Once you have confirmed a release at your facility, you must

• A. DEQ 24
• B. Notify local fire department within 1 hour
• C. Contain and report to local authorities within 24 hours
• D. Do nothing until regular inspection

Answer: (A)

After confirming a release at your facility, you must report it to the state's environmental regulator within 24 hours. This ensures the proper agency is alerted to assess the environmental impact, coordinate response and cleanup, and track incidents for public safety and compliance. Emergency actions to contain the release and notify responders should still be taken as required by your plan, but the formal regulatory report is the 24-hour notification to DEQ. The other options either point to the wrong recipient or imply no reporting is needed, which isn’t correct.