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Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasure Plans
The Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule is intended to help prevent a discharge of oil into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. This rule, Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 112 (Oil Pollution Prevention), is part of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s oil spill prevention program and was published under the authority of Section 311(j)(1)(C) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act) in 1974. A facility is covered by the SPCC rule if it has an aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity greater than 1,320 U.S. gallons (including all individual containers that are 55 gallons of greater in capacity) or a completely buried storage capacity greater than 42,000 U.S. gallons and there is a reasonable expectation of an oil discharge into or upon navigable waters of the U.S. or adjoining shorelines. In many western states the definition of navigable waters also includes minor tributaries to what might otherwise be considered navigable waters such as small streams and even arroyos.
Oil of any type and in any form is covered under the rule, including: petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, oil mixed with wastes, (fats, oils or greases of animal origin) vegetable oils, including oil from seeds, nuts, fruits, or kernels; and other oils and greases, including synthetic oils and mineral oils. Sites that are regulated can range from residential home heating oil and farms tanks, to transformers in substations and oil field production tanks. Other examples of regulated vessels include electrical or operating equipment such as hydraulic systems, lubricating systems, gear boxes, machining coolant systems, heat transfer systems, circuit breakers and electrical switches.
Souder, Miller & Associates (SMA) has completed SPCC Plans for all sizes and types of facilities. With extensive depth of engineering, stormwater and environmental knowledge, SMA staff has handled all manner of sites from farms with aboveground storage tanks to industrial bulk storage in excess of 10,000,000 gallons.