Oil Pollution Act: Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule

URL: https://www.epa.gov/oil-spills-prevention-and-preparedness-regulations/spill-prevention-control-and-countermeasure-19#SPCC%20Basics
Regulation Reference Cite 33 U.S.C.§§ 2701-2762: 15 C.F.R. § 990
Report Due Date (Actual) Every Five Years
Level Compliance Report
Oversight Unit PLANT OPERATIONS
Person Responsible James Thams
Secondary Person Responsible Kathy Richards
President / VP Level Finance
Description

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule reporting due every five years.

SPCC applies to a facility that:

  • Stores, transfers, uses or consumes oil or oil products, such as diesel fuel, gasoline, lube oil, hydraulic oil, adjuvant oil, crop oil, vegetable oil or animal fat; and
  • Stores more than 1,320 U.S. gallons in total of all aboveground containers (only count containers with 55 gallons or greater storage capacity) or more than 42,000 gallons in completely buried containers; and
  • Could reasonably be expected to discharge oil to navigable waters of the U.S. or adjoining shorelines, such as lakes, rivers and streams.

https://www.epa.gov/oil-spills-prevention-and-preparedness-regulations/spill-prevention-control-and-countermeasure-19#SPCC%20Basics

Contacts and Data Sources

Jim Thams, Asst. VP-Facilities/Engineering & Planning, phone: 906-227-2475, email: jthams@nmu.edu and Kathy Richards, Assoc. VP Engineering, Planning & Facilities, phone: 906-227-1237, email: karhrich@nmu.edu
Internal Notes

This compliance item has notes that are available internally to the oversight unit. Please contact the Risk Management Department for more information