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Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan Tesla Treatment Facility Discharge Notification Any size discharge (i.e., one that creates a sheen, emulsion, or sludge) that affects or threatens to affect navigable waters or adjoining shorelines must be reported immediately to the National Response Center,NRC(1-800-424-8802). The NRC is staffed twenty-four(24)hours a day. The SPCC Plan provides the information needed for the notification. The person reporting the discharge must provide the following information: • Name, location, organization,and telephone number. • Name and address of the party responsible for the incident. • Date and time of the incident. • Location of the incident. • Source and cause of the release or discharge. • Types of material(s)released or discharged. • Quantity of material released or discharged. • Danger or threat posed by the release or discharge, number and types of injuries(if any). • Media affected or threatened by the discharge(i.e., water, land, air). • Weather conditions at the incident location. • Any other information that may help emergency responders. Contact information for reporting a discharge to the appropriate authorities is provided in the SPCC Plan. The contact information is posted in prominent locations at the facility. In addition to the above reporting, 40 CFR 112.4 requires that information be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)Regional Administrator and the appropriate state agency in charge of oil pollution control activities whenever the facility discharges more than 1,000 gallons of oil in a single event, or discharges more than 42 gallons of oil in each of two (2) discharge incidents within a 12-month period[40 CFR 112.1(b)]. The following information must be submitted to the Regional Administrator within 60 days: