The federal Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) program requirements apply specifically to oil storage facilities with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater than 1,320 gallons or underground storage capacity greater than 42,000 gallons where a discharge could reach a navigable water body, either directly or indirectly. Any oil storage container or tank that is 55 gallons or larger in size counts towards the total aggregate storage capacity.

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An SPCC plan is a plan prepared in accordance with good engineering practices to prevent and clean up spills from oil storage containers or tanks. "Oil" as defined in the federal regulations includes petroleum oils such as gasoline, diesel and heating oil as well as non-petroleum oils such as animal or vegetable oils, synthetic oils, and mineral oils. An SPCC plan lists the containment equipment and structures used to prevent spills from reaching the navigable waters of the united states, and it identifies the inspection, monitoring and oil transfer procedures that will be followed to prevent a spill. If a spill occurs, a well-developed SPCC plan will identify whom to call, and will specify steps, or "countermeasures," to contain the spill and minimize environmental impacts. The specific SPCC requirements for oil storage facilities are found in federal regulation, 40 CFR Part 112.

 

In most cases, a qualified professional engineer (P.E.) must examine the plan and attest that it has been prepared in accordance with good engineering practices.

 

Banwo Environmental Services have licensed Professional Engineers with several years of experience in developing and making required updates to SPCC plans in accordance with the SPCC plan rules as specified in 40 CFR Part 112.