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Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Stockton,CA Spill Prevention,Control,and Countermeasure Plan B. Response to a Major Discharge A"major" discharge is defined as anything more than when a facility has a discharge that is greater than 1,000 gallons of petroleum products or two discharges each of more than 42 gallons of petroleum products occurring within any 12-month period, or when one of the following occurs: • The discharge is large enough to spread beyond the immediate discharge area; • The discharge material enters water; • The discharge requires special equipment or training to clean up; • The discharged material poses a hazard to human health or safety; or • There is a danger of fire or explosion. In the event of a major discharge, the following guidelines apply: All workers must immediately evacuate the discharge site via the designated exit routes and move to the designated staging areas at a safe distance from the discharge. The facility diagram shows the exit routes; it is posted in the office. If the Facility Manager is not present at the facility, the senior on-site trained person notifies the Facility Manager about the discharge and has authority to initiate notification and response. Certain notifications are dependent on the circumstances and type of discharge. For example, if oil reaches a sanitary sewer, the Facility Manager should notify the publicly owned treatment works (POTW) immediately. A discharge that enters the city storm drain requires the senior personnel to contact the U.S. Coast Guard at(206) 220-7237.The Facility Manager must: • Call for medical assistance if workers are injured; • Notify the Fire Department or Police Department; • Call the spill response and cleanup contractors listed in the Emergency Contacts list in Appendix L; • Contact the State Regional Water Quality Control Board (559)445-6042; • Contact the National Response Center(888-424-8802); • Record the call on the Discharge Notification form in Appendix F and attach a copy to this SPCC Plan; and • Coordinate cleanup and obtains assistance from a cleanup contractor or other response organizations as necessary. If the Facility Manager is not available at the time of the discharge, then the next highest person in seniority assumes responsibility for coordinating response activities. 013