40 CFR § 310.7 - Can more than one local agency or government be reimbursed for response to the same incident?

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s310.7"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 310.7 - Can more than one local agency or government be reimbursed for response to the same incident?"
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "310.7"
section_name: "Can more than one local agency or government be reimbursed for response to the same incident?"
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "SUPERFUND, EMERGENCY PLANNING, AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAMS"
part_number: "310"
part_name: "REIMBURSEMENT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 9611(c)(11), 9623."
regulatory_source: "63 FR 8286, Feb. 18, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "310"
---


# 310.7 Can more than one local agency or government be reimbursed for response to the same incident?

No. EPA will accept only one reimbursement request for a single response. A single response includes all of the temporary emergency measures that ALL local governments or agencies conduct in response to a single hazardous substance release. If more than one local government or agency responds, you must decide among yourselves who will request reimbursement on behalf of all.