Transcript SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE (SPCC) Title 40 CFR 112 “SPCC Plan” Document that details the equipment workforce, procedures, and steps to prevent control, and.

SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND
COUNTERMEASURE (SPCC)
Title 40 CFR 112
“SPCC Plan”
Document that details the equipment
workforce, procedures, and steps to prevent
control, and provide adequate
countermeasures to a discharge
Definition of “Oil”
Oil of any kind or in
any form, including
but not limited to
animal fats and oils,
vegetable oil,
petroleum, fuel oil,
sludge, synthetic oils,
mineral oils, oil
refuse, or oil mixed
with other wastes
Regulated Facility
1) It must be non-transportation related;
2) It must have an aggregate aboveground
storage capacity equal to or greater than
1,320 gallons or a completely buried storage
capacity of 42,0000 gallons or more;
3) There must be a reasonable expectation of
discharge into or upon navigable waters or
adjoining shorelines.
Exemptions
• Completely buried tanks – UST Program
R.61–92.280
• Minimum container size – 55 gallon
containers
• Permanently closed containers
• Wastewater treatment
Requirements
• Reviewed and certified by a licensed Professional
Engineer
• Maintained at the facility if the facility attended at
least four hours per day, or at the nearest field
office if the facility is not so attended
• Available to the Regional Administrator (EPA) for
on-site review during normal working hours
• Reviewed and updated every 5 years
Important Elements
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Facility Diagram
• Secondary
Containment and
Oil Spill Predictions
Diversionary
Facility Drainage
Structures
Facility Inspections
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Personnel
Training
and Testing
• Transfer Procedures
• Site Security
and Equipment
• Management Approval
Report spills and fish kills to SCDHEC:
1-888-481-0125
To report spills to the Federal Government
National Response Center
1-800-424-8802
AST Contacts
EPA Region IV
(404) 562-8768
www.epa.gov/oilspill.
SC Fire Marshall’s Office
(803) 896-9800
SCDHEC, Justin Hughes
(803) 896-4117