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❑� Northwest Pipe Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan 1 �--. Company Tracy Plant 1.0 Introduction Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans are required generally for facilities which use or store oil in a location capable of discharging into or upon navigable waters of the United States; and have an aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity greater than 1,320 U.S. gallons. Federal SPCC regulations are contained in 40 CFR § 112. The California Health and Safety Code (HSC) § 25270 contains additional requirements for California facilities captured under the Federal SPCC regulations. California HSC § 25270-25270.13 is known as the Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA). The APSA gives the local Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) authority and funding to enforce State SPCC regulations via regular inspections of aboveground oil storage facilities and their SPCC Plans. 1.1 Purpose The purpose of this SPCC Plan is to describe the measures implemented by the Northwest Pipe Company facility in Tracy, California (Tracy Plant) to prevent oil discharges, and to prepare Tracy Plant personnel to respond in a safe, effective, and timely manner to mitigate the impacts of a discharge. [40 CFR § 112.1(e)]. This SPCC Plan was prepared with the intention to meet the requirements of Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 112 [40 CFR §112] and the APSA. It supersedes all earlier SPCC Plans developed for the Tracy Plant. A summary of the applicable and state regulatory requirements are provided in Appendix A. In addition to fulfilling requirements of 40 CFR § 112 and the APSA, this SPCC Plan is also intended to be used as: • A reference for oil storage information and testing records. • A tool to communicate practices for preventing and responding to discharges to employees, • A guide for facility inspections, and • A resource during a discharge response.