Addison County Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC #8)
The LEPC is working with the Vermont Health Department to monitor the rapid developments in the outbreak of respiratory illness caused by novel Coronavirus, COVID-19. Go HERE for more information and resources.
Any businesses that have on hand hazardous materials above certain quantities during any portion of the previous year (2020) are required to report so by March 1st 2021– for more information on Tier2 reporting, go HERE.
Vermont has 13 Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) districts that operate under the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC). LEPC #8, also known as the Addison County Emergency Planning Committee (ACEPC) covers 21 member towns in Addison County, Vermont.
Meetings are held monthly (with the exception of July and December) at the Public Safety Building/VSP barracks on Route 7 in New Haven.
ACEPC is a local organization whose responsibilities are established by Vermont law (20 V.S.A. § 32) and Federal laws (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act [EPCRA] §§ 301–303, 40 CFR Part 355, and the Superfund Amendment and Re-Authorization Act [SARA], Title III).
Members/Participants
ACEPC encourages representation from a broad spectrum of area groups, including any interested individual or organization. Members and participants include fire departments; emergency medical services; local, county, and state law enforcement; media; Addison County Regional Planning Commission; Porter Medical Center; local businesses; Vermont Department of Health, District Office; animal health & welfare professionals; town government and emergency management personnel; CERT; and other public-safety organizations. We encourage you to get in touch if you are interested in participating.
Upcoming 2021 Meeting Schedule:
- February 24
- March 31
- April 28
- May 26
- June 30
2021 Agendas/Minutes
- January 27: Agenda/draft Minutes / Dry Ice safety presentation
2020 Agendas/Minutes
- December 2: Agenda/Minutes
- October 28: (Postponed)
- September: Agenda/Minutes & DHS Presentations: COVID-19 response update, Closed PODs
- August: Agenda/Minutes
- July (No Meeting)
- June: Agenda/Minutes
- May 27: Agenda/Minutes
- March 25 and April 29 (Cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak)
- February 26: Agenda/Minutes
- January 29: Agenda/Minutes
2019 Agendas/Minutes
- December: (No Meeting)
- November 20: Agenda/Minutes
- October 30: Agenda/Minutes
- September 25: Agenda/Minutes
- August 28: Agenda/Minutes
- July (No Meeting)
- June: Agenda/Minutes
- May: Agenda/Minutes
- April: Agenda/Minutes
- March: Agenda/Minutes
- February: Agenda/Minutes
- January: Agenda/Minutes
2018 Agendas/Minutes
- December (No Meeting)
- November: Agenda/Minutes
- October: Agenda / Minutes
- September: Agenda / Minutes
- August: Agenda / Minutes
- July (No Meeting)
- June: Agenda / Minutes
- February: Agenda / Minutes
- January: Agenda / Minutes
(Minutes prior to 2018 are available here)