


 * Reason for Law and its Benefits:** After the huge incident that occurred at Love Canal, SARA was created. A major part of SARA is the EPRCA which was established in order to to address to communities what type of chemicals, if any, are present in their land. Also, it provides state and local planning for chemical emergencies and other types of chemical notifications. By putting this law into full force, it makes the public aware of the knowledge and access they have to any chemicals in their area and what their uses are and what is being released into the environment.


 * Results:** EPCRA cites different facilities for their misuse of chemicals and forces them to make repairs and payments. If these liabilities are not fixed, the facilities are shut down. Also, facilities must pass inspections. An example of an outcome due to this enforcement is through the compliance rates for nitrate compounding. Furthermore, the damage done by Guide Corp because of its massive fish kill with chemicals led to huge fines in damages and an actual restored site with the fish population being put back in.

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**Works Cited** "Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) | Agriculture | US EPA." //US Environmental Protection Agency//. Web. 15 Feb. 2011. . "EPCRA Enforcement Results | Civil Enforcement | Compliance and Enforcement | U.S.  EPA." //US Environmental// // Protection Agency //. 2 Jan. 2009. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. . "EPCRA - What Is EPCRA?" //Washington State Department of Ecology | Home Page |// // ECY WA DOE //. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. .