{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-310.10","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 310.10","heading":"What are temporary emergency measures?","body":"(a) Temporary emergency measures are actions taken to control or eliminate immediate threats to human health and the environment.\n(b) Examples of temporary emergency measures are:\n(1) Site security;\n(2) Controlling the source of contamination;\n(3) Containing the release to prevent spreading;\n(4) Neutralizing or treating pollutants released; and\n(5) Controlling contaminated runoff.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER J—SUPERFUND, EMERGENCY PLANNING, AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAMS","PART 310—REIMBURSEMENT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASES","Subpart B—Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"60f556d35c5f95b6efc783bacff13aaf905219813d89027f82007d92566d476c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-310.9","next":"us/40-cfr-310.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}