Oil spill program

For information on these regulations and compliance resources, visit www. Contact Your County Office. Our work makes a difference, in the lives of Texans and on the economy. View Economic Impacts ». What is SPCC? What is considered a farm under SPCC? Which farms does SPCC cover? SPCC applies to any farm that Consumes, stores, transfers, or uses oil or oil products such as adjuvant oil, animal fat, crop oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, hydraulic oil, lube oil, or vegetable oil, Stores more than 1, US gallons in aboveground containers or more than 42, US gallons in completely buried containers, and Could reasonably be expected to discharge oil to navigable waters of the United States or adjoining shorelines, including interstate waters and lakes, rivers, streams, and certain groundwater sources specifically the Edwards and Trinity aquifers in Texas.

What steps are necessary for a farm covered by SPCC? Write, or hire someone to write, an SPCC plan. Implement the SPCC plan. Revise and update the plan as needed, or at a minimum of every 5 years. This process requires documentation and may also require plan recertification as changes occur that affect the potential for an on-farm oil spill for example, installation of a new container or relocation of an old container.

A list of all stationary oil containers on the farm, including location and contents A brief description of the procedures used to prevent oil spills.

A brief description of the measures installed to prevent oil from reaching water A brief description of the measures that will be used to contain and cleanup an oil spill, particularly a spill in very close proximity to water A list of emergency contacts and first responders How do I certify an SPCC plan for a Tier II farm? Prevention Preparedness Response Restoration Our "zero spills" strategy helps prevent oil and hazardous substances from entering state waters. More: Preventing spills.

Preparing for spills includes activities such as: Developing and testing oil spill contingency plans. Capturing lessons learned from drills and spills. Updating plans to ensure they are more effective.

Coordinating with other spill and emergency response interests. More: Preparing for spills. More: Responding to spill incidents. More: Restoring resources after spills. Learn more about our Spills Program Program overview — Details on what we do and why we do it Strategic plan — — Our priority work through Program plan — — How we're currently fulfilling our mission Legislative work — Legislatively-directed work in progress Evolving world of oil movement — One hour webinar video.

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October 29, The official responses to submitted questions are available. See details below under "How To Apply". Open PPTX file, Open DOCX file, Open PDF file, Feedback Did you find what you were looking for on this webpage? Do you have anything else to tell us? Please tell us what you were looking for. Every effort must be made to prevent oil spills and to clean them up promptly once they occur. The purpose of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure SPCC rule is to help facilities and farms prevent a discharge of oil into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines.

These plans help farms prevent oil spills, as well as control a spill should one occur. WRRDA directed EPA to conduct a study to determine the appropriate applicability threshold for farms, based on a significant risk of discharge to water. EPA consulted with the U.