Local Emergency Planning Committee

Ottawa County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), mandated under Title III of the Superfund Amendment Reauthorization Act, was established to ensure that appropriate safety plans are in place to protect the community. The LEPC works with industry and agriculture to help prevent chemical accidents and to develop community plans for responding to such emergencies. The LEPC is also responsible for establishing procedures and programs that make it easier for the community to understand and have access to the information about industrial chemicals used in our community.

The committee is composed of community members, including local elected officials, law enforcement, emergency management, fire departments, environmental organizations, public health professionals, media, and representatives of facilities that handle, use, or store hazardous materials.

The LEPC is charged with developing off-site hazardous material spill response plans for industry and agriculture within Ottawa County that address the use of certain listed chemicals above the threshold planning quantity. Ottawa County currently has 127 known sites requiring plans. These site-specific plans are utilized in the countywide response plan for Ottawa County. The plans pull together the emergency response plans of municipalities, industry, school districts, and others, in addition to response plans for natural disasters such as snowstorms, flooding, tornadoes, and other severe weather. In accordance with the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act, Title III, Section 324, this plan and inventory are updated annually, and a copy is available for review upon request.

Contact Ottawa County LEPC Coordinator Derek Schroeder at 616-738-4051 for further information about the LEPC.

2026 Meeting Schedule & Locations

Wednesday, January 21
Wednesday, March 18-Conference
Wednesday, May 20
Wednesday, July 15
Wednesday, September 16
Wednesday, November 18

The January and November meetings are held at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex, 12220 Fillmore St., West Olive, MI 49460 at 10:00 AM. The March meeting is when the annual LEPC Conference is held from 8:00 AM -12:00 Noon. The May, July, and September meetings may be held at various locations throughout the county. Please call for meeting locations. The meetings are open to the public, with discussion consisting of reports from the Training and Exercising, Public Relations and Promotions, and Executive Committees.