Region 5 Superfund (SF)

The following section provides links to non-EPA web sites that provide additonal information about contingency plans. You will leave the EPA.gov domain and enter another page with more information.

Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan and Area Contingency Plan:

This plan outlines response protocols to help assure a coordinated response in the event of a spill that poses a threat to the environment or to human health and welfare. This plan is more commonly referred to as the U.S. EPA Region 5 combined ACP-RCP.

Subarea Contingency Plans:

These plans help to coordinate timely and effective responses by private industry, local and state officials and various federal agencies to minimize damage resulting from releases of oil or hazardous materials in the Subareas.

They include:

• Minneapolis-St. Paul
• Greater St. Louis
• Northern Michigan
• Quad Cities
• Upper Mississippi
• Peoria, IL