Reporting of spills - rules.

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(1) If one barrel or more of oil or exploration and production waste is spilled outside of berms or other secondary containment, the spill shall be reported within twenty-four hours after the discovery of the spill, to:

  1. The commission; and

  2. The entity with jurisdiction over emergency response within the local municipality, ifthe spill occurred within a municipality, or the local county if the spill did not occur within a municipality.

  1. The spill report must include any available information concerning the type of wasteinvolved in the spill.

  2. The commission may promulgate rules to implement this section.

Source: L. 2013: Entire section added, (HB 13-1278), ch. 188, p. 759, § 1, effective August 7.


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