Who must report spills of hazardous material?
Anyone who possesses or controls:
- Hazardous Substances
* as listed under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended.
* those extremely hazardous substances designated under Title III of the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986.
* nerve and blister agents designated under state law.
- Pollutants of contaminants - materials, which when released into the environment in a quanity, may present an imminent or substantial danger to the public health or welfare. (KRS 224 01-400)
- Petroleum or petroleum products - other than a permitted release or application of a pesticide in accordance withthe manufacturer's instructions. Reportable quantities are 25 gallons or more of a petroleum product within a 24-hour period or any amount that creates a visible sheen on surface waters. (KRS 224 01-400)