Environmental Spill Reporting - Louisiana

Louisiana has its own environmental release notification requirements on top of the federal requirements. This summary page is provided as a reference tool. It is not a definitive source of compliance information and not intended to replace the federal and state laws and regulations. The summary is also not comprehensive, as there may be other release notification requirements at the federal, state, and/or local levels.

A facility may need to comply with both federal and state requirements, not just the state ones, when the federal requirements do not preempt the state ones and the state is not delegated authority to run its own program in lieu of the federal. Be sure to check with your state agency(ies) if you have questions about which federal or state requirements apply.

Regardless, there is no government penalty for over-reporting, but there may be steep penalties for failure to make a notification when required. When unsure whether to report, it is better to side on reporting the release.

Related information

• Emergency Releases ezExplanation  
• Oil Spill Reporting ezExplanation
• Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) accidental release reporting
• Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)  
• Louisiana DEQ Office of Environmental Compliance 
• Louisiana DEQ Office of Environmental Compliance Emergency & Radiological Services Division
• Louisiana DEQ Office of Environmental Assessment
• Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections 
• Louisiana Office of State Police Transportation and Environmental Safety Section
• Louisiana Petroleum Gas Commission 
• Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator  
• Louisiana DEQ Emergency & Radiation Services Division — Single Point of Contact  
• Louisiana DEQ Emergency & Radiation Services Division — Emergency Response 
• Louisiana DEQ Emergency & Radiation Services Division — Written Notification Procedures 
• Louisiana DEQ Emergency & Radiation Services Division — File A Complaint / Report an Incident
• Louisiana DEQ Office of Environmental Assessment Underground Storage Tank Division— Underground Storage Tank Program

State citations

• Louisiana Administrative Code Title 33 Part I Subpart 2 Chapter 39 — Notification Regulations and Procedures for Unauthorized Discharges
• Louisiana Administrative Code Title 33 Part XI Chapter 7 — Methods of Release Detection and Release Reporting, Investigation, Confirmation, and Response (Underground Storage Tanks)
• Louisiana Administrative Code Title 33 Part V Subpart 2 Chapter 101 Section 10111 — Release and Incident Reporting
• Louisiana Revised Statute 30:2369 — Responsibilities of Owners and Operators
• Louisiana Revised Statute 30:2373 — Failure to Report; Penalties
• Louisiana Revised Statute 30: 2463 — Notification and Response
• Louisiana Revised Statute 30:2025(J) — Enforcement: Reporting

Federal citations

• 40 CFR 68 — Chemical accident prevention provisions
• 40 CFR 110 — Discharge of oil
• 40 CFR 112 — Oil pollution prevention
• 40 CFR 117 — Determination of reportable quantities for hazardous substances (also known as CWA release reporting)
• 40 CFR 262 — Standards applicable to generators of hazardous waste
• 40 CFR 264 — Standards for owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
• 40 CFR 265 — Interim status standards for owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
• 40 CFR 280 — Technical standards and corrective action requirements for owners and operators of underground storage tanks (UST)
• 40 CFR 302 — Designation, reportable quantities, and notification (also known as CERCLA release reporting)
• 40 CFR 355 — Emergency planning and notification (also known as EPCRA release reporting)
• 40 CFR 403 — General pretreatment regulations for existing and new sources of pollution
• 40 CFR 761 — Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) manufacturing, processing, distribution in commerce, and use prohibition
• 40 CFR 1604 — Reporting of accidental releases