SPCC regulations may apply if your facility meets each of the following three threshold criteria:. Storage, as used in the SPCC regulations, means any type of container or equipment that has the capacity to store a minimum of 55 gallons of oil.
To determine whether discharge to navigable waters is possible several factors must be evaluated and include proximity to streams, wetlands, mudflats or estuaries, storm or sewer lines, potential extreme weather conditions in your area, topography, drainage characteristics, and soil types. The following are some examples of non-transportation related facilities:. The purpose of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure SPCC rule is to help facilities prevent a discharge of oil into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines.
These Plans help facilities prevent oil spill, as well as control a spill should one occur. State Professional Engineer PE licensing board contacts - This list will help you contact your state licensing board, which can then help you locate a PE should your plan require one.
EPA Contacts - should you need further assistance. The Plan must be maintained at the location of the facility that is normally attended at least four hours per day. PPM can assist you in determining if your facility needs to develop an SPCC plan and walk you through the process of plan development should your facility need it.
We can also take you through a pre-classification process to determine if your facility is eligible to receive a grant! Such as a pallet of 5-gallon oil jugs. Fortunately, in this case, we can eliminate a few:. So, if a spill from one of these 5-gallon jugs has the potential to reach and pollute a navigable waterway from a point source at your facility, storm drain, outflow pipe, ditch etc.
Providing secondary containment is one of the solutions or BMPs that may be used to prevent spilled oil from reaching a navigable waterway. Outside of regulatory requirements, a practical reason for providing secondary containment for new oil containers is housekeeping. If that mess is contained in a spill deck or berm, it still needs to be cleaned up, but the spill is in a defined area — not creating a slip hazard in aisle or sneaking off toward sensitive areas.
Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. All rights reserved. Karen Karen D. Hope this info helps! Best, Karen. In this case, The volume of water per cubic foot is 7.
From this figure, the volume displaced by each tote needs to be subtracted. Please let us know if you have any other containment questions! Thank you for asking this question.
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