Unknown to most auto shops, if you store over 1,320 total gallons of oil products, you are required to develop and maintain an EPA Compliant Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan. The majority of auto service departments do not have total oil storage capacities over 10,000 gallons. The…
SPCC Plan Requirements for Farmers Over the past few years, confusion has reigned about the exact requirements that are applicable to our farmers regarding compliance with the SPCC regulations as related to the Clean Water Act. Beginning in 2013, there were several unscrupulous companies that began a dialog that…
Most facilities we come across are lacking a simple, easy to use document that can keep them out of BIG trouble with the EPA, especially if a spill or leak occurs. This is called a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plans, and here we discuss what exactly they are,…