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Finally, the owner/operator must maintain sub -marine piping appurtenant to the facility in good operating condition at all times and inspect or test such piping for failures periodically and according to a schedule in accordance with §312.11(p). §112.11 Relevant sections (b) Use oil drainage collection equipment to prevent and control small oil discharges around pumps, glands, valves, flanges, expansion joints, hoses, drain lines, separators, treaters, tanks, and associated equipment. you must control and direct facility drains toward a central collection sump to prevent the facility from having a discharge as described in § 112.1(b). Where drains and sumps are not practicable, you must remove oil contained in collection equipment as often as necessary to prevent overflow. (c) For facilities employing a sump system, provide adequately sized sump and drains and make available a spare pump to remove liquid from the sump and assure that oil does not escape. you must employ a regularly scheduled preventive maintenance inspection and testing program to assure reliable operation of the liquid removal system and pump start- up device. Redundant automatic sump pumps and control devices may be required on some installations. (h) Prepare and maintain at the facility a written procedure within the Plan for inspecting and testing pollution prevention equipment and systems. (i) Conduct testing and inspection of the pollution prevention equipment and systems at the facility on a scheduled periodic basis, commensurate with the complexity, conditions, and circumstances of the facility and any other appropriate regulations. you must use simulated discharges for testing and inspecting human and equipment pollution control and countermeasure systems. (p) Maintain sub -marine piping appurtenant to the facility in good operating condition at all times. You must periodically and according to a schedule inspect or test such piping for failures. You must document and keep a record of such inspections or tests at the facility. Note: The above text is only a brief excerpt of the rule. Refer to 40 CFR part 112 for the full text of the SPCC rule. 7.3 Role of Industry Standards and Recommended Practices in Meeting SPCC Requirements The SPCC rule does not require the use of a specific industry standard for conducting inspections, evaluations, and integrity testing of bulk storage containers and other equipment at a facility. Rather, the rule provides flexibility in a facility owner/operators use of industry standards to comply with the requirements, consistent with good engineering practice and as reviewed by the PE certifying the Plan. To develop an appropriate inspection, evaluation, and testing program for an SPCC -regulated facility, the PE must consider applicable industry standards (§312.3(d)(1)(iii)). If the facility owner or operator indicates in the SPCC Plan that he intends to use a standard to comply with a particular rule requirement (e.g., integrity testing), then it is mandatory to implement the relevant portions of the standard (i.e., those that address integrity testing of the container). In this case, if the standard is more stringent than federal regulations (e.g., for recordkeeping retention requirements), the standard would take precedent. A summary is provided in Table 7-5 later in this chapter to assist EPA inspectors in reviewing the relevance of particular industry standards to the SPCC GUIDANCE FOR REGIONAL INSPECTORS 7-33 December 16, 2013