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Definitions Definitions <br /> Discharge—including, - Harmful quantity: <br /> but not limited t0, any =_ ._ - Any amount of oil that <br /> spilling, leaking, violates state water quality <br /> standards <br /> pumping, pouring, - - Causes film,sheen,or <br /> - emitting, emptying, or discoloration on water's <br /> dumping Of OII. - <br /> surface or adjoining fz <br /> shoreline <br /> -Causes deposit of sludge or <br /> emulsion below water <br /> surface or upon adjoining <br /> shoreline <br /> Ad- <br /> Definitions - ' egulatory Background <br /> Navigable waters: <br /> - Includes,but not limited Oil Pollution Prevention regulation (40 CFR <br /> to,all interstate waters, 112) established under authority of Clean <br /> intrastate lakes,rivers, <br /> streams used for Water Act, the principal federal statute for <br /> _- recreation,commerce or °_ Y <br /> other uses including fishing ,� _ protecting navigable waters and shorelines <br /> or industrial use Initial SPCC regulations adopted by EPA in <br /> 1973 with subsequent amendments <br /> Background mpact of Major Spills on SPCC Regulations <br /> Ashland Oil Company, 1988: <br /> Why was the SPCC Program Implemented? - tank collapsed in Pennsylvania,spilling 3.8 million gallons of <br /> diesel;750,000 gallons reached local rivers <br /> -Protect public health and environment - Impacted drinking water supplies for 1 million people in three <br /> states,damaged river ecosystems,affected local businesses <br /> -Prevent Impacts t0 natural resources - led to creation of SPCC task force which focused on prevention <br /> 7. —Protect drinking water sources of large catastrophic spills and recommended changes to SPCC <br /> program,including additional requirements for integrity testing, <br /> —Prevent economic disruptions inspections,training,plan certification <br />