18 necsema 2025 Resource Directory New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Emergency Response and Spill Prevention Report Spills or other Environmental Emergencies to the CT DEEP 24 hours per day at 860-424-3338 or Toll Free at 1-866-DEP-SPIL (1-866-337-7745) If these numbers are unavailable for any reason, call 860-424-3333 Reporting Requirements for Spill Incidents Report of Pollution Incident by Petroleum or Chemical Products as required by Chapter 446k, Section 22a-450, of the Connecticut General Statutes. The master of any ship, boat, barge or other vessel, or the person in charge of any terminal for the loading of any oil or petroleum or chemical liquids or solid, liquid or gaseous products or hazardous wastes, or the person in charge of any establishment, or the operator of any vehicle, trailer or other machine which by accident, negligence or otherwise causes the discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, seepage or filtration of oil or petroleum or chemical liquids or solid, liquid or gaseous products or hazardous wastes, shall immediately report such facts to: The Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP), Emergency Response Unit, 860-424-3338 or toll free 1-866-DEP-SPIL (1-866-337-7745), 24 hours/day. Should these number become unavailable for any reason, call 860-424-3333. Immediately following the spill you are required to report such facts such as: the location; the quantity and type of substance, material or waste; the date and the cause of the incident; the name and address of the owner; and the name and address of the person making the report and his relationship to the owner. Reportable Spills There are three categories of spills that must be reported. Category 1: Spills of Oil and Petroleum. Spills of five gallons or more of oil or petroleum must be reported within 24 hours. Spills of less than five gallons of oil or petroleum are exempt from reporting if the spill is mitigated within two hours of discovery (unless reporting is required under Category 3 below). Category 2: Reportable Materials other than Oil and Petroleum. Spills of 10 pounds or 1.5 gallons or more of other Reportable Material must be reported within 24 hours. Spills of less than 10 pounds or 1.5 gallons of other Reportable Material are exempt from reporting if the spill is mitigated by properly trained personnel within two hours of discovery (unless reporting is required under Category 3 below). Category 3: Higher Risk Spills of Any Quantity. Spills of any quantity of a reportable material must be reported when the spill: Consists of an unknown amount or material; Enters waters of the state or a wetland; Enters a storm sewer, sanitary sewer, combined sewer system or catch basin; Is from or suspected to be from an underground storage tank system, including into any secondary containment system, except drips from a dispenser nozzle during dispensing; Creates, or can reasonably be expected to create, a hazard, a fire, an explosion or threat of explosion, or poses an immediate actual or imminent potential threat to human health, public safety or the environment; or Contains: PCBs, PCB-containing materials, or dielectric fluid or hydraulic oil in vehicle lifts or elevators with unknown PCB content; Prohibited pesticides; Restricted use pesticides if used in an unlawful manner; Halogenated solvents; Liquid per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), e.g., PFOS, PFOA, PFNA, PFHpA, and PFHxS; or A concentration of 30% or more by weight of any Material of Special Concern, as outlined in Appendix A of the spill reporting regulations.
