Owners and operators of facilities are required to prepare Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan to avoid oil spills

A review and evaluation of the SPCC Plan for a facility is required at least once every five years from the date facility becomes subject to SPCC rules; or if the facility was in operation on or before August 16, 2002, five years from the date of the last review of the facility SPCC Plan. A licensed P.E. must certify any technical amendments to the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan. The owner or operator must document the review and evaluation of the SPCC Plan. The owner or operator must sign a statement as to whether the owner or operator will amend the SPCC Plan: at beginning or end of SPCC Plan; in a log; or an appendix to the SPCC Plan.

Specific items in the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Professional Engineer certification;

• For plans not following the format listed in the rule (e.g., plans developed for a combined SWPPP and 

   SPCC Plan), a cross-reference to the requirements in 40 CFR Part 112.7;

• Site diagram, identifying the location and contents of each container (including completely buried

   tanks that are otherwise exempted from the SPCC requirements);

• For each container, the type of oil stored and the storage capacity;

• Discharge prevention measures, including procedures for oil handling;

• Predictions of direction, rate of flow, and total quantity of oil that could be discharged from the site as a result of a major equipment failure;

• Site drainage;

• Site inspections;

• Site security;

• Five-year plan review (if construction lasts five years);

• Management approval;

• Requirements for mobile portable containers (e.g., totes, drums, or fueling vehicles that remain on facility grounds);

• Appropriate secondary containment or diversionary structures;

• Secondary containment for fuel transfer;

• Personnel training and oil spill prevention briefings;

• Tank integrity testing;

• Bulk storage container compliance; and

• Transfer procedures and equipment (including piping).

About the auto:

The SPCC regulations require the owners and operators of facilities to prepare and implement Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan to avoid oil spills into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines of the United States. Your plan must identify operating procedures in place and control measures installed to prevent oil spills, and countermeasures to contain, clean up, or mitigate the effects of any oil spills that occur. The plan must be updated as conditions change at your construction site. For more useful information on Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure, please visit our www.questepa.com.