Senior Environmental Specialist/Area Lead POWER Engineers, Inc. OTSEGO, Minnesota, United States
This presentation will provide a nationally-applicable overview of the relationship between stormwater general permit spill prevention and response requirements and the requirements of the SPCC Rule. Topics to be covered in this presentation will include, but not be limited to, an examination of typical stormwater general permit spill prevention and response requirements, a high-level examination of SPCC Rule applicability, types of common SPCC-regulated containers, SPCC compliance requirements, and SPCC Plan content, with specific examples provided to expand on the intersection of these compliance programs. The content of this presentation will target stormwater compliance and inspection professionals who wish to expand their knowledge on the relationship between the SPCC Rule and stormwater general permit compliance.
Full Abstract: Construction and industrial stormwater general permits (general permits) prescribe a wide variety of best management practices (BMPs) to mitigate the potential for pollutant impact to stormwater runoff and the resulting discharge of pollutants. These BMPs typically include several general categories, such as erosion and sediment controls, stormwater volume controls, and pollution prevention and/or good housekeeping measures. Pollution prevention measures speak to BMPs for managing on-site materials that may present a stormwater pollution concern and often include spill prevention and response measures.
The Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule in 40 CFR Part 112 is intended to help facilities prevent the discharge of oil into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. The SPCC Rule requires certain facilities to develop, maintain, and implement a SPCC plan that describes measures to prevent spills from occurring and to control spills, should one occur. Many construction sites and industrial facilities regulated by stormwater general permits meet the SPCC Rule’s applicability criteria.
Effective stormwater compliance at regulated facilities is imperative for safeguarding water quality and it often intertwines with the SPCC Rule in preventing oil spills and mitigating their environmental impact. This presentation will provide a nationally-applicable overview of the relationship between stormwater general permit spill prevention and response requirements and the requirements of the SPCC Rule. Topics to be covered in this presentation will include, but not be limited to, an examination of typical stormwater general permit spill prevention and response requirements, a high-level examination of SPCC Rule applicability, types of common SPCC-regulated containers, SPCC compliance requirements, and SPCC Plan content, with specific examples provided to expand on the intersection of these compliance programs. The examples included in this presentation will look at common oil-filled containers and equipment that are present at sites regulated by industrial and construction stormwater general permits and will explore how they are or aren’t subject to the SPCC Rule.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation, attendees will:
Identify when the SPCC Rule of 40 CFR Part 112 applies to their construction project or industrial site and classify the common types of SPCC-regulated containers that may be present on a construction site or industrial site.
Recognize that pollution prevention requirements located within construction and industrial stormwater general permits typically include spill prevention requirements and compare these requirements, in general, with those of the SPCC Rule.
Describe how spill prevention measures, such as secondary containment, described in a SPCC Plan relate to spill prevention BMPs to be described in a SWPPP.