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CENTRAL VALO% REGIONAL WATER QUAL f CONTROL BOARD <br /> ..JXSrZCT-10 1:1+V0RT <br /> 6 April 1992 <br /> DISCHARGER: BP OIL COMPANY, STOCKTON FACILITY <br /> LOCATION & COUNTY: STOCKTON FACILITY, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> CONTACT(S): Jeff Withrow <br /> INSPECTION DATE: 10 March 1992 <br /> INSPECTED BY: Philip S. Isorena <br /> ACCOMPANIED BY: Jeff Withrow <br /> OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTS: <br /> This inspection was conducted to ascertain the facility' s compliance with the Above- <br /> ground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA). <br /> The BP Oil Company, Stockton facility on Rough and Ready Island is a bulk storage <br /> facility for petroleum product distribution. These products include gasoline and <br /> diesel fuel . The facility has eight aboveground tanks (AGTs) and two underground tanks <br /> (UGTs) . All AGTs are constructed of welded steel . Two tanks contain additives and are <br /> each provided with separate concrete containment. The rest of the AGTs have foundation <br /> consisting either of a sand base with an asphalt seal or a concrete pad. All tanks are <br /> cathodically protected and provided with secondary containment. The containment area <br /> consists of a four-foot high concrete wall and compacted berms. <br /> My inspection found the facility clean and well-maintained. There were no apparent <br /> spills from the tanks or their associated piping. Most of the piping is aboveground. <br /> The only exceptions are SFPP pipes coming into the tank farm and pipes going to the two <br /> underground tanks which include pipes for the water draws, the additive tank contain- <br /> ment areas, and loading rack slab drain. The water draw consists of a valved pipe <br /> which discharges into a two square-foot sump which drains to a 6,000-gallon underground <br /> tank. There is an air gap between the discharge pipe and the sump. Further inspection <br /> revealed there was a puddle of storm water at the northwestern section of the tank <br /> farm. There is a locked valve which prevents the discharge of the storm water onto a <br /> vacant lot within the property boundary south of the Stockton Deep Channel and north of <br /> the tank farm. According to Mr. Withrow, storm water is typically allowed to collect <br /> in the tank farm and disposed of via evaporation. If necessary, storm water can be <br /> discharged onto the vacant lot. However, if storm water is contaminated it can be <br /> diverted into the 10,000-gallon underground tank which is also connected to the 17,000- <br /> gallon transmix tank. Currently, the latter is not being used and is available for <br /> storage. The wastewater collected in the two underground tanks is picked up by a <br /> licensed waste hauler and disposed of offsite. <br /> Table 1 summarizes information on each tank and observations made during my inspection. <br /> I obtained some additional information on these tanks during subsequent telecommunica- <br /> tion with Mr. Jeff Withrow. Figure 1 shows approximate tank locations. <br />