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SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURES PLAN VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES ESCALON FACILITY 1.0 CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS [40 CFR 112.6(a)(b) and (c)] If a facility has greater than 10,000 gallons of aboveground oil storage capacity, the facility's SPCC Plan must be reviewed and certified by a Professional Engineer. The facility may prepare a self-certified SPCC Plan if the following eligibility criteria are met: • The facility must have 10,000 gallons or less in aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity; and • For 3 years prior to plan certification, or if it has operated for less than 3 years, the facility must not have had: o A single discharge of oil to waters of the state exceeding 1,000 gallons or, o Two discharges of oil to navigable waters of the United States each exceeding 42-gallons (within any 12 month period). At Valley Pacific Petroleum Services' (VPPS) Escalon Facility (Facility), the total aboveground oil storage capacity exceeds 10,000 gallons; therefore, this SPCC Plan is required to be reviewed and certified by a Professional Engineer. 2.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND COUNTERMEASURES [40 CFR 112.71 2.1 MANAGEMENT APPROVAL OF SPCC PLAN Management approval of the SPCC Plan is contained on page iii of this SPCC Plan. 2.2 GENERAL APPLICABILITY [40 CFR 112.7(a)(1) and(2)] This SPCC Plan is in general conformance with Title 40,Code of Federal Regulations,Part 112(November 5,2009).The section titles include reference to the applicable sections of 40 CFR Part 112.The regulations require the SPCC Plan to be prepared in the sequence of Part 112.7 or to provide a cross-reference to the requirements of this Part. This SPCC Plan follows the sequence of Part 112.7, Subparts A and B, and 40 CFR 112.8 and 112.12, and also includes cross-reference matrix in Appendix 9. According to 40 CFR Facilities are required to have a SPCC Plan if. • A facility uses or stores oil, but does not transport petroleum as their primary purpose. Such facilities could include industrial, commercial, agricultural, or public facilities. • A facility has an aboveground oil storage capacity of greater than or equal to 1,320 gallons on site (storage capacity is calculated by adding any container that is 55 gallons or greater) and/or an aggregate underground oil storage capacity greater than or equal to 42,000 gallons excluding Regulated Underground Storage Tanks. • A facility could reasonably be expected to discharge oil to navigable waters of the United States or adjoining shorelines in quantities that may be harmful. The Facility total oil storage capacity for aboveground storage is over 1,320 gallons; therefore, SPCC regulations apply.