| According to Section 112.1 of 40 CFR, the requirement | | | | Requirements for a Diagram |
| for a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure | | | | There are many specific requirements outlined in 40 |
| Plan (SPCC), applies to petroleum storage facilities that: | | | | CFR 112 regarding your facility's Spill Prevention, |
| - Are non-transportation related. | | | | Control, and Countermeasure Plan. According to |
| - Have an aggregate above ground storage capacity | | | | §112.7 (a)(3),a facility diagram must be included |
| greater than 1,320 gallons (including all tanks, containers, | | | | and clearly outline: |
| and operating equipment 55 gallons or greater in | | | | - Location of oil containers. |
| capacity) or a completely buried storage capacity | | | | - Type of oil in each container. |
| greater than 42,000 gallons. | | | | - Location of any completely buried storage tanks that |
| - Have a geographic location where there is a | | | | are otherwise exempted from SPCC regulations. |
| reasonable expectation of a discharge into or upon | | | | - Location of transfer stations and piping. |
| navigable waters of the US or adjoining shorelines. | | | | - Locations where mobile or portable containers are |
| Definition of Oil | | | | stored. |
| Facilities that meet these three conditions must include | | | | The SPCC Plan must include the storage capacity of |
| bulk storage containers used to store oil in their SPCC | | | | each container but this does not have to be on the |
| Plan, if these containers have a capacity of 55 gallons | | | | diagram. |
| or more. Oil is defined as: | | | | Drawings and Photographs in the SPCC Plan |
| - Petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel, and | | | | Site specific diagrams are not required if the facility |
| engine oil | | | | diagram is explicit and complete. It must include: |
| - Animal fats | | | | - The direction of oil flow. |
| - Vegetable oils | | | | - The rate of flow. |
| In general, a plan is required for any non-transportation | | | | - The total quantity of oil that could be discharged as a |
| related onshore and off- shore facility that is engaged | | | | result of each type of major equipment failure. This |
| in drilling, producing, storing, gathering, processing, | | | | may include loading/unloading equipment, tank rupture, |
| transferring, distributing, using, or consuming oil products. | | | | overflow or leakage. |
| When Can a Container Be Excluded From Your | | | | If site specific drawings or detailed facility drawings are |
| SPCC Plan? | | | | included, illustrate: |
| A bulk storage container used to store oil that has a | | | | - The predicted discharge direction on the drawing. |
| capacity of 55 gallons or greater may not require | | | | - Discuss the rate of flow and quantity of oil that could |
| inclusion in the installation's SPCC Plan only under the | | | | be discharged as a result of the different types of |
| following conditions: | | | | equipment failure. |
| - The container is part of a separate facility that must | | | | Photographs are not required but they could assist in |
| have a separate SPCC Plan. | | | | rapid recognition of the site layout. They can illustrate a |
| - The container is part of a separate facility that does | | | | visual history of the physical condition of the facility and |
| not have to prepare an SPCC Plan (a facility that | | | | or the containers located there. |
| does not meet the required criteria). | | | | |