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| :SPCC Info |
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| Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures |
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Highland patented
oil/water separators greatly reduce the level of oil, grease, and oily
coated solids discharged by petroleum storage facilities and
transportation related facilities with vehicle maintenance, fueling, and
washing facilities. These high performance separators are equipped with
Corella® inclined parallel plate coalescers that combines the features of
both a flat plate coalescer and a corrugated plate coalescer into a new
"self-cleaning" design that performs better than traditional plate
separators.
Highland’s separators help many petroleum, industrial, commercial,
military, and municipal facilities comply with the EPA’s regulations for
the proper treatment and discharge of contaminated storm water runoff.
They help these facilities comply with their NPDES permit and satisfy SPCC
Plan requirements for spill control and secondary containment.
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The EPA’s oil pollution prevention regulations in 40 CFR 112 require the
preparation and implementation of Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure (SPCC) plans for all non-transportation related
facilities that store oil in excess of specific quantities [an aggregate
aboveground container capacity greater than 1,320 gals (only containers
greater than or equal to 55 gals are counted) and that have discharged
or could reasonably be expected to discharge oil into navigable waters
of the U.S. or its adjoining shorelines. Facilities storing above 42,000
gallons of regulated oil in underground storage tanks that are exempt
from the 1988 UST regulations also require an SPCC Plan.
The SPCC rule’s definition of "Oil" is "oil of any kind or in any form,
including, but not limited to: petroleum; fuel oil; sludge; oil refuse;
oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil; fats, oils or greases of
animal, fish, or marine mammal origin; vegetable oils, including oil
from seeds, nuts, fruits, or kernels; and other oils and greases,
including synthetic oils and mineral oils.”
A facility that stores, processes, refines, uses, or consumes oil and is
non-transportation related is potentially subject to the SPCC rule. Here
are some examples of covered facilities and operations:
- Onshore and offshore oil well drilling facilities;
- Onshore and offshore oil production facilities (including
separators and storage facilities);
- Oil refining or storage facilities;
- Industrial, commercial, agricultural, or public facilities using
or storing oil;
- Certain waste treatment facilities;
- Loading racks, transfer hoses, loading arms, and other
equipment;
- Vehicles (e.g. tank trucks) and railroad cars used to
transport oil exclusively within the confines of a facility; and
- Pipeline systems used to transport oil exclusively within
the confines of a facility.
For more information visit:
http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/index.htm
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