本文件旨在为石油和天然气生产行业提供指导，以根据《清洁水法》（CWA）的要求报告有害物质和石油向水中的释放，并根据《综合环境响应、补偿、，以及《责任法案》（CERCLA）和《应急计划和社区知情权法案》（EPCRA）。本文件仅涵盖CWA、CERCLA和EPCRA下发布报告的联邦要求。该文件涵盖了报告中大多数行业认为“急诊科”释放，这是未计划的，通常不包括在一个政府机构颁发的许可证。

This document has been developed to provide the oil and gas production industry guidance on reporting releases of hazardous substances and petroleum to water as required by the Clean Water Act (CWA) and reporting releases of hazardous substances into the environment as required by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). This document only covers federal requirements for release reporting under the CWA, CERCLA and EPCRA.The document covers the reporting of what most in the industry consider "emergency" releases, which are unplanned and typically are not covered under a permit issued by a government agency.