SPCC, APSA.pptVIP

December 11, 2008 SPCC, APSA  YOU Part II All you’ve ever wanted to know…. SPCC 1,320 gallons of petroleum in containers/tanks 55 gallons or larger THE LINGO ACRONYMS ACRONYMS AFVO - Animal Fats or Vegetable Oils APSA - Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act AST - Aboveground Storage Tank CFR - Code of Federal Regulations DOT - U.S. Department of Transportation EPA - Fed. Environmental Protection Agency QF - Qualified Facility SPCC Plan - Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan THE SPCC Rule APSA and the SPCC Rule Some Differences: APSA exempts farms, nurseries, logging and construction sites with -no single storage tank 20,000 gallons, and -cumulative storage capacity 100,000 gallons The Federal SPCC rule has no exemptions for these facilities APSA and the SPCC Rule Some Differences: APSA defines a “tank facility” as any one or a combination of ASTs that contain petroleum and that is used by a single business entity at a single location or site The Federal SPCC rule definition of facility is more flexible APSA and the SPCC Rule Some Differences: The Federal SPCC rule has two types of exemptions for wastewater treatment (facilities that treat wastewater and discharge the treated effluent under a NPDES or similar state permit) -the actual wastewater treatment system is excluded, including oil/water separators, or retention basins used for oil separation -the capacity of tanks used exclusively for wastewater treatment does not count toward oil capacity storage APSA has no exemptions for these situations APSA and the SPCC Rule The BIG difference: APSA regulates only aboveground Petroleum storage The Federal SPCC rule regulates aboveground Oil storage, which includes animal fats and vegetable oils APSA and the SPCC Rule The relationship per HSC §25270.4.5.: Each owner or operator of a tank facility subject to APSA shall -prepare a SPCC plan prepared in accordance with Part 112 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR 11