Yards, farms and shops that store oil

Where is the site that stores oil?

Draft a self-certified SPCC plan for a yard, farm or shop with 10,000 gallons of oil or less. Tanks, drainage and spill steps filled in. Free to read.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Every fact cites its source
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ePlan fills in

  • Parcel
  • Nearest water
  • Drainage path
  • Flood zone
  • Tier I or II

How it works

SPCC Plan for a qualified facility, from one answer

  1. Enter the address and list your tanks and drums.One answer starts the project. ePlan names it and looks up the place.
  2. ePlan maps where a spill would drain and checks Tier I or Tier II.3 more questions, each with a "not sure yet" way out.
  3. Read the plan free, then download it to sign and keep on site.The draft marks what to check (amber), what to pick (blue) and what to fill in (violet).

What you get

SPCC Plan for a qualified facility and 2 more documents

The first draft is free to read. Each document after it is drafted from the same confirmed facts.

The first draft

SPCC Plan for a qualified facility (Tier I or Tier II)

  1. Facility, owner and operator
  2. Self-certification statement
  3. Oil containers and capacities
  4. Secondary containment and drainage
  5. Transfer and loading procedures
  6. Inspections, tests and records

Modeled on: EPA Tier I Qualified Facility SPCC Plan Template (40 CFR 112, Appendix G)

Next · 2

Monthly SPCC inspection log

  1. Containers and piping
  2. Containment and drains
  3. Leaks and stains found
  4. Corrective action and date
Next · 3

Oil-handling training and briefing record

  1. Who was trained
  2. Topics covered
  3. Date and trainer

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

1,320 gallons

of aboveground oil storage, counting containers of 55 gallons or more, is where the federal SPCC rule starts
Source: 40 CFR 112.1(d)(2), eCFR

Questions

SPCC Plan Template, Filled In for Your Site: what people ask

Do I need an SPCC plan?

Yes, if a spill could reach navigable water and the site stores more than 1,320 gallons of oil aboveground (counting containers of 55 gallons or more) or more than 42,000 gallons in completely buried tanks. Diesel, gasoline, hydraulic and lube oil all count.

Source: ecfr.gov

Can I write and certify it myself?

Yes, if total aboveground storage is 10,000 gallons or less and in the last three years you had no spill to water over 1,000 gallons and no two over 42 gallons within 12 months. Otherwise a Professional Engineer must certify the plan.

Source: ecfr.gov

What's the difference between Tier I and Tier II?

Both are qualified facilities. Tier I sites have no single aboveground container over 5,000 gallons and can use EPA's Appendix G template. Tier II sites have at least one larger container and write a plan that meets 40 CFR 112.6(b).

Source: ecfr.gov

The rules this door follows