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Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan Tesla Treatment Facility Page 18 of 45 2.4 Spill Reporting Procedures [40 CFR§112.7(a)(4)] Information and procedures for reporting an oil spill or discharge as per 40 CFR §112.1(b) of the SPCC Rule are discussed below. Pursuant to Section 40 CFR§112.4,the Tesla Treatment Facility is required to report specific information to the Regional Administrator within 60 days if the facility discharged more than 1,000 gallons of oil to navigable waters in a single discharge or discharged more than 42 gallons of oil to navigable waters in each of two (2) separate discharges occurring within any 12-month period. 2.4.1 Spill Reporting Requirement Whenever the facility has a discharge of oil in a quantity equal to or greater than the reportable quantity in Section 2.4 of this SPCC Plan, as defined by federal regulations (40 CFR§302.6), the facility must immediately report the spill or discharge to the National Response Center (NRC) in Washington D.C. National Response Center 1-800-424-8802 If it is not possible to immediately report to the NRC, the report may be given to the Regional Administrator. However, the facility is still required to notify the NRC as soon as possible. The EPA has established requirements to report spills to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. Specifically,EPA requires owners or operators of facilities that discharge oil in quantities that may be harmful to public health or welfare, or to the environment, to report the spill to the federal government. Under the Federal Clean Water Act Section 311 and Section 40 CFR§110.10, the EPA has determined that discharges of oil in quantities that may be harmful include those that: • Violate applicable water quality standards, or • Cause a film or "sheen" upon, or discoloration of the surface of the water or adjoining shorelines, or • Cause a sludge or emulsion to be deposited beneath the surface of the water or upon adjoining shorelines. 2.4.2 Regional Administrator The California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal-EPA) has noted that the CUPAs have the responsibility and authority, to the extent provided by Chapter 6.67 and Sections 25404.1 and 25404.2 of the California Health and Safety Code, to implement and enforce the requirements of Chapter 6.67 of the state APSA(California Health and Safety Code Section 25270.2). The CUPAs were established in 1993 under the amendments to the California Health and Safety Code made by Senate Bill 1082. A CUPA is a local agency that has been certified by Cal-EPA to implement the Aboveground Storage Tanks Environmental Program(SPCC only)within the local