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EPA's Response to Yellowstone River Spill

EPA's Gulf of Mexico oil spill response

EPA's Response to Enbridge Spill in Michigan

EPA seeks to prevent, prepare for, and respond to oil spills that occur in and around inland waters of the United States. EPA is the lead federal response agency for oil spills occurring in inland waters, and the U.S. Coast Guard is the lead response agency for spills in coastal waters and deepwater ports. To learn more about our oil pollution activities, please visit the following links:

• Facility Response Plan (FRP) Rule - Certain facilities that store and use oil must submit plans to respond to a worst-case discharge of oil and to a substantial threat of such a discharge. Information about preparing and submitting an FRP can be found on this page.

• National Contingency Plan (NCP) Subpart J - Product Schedule - Provides for a schedule of spill mitigating devices and substances that may be authorized for use on oil discharges. Information on this page includes the Product Schedule, information on how to list a product, and the complete NCP Subpart J rule.

• Reporting Requirements – Oil Spills and Hazardous Substance Releases - Regulated facilities must report discharges of oil or releases of hazardous substances to EPA and/or other federal, state, and local government agencies. Information about reporting requirements, exemptions from these requirements, and where to call in the event of an oil spill can be found on this page.

• Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule - Certain facilities must prepare, amend, and implement SPCC Plans to address the potential for a discharge of oil. Information on this page includes links to select portions of the SPCC rule, recent amendments to the rule, and SPCC Guidance for Regional Inspectors.

To learn more about oil and responses to oil spills, please visit the following links:

• About Chemicals, Hazardous Substances, and Oil - EPA's emergency management activities help protect the environment and human health from discharges of oil, chemicals, or other hazardous substances.

• Response and Clean-up Technologies - Learn some of the ways that EPA and other responders clean up oil spills. Under the National Contingency Plan, EPA is the lead federal response agency for oil spills occurring in inland waters, and the U.S. Coast Guard is the lead response agency for spills in coastal waters and deepwater ports.

• Freshwater Spills Symposia - Proceedings from a biennial symposium on current issues and research in freshwater oil spill prevention and response.

General information about emergency management in EPA is also available online.