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Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure <br /> SPCC <br /> 1. Why?Total <10000 gallons and containers are <5000 gallons <br /> Example facilities: <br /> LAWTF, 1600 gallons, diesel <br /> Stanford Crossing, 2000 gallons, diesel <br /> 2. Spill Prevention <br /> Goal is to prevent oil/petroleum products from reaching navigable waters and adjoining shorelines, and to <br /> contain discharges of oil. <br /> Prevent by: <br /> Proper use and care of containers, <br /> Hazard Identification, <br /> Areas of Potential Discharge, <br /> Job Specific Training, <br /> Emergency Training <br /> 3. Control <br /> a. Secondary containment: <br /> Structures, e.g., dikes or berms, can be constructed with various materials such as: metal, concrete, <br /> earthen materials, liners, asphalt, and other coatings. Although different materials can be used, the <br /> material and containment construction must enable the secondary containment structure to prevent <br /> discharges to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. For the secondary containment structure to serve <br /> this purpose, it must be able to contain the oil spill until it is cleaned up. Whether it can do this depends <br /> primarily on the ability of the containment material to slow down or prevent the flow of the spill through <br /> the material, (i.e., the material's imperviousness to the spill). Note that the rule does not specify how to <br /> design the secondary containment system to meet the impervious standard. The facility owner or operator <br /> determines how best to provide secondary containment based on good industry practices, oil product <br /> properties, and other specific factors and conditions at the facility. <br /> Dote that EPA considers shop-fabricated double-walled tanks that employ overfill and leak detection <br /> measures and are constructed to industry standards as meeting the secondary containment requirements <br /> in the SPCC rule. <br /> Examples of secondary containment or its equivalent: (1) Dikes, berms, or retaining walls sufficiently <br /> impervious to contain oil; (2) Curbing; (3) Culverting, gutters, or other drainage systems; (4) Weirs, booms, <br /> or other barriers; (5) Spill diversion ponds; (G) retention ponds; or (7) Sorbent materials. <br /> b. Inspections: <br /> * Visual Inspections Daily <br /> * Maintenance Inspections Every 30 Days <br /> c. Training <br /> New Hires, annually, when changes occur, or a spill has occGerred. <br /> d. Good Housekeeping <br />