Is your Oil Handling Facility in Compliance

with Federal Law?

The Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation (40 CFR Part 112) requires that an SPCC Plan be prepared in accordance with good engineering practices and be approved by a person with the authority to commit the resources necessary to implement the SPCC Plan. The SPCC Plan should clearly address the following three areas:

·   Operating equipment and procedures that prevent oil spills;

·   Control measures installed to prevent a spill from reaching navigable waters; and

·   Countermeasures to contain, clean up, and mitigate the effects of an oil spill that reaches navigable waters.

Each SPCC Plan must be unique to the facility. Development of a unique SPCC Plan requires detailed knowledge of the facility and the potential effects of any oil spill. Each SPCC plan, while unique to the facility it covers, must include certain standard elements to ensure compliance with the regulations.

Frequently Asked Questions regarding SPCC Plans. 

Please take a look and see if your facility falls under these regulations. 

The SPCC plan must include a demonstration of management’s approval.

In cases where a facility has over 10,000 gallons aggregate oil storage capacity the plan must be certified by a licensed Professional Engineer.